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#WorkWithUs
Delighted to announce highly experienced
#mentalhealth
professional Gordon Muvuti is joining the
#oneOHFT
team in 2022 as our Executive MD for Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism. Great news for us & for our patients, families & carers.
We won!! Well done to Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership! Winner of the NHS Parliamentary Awards Excellence in Mental Health Care Award!
#NHSParlyAwards
#OMHP
A 24/7 mental health helpline launches to take pressure off 111 for mental health advice in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. People can call when they need to find out when and where to get help and to access support from professionals. More detail here:
SHOUT OUT to Mo Patel! Our Head of Inclusion has been shortlisted for the
#Compassionate
and
#Inclusive
Leader award in the National
#BAME
Health & Care Awards.
He's been our NHS superhero for 7+years. Now Trust CEO Stuart Bell has retired. In a socially distanced farewell, staff at the Warneford Hospital applauded his service today at a special ceremony which included presents and a tree planting.
#oneOHFT
#oneSB
CONGRATULATIONS to Richa Barreto! The mental health occupational therapist is one of only 9 finalists among 4,000+ nominations in the BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind Awards. She was nominated by a grateful patient whom she supported over many months.
Fantastic to be at the Kassam Stadium, the first mass vaccination centre in Oxfordshire which opens today run by
@OxfordHealthNHS
, well done everyone
#TeamOHFT
Delighted to announce that
@Bages_Amelie
, current Head of Mental Health for NHS England, is joining the
#oneOHFT
team in April in a new board level role as Director of Strategy and Partnership.
Our Abingdon Emergency Multidisciplinary Unit team stays at work for you, Please stay at home to help prevent the spread of
#coronavirus
so that our EMU team and thousands of other key workers can carry on caring.
#OxonStayWell
#oneOHFT
#StayHomeSaveLives
#Congratulations
to our consultant psychiatrist Dr Wendy Woodhouse, who has been awarded an OBE for services to children and young people’s mental health.
Today, ahead of our national celebration, we honoured with a minute's silence those who have sadly died and pay tribute to our colleague Margaret Tapley at
#Witney
Community Hospital and at home in a tribute led by chief executive Stuart Bell
#ClapForCarers
#clapfornhs
#NHSheros
First day in the job. A huge welcome to Dr Nick Broughton, Oxford Health's new chief executive, who is promising to further strengthen trust values so that staff are more engaged and empowered and to drive lasting change and improvements for our patients.
Bex Stennett is a community nurse at Oxford Health. She cares for vulnerable patients in their own homes. Please stay at home to help prevent the spread of
#coronavirus
so that Bex and thousands of other key workers can carry on caring.
#OxonStayWell
#oneOHFT
CONGRATULATIONS! Simon Jones used to be an accountant who didn’t feel money was that important. Now a nurse consultant at Oxford Health’s Learning Disability Services, Simon has been awarded the
@TheQNI
Long Service Award. https:/Qu/bit.ly/Simon-QNI-award
Our Harry met Prince Harry today when the
#DukeofSussex
visited
@Oxsrad
. For Harry, one of our
#Oxford
city LD physios, it was supposed to a regular Tuesday fine motor skills session working with one of our clients. But things changed when the royal visitors arrived.
Winner! Congratulations to our Prof Paul Stallard and our BSW CAMHS
#BlueICE
team for winning the Innovation in Digital Mental Health category at tonight’s
#MHAwards19
#PPIMH
Dr Nick Broughton is set to become Oxford Health's new chief executive on May 11. His arrival will follow the departure of Stuart Bell CBE who retires from the role after he turns 60, having completed 37 years’ NHS service. Find out more
“We are pleased the councillors of
@OxfordshireCC
have listened to the voices of
#mentalhealth
service users and professionals in the county and decided to act on the feedback we expect they have received in their consultation."-Stuart Bell, Chief Exec:
CONGRATULATIONS to Angela Conlan and Paula Har! Their fabulous work Creating with Care inspires, moves and entertains patients and staff in our community hospitals – and now judges at
@CommHospUK
national awards!
It's a little chilly out there but that won't slow us down! Our district nurses are braving the
#snow
to make sure patients are cared for no matter the weather.
#WinterIsHere
#Snowmaggedon
URGENT APPEAL: Join our fight, join our team and help us keep caring. We are recruiting! If you're fit, healthy and not in an at risk group, we need you to help fill key worker roles during the Covid pandemic: Visit
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#oneOHFT
Patients will get better care after Oxford Health and
@OUHospitals
signed up to closer working. Our partnership is already helping keep older patients in their own homes and out of hospital, where possible, helping them recover more quickly.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is operating one of 32 new NHS Vaccine Centres that will start delivering life-saving Covid jabs from today as the health service continues to accelerate the biggest immunisation programme in its history.
#COVID19
Morning! It's Mental Health Nurse Day today! Meet
@juliefulea
- an Oxford Health colleague who is joining in the day's celebrations. Read what she and others have to say about the value of mental health nurses on
#MHNursesDay
CONGRATULATIONS to our fabulous Creating with Care duo Angela Conlan and Paula Har who became 2nd in the
#PENNA21
awards in the category Environment of Care. One of the judges said: “Your positive risk taking and desire to make a difference are inspiring.”
Tom Cox is ArtScape project manager at Oxford Health but like many others he has been taking on new duties in response to
#COVID19
. He is helping
#OxfordHealthCharity
put together care packs for our staff. We stay at work, so please stay at home for us.
#OxonStayWell
#oneOHFT
Chief exec Stuart Bell: "I would like to say a particular thank you to those who are working over the Christmas and New Year period, spending time away from your families, to serve the people in the communities we provide care to."
#MerryXmasNHS
#ThankYouNHS
Congratulations to Ogechi Onyeukwu, Oxford Health's very first
@DAISY4Nurses
award winner. Find out more about her surprise presentation and how you can make your own DAISY nomination
We want to say a massive thanks to those at
@ThreeUK
for their hugely generous donation of smartphones❤️
These phones will be distributed throughout all the
#OMHP
and be used for us to
#stayconnected
to our most vulnerable isolated clients over the coming weeks.
📱📱📱
The EMU team at Abingdon Community Hospital cannot work remotely. Please stay at home to help prevent the spread of
#coronavirus
so that our EMU team and thousands of other key workers can carry on caring.
#OxonStayWell
#oneOHFT
#StayHomeSaveLives
Oxford Health welcomed Sir Simon Stevens CEO of the NHS @ Kassam vaccination centre in Oxford today where he met staff and members of the public having their Covid vaccination. With him are Oxford Health CEO
@NickBroughton4
and Covid Ops Director Tehmeena Ajmal
#oneOHFT
PUBLIC APPEAL: Donations wanted for special care packs for our heroes on the frontline. Our
@OxfordHealthCharity
is calling on the public, businesses and organisation to donate morale-boosting items for nurses and care givers.
#oneOHFT
#HelpUsHelpYou
Meet Bornwell Machekanyanga, a newly qualified Oxford Health community psychiatric nurse, who has followed his dreams been awarded The Dean's Prize - the highest honour from his university. Read more about his story here.
#followyourdreams
Staff at the Witney Community Hospital have been lovingly creating a mosaic in memory of their dear colleague Margaret Tapley. The artwork, funded by
@OxHealthCharity
is being created in the courtyard garden of Linfoot Ward where Margaret worked.
#oneOHFT
WELCOME to Carl Jackson who joins our Council of Governors to represent Bucks Council. As Deputy Cabinet Member for Health & Wellbeing and background in patient experience research, he will have a lot to offer to Oxford Health.
Oxford Health's Chief Nurse, Marie Crofts, has a special message for all Allied Health Professionals today for
#AHPsday2021
today is a celebration of all the work you do to help to keep people independent.
Our
#AHP
experts will be working with
@OUHospitals
soon to provide specialist care for patients with
#LongCovid
. One in 5 people are getting brain fog, anxiety, depression, breathlessness, fatigue & other debilitating symptoms. Clinics in Jan. More here
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
is tomorrow, September 10.
Light a candle near a window at 8pm to show your support for suicide prevention, to remember a lost loved one and for the survivors of suicide.
A huge congrats to Oxford Health matron Mandy McKendry who has been shortlisted for a national award in recognition of her contribution to volunteering in the
#NHS
.
#helpforcechampions
When it comes to fundraising for
@OxHealthCharity
there's one footie team in a league of their own.
@WoodstockTn
are our champs for running 1826 miles to help us enhance the experience of
#mentalhealth
patients now & after Covid. Please help them score £2k
Massive shout out to The Oxford Coffee company for the doorstop delivery today. Will be enjoyed by NHS community teams across the county in the days and weeks to come! Amazing. Thank you! 💙🍪☕️
@OxfordHealthNHS
GOOD LUCK to our Creating with Care team Angela Conlan and Paula Har who are finalists in the Patient Experience Network national awards in the category Environment of Care. They are presenting their work to the judges this afternoon September 13!
#PENNA21
Chief executive Stuart Bell CBE has announced he will retire from the NHS in 2020, after he turns 60. Cited as one of the most influential NHS chief executives in the country; he will continue to lead Oxford Health until a successor has been appointed
WELL DONE Community Therapy Team South West from Abingdon! They are highly commended in our January round of Exceptional People Awards for how they are responding to patient needs, adapting to change and embracing the NHS England Ageing Well agenda.
Well done to Louise Betts from
#Witney
Community Hospital who has won a prestigious
#DAISYAward
for her skills and compassion - take a look here to find out more and also what role a fish hook played in her nomination!
Last month the first round of peer support workers graduated from Oxford Health's training programme. The graduates will now be able to use their personal experiences with
#mentalhealth
to help others on their journey to
#recovery
.
Oxford Health’s vaccination team have been thanked and congratulated by
@OUFCOfficial
for helping to give half a million Covid vaccinations. Find out more here
People with mental health challenges experience poorer physical health than the general population. Across health, social care and communities we need to work together to support people and close the gap. That's why we've signed up to
@EquallyWellUK
#OHph4smiconf19
Two recovered eating disorder patients have been speaking out about our award-winning Cotswold House unit, how our 'amazing' team saved their lives and how they are championing the unique Oxford model of care. Here's what Lorna and Izzie said
The people that have brought music, mosaic, poetry, painting and dance to Oxford Health's community hospitals have been celebrating today with the
@CommHospUK
- find out more here
CONGRATULATIONS to Sharon Chandler! She studied nursing at Open University while working at
#Wallingford
Community Hospital and has just become a registered nurse. Here she is celebrating with her mentor Siobhan Bennett.
Dominic Hardisty, COO at the trust, speaks about the key stages of improving productivity in the workplace, highlighting the importance of staff
#wellbeing
.
#OHFTleaders
Our Chief Executive Stuart Bell postpones retirement to continue leadership of trust during the Coronavirus pandemic. His successor Dr Nick Broughton will now join us on June 15.
Britta Klinck is the deputy director of nursing - mental health at Oxford Health. Every day she comes to work as part of our core team co-ordinating the trust response to
#COVID19
. Please stay at home to help prevent the spread of
#coronavirus
.
#OxonStayWell
#oneOHFT
Lifelong Royals fan Michael Hinton, 69, made history at 9.40am today as he was the first patient to receive his
#Covid
vaccine at the Madejski Stadium in
#Reading
, the third of our large scale vaccination centres. Michael said it was “brilliant and it didn’t hurt a bit!”
#oneOHFT
Marie Crofts and Sophie Grimshaw have a reason to smile: Thames Valley Nurse Cadets launched in a year like no other and now the programme is in the running for the Pilot Project of the Year in
#HSJValue
Awards!
@HSJ_Awards
@NHSHEE_SEast
The results are in - congratulations to deputy COO Pauline Scully, the trust's
#ExceptionalPeopleAward
for May! Read more about her work and nominate an exceptional member of staff here:
Congratulations to our emergency department psychiatry service! The team's Technology Assisted Psychiatry (TAP) project won the Innovation in Digital Technology
#Award
at the 2018 Positive Practice in
#MentalHealth
Awards last night.
@PositivePracti1
Work has started on our £4m psychiatric intensive care unit at Warneford
#Oxford
for young people experiencing the most acutely disturbed phase of serious mental health disorder. Will give specialist care closer to home across
#ThamesValley
#oneOHFT
#PICU
Expect to see sunflowers all over Oxfordshire in the summer 2021! All 2,000 members of staff in Oxford Health’s
#CommunityServices
Directorate have been gifted some sunflower seeds to sow. See who’s made it happen and why:
Let's hear you make some noise for
#MHNursesDay2021
! Sunday is a day to thank all mental health nurses for the valuable work they do. Here's some of our Oxford Health colleagues getting into the spirit...
Dentist Danni Grady was among the first to have the
#CovidVaccine
last week at the hub managed by our colleagues from
@OUHospitals
. Danni said: “The vaccine gives me confidence that I am not going to get sick.”
When a community nurse got in trouble in the snow on Sunday, operations manager Rob Avis from the South West Integrated Locality Team didn’t hesitate to jump in his Landover and hurry to help.
Today we remember..... Our patients at Wallingford community hospital and Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit have been creating three dimensional wooden poppies with the help of our Artists in Residence creating a beautiful poppy scene.
#communityhospitals
#RememberanceDay
Wondering how to explain Coronavirus to children? This straight forward fact sheet set out the key things kids want to understand right now.
#covid
#NHS
Our OxfordHalf-for-OxfordHealth team is doing the
#vsoxford
to raise £3k for an outdoor gym for our patients and staff at
#Littlemore
. Emma Croft, Vanessa Odlin, Andrea Davis, Darren Davies, Kirsty Smith and Douglas Green are taking part. Go team Oh4Oh!
Good morning! Today is Allied Health Professional Day – follow us throughout
#AHPsDay
to find out more about what an AHP is and how they play a part in how Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust helps thousands of people live happier and healthier lives each year.