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Local Services, Local Solutions Janet Davies and Andy Brogan presented The members newspaper members The awards to: Good SEPT Marks Nurses Day with Inspirational Anita Lynn, Beverley Kavanagh Conference To mark this year’s International Nurses’ Day, the Trust organised a conference to discuss and debate current issues involving the nursing profession and to celebrate the excellent work of our Nurses. Andy Brogan, Executive Director of Mental Health Services and Executive Nurse, Chaired the day and welcomed a host of inspirational speakers. The keynote speaker to start the day was The Royal College of Sue Waterhouse, Louise Hembrough Nursing’s Chief Executive, Janet Davies. Dr Ruth May, Executive Director of Nursing, set out the vision for NHS Improvement as a series of informative and interactive masterclasses ran throughout the day. • Nurse Revalidation • Report-writing & Evidence-giving • Co-production in Nursing From South Essex Partnership University • Impact of Trauma & Stress on Children NHS Foundation Trust Natasha Dominque, Linda Willers • Being Open Email: [email protected] The afternoon kicked off with the second set of masterclasses Facebook: facebook.com/SEPTNHS followed by an interactive panel discussion with Andy Brogan, Dr. Twitter: @SEPTNHS Ruth May, Janet Davies and Boyd Mullins from Health Education England. Roy Lilley and Dr Terri Porrett gave a very uplifting and entertaining presentation with a strong message that nurses need Issue 10 to share the good practice that they deliver every day. Summer 2016 The day was topped off with an awards ceremony to celebrate the Trust’s nursing champions. Doris Dokpoh, Jennifer Dean Maggie Dias Pauline Farndale Andy Ward Congratulations to all to Congratulations their Nurse those receiving Champion Awards. Nosi Merufu, Louise Summers Carol Ferdinandez Tahnee Kemp, Emma Jayne Hodgetts Letter Message from the from Sally Editor Morris, Welcome to the Summer Edition of SEPT News. I am Chief sure you will agree that this issue is jam packed with interesting news stories Executive about our staff, patients, carers, members and Welcome to the latest edition of SEPT News. August has seen the most recent series of our SEPT governors with an extra on the Spot public meetings. I hope many of you were there to hear about our latest news and bonus number of amazing including our plans to merge with North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. There is an special features. article with the latest update on our merger plans on page three. More meetings are scheduled for December and along with our Council of Governors and Board of Directors meetings and our One of the main features Annual Members Meeting in October, there are plenty of opportunities for you to come along and which you will especially find out about SEPT and what we do. Please see the back page of SEPT News for the dates, times Do you need enjoy is the story about and locations of upcoming meetings. our Tracy’s incredible trip SEPT News in to Nepal. It is so good to In my last message I was able to tell you the good other formats? hear about how Tracy’s news about our CQC visit and that overall ‘good’ fund raising and time has rating.We also reported on NHS Staff Survey results “I do hope if you use our If you need this newspaper benefited those who need that show SEPT ranks better than average among services, you will take in a different format, please so much. Our other features similar organisations in 25 of 32 key areas. contact our Communications focus on our 24/7/365 day the time to complete a Team on a year Contact Centre and The anonymous national survey was carried out survey so that we can the difference our Criminal among a sample of staff between September and 01268 739755 or Justice Liaison and Diversion November 2015. SEPT’s overall staff engagement use the feedback to [email protected] Team has made to a family. score ranked above average. This is the highest level of ranking and places it second among its peer improve our services.” and we can provide the Thank you so much to group of NHS trusts. Results also showed significant improvements in three other areas over the 2014 newspaper in larger print, everyone who has taken survey, staff recommendation of the organisation, staff confidence and security in reporting Braille, on tape or disc. the time to comment, unsafe clinical practice and overall staff satisfaction. contribute and submit articles. I hope you enjoy I thank every member of our workforce that took the time to complete a survey – it really does this issue and as always matter in our drive to improve how our staff are engaged at every possible opportunity. Log on to find we are happy to receive your ideas for articles As well as the positive results from the Staff Survey, I am also pleased to report that our monthly out more... and contributions to the statistics from the Friends and Family Test have remained consistently positive over the last year. content. Please send them If you would like to know We are constantly looking at ways to can increase the completion of our surveys, especially in to me by email to Maxine. more about South Essex our mental health services. I do hope if you use our services, you will take the time to complete a Partnership University NHS [email protected] or by survey so that we can use the feedback to improve our services. Foundation Trust (SEPT), post to Communications, please log on to our website The Lodge, Runwell Chase, You will also see a feature on which we have developed Wickford SS11 7XX. And Volunteers Week and I am pleased to and designed so that you can don’t forget the photos! report that our summer Volunteers easily find out what we do, Thank You event in June was a huge where we are located and success. With over 30 volunteers who we care for. Maxine Forrest attending, everyone enjoyed the Editor hospitality of the Toby Carvery; and it Go to www.SEPT.nhs.uk and was a privilege to be able to say thank have a look for yourself! you to everyone who attended and those who were unable to be there on the day. The Trust is lucky to have so many dedicated and enthusiastic people who give their time and energy to our patients, service users and carers. Thank you so much. 2 Merger Plans on the Table for SEPT and NEP The national NHS Five Year Forward View asks Trusts and commissioners to work was for staff from both Trusts to carry out a comprehensive due diligence process. together more to improve services; a direction which is also strongly supported by As a result, by the end of June 2016, the Trusts had shared a significant amount of the Essex Mental Health Review and the Essex Success Regime. Last year, NEP (North information with each other about their services and organisations and identified Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust) and SEPT worked together on any risks which may impact on the new organisation. specific projects and were successful in a joint bid to provide a new Essex-wide substance misuse service. Now staff from both Trusts are working together on development of a Full Business Case to go to the Trust Boards in November 2016. The Full Business Case will Options for closer collaboration were discussed at both Trusts’ Board meetings demonstrate the anticipated benefits of the proposed merger – in particular, the in September 2015. It was agreed to explore a potential merger, beginning with benefits to patients and service users. These would include a better ability to recruit assessing whether this would be likely to increase benefits for patients, carers, staff and retain key clinicians; better access to more specialist expertise; fewer out-of-area and the wider community. Workshops were held with clinicians and managers from placements and so on. both Trusts. In December 2015, the Boards considered the exploration work and agreed to progress to “actively pursuing” a proposed merger. NHS Improvement (the new name for Monitor) will review the agreed Full Business Case from December 2016 and will give it a rating. The Trust Boards will then No final decisions to merge the two Trusts have been made yet. Both Trusts are consider a recommendation to merge. The final decision rests with both Trusts’ firmly committed to acting only in the best interests of the people using our Councils of Governors. They will be asked to confirm they are happy that their Trust services, their families and carers. This will be the deciding factor in any decisions. Board has properly considered the proposed merger and due diligence and taken In the meantime, it remains “business as usual” for both Trusts for the foreseeable action to ensure any risks are properly managed. It is anticipated that this would future. be in February/ March 2017. Subject to the outcome of the approvals process, the aim would be for a completely new NHS Foundation Trust to be authorised and An Outline Business Case (OBC) for merger was submitted to the NHS Foundation operational from April 2017. Trusts’ regulator (then called Monitor) in January 2016. A summary of this document is available on both SEPT and NEP’s websites. Monitor’s review did not identify any We will keep you up to date with progress of our plans on our website and through problems that would stop proposals progressing to the next stage. The next step Bitesize Bulletins as well as on the agenda at our local member and public meetings.