We're delighted to share with you that our CEO, Karen James, has just been awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List 2020. We are all absolutely thrilled for Karen for this very well deserved achievement - huge congrats Karen!
A huge thanks to our friends
@TamesideCouncil
for this wonderful gesture, painted on the road as our staff come to work this morning. We really appreciate it and, of course, our continued partnership during this challenging time.
#covid
#welovethenhs
#partnership
#thankyounhs
'Tis the season for giving. That's why we ask for your help again this year for our
#CaredForChristmas
campaign. Make a local child's day this Christmas morning. Click this:
Today we are celebrating the achievements of one of our midwives
@nicolettepeel
who has been awarded the Chief Midwifery Gold Award & is only the third person in the country to get this award. Well deserved and well done!
@dunkleybent
surprised Nicolette earlier today.
@ThftMat
Thank you to our amazing Mortuary and Bereavement Team who are working so hard at the moment to provide an outstanding service while dealing with exceptional demand
#hiddenheroes
#teamtamesideandglossop
This afternoon we said a fond farewell and a huge congratulations to Brendan Ryan, our Medical Director, who retired today. Thanks for everything Brendan, it's been a pleasure and good luck for the future.
This morning we paid our respects and celebrated the life of Jenny Roberts one of our nurses who recently lost her battle with cancer. Jenny left the hospital to applause from her colleagues and members of the public. Thank-you.
We are delighted to share with you that we have discharged an additional 30 patients who were admitted to the hospital with
#COVID
in the last 7 days. That's 187 patients discharged in total.
#TeamTandG
#coronavirus
#NHS
This is how the hospital main entrance looks tonight. Happy Birthday
#NHS
and thank you to our community who have supported us over the last few months. There is still plenty of work to be done and
#togetherwearestronger
#NHS72
We are delighted to share with you that we have discharged an additional 23 patients who were admitted to the hospital with
#COVID
in the last 7 days. That's 157 patients discharged in total.
#TeamTandG
#coronavirus
#NHS
Today we celebrated and thanked members of staff who have given decades to the NHS at our Long Service Awards.
The 46 award recipients collectively have a breathtaking 1,230 years of NHS service. 😮👏👏👏
Today's a good day. Members of our team celebrate outside our ED department, where we will see some of the £16.3 million investment awarded to us by the PM Boris Johnson today. This investment will see our patients receive fantastic care in a great location.
#investment
#nhs
The SALT & Dietitian teams are today's
#hiddenheroes
here are a few members of the team 👋🏽 👋🏽 They are supporting care for our COVID-19 patients with optimal nutritional care & safe swallowing. This is on top of their usual caseloads.
#TeamTamesideandGlossop
#WellDone
Say hello to 75 year old Patsy Dale, one of 69 patients we've recently discharged after being admitted with
#Covid
-19. Good luck with your full recovery, Patsy, and lots of love to our other 68 patients now in recovery.
#WeWillBeatThis
#coronavirus
#NHS
Today's
#hiddenheroes
are a team that you may not have seen, but we're sure you will have heard. This is our amazing switchboard team, who are working hard answering your calls and dealing with your queries.
#goodwork
#TeamTamesideandGlossop
We're delighted to share that we've been shortlisted for EIGHT
#HSJ
#patientsafety
awards in this year's nominations. Take a look here for more details and see who we're up against:
Thanks to our catering team, who have really stepped up at this crucial time. They are providing free meals to staff at the Trust & ensuring patient services continue to our high standards. They are also ensuring food supplies continue into the hospital.
#HiddenHeroes
#WellDone
Today we said a very fond farewell to our Interim Chief Nurse, Tracey McErlain Burns. Tracey retires today after a long, successful and very enjoyable career in nursing. She's had a hugely positive impact on patients and colleagues at the Trust and we'll miss her loads.
#goodluck
Thanks to the army troops who have arrived on site to support a period of stability following the peak of the Omicron variant. Our Director of People and OD,
@BromleyAmanda
and Deputy Director of Nursing
@k_mantron
gave the troops a warm welcome.
🌟 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 🌟
Well done to Janet Cordwell-Harmer & Kerry Goodson!
Janet and Kerry have championed the introduction of British Sign Language in their departments following patient feedback 👏
Just over six weeks ago a local businessman put his business on hold and decided to help the NHS. Andrew Shipp stopped everything & came to help at the Trust as a porter. He has felt so welcomed and appreciated here that he is considering becoming a permanent member of staff.
Dawn, is an Advanced Specialist Practitioner/Team Manager for the Community IV Therapy Team, delivering Intravenous therapy & treatments to patients to avoid hospital admission or facilitate discharge for patients able to have therapy in their own home.
#OurNurseMidwife2020
Today we say a fond farewell to our Director of Nursing, Pete Weller,
@PeteWRN
. Thanks for everything you've given
@tandgicft
and the NHS. Congratulations on your retirement, Pete.
We've just received a consignment of
#PPE
courtesy of
#MailForce
which includes aprons, visors and pocket sized hand sanitiser for our community colleagues. We really appreciate the donation and thanks to everybody involved in making this happen.
At 11am today we observed a minute's silence outside the hospital main entrance to pay tribute to all health workers who have lost their lives as a result of
#COVID19
Karen James, Chief Executive, has written letters to children of staff at the Trust to thank them for their support and being part of
#TeamTamesideandGlossop
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more here:
We are so proud to be the 5th best place for cancer waiting times in the country.
#Cancer
is a priority for us and this reflects the hard work we are doing delivering the best service for our patients.
#TeamTamesideandGlossop
@TGCCG
@macmillancancer
My name is Vivienne, an anaesthetic nurse. I am Head of Clinical Audit & Effectiveness, supporting clinical teams in delivering quality improvements & best practice, clinical audit & mortality reviews. What makes my day – saying thank you for good practice.
#OurNurseMidwife2020
Today's
#hiddenheroes
are the Medical Records Team! As well as providing patient case notes for all appointments, whether face to face or on the telephone, some of them have retrained and been redeployed to support numerous wards and new patient areas. 👍
#TeamTamesideandGlossop
And we are off with our
#COVID
-19 vaccination programme - Rita (80) from Tameside is our first patient, pictured here, receiving the COVID-19 vaccination at the hospital earlier. Rita will be back in 21 days for the second dose.
#vaccine
#coronavirus
#covid
Today sees the launch of the
@WHO
Year of The Nurse & Midwife 2020, a true celebration of achievement recognising the hundreds and thousands of committed, skilled and inspirational nurses and midwives.
#TeamCNO
#OurNurseMidwife2020
@PeteWRN
Chief executive Karen James and Director of Estates Paul Featherstone
@DirEandF
hosted a bottle swap at lunchtime today. Staff who brought an empty plastic bottle could swap it for a reusable one and pledge to
#SavePlanetTamesideandGlossop
We wish Sue Bungaree a very happy retirement after an incredible 48 years’ service to Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT in the Maternity Team. We wish you all the very best for the future Sue and we will miss you!
Latest results put Tameside Hospital as the best performing Trust in Greater Manchester for seeing people within four hours in A&E
#NHSLongTermPlan
#performance
#NHS
This is Catherine, who is working really hard along with the whole Acute Respiratory Physiotherapy Team to help treat our COVID-19 patients. Some physiotherapists from across the Trust have been moved in to support this team - well done all!
#HiddenHeroes
#TeamTamesideandGlossop
Congratulations to our Endoscopy Service who have once again attained the prestigious JAG accreditation. JAG accreditation is the formal recognition that the service has the competence to deliver against the JAG standards.
Well done to all our staff who work in the service!
These
#hiddenheroes
are our PALS and Patient Experience Team, helping friends and families of patients keep in touch with their loved ones while they are in hospital as well as coordinating donations to the Trust for staff and our patients.
@pt_exp_volun
#TeamTamesideandGlossop
The A&E Admin Team are working hard to continue to support patients & clinicians. They have really pulled out the stops to make sure that the department is staffed 24/7 as some team members have been affected by COVID-19.
#HiddenHeroes
#TeamTamesideandGlossop
On
#WorldCancerDay
, the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance is reminding those with potential symptoms never to let fear stand in the way of them seeking help from their GP. Karen was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2018, read her story here
#helpushelpyou
Our District Nurses surprised their patients with an afternoon tea to cheer them up!
One patient, Doreen Roberts and her husband Bruce have been isolating and this has prevented them from seeing their family and friends.
Read more on our website:
Nicolette trained as a Midwife after setting up Mummy’s Star a charity providing support to women diagnosed with cancer during or shortly after pregnancy & their families. Nicolette was awarded an MBE in the 2020 New Year Honours in recognition of her work.
#OurNurseMidwife2020
Sam is our Integrated Lead Nurse for Dementia. Sam’s role is to support the development of a person centred dementia care pathway by working in partnership with integrated neighbourhood teams, mental health & acute hospital inpatient services.
#OurNurseMidwife2020
#TeamCNO
Congratulations to Learning Disabilities Specialist Nurse
@ShirleyChappel7
who recently received a prestigious silver medal from Deputy Chief Nurse for
@NHSEngland
@HilaryGarratt
as part of the centenary celebration of Learning Disability Nursing.
I am Hayley Coulson, I have been a Midwife at Tameside since 2005. I am an Infant feeding Midwife, supporting women & babies to establish breastfeeding. As part of my role I provide training, advice and guidance to all of the Maternity staff.
#OurNurseMidwife2020
Look who's 60 - Brendan Ryan, our medical director and all round great guy. Happy Birthday, Brendan from all the team T&G Integrated Care. BTW - that's a sugar free birthday cake on the table :-)
We are the top performing trust in the country for patients starting
#cancer
treatment with 62 days of urgent GP referral. 98.5% of our patients make the standard, that's 22.4% above the national average.
We have been overwhelmed by the generous donations that local businesses, people and our patients have made during this unprecedented time. Here are a few examples of the lovely comments we have received from people who have donated items using our Amazon Wish List.
#Thankyou
Today we say farewell and happy retirement to Jacqui Johnson after a stunning 56 years' service in the NHS 💙
Jacqui's nursing career started in 1966 as a District Nurse and finishes as part of our Macmillan nursing team 👏
Thank you, Jacqui, and enjoy retirement 💙
Everyone deserves dignity, respect and compassion at the end of life.
That’s why today we were proud to launch the SWAN model of end of life and bereavement care.
Thank you to
@HilaryGarratt
,
@SamSherrington
and
@fionaDmurphy
for supporting our launch.
I’m Peter and I lead the Infection Prevention team. I believe strongly that the key to reducing avoidable infections is through effective communication & sharing best practice between hospital & community through training, audit & leadership.
#OurNurseMidwife2020
Here are some of our amazing facilities management team -
#hiddenheroes
. These guys & their colleagues are working tirelessly deep cleaning & sanitising public & clinical areas, maintaining hospital standards. Photo taken before social distancing. 👍
#TeamTamesideandGlossop
Congratulations to Kerry Parry and the Ward 40 team who have won the Everyone Matters Award, supported by
@Weightmans
The judges wanted to recognise that Ward 40 are an amazing team who go above and beyond to provide exceptional care.
#EMAwards19
Congratulations to Vicky Wright who has won a
#heroaward
Vicky has worked throughout the pandemic cleaning our COVID positive areas. She has worked tirelessly to a very high standard whilst wearing full PPE.
Well done Vicky!
"Whatever you're looking for in your next career move, you'll find it here at Tameside and Glossop", says our Chief Nurse,
@PeteWRN
. We'd love to welcome you to our Virtual Nursing Recruitment Day which takes place tomorrow! Find out more:
Our Pharmacy team, pictured earlier, delivering the COVID-19 vaccine to our dedicated vaccination clinic. The entire Trust have worked tirelessly for this day and we are delighted to be underway with our vaccination programme.
Congratulations to Bev Livesey, who has retired today after working for the Trust for 45 years in the Cardio-Respiratory Department. Thanks to Bev for all her hard work, we will miss you! We wish you a long and happy retirement.
#TeamTamsideandGlossop
Many congratulations to Chikku Benny who has been awarded by
@theRCN
for her outstanding contribution to the equality, diversity & inclusion agenda & the experience of BAME service users & staff across the health & social care sector.
Read more here:
Tracy is our Deputy Director of Nursing. She loves the variety of her role and her top tip for managing a busy job is making a list! Tracy thinks nursing is a privilege and an honour and is proud of each and every nurse and so proud to be a nurse at T&G.
#IND2021
#INDTakeover
A very warm welcome to all of the Junior Doctors joining the Trust today and taking part in our socially distanced induction. Welcome to
#TeamTamesideandGlossop
Barbara Thompson's daughter joined us today as we unveiled the plaque at the League of Friend's cafe. The Thompson's managed to raise an outstanding £1 million in their 26 years of fundraising!
Our Chief Executive, Karen James OBE, and Chair, Jane McCall, marked
#NHS75
by planting a tree in the grounds of the Hospital 🌲
They were joined by colleagues from across the organisation & the choir from local primary school, Inspire Academy 🌟
I’m Alison Hulse, an Integrated Urgent Care Nurse, I work alongside the Acute Urgent Care & Digital Health teams. We provide care that is safe, ethical, patient & family-centred & evidence based while promoting & supporting prevention & wellness in the home
#OurNurseMidwife2020
🌟 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 🌟
Our final award of the night goes to the Integrated Surgical Gynae Unit 🙌
Congratulations to our winners from all 11 of tonight's Everyone Matters Awards 💙
Hello my name is Sharon, I am a Governance Lead and Registered Midwife. I support the clinical areas with Governance Systems around risk, incident and document management, complaints and compliments and other Governance related issues.
#OurNurseMidwife2020
We held a big event today to coincide with International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day. Some of our nurses and midwives tell us what it means to them to do what they do
#IND2019
IMD2019
#TeamTandG
#ProudtoCare