Today Helen Willetts, one of our most experienced Directors of Nursing, stands down after 37 years of being a nurse. Thank you for your hard work and dedication, Helen. 💙
Read more:
The CQC (
@CareQualityComm
) has awarded us an 'outstanding' for caring! Huge congratulations to each and every member of the CNWL family who have all contributed and worked hard for this achievement, well done!
#CQC
#CNWLGems
It is not easy to become a worldwide sensation, but that is exactly what happened to Daphne Steele in 1964, when she was appointed Head Matron of St Winifred’s NHS hospital. She was the first person of African descent to be appointed head matron in the UK
#BlackHistoryMonth2020
We're so overwhelmed by the kindness of Green and Red Watches, London Fire Brigade in Lambeth, for this super generous donation of face shields for our frontline staff. What a surprise! Our hearts are so full. THANKYOU! Read about it here:
@FireLambeth
Michael Rosen finishes by reading his poem - These are the hands, which was written to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS.
Thank you so much for joining us today, Michael!
#CovidStar
Today
I went back to St Pancras Rehab Hospital.
There was a bloke in my bed.
I told him.
I said,
'You've nicked my bed.'
He said,
'Sorry, were you in here last week?'
I said, 'No, three years ago.'
"Nursing provides the foundation of excellent care and it’s my job to work with all my colleagues in the division to do that."
Congratulations to
@will_sakala
, who is CNWL's new Director of
#Nursing
for our Goodall Division.
Read more:
In partnership with
@uclh
we've launched a new mobile health clinic, an eco-cycle ready to be deployed on the streets of
#London
The mobile clinic will screen thousands of vulnerable homeless patients, testing for viruses,
#HIV
, vaccination and more
Graeme Caul
@NHSMngr
, our Chief Operating Officer, has made a pledge to Stamp Out Stigma by talking more openly about his experiences of being a gay adoptive Dad.
#MySOSPledge
Pledges can be anything that allows you and encourages others to bring their whole selves to work.
“Her spirit lives on in us.”
Family members and CNWL colleagues gathered yesterday to unveil two memorial benches honouring the life and memories of Sara Trollope.
The benches are situated in the gardens of Oak Tree Ward, with a special message inscribed within a plaque.
"As Chief Nursing Officer for England, I wanted to show my personal appreciation for what you’ve all done and my personal thank you for the leadership you’ve demonstrated."
@CNOEngland
Ruth May today gave 3 senior
@CNWLNHS
nurses a CNO Silver Award.
Meet Lisa Judd who has been redeployed from Quality Governance
and is managing the PPE for
@CNWLNHS
in
#MiltonKeynes
. She is doing an amazing job, making sure that all of the MK services get the PPE delivery they need.
Huge congratulations to Ryan Kemp (
@DrTherapies
) our Director of Therapies for being made Honorary Clinical Professor at Brunel University. Find out more:
Richard Mountford has been appointed as the new director of communications and community engagement at CNWL. He will join the Trust in mid-February 2024
The CEO and COO of Heathrow Airport get their Covid-19 vaccine at CNWL’s vaccination centre in Heathrow today
@HeathrowAirport
Thank you to the
@stjohnambulance
volunteers who gave them their vaccines today.
Read more:
Today the Trust held a multi-faith memorial to remember the CNWL staff who had passed away this past year.
@ClaireCNWL
said, “I promise that we will not forget the colleagues that we’ve lost. We owe them a huge debt of gratitude." Watch the memorial here:
We’re at our Nursing Conference today, celebrating the fantastic work from our amazing CNWL nursing family across the Trust.
This is our first face-to-face get together in over two years since the pandemic.
We look forward to seeing everyone! 😀
#CelebratingCNWLNursing
Mental Health is everyone's business. If you need help, there are plenty of support hubs available for you, says our Chief Executive and the National Mental Health Director for NHS England and Improvement,
@ClaireCNWL
#mentalhealthawarenessweek
After over 36 years in the NHS, Andy Mattin, Executive Director of Nursing and Quality, is retiring from his post. Andy has been with CNWL for nine and a half years and will be extremely missed!
Here he is at his leaving event yesterday.
Today is
#ThankYouDay
, the national opportunity to say thank you to our friends, family and colleagues💙
To mark the day, here’s a message from Claire Murdoch,
@NHSEngland
’s National Director for Mental Health, and CNWL’s Chief Executive.
@ClaireCNWL
“Right across the country, people have stepped forward and made a huge difference including in mental health, learning disability and autism services…”
Watch a message from
@ClaireCNWL
celebrating the 73rd birthday of the NHS! 🎉
#NHSBirthday
The NHS is 74 today! 🥳 Our Chief Executive &
@NHSEngland
's National Mental Health Director,
@ClaireCNWL
, has a special birthday message ⬇️
"I've worked for the NHS for nearly 40 years & I haven't regretted a moment of it; you get to work in the nation's most valued treasure."
Congratulations Sarah! 👏 Our new Service Director for
#Camden
and North West London Tri-Borough services
Sarah is a Speech and Language Therapist with over 30 years’ clinical and leadership
#NHS
experience
The NHS is here to help. Robyn Doran, Chief Operations Officer at CNWL, in charge of Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Services explains how we can help if you are worried about your physical or emotional health. Please watch this video and share with a friend.
#Grenfell
@WLondonCCG
We’d like to wish all our staff and their families a very Merry Christmas. Thank you to staff who will be working over Christmas to look after our friends, family and loved ones; thank you for everything you do.
#ThankYouNHS
.
Today we say farewell to Steve Cook, Director of Nursing, after four years with us. Robyn Doran, Chief Operating Officer, led the praise and thanks in a packed gathering of colleagues and friends.
‘Without you we would have been lost’- Hamid, one of our service users says of our Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service. He was speaking at our open evening event where the community came out to meet our staff & hear about what we do 💚
#Grenfell
@GrenfellUnited
@GrenfellSupport
The Project Team were all smiles today at the viewing of our new CAMHS unit -Lavender Walk, in SW10. Opening later this month. A team effort with
@westlondonnhs
#mentalhealth
#CAMHS
Don't give them fever! Today, flu season kicks off with our annual flu song. Click the link to see our staff singing and dancing down the aisles of St Pancras South Wing to the Trust's version of Peggy Lee's 'You Give Me Fever.'
#Dontgivethemfever
This week CNWL will be sending a thank you card in the post to our NHS heroes with a gift - a day off for them to take on their birthday.
Thank you for everything for everything you do 💜💜
#NHSheroes
#NHS
Find out more here:
Be a hero-go get a flu jab! Check out our new flu campaign video featuring our fantastic staff. We're encouraging everyone, including front line staff to get a flu jab. Flu is horrible and every superhero has a weakness - don't let flu be yours
#flufighter
Chief Executive
@ClaireCNWL
said: “I want all our staff to feel well at work and when they don’t, we will provide easily available support to help them."
Take a look at our new stress support pathway booklet for staff and managers:
#StressAwarenessWeek
Michael Rosen, author and poet thanked CNWL's Rehab Team at St Pancras for helping him walk and be come independent again after recovering from a severe Covid-19 infection, specifically he thanks Emma Roussel & Ashima Sharma. Watch here (begins at 01:53):
And now for the disco session!
Just kidding - we're learning to use movement to feel empowered during a group session, led by Rosa from arts psychotherapies at The Goodall Celebration!
#goodallcelebration
#wewillrockyou
More than 500 patients avoid going into A&E thanks to an innovative scheme where
@Ldn_Ambulance
work closely with NHS rapid response teams across North West London to help patients receive treatment in their own home. Find out more:
Leanne Thomas, nurse at Parkview, lost her sister to the flu last year. In this video, she explains how her sister was previously healthy. But after catching the flu, she deteriorated rapidly and passed away.
Leanne wanted to share her story to remind everyone to stay protected.
We were delighted to officially open the new sensory garden at the Campbell Centre in
#MiltonKeynes
🌿🍃
Guests looked on as
@MKDonsFC
Ethan Robson cut the ribbon, joined by
@MKDonsSET
coaches
Thank you to Cllr
@emily4MK
and
@Talkback_UK
for coming along
We have a viewing of our new CAMHS inpatient unit today (named Lavender Walk by our young service users). It's opening this month! Find out more about it here:
@westlondonnhs
#CAMHS
"Domestic Abuse is the diabetes of society. This is an issue that's everywhere. It's so prominent in our population that we have to start to react to it." - powerful words from Jess Phillips, Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence.
#EnoughIsEnough
Today is
#BlueMonday
- the most depressing day of the year but it doesn't have to be! Join us in turning Blue Monday into
#BrewMonday
by encouraging everyone to reach out and talk to a loved one, colleague or neighbour who might be struggling.
#SuicidePrevention
Best wishes to Katherine Sims, Head Occupational Therapist for
#Hillingdon
Mental Health who is retiring after an incredible 39 years with the
#NHS
, joining
#CNWL
in 2006 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
#HillingdonOTs
The Chief Nursing Officer for England
@JaneMCummings
visited the
@CityWestminster
Integrated Gangs Unit + our Clinical Nurse Specialist
@zambezi40
to find out more about the mental health support provided by the
@CNWLNHS
team within the unit.
Congratulations to our second cohort of Chief Nurse Fellows for completing their fellowship 🎉⭐️
We celebrated today with a ceremony to thank our
#Nursing
Stars of the future
Congrats to the CNWL’s Home1st service who won the placement award under the ‘Health Education England (London) Placement of the Year’ category.
Home1st was nominated by Katie Horwood, who is currently undergoing her level 2 placement in Occupational Therapy with the service.
“We will continue to shine a light on stigma and the needs of people we see,” says Claire Murdoch, our Chief Executive
@ClaireCNWL
at our Annual General Meeting.
Ade Odunlade, our Divisional Managing Director has been revealed as one of the 'Faces of NHS London' to mark
#BlackHistoryMonth
Thank you
@NHSEngland
for featuring
@adeodunlade
journey and story.
Read more about Ade's story on our website:
“Don’t let this be the end of the journey – this is just the start.”
Today, we held a ceremony to honour our first Chief Nurse Fellows: Clarence, Phanuel and Yvonne ⭐️
Thank you for your hard work, dedication and for inspiring our next nursing leaders in mental health.
We are delighted to report that our Chief Executive,
@ClaireCNWL
is in the Health Service Journal’s listing of the NHS’s top 80 power players who will wield the most influence within the English NHS and health policy overt the next 12 months.
Read more:
We officially opened The Retreat this week; a six bedded house offering a non-clinical space for people in need of respite during a mental health crisis
It’s great to see so many people come and visit our
#TissueViability
Service!
They have been raising awareness of
#pressureulcer
prevention, good leg care and healthy skin integrity in
#Uxbridge
.
A
#StormTrooper
even stopped in for a check up
Congrats to the Vincent Square Eating Disorders Inpatient Service for receiving its accreditation from the Quality Network for Eating Disorders (QED) for meeting required high standards. The work was led by ward manager, Liz Walsh, lead OT Camilla Finch + lead nurse
@kuda_kali
Today everyone - patients, staff & even mayors - came together as one community.
@1CommunityCNWL
- you have a habit of that (& we wouldn't have it any other way ❤️). The One Community Sensory Garden in Shannon Ward is now open for patients to enjoy for years to come!
Today we launch our Community Health Services Strategy, which sets out our vision for our community health services. Maria O’Brien (
@mariaannobrien
), CNWL’s Board Director for Community Services tell us a little more about the strategy in this video
Our mental health staff network visited the Executive Team today to raise awareness for Time to Talk Day (which is only a week away - 2 Feb). Read more below⬇️& find out how you can make "time to talk" with your colleagues and loved ones next week.
This week will mark the one year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire. We understand this will be a tough time for everyone affected. The Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service is here to help. Please share.
#GrenfellTowerFire
#GrenfellTower
#GrenfellNHS
#Grenfell
It’s
#OTWeek2020
next week and to help celebrate this
@CNWLNHS
has produced a video that promotes diversity throughout its Occupational Therapy workforce.
Our Chief Executive, Claire Murdoch
@ClaireCNWL
says, "On World Social Work Day it's really wonderful to have the opportunity to reflect on the amazing colleagues we have working in social work".
@BASW_UK
#WSWD2021
See Claire’s full World Social Work Day message below.
Our Chief Exec
@ClaireCNWL
addresses staff, mentions:
1) An emotional last 12 months
2) Highlighting corporate achievements, who work behind frontline healthcare staff
3) Working towards a common cause
#CNWLCorpThankyou
We're saying goodbye to Di Hurley, Head OT for Harrow - happy retirement!
Di (pictured left) has dedicated a total of 39 years in the NHS - 25 of these years she's spent at CNWL
Read about Di's story on our website:
We will miss you Di!
Our
@CNWLNHS
trust wide OT head
@emmakears
ran a workshop for OT leaders for
#OTweek2019
focusing on the research and development needs of the Trust's OT workforce. This was 1st event to pull together staff from mental health and community services across all specialities
To keep our AGM socially distanced and safe, most of our attendees are online. Thanks to Ketan Sheth, our Lead Governor who shared a recorded message with us reflecting on our work, and remembering those we lost during this rough year
#CNWLAGM
@ketansheth3
CNWL’s Communications Director
@waddington_mike
retires this month after over 20 years in the NHS. Mike is known for his love of poetry and that theme continued at his retirement event. We wish him all the very best in this next chapter. Thank you Mike
This morning our Chief Executive, Claire Murdoch
@ClaireCNWL
was saying a huge thank you to all the incredible volunteers and staff from CNWL and
@RBandH
at the opening of the Heathrow Vaccination Centre
Today is International
#hellomynameis
Day, founded by the late
@GrangerKate
and
@PointonChris
which encourages staff to introduce themselves to patients to improve the patient experience. CNWL is proud to be part of this fabulous initiative.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Maria O'Brien as CNWL’s Deputy Chief Executive.
She will remain Chief Nurse at the Trust but will undertake a range of important work both within the organisation and externally with partners.
Today our staff at Ellington Ward, Harrow celebrated getting their
@rcpsych
QNOAMHS accreditation and a remarkable 600 days of no pressure ulcers on the ward! We also celebrated our Northwick Park ECT staff getting their ECTAS re-accreditation.
#ourpeople
@adeodunlade
"Having heard the story of Leanne, whose sister died from flu, I'm really happy to be associated with this campaign and getting my jab today." - Presenter
@katesilverton
gets her flu jab alongside
@CNWLNHS
Chief Executive Claire Murdoch
@ClaireCNWL
at
#diggorycelebration
today.
Because you are amazing!⭐️Ahead of
#InternationalNursesDay
next week we have sent our
#CNWLNurses
and Health Care Assistants a commemorative badge. Locally, teams are also celebrating with their canvas tote bags, which includes our CNWL Nurses logo.