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Good morning everybody,

Following my email last week we have decided to continue with some COVID restrictions for a one week period (18^th July – 24^th July 2022).

The below guidance will continue;

• Mask wearing is required within the main Hospice building at all times unless sat at a workstation
• All Vinten Place staff to minimise activity in the main Hospice building
• All visitors to take a lateral flow test prior to arrival
• If you have a visitor planned that cannot easily be rearranged to next week, please speak to Lynn or Luke as this will be reviewed on a case by case basis

I can confirm that you no longer need to do daily lateral flow tests and all Hospice and Vinten Place staff should revert back to bi-weekly testing (Monday and Thursday).

Lateral Flow testing update

Against our COVID-19 Unique Organisation Number only 80 lateral flow tests were registered between the dates of 27/06/2022 and 10/07/2022.

This means either staff are not completing the bi weekly lateral flow tests or have become complacent in not registering them.

Please ensure that you continue to both take your tests and register them as this is still the mandatory instruction from Department and Health and Social Care.

Due to our high levels of engagement in the testing programme we have continued to be able to provide test kits free of charge to all staff and volunteers. I urge people to continue to participate as I would not like to see Derian House having to pay for the kits in the future.

Kind regards,

Ben Leavesley
Head of People and Culture

MONDAY 18^th

• Sensory Story Time will take place in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 3:00pm for Derian families with Caroline W (Wellbeing & Play Worker).

• An online ‘Advanced Care Planning’ course will be hosted on Microsoft Teams from 12:30 – 2:30pm this afternoon. Contact Kirsty B (Clinical Educator) for more information if you’re interested.

TUESDAY 19^th

• Weekly playgroup for our Derian toddlers and babies will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

• Visitors from Kentown Wizard are meeting with David (CEO) and Lynn (Director of Clinical Services).

• Katie McNally (Wellbeing & Play Team Leader) will be hosting a ‘Spirituality & Communication’ information session in the Clinical Skills Lab from 2:30pm.

• Individual and group sessions of Music Therapy will take place in the Snug from 2:00 – 6:00pm.

WEDNESDAY 20^th

• Join our music teacher Rachel Toner in from 11am for a sing-a-long in The Snug.

• The Derian Voices will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 12:00 – 1:00pm. You’re very welcome to attend, no matter your singing ability!

• There’ll be a meeting this morning to progress the Oldham/Rochdale Community Engagement Programme here at Derian, with filmmaker Parvez Qadir joining us.

• The Quality, Safety & Improvement Sub-Committee will take place this afternoon.

• Our Derian Dads will meet once again in the Seaside Room from 7:30pm this evening.

THURSDAY 21^st

• Our Pets as Therapy dog, Shuna, will be arriving at Derian with her human Linda for their weekly visit.

• Visitors from the County Council are coming to meet with David and Lynn to discuss the Options Appraisal.

• This fortnight’s guided meditation and relaxation session with John (Family Counsellor) will be held in the Conference Room/Cinema from 2:00pm (location TBC).

• Our Fundraising and Comms teams will be out in full force and scattered across Preston city centre over the next two days for a ‘Shaker Tin Blitz’, which will see them engage with local businesses, and encourage the people of Preston to support Derian House.

FRIDAY 22^nd 

• Sensory Story Time with Caroline W for our in-house children will take place in the lounge or Sensory Garden this morning.

• An online education session held by Project ECHO and focusing on ‘Advanced Care Planning in Transition’ will be from 12:00 – 2:00pm today. Speak with Kirsty B for more information.

• Dawn (Family & Young People Services Manager) will lead a session about MCA and DOLS in the House Lounge at 9:30am this morning.

• Friday Night Club will be held in the cinema this evening from 6:30pm.

• Team Tomato or Team Pepper?! Ready, Steady, Cook with Arron (Wellbeing & Play Worker) will take place this afternoon in Danni’s Diner.

SATURDAY 23^rd

• Our weekend shift Pets as Therapy dog Tallulah will be visiting the hospice with her human, Clare for some belly rubs and cuddles.

• Music and Movement with Claire VO (Wellbeing & Play Worker) will take place this afternoon in-house.

SUNDAY 24^th

• 3, 2, 1… JUMP! Our next (and first, seeing as the last date was cancelled due to high winds!) batch of dedicated divers will take to the skies and Dive for Derian from 15,000ft to raise money for their local children’s hospice. Karen (Donor Database Coordinator) and Clare (Pets as Therapy dog Tallulah’s mum) will be representing #TeamDerian as they face their fears at Black Knights Parachute Centre.

• Our grounds will be open once again for the National Garden Scheme’s Open Gardens event here at Derian House. Supporters will be welcome to peruse our wonderful outdoor spaces at our festival-themed ‘D in the Park’ event, with live music and bell tents in Smile Park. As ever, we’ll have plenty of volunteers about to talk about the work we do at the hospice, refreshments in the Seaside Garden and plenty of fun for all the family to enjoy. Grab your tickets here – it’s just £3 for adults and FREE for children and dogs – NGS Booking System.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• Our Horwich shop reopened its doors yesterday afternoon after a five-day refresh, with brand new fixtures and fittings, and a Derian-ised lick of paint! A huge thanks to all of the staff and volunteers who helped in any way – it looks fab!

• If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.ukbefore Thursday the week before.

Have a great week everyone! 🙂

After a further review due to increases in COVID cases we have made the decision to implement the following control measures:

• The Hospice shall be closed to visitors and non-essential contractors from now until Sunday 17^th July for the requirement of deep cleaning.
• The movement of staff between the main hospice and Vinten Place must be authorised by a Senior Manager.
• Reception post shall be allocated as a single dispatch from reception in the afternoons.
• All Hospice and Vinten Place staff to do daily lateral flow testing and report online
• Mask wearing is required within the main Hospice building at all times unless sat at a workstation

Staff from Vinten Place will be able to order lunch from our kitchen. An order form shall be within the open office to be delivered to catering staff at 11am. Please collect from the external side door. Vinten Place staff breaks can take place in the Seaside room post 12:00 Thursday and Friday

Any queries please let Luke Bateson (Head of Facilities and Infrastructure) know.

Hello,

Here’s the top stories from this week’s SMT meeting:

• Unfortunately due to a rise in COVID cases we have been advised by Public Health England to reinstate some COVID restrictions for a one week period (11^thJuly – 17^th July 2022). Guidance has been published via email and is available on the intranet

• EMIS training and reporting is progressing and learning lessons have gone well. The next phase of the project will be the implementation of more operational functions.

• Vantage incident reporting software is now live. Please familiarise yourselves with the new system (test the log on details you have been sent).

• Those who attended the We are Derian staff forum on July 5^th were tasked to come up with ideas for a staff recognition project. It was unanimously agreed that we need a Summer party. Plans are now in motion with the Comms & Marketing team.

• Departmental strategic updates were issued to the Trustees. Ask your line manager to have a look at the strategic focus of the organisation

• We have completed the tendering process for our external I.T provision. Abbey ICT shall be taking over this service from October

• Financially we are in a great position and are ahead of budget half way through the year. We are also awaiting a large NHS Children’s Hospice grant

• Danni’s Diary is in production. For content, please speak with Becca if there is anything specific from your department

• The trustees have approved Derian’s very first TV advert that shall start production soon to go out with the Christmas campaign

• Our Horwich retail store is currently closed whilst works are completed to refresh the building. We are hoping to reopen to the public this Thursday

• We are in the final 9 weeks of the Big House Giveaway prize draw. We are on track to hit our £250k target

Aloha! Derian’s very own summer Lū’au will take place on Thursday 18th August with a Hawaiian Shirt Day!

You’re welcome to come in your finest floral attire – the brighter the better – just make sure you adhere to IPC policies.

Good morning everyone, message from Sue Lally (Volunteer) below:

Sometimes, staff and visitors to the hospice get blocked in on the car park and it’s not always easy to identify the car doing the blocking! We are going to create a list of staff car registration numbers to be kept in Reception and also on your Intranet profiles to make our lives a little easier!

If you’re happy for your car registration to be stored in this way, please could you send Sue your car registration via email on sue.lally@derianhouse.co.uk.

Please could you also include which team you’re on so it will be easier to find you should your car need moving.

Good afternoon everybody,

Unfortunately due to a rise in COVID cases we have been advised by Public Health England to reinstate some COVID restrictions for a one week period (11^th July – 17^th July 2022).

With immediate effect please may we ask all staff to follow the below guidance;

• All Hospice and Vinten Place staff to do daily lateral flow testing and report online
• Mask wearing is required within the main Hospice building at all times unless sat at a workstation
• All Vinten Place staff to minimise activity in the main Hospice building
• All visitors to take a lateral flow test prior to arrival
• If you have a visitor planned, please speak to Luke as this will be reviewed on a case by case basis

Please remember that at present these are temporary measures and unless cases continue to rise we will revert back to business as usual on Monday 18^th July 2022.

If you require more lateral flow test kits, please collect from myself in HR, or there are numerous kits available in the Care Team office pod.

Kind regards,

Ben

Good afternoon everyone,

Our in-house TVs are now all up and running and displaying current information and news which you can also find across our Intranet/social media.

We’ve now got TVs in Danni’s Diner, Reception, the Snug, bedroom corridor, Nurses Station and the Comms & Marketing office. Hopefully you will find this communication tool useful and feel well-informed about the goings on at Derian House.

This is the important bit – PLEASE (and I cannot stress this enough) if you are on your break and catching up on Love Island or using the TV for other things, can you ensure afterwards that the TV goes back on to the Internet app. You can get to this by pressing the home button on the remote and then going to ‘Apps’.

In the address bar, you should see ‘Derian House Digital’. If you can’t, you just need to type in www.derianhouse.digital.

It will obviously be easier if you don’t touch the TVs… but I’ll leave that up to you!

SATURDAY 9^th

• Our monthly drop-in session for bereaved parents will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

• We’re celebrating Eid Ul-Adha with themed activities and celebration music in the Messy PlayZone this morning.

SUNDAY 10^th

• The hydrotherapy pool will be open for any in-house children and young people to enjoy a splash this morning.

MONDAY 11^th

• Sensory Story Time will take place in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 3:00pm for Derian families with Caroline W (Wellbeing & Play Worker).

• We’ve got a new starter joining our Housekeeping Team today.

TUESDAY 12^th  

• Weekly playgroup for our Derian toddlers and babies will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

• The monthly SMT/Health & Safety meeting will be held in the Conference Room this morning.

• A ‘Spirituality’ talk will be led by Katie McNally (Wellbeing & Play Team Leader) in the Clinical Skills lab at 2:30pm.

• Individual sessions of Music Therapy will take place in the Snug from 2:00pm – 6:00pm.

• Get your gloves on, we’re having a morning of gardening fun in the Greenhouse with Gareth the gardener.

• Gather around the firepit Love Island-style with our very own bombshell Tina (Wellbeing & Play Coordinator) for some outdoor cooking.

WEDNESDAY 13^th

• Join our music teacher Rachel Toner in from 11am for a sing-a-long in The Snug.

• The Derian Voices will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 12:00 – 1:00pm. You’re very welcome to attend, no matter your singing ability!

• Our children and young people will be in the Woodland Walk with Arron (Wellbeing & Play Worker) doing some forest art this afternoon.

THURSDAY 14^th

• Our Pets as Therapy dog, Shuna, will be arriving at Derian with her human Linda for their weekly visit.

• Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh – it’s Bastille Day! Nous ferons de l’art et de l’artisanat Français tout au long de la journée dans la Messy PlayZone.

• As we edge ever closer to the end of the Great Big House Giveaway (just TEN WEEKS TO GO!), there’ll be an external meeting with Kingswood Homes to discuss the next stage of our year-long campaign.

FRIDAY 15^th

• David is attending the Lancs and South Cumbria Hospices Together meeting at Rossendale Hospice this morning.

• The bi-monthly Young People Lodge Forum will take place in the Lodge this afternoon.

• An online course on ‘Neonatal advanced care planning’ is taking place from 10:00am – 12:00pm. For anyone interested, please speak to Kirsty Blackburn (Clinical Educator), and for a full calendar of upcoming education sessions, hover over the Education tab on the Intranet and click on ‘Education Calendar’.

• Coffee Morning for Derian parents will be held in the Seaside Room from 10:30am.

• Sensory Story Time with Caroline W for our in-house children will take place in the lounge or Sensory Garden this morning.

SATURDAY 16^th

• Our weekend shift Pets as Therapy pooch Tallulah will be here at the hospice with her humans Clare and Steve to visit our children, young people and staff.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• Tickets for our Open Gardens event on July 24^th are selling fast! This summer’s event is festival themed, with live music on our Smile Stage and Seaside Stage from an abundance of local performers, including our Patron Kiki DeVille, music teacher Rachel Toner, and sibling Jacob Reddy. Spread the word with your family and friends and come and explore Derian’s beautiful outdoor spaces. Grab your tickets here, just £3 for adults and FREE for children and dogs – NGS Booking System.

• If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.ukbefore Thursday the week before.

Have a great week everyone! 🙂

Hello Derian House Colleagues,

I am writing to let you know that I will be retiring from Derian House at the end of this year and leaving my post as Chief Executive of our amazing hospice at that time.

It has been an absolute privilege to lead Derian House for what will be, by December, nearly 5 years. We have together made many changes and here are a few highlights which I will always look back on fondly. Taking Derian from CQC Requires Improvement to Outstanding in just 2 years has, and always will be our biggest achievement.  It could only have been possible with the collaborative working with our amazing staff and volunteers on our culture and values; alongside refurbishing Derian to have the amazing buildings and gardens we see today, introducing Derian on Holiday giving over 180 families the opportunity for a free weeks holiday and many other brilliant advancements in all areas.

I am proud of the strides we have made in ensuring Derian is embedded in the health economy and recognised as a key provider in children’s and young people’s palliative and end of life care across the region and by NHS England. Last but not least working with you, the people who work for Derian in developing a strong Culture and Values has been an absolute honour.

There are so many other things we have achieved and all of this could not have been done without all of the amazing staff and volunteers I have had the pleasure of working with.

I am around until the end of the year and will continue to focus on the job in hand and will support our Trustees in finding my successor.

Thanks and I look forward to seeing you around the Hospice.

David

In June, we celebrated #ChildrensHospiceWeek in style with our annual sports day and a range of hospice-wide activities, spent lots of time making memories in the summer sunshine, and our supporters continued to raise vital funds for Derian House with fundraising events like Supercar Showtime and the Morecambe Bay Walk #MonthInAMinute 💚

Month in a Minute – June

Good morning everyone,

Thanks to everyone who took part in filming our Culture and Values video with us; here it is in all of its glory!

Derian Culture & Values – YouTube

Feel free to use this in any of your presentations or share with peers outside of Derian House. We’ll be using it to help with recruitment across social media and our website, and also showcase what a brilliant place Derian House is to work. If you’d like a copy, it currently resides in the Drop Zone for you to copy into your own folders should you need to 🙂

MONDAY 4^th

• *Katy Perry voice* ‘Just ownnnnn the nighttttt, like the 4^th of July!’ Happy American Independence Day, y’all! We’re all dressed up and ready for a day of USA-themed shenanigans throughout the hospice.

• Sensory Story Time will take place in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 3:00pm for Derian families.

• David (CEO) is meeting the CEO of Francis House, Rev. David Ireland this morning.

• This afternoon, the Derian House/LifeNoW contract review meeting will take place.

TUESDAY 5^th  

• Weekly playgroup for our Derian toddlers and babies will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

• David is involved in interviewing for a new role within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Hospices Together group.

• A representative from each department will meet for We Are Derian in the Seaside Room from 2:00pm.

• There’ll be a Spirituality & Communication information session led by Katie (Wellbeing & Play Team Leader) from 2:30pm in Clinical Education.

• We’ll have a group of young people in the Lodge for Day Care today.

WEDNESDAY 6^th

• Join our music teacher Rachel Toner in from 11am for a sing-a-long in The Snug.

• The Derian Voices will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 12:00 – 1:00pm. You’re very welcome to attend, no matter your singing ability!

• Sensory Story for our in-house children will take place in the Lounge this morning.

• An online course about Transition/Cerebral Palsy will kick off at 12:00pm today. Please speak to Kirsty Blackburn (Clinical Educator) for more information and details on how to attend.

THURSDAY 7^th

• Our Pets as Therapy dog, Shuna, will be arriving at Derian with her human Linda for their weekly visit.

• Children and young people staying with us will be in a Music & Movement session in the Lounge this morning.

• Happy Chocolate Day! To celebrate, we’ll be doing some yummy chocolate making in Danni’s Diner this afternoon.

• This fortnight’s Guided Meditation/Relaxation session with John Pilling (Family Counsellor) will be held in the Cinema (TBC) at 2pm this afternoon. All staff are welcome to attend.

FRIDAY 8^th

• Individual sessions of Music Therapy will take place in the Snug from 2:00pm – 6:00pm.

SATURDAY 9^th

• Our monthly drop-in session for bereaved parents will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

• We’re celebrating Eid Ul-Adha with themed activities and celebration music in the Messy PlayZone this morning.

SUNDAY 10^th

• The hydrotherapy pool will be open for any in-house children and young people to enjoy a splash this morning.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• Tickets for our Open Gardens event on July 24^th are selling fast! This summer’s event is festival themed, with live music on our Smile Stage and Seaside Stage from an abundance of local performers, including our Patron Kiki DeVille, music teacher Rachel Toner, and sibling Jacob Reddy. Spread the word with your family and friends and come and explore Derian’s beautiful outdoor spaces. Grab your tickets here, just £3 for adults and FREE for children and dogs – NGS Booking System.

• If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.ukbefore Thursday the week before.

Have a great week everyone! 🙂

Our themed days are back up and running, and on Monday 4th July we’ll be celebrating American Independence Day.

Dress up in America-themed red, white and blue, and please remember IPC.

We have lots of themed activities on the day and we’d love to see as many people as possible joining in!

Message from Andrew Upton-Ford, Head of Income and Online Sales:

As you know we have a small retail offering at Reception.  Could I kindly ask anyone when paying for goods out of hours that they do the following:

• To please write on a piece of paper and leave somewhere on reception desk what has been bought and where the money is. (e.g. honesty box, in an envelope).
• If the card machine has been used, print a receipt and place it with the order details written on it, on the desk.
• When (receptionists) are taking payment, write on card receipt what has been bought, and write in book whether cash/card.
• The above will help Sue reconcile sales on a weekly basis and keep the shop stocked up on key items.

We have recently took receipt of the Derian Golf Umbrella (£19.99) and will see a range of 48 Occasional Cards (£1/each) come into stock mid-July.  I am also working on a range of unisex adult and children’s hoodies to replace the very popular current black style.

SATURDAY 25^th

• Danni’s Club, for our younger siblings, will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 4:00pm.

• Our Fundraising Team will be out in full force at the Morecambe Bay Walk, our annual fundraiser that sees supporters trek eight miles from the picturesque village of Arnside to Grange-over-Sands to raise vital funds for Derian House. Good luck to everyone taking part, including Karen from the Blackburn shop, Mel Yates, Mick, Sarah, Kerry and volunteer Eileen!

• We’re going on a treasure hunt around the hospice this morning with our children and young people – what will we find?

• Our Pets as Therapy dog Tallulah will be visiting us with her human, Clare, this afternoon.

SUNDAY 26^th

• 3, 2, 1… jump! Our huge summer fundraiser Dive for Derian kicks off today at Black Knights Parachute Centre. Over 30 daredevils will take to the skies and jump 15,000 out of a plane to raise money for us. Good luck to our very own Karen Birch, Danielle Lund and Cam, who will all be diving!

MONDAY 27^th

• Sensory Story Time will take place in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 3:00pm for Derian families.

• Keeping in Touch sessions will continue today with David (CEO). Catch a session in the Seaside Room at 11:00am or 11:30am. Please email jacquie.hartley@derianhouse.co.uk for more information.

TUESDAY 28^th 

• Weekly playgroup for our Derian toddlers and babies will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

• Two more Keeping in Touch sessions will be held in the Conference Room today at 11:00am and 11:30am.

• 2-4 of our youngsters will be visiting for Lodge Day Care.

• Individual sessions of Music Therapy will take place in the Snug from 2:00pm – 6:00pm.

WEDNESDAY 29^th

• Join our music teacher Rachel Toner in from 11am for a sing-a-long in The Snug.

• The Derian Voices will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 12:00 – 1:00pm. You’re very welcome to attend, no matter your singing ability!

• David (CEO), Lynn (Director of Clinical Services) and Helen Fogg (Family Support Team Leader) are visiting Reuben’s Retreat in Glossop.

• Happy International Mud Day to those who celebrate – maybe just Gareth?! Our in-house kids will be taking part in Greenhouse fun this morning.

THURSDAY 30^th

• Our Pets as Therapy dog, Shuna, will be arriving at Derian with her human Linda for their weekly visit.

• The Trustees Board Meeting will be held in the Conference Room this evening.

FRIDAY 1^st

• Happy Canada Day, y’all! Themed arts and crafts will be taking place in the Messy PlayZone this morning.

SATURDAY 2^nd

• Our Derian Dads will be visiting us in the Seaside Room/Smile Park for a Stay & Play Session from 1:00pm.

SUNDAY 3^rd

• Join us in Smile Park for painting fun outdoors with all of our in-house children and young people.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• Tickets for our Open Gardens event on July 24^th are selling fast! This summer’s event is festival themed, with live music on our Smile Stage and Seaside Stage from an abundance of local performers, including our Patron Kiki DeVille, music teacher Rachel Toner, and sibling Jacob Reddy. Spread the word with your family and friends and come and explore Derian’s beautiful outdoor spaces. Grab your tickets here, just £3 for adults and FREE for children and dogs – NGS Booking System.

• If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.ukbefore Thursday the week before.

Have a great week everyone! J

The annual review is now available on our website to send to those who may wish to see it.

We are getting some printed but they won’t be here until next week – should you need a physical copy please visit Comms in the Pink Palace later next week and they’ll be more than happy to give you some.

Derian Publications

From Monday 27/06/22 we will be changing how we log all accidents, incidents and near misses within both Derian House Hospice and Retail.

We will be using a system called Vantage.

You will use this to report all all accidents, incidents and near misses, both clinical and non-clinical. The software is designed to ensure all incident logs are directed to the best person/people in the organisation for investigation.

The link to access Vantage is available on the intranet home page as per the first screenshot below (highlighted here in the hexagon). On Friday morning 24/06/2022 you shall all be issued credentials to log into the system. From Monday 27/06/22 this is the only incident reporting tool to be used.

Below (screenshot 2) I have shared a view of the landing page which is structured very simply with 3 selections.

1. Incidents – select here to log an incident/near miss. The third screenshot below shows the start of the form to complete. Each selection opens the relevant further requirements and shall naturally guide you through the submission.
2. Global search – search for recorded incidents. Only the records you are authorised to access shall appear on search results
3. Manage drafts – Drafts are created until the form has been submitted. They shall appear here and will only be available to you.

On the left hand side you will see various other administrative functions. These are not accessible unless there is authorised access on your account. All those who require detailed knowledge of the system have received training. Generally; you will not need any training, you will just need to log in and it guides you through the process step by step to complete everything you need to.

On Monday morning the new approved Incidents policy and Incidents Reporting SOP will also go live and shall be available on the intranet. It is your responsibility to ensure you read and understand these documents.

3, 2, 1… #PEDALPOWER! 🚲

As part of #ChildrensHospiceWeek, inspirational children’s nurse Francesca Lennon is taking on the ultimate cycling challenge to launch her CHAT UK – Children’s Hospices Across The UK project, which will see her cycle to every children’s hospice in the UK this summer, clocking up a staggering 3,200 miles over 70 days 🙌

Her aim is to raise a huge £500,000 for children’s hospices whilst raising awareness about the vital work they do to support families caring for a seriously ill child ✨

Inspired by Francesca’s challenge, the staff, volunteers and supporters of Derian House have completed a cycling challenge of their own, with 54 people pedalling for one minute on a watt bike, each representing the 54 children’s hospices here in the UK 🏡

Watch on for our #CHW spin session, and a huge thanks to all of you who took part! 💚

Pedal Power #ChildrensHospiceWeek 2022 – YouTube

This week, we’re celebrating Children’s Hospice Week, the only week of the year which is dedicated to children’s hospice and palliative care services across the UK.

From the 20th – 26th June, join us in a multitude of activities as we celebrate the nation’s 54 hospices that care for children and young people whose lives are too short, and make sure to visit our social media for some inspirational stories from our families.

Check ‘What’s on Weekly’ for a full list of the activities that our Wellbeing & Play Team have put on for our families, staff and volunteers this week, and let’s celebrate the Derian way!

SATURDAY 18^th 

• Our monthly bereavement drop-in will be held in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

SUNDAY 19^th

• Happy Father’s Day to all of our Derian Dads! Our youngsters will be making cards in the Messy PlayZone today.

MONDAY 20^th

• Welcome to Children’s Hospice Week, a celebration of the nation’s 54 children’s hospices that care for children and young people whose lives are too short. We’ll be kicking things off on social media with our Derian Pedal Power challenge, a homage to Francesca Lennon, a children’s nurse who will today set off on her cycle to every single children’s hospice throughout the summer.

• Sensory Story Time will take place in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 3:00pm for Derian families.

• External marketing agency Ideal Result, who work with us on our Lottery, will be bringing two videographers to Derian House to film a brand new Fundraising Video. Some of our families will be dropping in to be interviewed.

• Keeping in Touch sessions kick off today with David (CEO). Catch a session this week or next, and email jacquie.hartley@derianhouse.co.uk for more information.

• An information session based on Advanced Care Planning with our ACP’s will be held today. Please email Hayleigh or Sue Ward for more information.

• We’ll be doing lots of artwork in the Messy PlayZone this week to celebrate Children’s Hospice Week. We’re kicking things off with bunting making and the ‘Derian Way’, inspired by Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. All staff, volunteers, children, young people and visitors are welcome to join in throughout the week.

TUESDAY 21^st

• A Music & Movement information session with Claire van Opstal (Play & Wellbeing Worker) will take place this afternoon. Please email her for more information.

• Weekly playgroup for our Derian toddlers and babies will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

WEDNESDAY 22^nd

• Join our music teacher Rachel Toner in from 11am for a sing-a-long in The Snug.

• The Derian Voices will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 12:00 – 1:00pm. You’re very welcome to attend, no matter your singing ability!

• Adele Doherty (Deputy CEO and Director of Clinical Services from Kershaw’s Hospice) is visiting the hospice.

• Visitors from East Lancashire Hospice will be coming to the hospice to meet our Transition team.

• Clare Grady Smith (Community Services Manager) will be holding an information session today based on ‘Verification of Death’. Location TBC (email for more info).

• Music and Movement for our in-house children and young people will take place this morning, location TBC.

• Derian Dads will be out at Hartwood Hall this evening for their monthly gathering from 7:30pm.

THURSDAY 23^rd

• Our Pets as Therapy dog, Shuna, will be arriving at Derian with her human Linda for their weekly visit.

• All staff are welcome to attend an art competition in the Messy PlayZone this morning. Prizes for the winners!

• Don’t forget your trainers – it’s Sports Day! Meet us in Smile Park this afternoon for an hour of fun.

• At 9:30am this morning, an MCA and DOLs information session will take place with Dawn Andrews (Family and Young People Services Manager). Please email her for a location.

• This week’s Guided Meditation/Relaxation session with John Pilling (Family Counsellor) will be held in the Cinema (TBC) at 2pm this afternoon. All staff are welcome to attend.

• Individual sessions of Music Therapy will take place in the Snug from 2:00pm – 6:00pm.

FRIDAY 24^th  

• Siblings group Chill Out & Chat will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 6:30 – 9:00pm.

• Friday Night Club for our under 18s will be held in the Lodge Lounge from 6:30 – 9:00pm.

• Derian parents will be joining us for a Coffee Morning in the Seaside Room from 10:00am.

• *Great British Bake Off theme plays intensely*. Everyone get to Danni’s Diner from 10:00am for a baking competition for all staff, volunteers, children and young people.

• The Derian Arms is back open for business! To finish off celebrating Children’s Hospice Week 2022, we’ll be gathering in the Sensory Garden for a dirty non-alcoholic beer and pub quiz.

SATURDAY 25^th

• Danni’s Club, for our younger siblings, will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 4:00pm.

• Our Fundraising Team will be out in full force at the Morecambe Bay Walk, our annual fundraiser which sees supporters trek eight miles from the picturesque village of Arnside to Grange-over-Sands to raise vital funds for Derian House. Good luck to everyone taking part, including Karen from the Blackburn shop, Mick, Sarah, Kerry and volunteer Eileen!

• We’re going on a treasure hunt around the hospice this morning with our children and young people – what will we find?!

• Our Pets as Therapy dog Tallulah will be visiting us with her human, Clare, this afternoon.

SUNDAY 26^th

• 3, 2, 1… jump! Our huge summer fundraiser Dive for Derian kicks off today at Black Knights Parachute Centre. Over 30 daredevils will take to the skies and jump 15,000 out of a plane to raise money for us. Good luck to our very own Karen Birch, Danielle Lund and Cam, who will all be diving!

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to cameron.murray@derianhouse.co.uk before Thursday the week before.

Have a great week everyone! 🙂

Here’s the top stories from this week’s SMT meeting:

• EMIS is set-up and now being tested across many areas of the hospice, with the Crosscare system now officially gone.

• Those who attended the last We are Derian staff forum were asked to come up with ideas for a staff recognition project and will take the ideas back to the next meeting.

• Our new COVID-secure guidance is in place! See David’s email for full details, but in essence – masks are no longer mandatory (with the exception of those providing direct patient care) and rules around social distancing in the dining room and meeting rooms are back to pre-pandemic measures. We will continue with testing, handwashing and using masks respectfully during colds.

• Culture and Values – the new video has been completed (thanks to everyone who got involved) and will be officially launched after the next Board of Trustees meeting at the end of the month. The values logo has also been updated, with a version available featuring all of the word cloud words used by staff to describe our values.

• Birdsong responses are coming in thick and fast – thank you to everyone who has already completed theirs. For everyone else… you have until 24 June to have your say.

• The Amelie campaign is going well, with £17,000 of donations flooding in during May and more coming in every day. The campaign also saw 20 new regular donors signing up to donate.

Have a great week everyone and thanks for doing a brilliant job 🙂

Dear Derian House Colleagues,

After guidance from NHS England we will be making changes to our COVID-Secure rules with immediate effect.

1. MASK WEARING

• Masks are no longer required across the Hospice, retail, warehouse and transportation EXCEPT:-

1. If you are providing direct patient care.
2. If you feeling a little unwell (e.g. but not limited to common cold) but are fit to come to work.

We respect people’s right to continue to wear a mask if they so wish and we will continue to provide masks across the Hospice as normal.

2. HANDWASHING AND SANITISER

• We ask that all staff, volunteers and visitors continue to wash their hands on arrival at the Hospice before entering and regularly throughout.
• We ask that you continue to regularly use the sanitiser provided around the buildings and ask any visitor in your charge to do the same.

3. DINING ROOM

• There will be no maximum numbers around dining tables.
• We will work on adding another table in to Danni’s Diner to increase capacity.

We ask that everyone is mindful when a child, young person or family are in Danni’s Diner and allow them their own table and space.

4. MEETING ROOMS

• Will return to pre-pandemic occupancy, we ask that when meeting with visitors you ensure they are comfortable in the room you are using.

• LFT are no longer required for visitors.
• If visitors are feeling a little unwell (e.g. but not limited to common cold) but are fit to visit then please ask them to wear a mask.
• Health care professionals visiting a CYP should be asked for their COVID test result before they attend to the CYP.

6. LATERAL FLOW TESTS (STAFF)

• These will continue as normal twice a week for ALL staff and volunteers for the foreseeable future, we have plenty of test kits available from HR and please report them through the NHS portal as normal.

7. SCREENS

• Protective screens will remain in reception.
• Andrew will speak to each retail team about their screens.
• Screens which are remove should be safely stored in case we need to replace them in the future.

We will continue to monitor the situation and as always follow NHSE advice and guidance at all times, if you have any questions or concerns then please speak to a member of the SMT or your Line Manager.

Many thanks

David

When?

You will be paid on the 25^th of each month, or the Friday before if it’s a weekend.

December payday is often early – we will communicate this nearer the time.

How?

You will be paid directly into your bank account.

If you change your bank account details then please let finance know during the first 2 weeks of the month for changes for that month.

How much?

Every month you will be paid 1/12 of your annual salary – regardless of how long the month is.  This is detailed as “salary” on your wageslip.

What about expenses?

Expenses sheets must be signed by your line manager and handed to the finance team (not HR)  These will be processed when received and paid as soon as is possible either via your monthly salary or directly into your bank account.  If paid with your monthly wage this will show on your wageslip as “expenses”

Premium Payments

These will be paid 1 month in arrears with your normal wages and will show as “NGTALP”

What about extra hours?

These will be paid 1 month in arrears with your normal wages and will show as “Adjust hours”

What about paying for lunches?

Any payment for lunches will be taken from your salary 1 month in arrears.  This will show on your wageslip as a deductions item titled “Meals”

What about my Pension?

If you are transferring your NHS pension over then please ensure you have completed the appropriate form and returned it to finance.

If not NHS pension you will be auto-enrolled into the Derian House pension scheme after 3 months service.  This is a legal requirement and if you wish to opt-out you will need to contact Standard Life direct once you have received the appropriate paperwork.

How can I see my wageslip?

Wageslips are only available online via Moorepay.  You will receive an email detailing your log-in details (your Derian House email address) and a temporary password.  This may go into your junkmail so please look out for it.  Once you have set your account up you can view and print off your wageslips at any time.

Please note that if you leave the organisation your access to wageslips will cease after your leave date.

If you have any queries or issues (including password resets) with your Moorepay account then please speak to a member of the finance team.

In less than two weeks (Saturday 25th June), we’ll be heading to the beach for our annual Morecambe Bay Walk, a seven-mile hike from Arnside to the picturesque village of Grange-over-Sands led by Queen’s Guide, Michael Wilson.

Expect various weather conditions and maybe even a 50-metre wade through water up to 2ft in depth!

We’ve got LIMITED TICKETS LEFT for just £10 per person! Snap them up today before they go.

For more information and to by tickets, please visit our website below or speak to Kerry in Fundraising.

 https://www.derianhouse.co.uk/events/morecambe-bay-walk/

Children’s Hospice Week kicks off on Monday 20th June, and to officially mark the start of the week-long celebration, children’s nurse Francesca Lennon is cycling to each of the 54 children’s hospices this summer (you’re not being ignorant, she doesn’t work at Derian House!).

To honour her incredible challenge, we’re asking members of staff, volunteers, fundraisers and ambassadors to jump on the watt bike that is kindly being loaned out to us by the Fire Service and cycle for us. We’re aiming to have 54 people do just one minute each to represent the 54 children’s hospices each in the UK.

The bike will be outside of reception on Wednesday 15th, Thursday 16th and Friday 17th June, so if you’d like to help us rack up our minutes on the bike for a video to kickstart #CHW, please email cameron.murray@derianhouse.co.uk – lycra is optional 🙂

SUNDAY 12th 

• Supercar Showtime, the exclusive event that showcases the UK’s greatest supercars, will take place today at Hoghton Tower in aid of Derian House. The supercar spectacle promises 150 examples of classic supercars of yesteryear through to modern day hypercars, and our Fundraising Team will be there to support our Community Ambassadors Nick and Karen Isherwood at the event.

MONDAY 13^th

• Our children and young people will be preparing for Father’s Day with gift and card making in the Messy PlayZone throughout the day.
• Sensory Story Time will take place in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 3:00pm for Derian families.

TUESDAY 14^th

• Individual sessions of Music Therapy will take place in the Snug from 2:00pm – 6:00pm.

• Health and Safety/Senior Management Team meeting will take place this morning in the Conference Room.

• There’ll be an information session about Music and Movement for anyone to attend in Clinical Education from 2:30pm.

WEDNESDAY 15^th

• Join our music teacher Rachel Toner in from 11am for a sing-a-long in The Snug.

• The Derian Voices will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 12:00 – 1:00pm. You’re very welcome to attend, no matter your singing ability!

• David is hosting other CEOs from the GM Hospices Group at Derian House from 12:00 – 2:00pm.

• Children’s Hospice Week is fast approaching, and a children’s nurse from down South, Francesca Lennon, is cycling to each of the 54 children’s hospices this summer. To honour her incredible challenge, staff, volunteers, ambassadors and fundraisers will be visiting us today, tomorrow and Friday to cycle for a minute on a watt bike outside of Reception – we’re hoping to rack up 54 minutes with 54 different people and make a video to launch #CHW on Monday. If you’d like to get involved (lycra is optional), please email murray@derianhouse.co.uk.

• A small group from Natwest are coming for the day to volunteer in our gardens.

THURSDAY 16^th

• Our Pets as Therapy dog, Shuna, will be arriving at Derian with her human Linda for their weekly visit.

• GDPR/Data Protection training is taking place on site.

FRIDAY 17^th

• Some of our young people will be joining us for +18s Friday Night Club in the Lodge from 6:30 – 9:00pm.

SATURDAY 18^th  

• It’s National Picnic Day! Our Lodgers will be out on a trip to celebrate.

• Our monthly bereavement drop-in will be held in the Seaside Room from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

SUNDAY 19^th

• Happy Father’s Day to all of our Derian Dads! Our youngsters will be making cards in the Messy PlayZone today.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.ukbefore Thursday the week before. (Please note, there won’t be a What’s On next week, you’ll have to fend for yourselves!)

In May, Kingswood Homes produced a music video to further promote the #GreatBigHouseGiveaway with their very own parody of ‘Our House’, the Lodgers here at Derian House smashed a curling competition, and we filmed a brand new video that will be used for recruitment – the first glimpse of which you can see below with the best outtakes from our staff and volunteers!

Month in a Minute – May 2022 – YouTube

Dear Derian House Colleagues,

Another month has passed very quickly and firstly, sorry for the delay in sending this out, the Jubilee seemed to suddenly be upon us and June arrived. The Jubilee was an opportunity for many to gather with friends or family and I hope everyone had chance to reflect on the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II and whether a follower of the Royal Family or not, such an achievement is quite outstanding.

Although things across the country seem to be almost back to normality, we are continuing to follow the guidance given to us which is in line with hospital settings. We review this at our monthly Senior Management Team meetings, the next review will be the 14^th June unless guidance changes before that date.

It is really uplifting to see Derian as a busy and vibrant children’s Hospice when so many others are not yet fully open and I am proud that we have never closed our services to anyone throughout. It is great to speak to children’s hospices across the UK who seek our advice and guidance and it makes me very proud of the work you all do every day – thank you.

Here are a few updates on May and the activities and developments :-

• Although we had some challenges with COVID absence through the last month we have managed occupancy well and are hoping to see this increase over the coming months.
• We have seen a number of Sunflowers pass through the Hospice as well are across the community, thank you to all those involved with the families at those difficult times and beyond.
• Culture and Values video filming has taken place and thanks to those who agreed to get involved, this together with other information will be released at the end of June.
• May saw the new Amelie fundraising campaign launch, if you have not seen the mailings then please let someone in Marketing or Fundraising know and we will pop copies on the wellbeing boards.
• Accrington shop opened on the 27^th May, located opposite the Town Hall and Market, why not pop down and say hello.
• Please make sure you check the Intranet for the latest news and information.

Around and About the Hospice (and beyond) – things to know for June …..

• Birdsong Survey, your opportunity to share the great work you do and how you contribute to Derian and how we support you.
• Supercar Showtime, fundraising event on the 12^th June at Hoghton Towers.
• Morecambe Bay Walk,25^th June walkers will take this picturesque trek to raise money for Derian – limited places available.
• Dive for Derian, 26^th June the first of this year’s skydives take place with brave participants raising money for us.

Finally, in the second half of June I plan to give face to face updates on our future plans for the Hospice in line with the needs assessment and options appraisal work, dates will be shared very soon and I will also record this so it is accessible to all online.

Thank you all for your continued support and commitment and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask me, any member of the senior team or your line manager.

David

John Pilling will be running a guided relaxation session this Thursday 9th June at 2pm in the Lodge Lounge. This is open for all staff and volunteers to attend and it’ll be running fortnightly.

Pop along for an afternoon of zen!

It’s time of year again when we ask you to complete Birdsong – our annual staff survey.

This is an opportunity for you to provide honest, anonymous feedback on all aspects of working at Derian House – both positive and negative.

Birdsong is different from our regular staff temperature checks. As well as being a great tool to listen to your feedback, Birdsong is a survey conducted by hospices from across the country and used to benchmark organisations against each other.

We really want to celebrate what we’ve achieved this year and showcase your successes to our fellow hospices, so it’s really important that everybody completes the survey to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard equally.

The survey is anonymous and is managed independently by Hospice UK.

Please find the link to the survey which closes on Friday 24^th June below and please contact Ben Leavesley if you have any questions.

https://surveys.birdsong.co.uk/s3/hospicesurvey2022?charity=derianhouse&aud=sv

MONDAY 30^th

• Sensory Story Time will take place in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 3:00pm for Derian families.

• God save the Queen! We’re super excited to host our first ‘themed day’ since before COVID with a Jubilee Street Party in the Sensory Garden from 2pm. Red, white and blue clothes is the theme, and please stick to IPC.

TUESDAY 31^st

• Individual sessions of Music Therapy will take place in the Snug from 2:00pm – 6:00pm.

• We’ll be welcoming families into the hospice for Family Day Care from 11:00am – 2:30pm.

WEDNESDAY 1^st

• Join our music teacher Rachel Toner in from 11am for a sing-a-long in The Snug.

• The Derian Voices will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 12:00 – 1:00pm. You’re very welcome to attend, no matter your singing ability!

• Music and Movement will be held in the lounge this morning.

THURSDAY 2^nd

• Our Pets as Therapy dog, Shuna, will be arriving at Derian with her human Linda for their weekly visit.

• 5 young people will be joining us for School’s Out in the Seaside Room from 11:00am – 3:00pm.

FRIDAY 3^rd

• 4 young people will be joining us for School’s Out in the Seaside Room from 11:00am – 3:00pm.

• Happy Platinum Jubilee to our Queen Liz! Have a good one, petal.

SATURDAY 4^th

• Splish, splash! We’ll be in the pool for hydrotherapy fun this morning.

• Music and Movement will be held in the Sensory Room this morning.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.ukbefore Thursday the week before.

MONDAY 23^rd

• Sensory Story Time will take place in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 3:00pm for Derian families.

• Our new Accrington Assistant Shop Manager Amy Collier will be at the hospice for her induction.

• It’s World Turtle Day, duuuuuuude! (Finding Nemo fans come through). Our children and young people will be doing themed arts and crafts in the Messy PlayZone to celebrate.

TUESDAY 24^th

• Play Group for Derian families will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:00 – 11:45am this morning.

• Individual sessions of Music Therapy will take place in the Snug from 2:00pm – 6:00pm.

• The Finance and Income Sub-Committee will take place in the Conference Room this morning.

• External visitors from Trinity/Brian House Hospice and Eden Valley Hospice will be visiting us this afternoon.

WEDNESDAY 25^th

• Join our music teacher Rachel Toner in from 11am for a sing-a-long in The Snug.

• The Derian Voices will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 12:00 – 1:00pm. You’re very welcome to attend, no matter your singing ability!

• Dads Group will be held in the Seaside Room at the new time of 7:30 – 10:00pm for a Pizza Night.

THURSDAY 26^th

• Our Pets as Therapy dog, Shuna, will be arriving at Derian with her human Linda for their weekly visit.

• David (CEO) and Lynn (Director of Clinical Services) will be visiting Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice in Barnet for the day.

• The Q2 Retail Meeting will be happening all day in the Conference Room with all of our shop managers and assistant managers, led by Andrew (Head of Retail and Online Sales).

FRIDAY 27^th

• Our brand new Accrington store will open its doors this morning!

• Friday Night Club for 14+ will be held in the Lodge from 6:30pm.

SATURDAY 28^th

• Tallulah our Pets as Therapy dog will be perusing the hospice corridors with her human Claire today.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.ukbefore Thursday the week before.

Have a great week everyone J

Family Counsellor John Pilling will be running a guided visualisation/relaxation session in the Seaside Room tomorrow as part of the staff wellbeing initiative at Derian House.

This is a different format to the normal wellbeing sessions, and will give staff the time and space to escape for 45 minutes and concentrate on themselves.

John will aim to start the session at 1:30pm. For further information, drop him an email or a phone call.

God save the Queen!

On Monday 30th May, our Play & Wellbeing Team will be putting on a Jubilee Street Party to celebrate our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in the Sensory Garden from 2pm on Monday 30th May.

It’ll be the first time since before COVID that we’ve been able to gather all of our staff, volunteers, children and young people for our infamous ‘themed days’, and we can’t wait… there’ll be team, cake and a range of games… the best of British!

Everyone is welcome to dress in red, white and blue colours. The Care Team are to continue wearing work trousers but are able to wear a short-sleeved themed top of clothing adhering to IPC.

We hope you can all join us for a lavish celebration in aid of our Liz!

SATURDAY 14^th

•  Our monthly drop-in group for bereaved families will be hosted in the Conference Room from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

MONDAY 16^th

• Sensory Story Time will take place in the Seaside Room from 1:30 – 3:00pm for Derian families.

• Our ambassador Jason Lowe will be visiting us this afternoon with some donations and a tour of the hospice.

TUESDAY 17^th

• Play Group for Derian families will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:00 – 11:45am this morning.

• Individual sessions of Music Therapy will take place in the Snug from 2:00pm – 6:00pm.

• Filming for the new Culture and Values video kicks off today! Our interviewees already know where and when they need to be, however we will be filming in open spaces and hospice corridors so make sure you’re wearing a smile!

• Our Pets as Therapy dog, Shuna, will be visiting the hospice on a rare Tuesday for filming.

WEDNESDAY 18^th

• Join our music teacher Rachel Toner in from 11am for a sing-a-long in The Snug.

• We are Derian (rescheduled from Wednesday 4^th May) will be held from 2:00pm today in the Seaside Room. If you’d like to suggest anything to discuss, please visit the ‘Staff Forum’ section of the Intranet and anonymously submit your ideas.

• Our children and young people will be in Danni’s Planthouse for a sensory activity this morning.

• David (CEO) has a virtual meeting with GM Hospices Group today.

• We will be continuing the filming of our Culture and Values video today, so our Pets as Therapy dog Tallulah will be visiting with Clare.

• The Derian Voices will be meeting in the Seaside Room from 12:00 – 1:00pm. You’re very welcome to attend, no matter your singing ability!

THURSDAY 19^th

• Our Pets as Therapy dog, Shuna, will be arriving at Derian with her human Linda for their weekly visit.

FRIDAY 20^th 

• Coffee Morning for Derian House families will take place in the Seaside Room from 10:00am.

• David is at St Mary’s Hospice for a meeting of the L&SC Hospices Together Group.

• We’ll be making the final preparations to our new Accrington store ready for its soft opening on Monday.

SATURDAY 21^st

• Our children and young people will be getting their Mary Berry on for baking fun in Danni’s Diner today!

SUNDAY 22^nd

• Happy National Maritime Day! We’ll be doing themed arts and crafts in the Messy PlayZone this morning.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.ukbefore Thursday the week before.

Have a great week everyone J

Here’s the top stories from this week’s SMT meeting

• A big thank you to all the staff and volunteers who organised and took part in the Forget Me not service last weekend. It was lovely to see so many families attend, especially after the challenges of the last few years
• As you may be aware, we’ve been looking at a number of options to expand the services we deliver including building a Well-Being Centre, we’re going to take the opportunity over the next few weeks to update you on plans – look out for Keep in Touch dates and if you can’t make any then please just ask either David, Lynn or Vanessa
• The annual Birdsong survey will be coming our way soon, this is our opportunity to celebrate our successes and compare how we are doing with other hospices across the country
• Thanks to all of you who have completed the fleet survey questionnaire, just to remind you that this will close on 28^th May
• There has been no changes to any covid guidance for healthcare settings at this point but there are a couple of points as a polite reminder
  • Face masks should be worn at all times with the exception of when you are sitting at a desk
  • Masks should cover your mouth and nose
  • We have a clean desk policy in place so all desks should be cleared at the end of your working day and cleaned with disinfectant spray
  • LFT’s will continue twice weekly and ALL tests should be reported via the gov.uk site which is essential if we are to continue to receive free test kits
• The retail empire continues to expand and whilst we are disappointed that the shop in Bury has recently fallen through we are still looking for other suitable sites

And finally…..

• Whilst we’re not quite ready for a dress-up day we are going to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a Garden Party in the sensory garden on 30^th May – more details to follow from the Play & Well-Being team but get your red, white or blue outfits dusted off and ready to wear. Thank you to the team for organising this for us