Autumn / Winter 2019 My Community magazine 03 Governor election results 04 Extra Mile Awards 08 Memorable moments 12 Quality at the heart of our care My Community Contents Governor election results announced 3 Following the most recent elections to our Council of Governors we can bring Governor election results announced you the names of the nine newly elected public governors who are joining us at A warm welcome 4-5 Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust. from Prem Singh, chair Extra Mile Awards 2019 6-7 We have so much to share with you in this edition! In Looking back at our year… September the Care Quality Commission (CQC) announced These are the people who will be part of the valued 31-strong In Bolsover, Chesterfield & North East Council of Governors, drawn from our membership and working Derbyshire there were three vacancies. our new rating as Outstanding! The news came during an 8-9 Bolsover, with us on representing the voices of their local communities in how One person is elected: already action-packed #DCHSCommunityWeek, adding to Memorable moments Chesterfield the celebrations. we deliver health services. & North East • Claire Elizabeth McCann Derbyshire Being Outstanding is fantastic recognition of the 10 Chairman Prem Singh said: and the other two vacancies are unfilled. commitment and dedication everyone puts into their role The bigger picture We are delighted to announce the results of our recent daily. It underlines the fantastic work our staff do, putting elections and to welcome new and re-elected members patients at the centre of all their efforts. Also, we couldn’t 11 to our Council of Governors. This is such a vital role in There were eight vacancies for staff do it without your involvement as governors and members, Running a healthy organisation holding us to account and providing different perspectives, providing the voice of service users, representing your governor positions, with candidates from the helping us to ensure we are meeting the needs of all our constituencies, helping us serve our communities better. 12 Staff 4,300-strong staff of Derbyshire Community communities. Thank you on behalf of the Trust Board and everyone at Quality at the heart of our care governor Health Services NHS Foundation Trust. The Derbyshire Community Health Services. We are grateful to all those who put themselves forward for positions following people are elected: We recently welcomed nine public governors and eight 13 election and look forward to working with all our recently • Nursing constituency: Katie Andrew, staff governors, following elections to our governing body. Patient safety elected governor colleagues over the coming months. Adelle Clements and Mandy Grogan I look forward to working with all our newly elected/ • Healthcare support, facilities re-elected colleagues and I’m delighted to be able to 14 A total of 17 places on the Council of Governors were up and estates constituency: Wendy introduce them to you on page three. Clinically effective care for election, including eight staff governors as well as the Hodgkinson, Karon Mather and nine public governor posts drawn from constituencies across Claire Rowland In October we celebrated our sixth Extra Mile Awards, an 15 important annual event in our calendar, recognising and Derbyshire: • Other registered professionals Patient experience celebrating the efforts of our staff. It is always a highlight constituency: Lynne Bakewell of the year for me, to be able to pay tribute to some of the In Amber Valley, Erewash and South 16 • Administrative, clerical and amazing people who work in DCHS and the wider NHS. You Derbyshire there were three vacancies managerial constituency: Updating your contact details Amber Valley, can read about the worthy winners on pages four and five. and the following people have been elected Joanne Stanhope. and staying in touch Erewash as a result of the vote: On a more reflective note, as we approach the end of and South • Janine McKnight another year, we have taken this opportunity to bring you a Derbyshire The Council of Governors holds the organisation to account on behalf round-up of our 2018/19 successes and achievements, taken • Sarah Naylor of the communities it serves across Derbyshire. The elections were from our annual report summary, starting on page six. • Paul Mason. triggered because post-holders had come to the end of their terms So, as you will appreciate, this is a bumper edition with of office. plenty to share, celebrate and reflect upon. Thank you In Derbyshire Dales and High Peak there Prem Singh added “We are lucky to have such strong commitment for being part of our valued community and for your were two vacancies and the following people from among the local community and from within our own staff to continued support. Your editor Derbyshire have been elected as a result of the vote: helping us improve our services for patients.” Wishing you and your families season’s Dales and • Ann Button greetings for Christmas and a very High Peak • Steve Dawes. You can find out more about the role of governors on our DCHS Happy New Year. website: http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/home/about/governors. Best wishes, There are no specific qualifications needed for becoming an NHS In the City of Derby there was one governor except a keen interest in health care, time to attend vacancy and the following person meetings and get involved in events and training, a willingness to has been elected as a result of the Nicola Erin Walker lead editor City of work with others, listen and share ideas and a desire to learn more vote: about community health services. Governance and membership officer Derby • Ian Beck. Email [email protected] The elections were independently run by UK Engage and in Call 07805 747967 accordance with the model election rules. Follow @ErinDCHS 02 03 My Community Donna Falvey Tracey Helen Hall Healthcare Hero Lifetime Award and Atkinson Achievement Rising Star Award Leader of the Award Winners Year Award (Senior sister, sexual health (Healthcare assistant, We held our sixth Extra Mile Awards Long Eaton Health Centre) (Ward manager, services, London Road Ilkeston Community Community Hospital) DCHS at the Derby Roundhouse. Over 400 Hospital) colleagues and their guests attended the Extra Mile black tie, special awards ceremony, hosted by our chairman Prem Singh. During the Helen Cripps ceremony guests heard many inspiring Information Team Outstanding Bank Awards examples of NHS staff going the extra Worker Award Derbyshire-wide (Staff nurse, school age mile in their care of patients and relatives Non-Clinical Team immunisation team, Derbyshire-wide) 2019 during the year. Congratulations to all of of the Year Award our nominees and finalists - you are all winners in our eyes!! Take a look at all the category winners here: Rebecca Holmes People’s Choice Award Vicki (Physiotherapist, London Road Community Hospital) Derby City Marianne Beresford Outstanding Care Community Holland & Compassion Award Behind the Scenes Matrons (Healthy child assistant practitioner, Hero Award Aspiring & Improving southern Derbyshire) Innovation Award (Receptionist, Wheatbridge sexual health services, Chesterfield) And finally.... the Chairman’s Award. This year’s award winner comes from an inspirational patient story we heard at the DCHS Board back in July. Prem awarded it to a team of staff not just from DCHS but from a range of organisations in north east Derbyshire that came together to provide one young teenager, Imogen Ellis, from Dronfield Woodhouse, the care she wanted at the end of her life. They worked expertly Imogen Ellis Children’s 0 – 19 Services together effectively, across disciplines, Derby City Leg Ulcer Clinic Team Derbyshire-wide geographies and organisational boundaries. Championing & Building Inclusion Award Clinical Team of the Year Award This award is in memory of Imogen Ellis. 04 05 My Community April 2018 June 2018 Health commissioners began assessing Report received from the responses from a three month National Guardian’s Office engagement process with people in following a case review carried Belper about Babington Hospital and future out at our Trust into a case of Looking back speaking up Our provision of health services in the town organisational at our year… journey this July 2018 year May 2018 NHS 70th anniversary Our new campaign on celebrations during As we head ever closer to the end of another year, we wanted inclusion and #DCHSCommunityWeek to take this opportunity to bring you a round-up of a year in the fairness was launched on and Extra Mile Awards life of DCHS. 14 May with an inclusion wheel demonstrating The rest of your magazine is devoted to some of the facts, figures, milestones and our commitment to each challenges which were a key part of our organisational journey in 2018/19. protected characteristic They are taken from an annual report summary booklet we produced for distribution August 2018 at the DCHS annual members’ meeting in September, which itself is a summary of the larger annual report and accounts, available online here: http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/assets/ Silver award in 2018 Publications/final_dchs_annual_report_and_accounts_13.6.19.pdf Defence Employer Recognition Scheme in Please send any comments or queries to: [email protected] recognition of our ongoing support for the Armed Forces Covenant and reservist NHS staff January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 September 2018 Castle Street Medical Centre, Bolsover, reopened after £150,000 refurbishment £8.58m awarded by the Launch by Derbyshire A £150,000 makeover started at Castle Street Department of Health and Social County Council of a Medical Centre, Bolsover Our first group of nine nurse associates Care for a brand new health hub 0-19 years school qualified and took up posts with us Annual members’ meeting hosted at newly on part of Bakewell’s Newholme nursing and health opened Heanor Memorial Health Centre Hospital site visiting consultation, Over 80 staff were named for us to deliver care October 2018 Seasonal Stars and received a box on their behalf under a formal partnership A big push for Speak Up Month to Next steps in 2019..