Heartfelt thank you letter from daughter after three of our nurses helped her father on Saturday who collapsed whilst out dining. "The nurses' response was instantaneous, selfless and completely professional." Well done Tracy, Kim and
@juliafairhall3
👏Our amazing vaccination team at
#Crawley
celebrated delivering their 50,000th Covid-19 vaccination today. Thank you to everyone involved. What an incredible achievement! 👏
Not a dry eye in the house at Crawley Hospital as our amazing staff clap out a patient who has recovered from
#COVID19
and been discharged home. A huge thank you to Deputy Area Director
@holliejp
for recording this wonderful film. 💙🏥
#NHSHeroes
#WeAreInThisTogether
We've transformed the Brighton Centre into the largest
#COVID19
vaccination centre in
#Sussex
; we'll be vaccinating NHS and social care staff today, and welcoming patients from tomorrow.
Find out more: 💙
#NHS
#CovidVaccine
Huge shout out to our incredible team at Churchill Square vaccination centre who had a difficult first day yesterday.
Despite that, and having to close for a few hours, we still vaccinated hundreds of people and are open as normal today for appointments and walk ins
#TeamSCFT
We’re so proud of our former Chief Nurse
@SusanMarshall30
being appointed MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list today. Sue has dedicated more than 40 years of her life to nursing, and retired this year after serving seven years as our Chief Nurse. Enjoy the celebrations, Sue!
An incredibly moving moment at Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital today, as their first
#COVID19
patient heads home through a corridor of applause. We'd like to thank all of our
#NHSHeroes
, in Bognor Regis and beyond, for their ongoing commitment to delivering excellent care. 🙏
Our Chief Nurse
@SusanMarshall30
is retiring today, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank her for her exceptional leadership over the past six years. Sue's dedication to compassionate care has been truly inspirational, and we wish her a long and happy retirement. 🎉
We're so excited to see our Chief Executive
@SiobhanMelia
join the
@HSJ_Awards
list of Top 50 Chief Executives! The list recognises and celebrates pre-eminent leaders of
#NHS
Trusts across the country: .
🎉 Congratulations Siobhan - well deserved!
Heartfelt shout out today to all NHS teams who are moving mountains to deliver more booster vaccines, at the same time as keeping services running for patients who need care 💙
#NHSFamily
#TeamWork
The NHS is getting ready to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine when it is safe to do so, and we need your help.
We're looking for trained vaccinators, and people who we can safely train to be vaccinators.
💙 Your NHS needs you.
We end with a surprise presentation by
@SiobhanMelia
– the Special Achievement Award, which goes to Sandra Speller. Thank you Sandra for all your work throughout your time at SCFT.
#teamscft
Big congratulations to
@nhs_scft
for winning the Freedom to Speak Up Award. The judges commented that they would feel safe in an organisation that showed this level of focus, professionalism, and care
#HSJAwards
We’re so proud to be part of the
#COVID19
vaccination programme.
Today we've opened the largest vaccination centre in
#Sussex
at the
#BrightonCentre
, and we will welcome patients from tomorrow.
Read the full story on our website:
Final preparations before doors opened at the
#BrightonCentre
this morning; we will be operating 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
🙏 We would like to say a huge
#ThankYou
to all the
#SCFT
superstars who have made this possible, and the
@BrightonHoveCC
team for all their support.
We are deeply saddened to hear that Her Majesty the Queen has passed away. We join the rest of the country and people across the world in sending our heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family at this time.
👏👏 great news! Our Churchill Square vaccination centre is now open again as normal following today's disruption. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Sneak peek! 😍 We've been packing up
#ThankYou
bags for delivery to all our superstar
#SCFT
staff, as a small token of our appreciation for everyone's continued effort and dedication. They'll be making their way out across our sites ASAP. 👍
#OurNHSPeople
#WeAreInThisTogether
And the winner of our 'Making a Difference - Team' 2021 Staff Award is ...
... our Community Nursing Teams! The room has erupted! They've all worked so hard and deserve their success. Congratulations!
#TeamSCFT
Today we'd like to say a massive
#ThankYou
to
@StarbucksUK
for donating 6,000 bottles of fresh juice to the brilliant teams working tirelessly across our Trust. Generous support like this brightens so many colleagues' days. 🌞🏥
#WeAreInThisTogether
#OurNHSPeople
Our 100,000th
#COVID19
vaccination has just been given at our vaccination centre in
#Eastbourne
.
This momentous milestone would not have been possible without all our amazing vaccination staff and volunteers -
#ThankYou
everyone!
#TeamSCFT
💙
A giant balloon rainbow has appeared at Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital! 😍🌈 It's a beautiful and thoughtful joint donation from local businesses LoveFromHollie and Grace Hair + Beauty, designed to brighten up everyone's day and say
#ThankYouNHS
to all our teams. 🙏🎈
👏 Congratulations to our Chief Digital and Technology Officer Diarmaid Crean (
@DiarmaidCrean
), who is a finalist in the 'Chief Information Officer of the Year' category of the 2022 Digital Health Awards!
👍 Good luck at the
@DHSummerSchools
awards on 14 July, Diarmaid!
#DHSS22
🥇🥇 Fabienne Andre (
@fabs_andre
), one of our physiotherapy assistants at Chailey Clinical Services (
@scft_ccs
), has won two gold medals in her debut appearance for
@TeamGB
in the
@ParaAthletics
European Championships in Poland.
♿ See for the full story.
"It's the best thing any nurse can hope to get their hands on."
Momodou Bojang, one of our amazing nurses, has earned a coveted place on a
@FNightingaleF
course after recovering from
#COVID19
.
Head to to read his story.
💙
#TeamSCFT
#NHS
#OurNHSPeople
🚀 Emily Windsor (
@emzwinsa
), our physiotherapy apprentice and paediatric therapy technician, is in the Trent Rockets squad playing in new cricket competition
@thehundred
.
🏏 Being a Windsor, she'll have her opponents tied up in Notts!
⭐Read more here:
We are delighted to welcome
@lamb_donna
to
#SCFT
this morning, as she joins us in her new role as Chief Nurse. Donna is an experienced senior nurse, midwife, health visitor and
@FNightingaleF
scholar, and her wealth of knowledge and experience will be a true asset to our Trust.
We’re so happy to see our Chief Executive
@SiobhanMelia
featured in the
@HSJnews
list of Top 50 NHS Chief Executives!
The list recognises and celebrates pre-eminent leaders of
#NHS
Trusts across the country: .
🎉 Congratulations Siobhan – well deserved!
Happy
#IWD2019
to all the amazing women that make up
#SCFT
and the
#NHS
– nearly 1 million women work across the health service, 77% of the workforce. We salute you!
In a year that’s tested us in so many ways, it’s more important than ever to stop, pause and reflect on all that we have achieved together.
#TeamSCFT
, please take four minutes out of your day to watch this short film. We hope you feel incredibly proud. ❤️
NHS England Chair, Richard Meddings, visited our teams in Brighton today to see first-hand the compassionate high-quality care our nursing teams provide to patients within the community. Pictured here with Clinical Nurse Lead, Laura
📣 Please share 📣
We've re-opened our vaccination centre at
#Crawley
Hospital where the team can deliver up to 1,500 boosters a day
Lots of appointments available. Book online
or by calling 119
Happy birthday to us! 🎂🎁🎈
On this day 10 years ago, South Downs Health NHS Trust and West Sussex Health merged to form our Trust. Thank you to everyone who has helped us to care for our community over the past decade. Here’s to the next 10 years! 👏
#CommunityThatCares
Thank you to Arundel and South Downs MP Andrew Griffith who presented staff at our COVID-19 Chichester vaccination centre this morning with a certificate of gratitude after being given a tour
@SiobhanMelia
@griffitha
It's finally here! Happy birthday to the NHS and thank you to all the wonderful people in
#SCFT
and across the rest of the service who make miracles happen every day. Thank you.
#SCFT
#70yearsyoung
In case you missed it earlier this was the scene at our
#Crawley
vaccination centre today as the team reached the incredible milestone of delivering their 50,000th covid vaccination. Among our volunteers today was Olympic Gold medalist Sir Matthew Pinsent . Can you spot him?
Our Chief Operating Officer
@PilcherKate
has launched SCFT's new Inclusive Leadership Course for staff as part of the Trust's celebration of Equality, Diversity & Human Rights Week. Staff can read more on The Pulse
Dolphins Surgery in Haywards Heath are part of Sussex Primary Care, and their practice nurses work closely with our teams. Dolphins have now set up a drive-through clinic for patients on their waiting list for B12 injections. What a brilliant innovation! 🚗
#SCFT
#WorkingTogether
Fabulous practice nurse colleagues carrying out drive through injectable clinic today outside Nightingale. Innovative ways to continue delivering care 🌈
Today we've launched our "Pride Car" for this year's
@PrideBrighton
🌈which will be out and about on roads around Sussex leading up to the
#Pride
event. Let us know if you spot it, send us a pic, include location using
#scftpridecar
📱 We offer a confidential text message support service for young people aged 11-19 in both West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. Text our
@ChatHealthNHS
School Nurses for help with a range of issues including mental health, relationships, drugs/alcohol, self harm and bullying.
👉 WALK-IN BOOSTERS NOW AVAILABLE AT CRAWLEY CENTRE
Sorry for being shouty but we're excited to offer walk-ins between 8.30am & 3.30pm every day (closed Christmas Day & Boxing Day) at our Crawley Vaccination Centre, Crawley Hospital, West Green Drive.
Thanks for sharing 😊
Huge congratulations to our Chief Digital and Technology Officer
@DiarmaidCrean
for winning this amazing accolade! We're lucky to have your skills at SCFT, helping us use technology to improve patient care and experience.
Happy 75th birthday to our NHS 🎂🎉🎈💙
“It's a really proud moment to stop, take a breath and look forward to the future. Thank you to everybody for your incredible dedication and hard work” - Siobhan Melia, Chief Executive at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
#NHS75
👏 Congratulations are in order! We're delighted to announce that our West Sussex health visiting service have achieved the
@UNICEF_uk
@babyfriendly
Gold Award, recognising their outstanding commitment to supporting infant feeding.
💗 Find out more:
We've recruited nearly 1,500 staff and volunteers to help run our vaccination centres, so it was great to welcome Hove and Portslade MP
@peterkyle
to the
#Brighton
Centre today to show him how things are working and introduce some of the fantastic people making it possible.
More than 60 staff from across
#TeamSCFT
will be in the
#BrightonPride
parade on Saturday, thanks to
@scft_lgbt
and
@scft_charity
.
We want everyone to know that they can be their authentic self at SCFT, without fear of judgement, and that goes for both staff and our patients.
We're so excited to launch our Pride car for this year's
@PrideBrighton
!
#SCFT
colleagues will be marching in the parade on Saturday 3rd August at Brighton Pride and we'll be out and about on the roads of
#Sussex
- if you see us, give us a wave! 🏳️🌈👋
@sct_lgbt
#SCFTpride
We'd like to say a heartfelt
#ThankYou
to all the volunteers supporting our vaccination teams at the
#BrightonCentre
and beyond.
All our volunteers have been trained by our wonderful
@scft_volunteers
team, and they are a vital part of the
#Sussex
#COVID19
vaccination programme.
A well-deserved tea break with
#NHSHeroes
Ade, Tim and Bob from our Estates and Facilities teams, who are working tirelessly to support clinical staff across all our sites. Thanks to
@tetleyuk
for the kind donation - a cuppa really can make all the difference! ☕️🏥
#ThankYouNHS
This amazing card was hand drawn by Julia Berry, one of our talented nurses, to thank our Facilities team at Horsham Hospital. Julia's team was based there for 16 months while the ward at Salvington Lodge was refurbished, and this is her special thank you for their support.
How can you make communication easier for someone with hearing loss? Here are some expert words of guidance from our Speech and Language Therapy team that we’re sharing to mark national Deaf Awareness Week. 🌈
#DAW2020
"It's important to me that everybody in the Trust is able to bring their whole self to work and enjoy their work, and be included and productive."
A great video from
@trudyward8
on creating a safe and open workplace culture:
💬
#SpeakUpABC
#SpeakUpMonth
New research led by
@DianeJSellers
develops Mini-EDACS
A system describing how very young children with cerebral palsy eat and drink, using a common language for use in clinical practice, research and with families to improve care.
🍽️ Find out more:
Congratulations to Christine Morris, Community Children's Nurse, West Sussex. Presented with
#NHS70
Parliamentary Award nominee certificate in the category Lifetime Achievement by
@HenrySmithUK
Make sure you catch
@bbcsoutheast
at 6.30pm to hear about the great work our teams are doing to help people avoid going to hospital.
For example, our Urgent Community Response service can reduce the need for ambulance or A&E attendance by offering urgent care in people's home.
9-year-old Iman from Crawley has written a brilliant poem to thank the NHS, for staff to display and share at hospitals, pharmacies and medical centres.
#SCFT
staff - search The Pulse > Supporting You > Digital Book of Good Stuff to share your good news stories. 🙏
#ThankYouNHS
We would like to say a big congratulations to Kirsty Maguire, one of our Speech & Language Therapists who completed the monumental achievement of swimming the English Channel for
@SayAphasia
You can read more (& donate!) here:
Well done Kirsty! 👏👏👏
Shared moments of kindness and solidarity will help us to get through these unparalleled times together. We are proud to clap for all
#OurNHSPeople
and our fellow
#keyworkers
, and it's truly humbling to hear so many people joining us.
🌈👏
#ClapForOurCarers
#StayHomeSaveLives
The
@sct_ourway
Quality Improvement Award is particularly special to us this year, as it was due to be presented to Kristy Baldock.
Kristy sadly passed away a few weeks ago, and is greatly missed. Her family have kindly agreed to accept the award on her behalf. 🌟
#SCFTstars
Only 24 hours to go! We're so excited to be at
#BrightonPride
this weekend with
@scft_lgbt
and
@scft_charity
. If you see us, give us a wave!
We're proud to be an
#InclusiveEmployer
, supporting staff and patients to be their true selves, without fear of prejudice or judgement.
A year ago there was no such thing as a large scale vaccination centre in the UK. Look at us now, 750k vaccinations later. Delighted to mark the year anniversary of the Sussex Covid Vaccination programme today with
@itvmeridian
@Sussex_HCP
🏳️🌈 We were loud and proud at
@PrideBrighton
on Saturday!
🎉 Thanks to those who took part in the parade and to everyone who cheered us on.
❤️ We hope you had a wonderful weekend celebrating love, unity and diversity!
Wow - 150,000
#CovidVaccinations
have now been given at the
#Brighton
Centre!
Our amazing team of staff and
#volunteers
hit this astonishing milestone at the weekend and we couldn't be prouder of everyone involved. Thank you for what you're doing to help keep our community safe.
A massive thank you to everyone who attended our special
#NHS70
Open Day today in Crawley, fantastic to see so many of our services showcasing the amazing work they do day in, day out at
#SCFT
The winner of the Outstanding Contribution-Team is our International Recruitment Team! Congratulations to every member of the team for their incredible work!
#teamscft
It was a full house and a beautiful service. Our sincere thanks to the Dean and Chapter of Chichester Cathedral, the organist Tim Ravalde, our brilliant
#SCFTchoir
, and everyone from
@sct_spiritual
. 😊🏥⛪
#SCFT
#CommunityThatCares
This Christmas, remind a loved one that it's never too late to get stronger.
Share our film and visit for strengthening exercises and guidance from physiotherapists.
#NeverTooLate
If you visit our
#COVID19
vaccination centre at
#Crawley
Hospital you might meet Sheila, one of our lovely volunteers, who was furloughed from her job at Gatwick Airport last year.
🙏
#ThankYou
to everyone who is supporting the
#NHS
right now – we couldn’t do it without you!
Hardworking
#SCFT
hands are in for a treat, because we've received a beautiful batch of skin-safe and vegan-friendly hand sanitiser from local heroes
@BrightonGin
and
@ASAPOTH
! 🙏 Thank you so much - it's brilliant to see so many businesses adapting to support
#OurNHSPeople
.
❤️ Our latest Book of Good Stuff entry is an excellent example of our compassionate teams supporting each other - the Kleinwort Cocoon sounds like an amazing space!
🌟
#SCFT
staff can read all our Digital Book of Good Stuff stories here:
#OurNHSPeople
Now more than ever, we want our amazing staff to feel supported. Our new Connect line provides confidential advice and guidance for both individuals and teams.
✉️ sc-tr.connect
@nhs
.net
📞 01273 242031 Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm
❤️
#OurNHSPeople
#WeAreInThisTogether
💙🙏Thank you to all SCFT colleagues and everyone in our wider NHS family who is working this Christmas Day, and across the long Bank Holiday weekend, to care for people who need us 💙🙏
We're so proud to be part of the programme that has vaccinated one million people across Sussex, and in just 24 weeks!
Thank you to every single member of staff and volunteer who has helped make this happen. You're all amazing.
#TeamSCFT
#SussexMillion
#CovidVaccine
We’d like to introduce Duane, clinical lead at our
#COVID19
vaccination centre in
#Chichester
. He’s joined us for a few months from
@westernsussex
to help support our teams.
👍 We now have more than 900 people working hard to vaccinate people in our communities across
#Sussex
.
🎉 Happy
#AlliedHealthProfessionsDay
!
📹 We’re celebrating by launching this new video featuring some of our amazing
#AHPs
explaining why they do what they do:
💡 Inspired? Come and join us. See our current vacancies:
#AHPsDay
Today, Dr Crystal Oldman CBE, Chief Executive of
@TheQNI
, is visiting our Trust to spend time with frontline community staff.
It’s also a great opportunity to bring together our Trust’s 28 Queen’s Nurses to celebrate their achievements 👏
We're supporting you to stay in touch. 👍 Our Patient Experience team can now print and deliver emailed messages and photos to patients on our wards. Just send your message, along with your loved one's name and where they're staying, to sc-tr.messagestopatients
@nhs
.net. 🎨🌈
Banners and placards - packed ✔️
Ribbons - packed ✔️
Bells - packed ✔️
We are
#BrightonPride
Parade ready!
This year, we’re walking with
@UHSussex
and
@SPFT_NHS
under the banner of
@NHSSussex
- as a whole, making up the colours of the
#Pride
flag 🏳️🌈
See you there!
The
@sct_homeless
team work with colleagues from multiple organisations to deliver compassionate care for a vulnerable population, values that are at the cornerstone of our Trust.
Find out more and welcome them to Twitter!
#CommunityThatCares
🎉 We’re delighted to have been shortlisted for the ‘Best health and wellbeing initiative - public/third sector' category at this years
@CIPD
People Management Awards 2022!
#CIPDMAs22
We're so proud of our amazing
#Covid
#vaccination
teams. In just five days they've given 20,000 jabs at our centres across
#Chichester
#Brighton
and
#Crawley
- our busiest week ever.
Thank you to everyone who made this possible.
Wishing you all a safe and relaxing Christmas.
And now we move on to the closing stages of the awards. The next award is the Chair’s Award and the winner is Maria Weeks! Well done Maria and thank you for all your work.
#teamscft