News

Hello everyone, I hope that you’re all well and getting into the festive spirit now that December has arrived.

Here’s my weekly update to keep all looped in….

1. We’re looking more festive each and every day! The Trees of Love are looking wonderful in the gardens, thanks to Micks team – especially Ellie – for ensuring they look fabulously flocked.
2. The Lights of Love service is this evening at Blackburn Cathedral and is a sell out.  Im looking forward to welcoming guests and reminding everyone about the amazing work we do.
3. I know that good news spreads quickly…. so most of you already know….but here’s your official news about the return of the legendary cheese pie King…. Jeff the Chef…. who I am delighted to confirm will re-join Team Derian on Monday 11^th
4. Anthony Mohammed joins us also on Monday 11^th as our new Head of Quality, Governance & Compliance.  Anthony has significant experience in governance and risk, and CQC compliance.
5. Staying with new starters, we look forward to welcoming Sarah to the Chorley shop as our new retail assistant next week.
6. In terms of leavers, Kev will be moving on from Derian in the new year, having secured a great opportunity much closer to home.  We wish Kev well for the future.  At this point in the development of our Integrated Care Offer we will not be recruiting to the role of Lead ACP, and will continue to review our medical model requirements going forward.
7. Next week is national grief awareness week, and Together For Short Lives will be sharing our Say My Childs Name campaign across their social media platforms.
8. Big thanks to the Directors and their direct reports/managers for developing the delivery plans for the coming year, which include key milestones and KPIs across the charity.  These will be shared at the trustee meeting later this month and go live from January.
9. The Strategic HR sub group have approved our recommendations for improved Terms & Conditions for staff.  This will now be presented to the trustee board for final sign off.  We look forward to sharing the detail later this month.
10. It’s been wonderful to see the hospice a little busier, and increased use of the sunflower rooms, this is a step towards our ambitions for next year.
11. And finally, we’ll be launching a HUGE recruitment campaign aligned with our strategic plan, to attract and appoint a large number of nurses and CSWs to work across our Integrated Care Team.  We’re excited about this new campaign as it will be much different to anything we have done before.