News

Health and Safety

 

• Fire Marshall Training has now been completed – thank you to those who took part and certificates have been issued/SMI records updated.

 

Flu and COVID

 

• People are reminded to book their COVID boosters and flu jabs asap – and please don’t forget to let HR know when you’ve had your booster done.

 

Hospice

 

• A big thank you to everyone who was involved in the high profile case of the little girl who came to us for end-of-life care from a children’s hospital recently – this was excellent team work and really showed what we are capable of when we all work together.
• We are working with NHS England on our strategy and are in discussions about Derian House being used as an exemplar site (example of best practice) – exciting news!
• A new Hospice Manager, Ruth Islip, has been appointed and will start work in January.
• The Hospice UK conference in Liverpool was a success last week with our poster going down well among delegates – well done everyone.
• **For those in Vinten Place** Please charge your laptop before you come into work on December 8 as we having electrical tests taking place and the power will be on and off all day.
• The electrical vehicle charging points in the car park will be up and running in a couple of weeks once the new software has been installed.
• We have had a really good round of clinical recruitment and now only need 2 more nurses and 3 CSWs to be at the stage of being able to run 10 beds at the hospice.
• The Keepsake Circle, a new song writing project for families with Patron Kiki Deville, is being officially launched on Friday (12 Nov) with albums of the 10 children’s songs being available to buy for £10.

 

Retail

• We have new shops planned for Bury and Accrington which will be opening soon.

 

Income

• We have recruited a new PR and Comms Officer, Rebecca Feely, who will be working on writing case studies and new leaflets for families. She will start in January.
• If you want a laugh, have a look at our latest video to encourage more ticket sales in the Great Big House Giveaway – a lesson in “Lancashire” with the builders! WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro8x33tNTRA
• The Christmas campaign telling Isabelle’s story will be going out at the start of next week (15 Nov) – anybody wanting to donate should be passed through to finance or fundraising teams.
• Our Christmas events are well underway. Will you join in Deck the Halls and decorate your house for Derian? Do you know anyone who would like to buy a Tree of Love? Or if you want to book FREE tickets for Lights of Love at Blackburn Cathedral on Friday, December 3 then be quick as there are only around 100 left! See derianhouse.co.uk/events for details.

 

Staff news

• Do you have a bright idea on how we can improve our services for our families? Don’t forget you can make a staff proposal to SMT. This will be the subject of discussion at the next We are Derian staff forum on 17 November.

 

• The deadline for extra training is approaching. If you would like to take advantage of this special funding then simply find a course you’d like to do and send it to Ben in HR with a short paragraph on why you want to do it (no form filling required – nice and simple!)