News

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 🙂