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THREAD: We’re delighted that
@NHS_RobW
has been appointed as our CEO-Designate for our West Yorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS). Read more at
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Huge well done to our CEO Lead for being recognised as Chief Executive of the Year for
@allofusinmind
by
@HSJ_Awards
. Huge congratulations
@NHS_RobW
and all colleagues
@allofusinmind
who he works alongside as part of
@WYHpartnership
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DREAM COME TRUE! Integrated Care System of the Year! For everyone who works in health and care in West Yorkshire, including volunteers - this is your work 👏
#HSJAwards
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We are pleased to announce that we have appointed
@KimShutler
as the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board's Voluntary Community Social Enterprise Sector Board Member and the Partnership’s Harnessing the Power of Communities Programme SRO:
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Congratulations to everyone recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list across West Yorkshire & Harrogate, including our very own
@NHS_RobW
CEO Lead & CEO
@allofusinmind
receiving a well deserved
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Great news to end the week.
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We're proud to say we are
@HSJ_Awards
Integrated Care Sytem of the year 2021, and even more proud to work in partnership with so many to improve health and care in West Yorkshire and beyond.
#HSJawards
@NHS_RobW
@IanholmesWYH
The
#HSJAward
for Integrated Care Partnership of the Year, partnered by
@InterSystems
, goes to
@wyhpartnership
for their high level of citizen engagement and deep understanding of health inequalities - congratulations to all involved!
#HSJAwards
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We would like to congratulate Sir Julian Hartley
@LeedsHospitals
on being appointed the new CEO
@NHSProviders
. Julian has been a fantastic leader locally
@LeedsHCP
and CEO lead
@WYAAT_Hospitals
, a board member of our ICB and Partnership. We wish him every success in his new role.
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We are delighted to confirm that Dr James Thomas has been appointed as the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) Medical Director, subject to Parliament confirming the statutory responsibilities of ICBs as anticipated from July 2022.
Read more at
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Our Partnership has produced an inclusion calendar for 2021, setting out some key dates 🗓️ for holidays , celebrations, awareness raising days and weeks. Please feel free to use and share - because we like it when you do💜
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Congratulations to ALL who have been recognised across our area in
#QueensBirthdayHonours
tonight including our wonderful
@wyhpartnership
@LeedsCC_News
colleague
@RachaelLoftus
awarded an MBE for her services to people who are/were shielding in Leeds. Richly deserved!🏅⭐️
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We are delighted to confirm that Beverley Geary has been appointed as the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) Director of Nursing-Designate, subject to Parliament confirming the statutory responsibilities of ICBs as anticipated from July 2022.
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Rob Webster, our CEO Lead and CEO for
@allofusinmind
is the first mental health trust chief executive to secure the number one spot in HSJ’s Top 50 chief executives list and we couldn’t be prouder. Well done Rob.
@NHS_RobW
@HSJnews
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We are delighted to confirm that Jonathan Webb has been appointed as the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Director of Finance designate, following an open and comprehensive recruitment process involving West Yorkshire partners and stakeholders.
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Together we launched
#WYHRootOutRacism
today. Across 2.7million people from 6 local places, including Bradford district and Craven, Calderdale, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, & Wakefield. A community movement – because it takes each and everyone one of us to root out racism. 1/4
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“My son George is a volunteer, and a national ambassador, for
@mencap_charity
. I end up getting roped in to help. It’s great to give something back to charities that have helped us so much.” Read more here:
@VolunteersWeek
@NHS_RobW
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This week’s leadership message comes from Steve Russell
@steve_r76
CEO
@HarrogateNHSFT
"Every role is of equal importance. Healthcare is a team sport and we can’t succeed without each other."
@amandabloor
@RichardWebbNY
Read Steve's blog at:
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Can you hear me?
A new podcast series, presented by our BAME network, is now live. In episode 1, BAME Network member
@shutcake
asks guests Nyoka Fothergill,
@yvonnecoghill1
,
@DrHNaqvi
&
@sal_uka
"everything you wanted to know about Coronavirus." Listen at
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Today we launch our anti-racism movement with huge thanks to colleagues and communities who shared with us their experience of racism. We want to thank everyone who stands up against racism. Let’s root out racism.
#WYHRootOutRacism
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Yippeee. Well done to all our amazing colleagues
@WYHpartnership
super proud of you all. Congratulations also to all the other finalists too. Winners already. ⬇️💜
For their proactive and meticulous work, the award for System Leadership Initiative of the Year goes to
@WYHpartnership
- congratulations!
#HSJAwards
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Thanks to George, a Yorkshire lad, who explains the myths around people with Downs Syndrome
#Worlddownsyndromeday2021
. Please watch. It's great for our work and personal life learning 💜⬇️
Today is
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
.
Here, actor and Mencap ambassador George Webster dispels five myths about Down’s Syndrome.
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BIG THANK YOU to all involved in
#WYHRootOutRacism
from every part of our area, in every town, village, neighbourhood in Bradford district & Craven, Calderdale, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds & Wakefield
We've had 2,100 twitter mentions today, & potentially reached 3.1m in 2 days💜
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Meet Bawa Singh, a World War One hero and great grandfather of
@PamelaB04
Find out more about Bawa and how he & Pam’s wider family has influenced her career/ approach to life First in a series of blogs from our diverse workforce during
#BlackHistoryMonth
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“Remember you’re doing a fantastic job. Never doubt yourself”
The incredible
@Faye_Tozer
,
@PaulChuckle2
&
@1BillyPearce
talk about the incredible work that
#YoungCarers
are doing for
#WYHCarersPledge
. A massive thanks to
@BradfordTheatre
for supporting
#YoungCarersAwarenessDay
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Do you bring your whole self to work?
This week’s blog to celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
is from
@Sayma100
, Senior Head of Collaboration - Act as One - System Transformation Programme – Bradford District and Craven:
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"I'd like to thank everybody who's caring for somebody this
#CarersWeek
, without you, the health and care system wouldn't work" - George and
@NHS_RobW
To find out more about Unpaid Carers Programme and the work we’re doing to support unpaid carers visit
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West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership joins the nation in mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and sends our condolences to the Royal Family.
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Very pleased to have secured £173,000 funding to enable Leeds based postvention suicide bereavement support service to be rolled out across WY&H. Every penny will be well spent – helping people bereaved through the loss of a loved one through suicide. Read
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We are proud to support
#CarersWeek
; to kick start things, here’s a short video from programme director
@shutcake
with an important call to action on how you can get involved and pledge your support to the estimated 260,000 unpaid carers across the WY&H
#WYHCarersPledge
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Colleagues from across the health and care family are gathering together this evening in celebration of the work done to help improve people's lives across the country. Thank you and congratulations to all those attending the
@HSJ_Awards
#HSJawards
tonight.
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What a night! Winner ICS of the Year,
@wy_vru
Winner,
@LeedsandYorkPFT
Highly Commended,
@WYVascular
Highly Commended,
@ActAsOneBDC
shortlisted,
@BTHFT
shortlisted,
@LCHNHSTrust
shortlisted. Huge congratulations to everyone and thank you for all that you do.
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This week’s leadership message comes from Helen Hirst
@HelenBfdCCGs
@ActAsOneBDC
@WyhodN
@CHFTNHS
Helen is the Partnership Lead for Organisational Development. You can read Helen’s blog here:
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HUGE congratulations to all our partners, colleagues, friends and communities ⬇️ Excellent news for everyone living there and for the whole of West Yorkshire and beyond! Thrilled and delighted 💗
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
The winner of
#CityofCulture2025
is... BRADFORD!
As well as this prestigious title, they’ll get £275,000 to put into a year of cultural activities
Congratulations
@bradford2025
🎉
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NightOWLS is for every child or young person in West Yorkshire who is experiencing a mental health crisis at night. Open 8pm-8am every day. Call free, text or online chat at
#mentalhealth
Read more
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At West Yorkshire and Harrogate we support our carers through primary care, acute trusts and mental health trusts to ensure the best possible outcomes for carers are reached. The unpaid carers programme lead
@shutcake
talks about how she's passionate about carers
#WYHCarersPledge
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A little bird 🐦has told us that our amazing colleague
@Sarah5656
has received this special recognition from the School of Public Health awards for her wonderful support and leadership. We’re very lucky to work with you Sarah and thank you for all you do for
@WYHpartnership
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"There weren’t many leaders who looked like me, sounded like me or even dressed like me. That was before I entered the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership." - a blog by
@shutcake
:
#RaceEqualityWeek
#RaceEqualityWeek2022
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We’re proud to launch our Check-In With Your Mate campaign. Data shows many more men take their own lives than women in West Yorkshire. We're asking the men of West Yorkshire to check-in with a mate who might be struggling. Get involved💜⬇️
#CheckinWYM
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West Yorkshire & Harrogate Health & Care Partnership are delighted to allocate over £500,000 to 13 voluntary & community organisations across the area, working together with partners to support those that have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
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Are you sitting comfortably?
Our
#BlackHistoryMonth
blog this week is from
@Cherill19
, a specialist physiotherapist at
@allofusinmind
and chair of the Trust's BAME staff network:
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The launch of our Health Inequality Academy starts tomorrow! We’re so looking forward to welcoming all attendees, our guest speakers, presenters and facilitators. More about this exciting
#WYHtacklinginequality
event here:
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THREAD 1/7: We’re delighted to announce that Cathy Elliott has been appointed Chair Designate for our new West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board when it takes on statutory responsibilities as anticipated from April 2022.
You can read more here
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This week’s leadership message comes from
@julianhartley1
, CEO for
@LeedsHospitals
and CEO Lead for
@WYAAT_Hospitals
:
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Hello from
@WYpartnership
at
@HSJ_Awards
with
@WYAAT_Hospitals
@alison_4life
@cllrSPandor
@ashalom2
@wy_vru
@SpectrumCIC
@MooseAuld
@LisaMcCabe73
@amyloucampbella
. Table 74
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Delighted
@NHSEngland
announcement that children & young people in Bradford, Leeds & North Kirklees will receive support from specially trained mental health teams in school & colleges to help with their emotional wellbeing. National ‘Trailblazer’ areas.
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This
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
(10 Sept) we have launched a website to help people with suicidal thoughts & those concerned for the mental wellbeing of anyone who lives in
#WestYorkshire
.
Visit:
#WSPD2021
#WYSuicidePrevention
#SuicidePrevention
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Huge congratulations to Owen Williams
@CHFTNHS
,
@richarddstubbs
,
@steve_r76
and
@shutcake
on their inclusion in this year's
@HSJnews
@NHS_RHO
list of healthcare’s most influential minority ethnic leaders:
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Delighted to hear we’re getting £230m extra Government money
for 3 big projects to improve health & social care for people across West
Yorks & Harrogate
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"Power belongs to the people and as much of it should be at individual, community and neighbourhood level as possible."
This week's leadership blog comes from
@Mel_Pickup
, CEO
@BTHFT
, Bradford & Craven Place-based Lead and CEO member of
@WYAAT_Hospitals
:
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As part of our 'Positive About Islam and Muslims' campaign during Islamophobia Awareness Month, we're sharing blogs from Muslim colleagues from across the Partnership. This week’s blog is from Shak Rafiq, Head of Communications & Engagement for
@nhsleeds
:
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Our Partnership has launched a review into understanding the impact of racial inequalities on the impact of COVID-19 and support needed for Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic communities & staff. Review sessions will be chaired by Donna Kinnair, CEO
@theRCN
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West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership won two national awards and was highly commended for a further two at last night's
@HSJ_Awards
2022:
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LAUNCHED during
#BlackHistoryMonth
our BAME Fellowship programme for experienced leaders who are looking to bridge practical experience gaps coupled with strategic board level, system leadership development. More details are here
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Experiencing grief at this difficult time? The Partnership’s new Grief & Loss Support Service is open from tomorrow (Mon) to provide practical advice, emotional support, 7 days-a-week, 8am-8pm. Call 0808 196 3833, or visit
#WYHGriefSupport
Not alone.💜
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During November we are proudly supporting Islamophobia Awareness Month with our campaign ‘Positive about Islam’ & will be sharing helpful facts. The word “Islam” means “submission to the will of God.” Followers of Islam are called Muslims.
#IAM2020
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Today marks World Mental Health Day. The theme for 2023 is 'mental health is a universal human right'.
Throughout the day, we will be sharing some highlights from the continuous work of the Partnership on our social media and on our website:
#WMHD23
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We’re working round the clock to get people in West Yorkshire vaccinated ASAP. Figures published today show on 14 Feb we had vaccinated 531,052 people in 10 weeks which is approx 25% of adult population. HUGE thanks to fantastic efforts of all involved
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We are delighted to announce that West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership is a finalist for the
#HSJAwards
Integrated Care System of the Year. We proudly work with all our partners, making a collective difference to people’s lives, improving quality and efficiency of services.
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We are proud to have been shortlisted for the
#HSJAwards
Communication Initiative of the Year for our
#WYHRootOutRacism
anti-racism movement, developed in partnership with
@wy_vru
and over 100 colleagues from across West Yorkshire.
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Today we’re celebrating the NHS’ 75th birthday, reflecting on the incredible achievements of the last 75 years, both nationally and in West Yorkshire. Thank you to the hundreds of thousands of health and social care staff and volunteers who make the NHS what it is today. 💙
#NHS75
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"...when we work together for change with a shared purpose, transformation can happen. Collective ambition and shared purpose is a useful weapon in our armoury at attempts for real change." - this week's blog is from
@Sayma100
:
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Learn more about communicating with people who have learning disabilities, autism, a neurodiverse condition, sensory or speech impairment in the context of
#personalisedcare
. Book your training place now!
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Huge thank you to all the amazing women we work alongside to keep people safe and healthy and all the men in our lives who support us at work and home
#IWD2021
#EverydayCourage
and to
@shutcake
@hm_mcknight
for organising our digital get together today. Thank you ⬇️
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Our ‘Check-in’ campaign aims to reduce staff suicide & promote wellbeing as well as links to training, resources & signposting support. All partners able to sign up to access free resources ready for the campaign launch in Feb. Over 100 orgs have so far.
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New offer for 2021. Our new Racial Inequalities training is accessible for colleagues, partners and beyond at no cost! All that we require is a personal pledge. Visit the website to find out more:
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Our CEO-designate
@NHS_RobW
talks to
@MiPhealth
about how ‘the old mindset ain't going to work’ and how our work is all about ‘a shared leadership around a shared agenda’.
Read 📖⬇️
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We’re pleased to announce our Partnership will benefit from over £8.5m extra funding to support WY&H people. It will be used to prevent ill health, carers support, tackling loneliness, connecting local care and urgent and emergency care delivery. Read
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We've created a series of films, delivered by clinicians in Bengali, Dari, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Urdu and English to raise awareness among pregnant women about the risk factors, signs and symptoms of coronavirus and how they can protect themselves:
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“The role of a VCSE representative is a tricky or near-on impossible one. How can you possibly represent a sector so large and diverse?” This week’s leadership message comes from
@KimShutler
CEO
@TheCellarTrust
based in Bradford. Read Kim’s blog here:
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We're delighted that
@WYHpartnership
has been shortlisted for five HSJ Awards that recognise outstanding contributions to healthcare in an exceptional and challenging period across the sector. Congrats to all local organisations shortlisted too! More at:
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Shout-out to all the workers who are keeping our roads clear and safe in the snowy weather so healthcare staff can reach people and do their jobs
#ourcouncilpartners
@LeedsCC_News
@Calderdale
@MyWakefield
@KirkleesCouncil
@Harrogatebc
@bradfordmdc
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Delighted to have leadership
@cllrSPandor
@kirkeescouncil
for
#WYHRootOutRacism
movement with full support of Tracy
@MayorOfWY
&
@alison_4life
@DeputyMayorPCWY
& over 420 orgs and community allies across our area. Thread 1/6
#WYHRootOutRacism
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"You [unpaid carers] play an invaluable role in the lives of the people you care for, in our communities, and across the Partnership"
@NHS_RobW
says thank you to those providing unpaid support for a family member or friend for
#CarersWeek
#CarersWeekWYH
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It started with a simple hello and now
#OurNeighbours
are now almost 300 strong, ready to battle loneliness and tackle isolation. We launch on Friday. Will you join us? Sign up to stand up for your community:
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#WYHRootOutRacism
will be out & about on buses, buildings, & some kiosks from next week. Please look 👀🔎out for them, take a picture 📲 share and show your support for our colleagues and wonderful diverse communities. Thank you to over 550 orgs / allies who have got involved💜⬇️
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Learn more about; Equality, Equity and Diversity, Unconscious Bias and Intersectionality in the context of personalised care. Book your cultural competency training place now!
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We’re launching an anti-racism movement to tackle structural & institutionalised racism across our area as well as to address health & social inequalities. Join us by signing up for FREE resources ready for the launch in August here ➡️
#WYHRootOutRacism
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Congratulations to
@shutcake
for being in
the 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: Full list | News | Health Service Journal ()
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This week’s leadership message is from
@Thea_Stein
, CEO
@LCHNHSTrust
; "It feels to me as though ‘times are a changing’ and that, if not on TV, in West Yorks & Harrogate at least we are having conversations about what the health service really looks like"
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"...this month is one of celebration – look at how far we come – but for me one of sombre reflection too as it will be for many who have lost loved ones in any pandemic."
- Rob Goodyear,
@nhsleeds
, in this very personal blog for
#LGBTQHistoryMonth
:
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This week’s leadership message comes from
@MahmudNawaz
, a Non-Executive Director of
@MidYorkshireNHS
:
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This week’s leadership message comes from
@HelenBfdCCGs
- ‘It’ is a common purpose, a will to work differently, to do what’s right and best for local people’:
@NHSBfdCraven
@NHSAWCCCG
@myron_rogers
@Calderdale
@bradfordmdc
@calderdaleccg
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INSPIRING leadership read from CEO
@BDCFT
@theresepatten13
. ‘I joined the Trust as the Black Lives Matter movement was building and this was too significant and impactful for me, not to consider deeply the responsibilities I bore as a Black leader’
Read📖
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West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership are proud to launch our BAME Fellowship Programme today. The Programme is about recognising talent, enabling the development of careers and developing future systems leaders in our six local places:
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"Health inequalities are the systematic, unfair and avoidable differences in health across the population, caused by the conditions in which we are born, live and work."
This week’s leadership message comes from Phil Wood, CEO
@LeedsHospitals
:
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Delighted, over the moon 🌕 & chuffed to bits that West Yorkshire & Harrogate communities have been recognised for their amazing acts of kindness to one another as part of the looking out for
#ourneighbours
campaign - never more needed. Over 400 orgs / community champions! 💜⬇️
Congratulations to the winner of Public Sector Campaign of the Year -
@we_are_magpie
& West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership!
#PRmomentAwards
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Inspiring communities, transforming lives.
@ripaljeet
talks about carers from BAME communities the fact that over 180,000 people from ethnic backgrounds identify as being carers every year and how
@Touchstone_Spt
are supporting them:
#CarersWeek
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Thank you to all the people across West Yorkshire and Harrogate who've been making a difference; supporting, caring, helping others and sharing your stories.
#NextSteps
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DELIGHTED, over the moon to receive Highly Commended
@HSJ_Awards
for System Led Support for Carers. Well-deserved recognition for all 260,000 unpaid carers in our area & the Partnership's commitment to ensure support for the care they give 24/7.
@NHS_RobW
@shutcake
@IanholmesWYH
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We are delighted to confirm that Kate Sims has been appointed as the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Director of People designate, following an open and comprehensive recruitment process involving West Yorkshire partners and stakeholders.
⬇️📖
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BIG shout out to all eight WY&H councils, fire service and the police, alongside our other wonderful partners, who are working hard around the clock, doing all they can, to keep 2.7 million people across our area safe during
#stormchiara
. Thank you.
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We’re looking forward to hosting a virtual event on 10 July to share thoughts and learning around community resilience before, during Covid-19 and moving forward. More details soon.
@NHS_RobW
@hilthomp
@ProfDonnaHall
@CormacRussell
@JoCoxFoundation
@BHILeeds
@VickiBeere
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Great to see colleagues and partners including
@CHFTNHS
CEO Owen Williams,
@steve_r76
,
@richarddstubbs
, Prof Dame Donna Kinnair and 'Can You Hear Me?' guests
@DrHNaqvi
&
@yvonnecoghill1
in the
@HSJnews
'Top 50 Black, Asian and minority ethnic Power List':
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Shaheen Kauser,
@Mummillionx
has shared her own personal story as a Muslim woman on social media facing Islamophobia.
#MuslimStories
Read more:
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We would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone working on the West Yorkshire Vaccine Programme in our communities🏘️. Whatever your role, whatever you do – you’re doing an amazing job for us all. What a great achievement. THANK YOU 💜⬇️
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"We can’t unlearn what for many has been the biggest learning curve of our lives and as a Partnership we are already seeking and sharing the learning to inform how we shape the future." - this week's blog is from
@munro_sara
, CEO
@LeedsandYorkPFT
:
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Our anti-racism movement project team are meeting today ahead of the
#WYHRootOutRacism
launch in August.
Join the hundreds who have already signed up to support the movement at
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