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Phone First is now operational. The service will be available Monday to Friday, 8am-6pm.
If you have a minor injury you should call 028 9615 9444 to be assessed by phone & advice on next steps.
For emergencies, always call 999.
To find out more, visit:
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Now is the time to stay at home. Our respiratory team have a clear message- stay at home to save lives
#stayathome
#fightback
#COVID19
#jointhefightback
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Thank you to Picture Perfect Parties NI for creating a fabulous winter wonderland in the glass corridor at the Children's Hospital. We're very grateful to you and those who donated to make this happen and add a bit of festive magic to the space ❄️⛄️🐧
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spoken to care workers from across the UK to hear about their experiences of providing care during the coronavirus outbreak, and to thank them for their tireless efforts.
You can watch the full video here:
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We are under extreme pressure in the RVH & Mater as we care for an increasing number of Covid19+ patients, alongside emergency admissions. We are asking for help from our Trust nursing staff to work tonight & overnight & ask those available to work tonight to ring 07825 140 173
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Joanna Sloane, Sister in the Royal Victoria Hospital Emergency Department becomes the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccination in Northern Ireland.
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Delighted to have
@AirAmbulanceNI
land on the helipad at the Critical Care Building this morning for the first time.
@NIAS999
@healthdpt
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We are proud to announce that surgeons at Belfast Trust have successfully performed the first paediatric living donor transplant since the
#Covid19
surge in the UK or Ireland. Living donor transplants were stood down during Covid-19.
Full story:
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Our vaccinators delivered their 50,000th Covid-19 vaccine this afternoon to
@colettemaguire
. A great milestone by a fantastic team. 👏🏼👏🏼
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PLEASE NOTE FROM TODAY - SUNDAY DEC 19 - IF YOU ARE 18 OR OVER AND REQUIRE YOUR BOOSTER JAB AND IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE YOUR SECOND JAB PLEASE CALL IN TO ANY OF OUR CENTRES. NO APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY.
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The Mater Hospital has been designated the Covid-19 hospital for Belfast Trust.
Read more:
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A huge congratulations to our Haematology Team who have been presented with the Myeloma UK Clinical Service Excellence Programme Award in recognition of their outstanding care & dedication to patients with myeloma, an incurable blood cancer!🎉
More:
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Cara O’Brien is a 15 year old patient on the Allen Ward in the Children’s Hospital. She has taken it upon herself to paint the door of her room and has done a fantastic job! The door looks brilliant from the inside & outside, and has brightened up the whole room. Great work Cara!
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Thank you to our patients who bravely shared their stories tonight and our fantastic staff - you are all stars!
@BBCnireland
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Our peer vaccinators this morning who delivered the first Covid-19 vaccination in Northern Ireland.
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We are under extreme pressure as we care for an increasing number of sick patients.
We are asking for any available nursing staff (both registered & unregistered), including those from MPH site/Meadowlands who can help this evening and tonight to contact 07885 238160
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👏We want to say a huge thank you to all our vaccinators, coordinators, pharmacists, admin staff, porters, drivers, cleaners and everyone else involved in helping the vaccination programme run so smoothly. 👇
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We have produced ‘VIP’ lanyards for services users with a learning disability/autism. These will be used by service users & their families while out doing exercise, shopping or attending appointments. Please contact your key worker if you or a family member would like a lanyard.
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Aimee Brady is 10 years old. She's in the Children’s Hospital awaiting a donor. Her mum Valerie asks everyone to talk to their family about becoming a donor.
This
#OrganDonationWeek
please have that conversation with your family and loved ones.
#YesIDonate
#SpeakUpAndSaveALife
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Staff in Children's theatres have taken in a new member to help explain PPE to young patients
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It’s a been a challenging week for everyone in health and social care and here in Belfast Trust we’re very proud of our staff who continue to provide excellent services.
Thank you to all our staff, you’re the best! 🌟
#BeingBelfast
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In May this year, 5 year-old Hannah Smyth was airlifted to the Children’s Hospital after a tragic accident that saw her mum and younger sister die at the scene. Hannah remained in the Children’s Hospital until the end of August.
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Staff and service users had a lot of fun having a go at the Jerusalema dance craze. Some serious moves on show 🕺💃👇
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We want to thank our staff for their commitment and hard work during this time.
To support them at work we are offering free food and drinks in all our canteens and coffee shops across all our sites.
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Our staff are asking for your co-operation in helping us get you or a loved one discharged from hospital in a safe and timely way to allow someone in need access to, potentially, life saving care.
See our statement here ➡️
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We've seen the concern but we've got it sorted. 🚁
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@BelfastTrust
@bbcnewsline
@UTVNews
@BBCRadioFoyle
@goQradio
@U105radio
#royslmaternity
#belfasttrust
#materniy
#maternity
#hospital
#northernireland
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Karen Robinson is working with Covid positive patients who are on ventilators and unable to eat and drink, to ensure they are still getting the nutrition they need during treatment for Covid-19. She is calling on everyone to help protect our health service.
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Congratulations to our staff members Siobhan McKaigue, Jolene Bradley and Aoife Ní Chaiside on their All-Ireland Camogie success
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The Belfast Trust
#Covid19
vaccination team provided vaccines for residents and staff of Palmerston care home yesterday, the first care home in the UK to get the
#COVID19Vaccine
.
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After 42 years of sterling service, ‘Our’ Liz McAlea is retiring. She has had many vital roles at BHSCT, and leaves us as Co-Director, Medical Specialties. We will miss her so very very much. All the best in the future Liz, you have been nothing short of inspirational.
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The new Acute Mental Health Inpatient Centre at Belfast City Hospital has been formally handed over to Belfast Trust and is scheduled to open to patients on Monday 24th June.
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Thank you to our amazing staff members working in our Emergency Departments across the Trust.
In times of extreme pressure, all of our staff members continue to do everything then can to help our patients, and we appreciate you all.
#thankyouthursday
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Suzanne Lester is a respiratory specialist physiotherapist leading one of the physiotherapy teams at the Nightingale Hospital. She explains how physiotherapy is used to treat & rehabilitate
#Covid19
patients. She also describes how physio services have adapted during the pandemic
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A big shout out to all the mums who are working today to provide essential health and other services. Happy Mother’s Day to you all!
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An amazing effort from our mobile vaccination team today.
Thank you to the team for putting in so much work to make today happen at Belfast City Hall.
Great to have
@healthdpt
CMO Dr Michael McBride down showing support to the team.
#GrabAJab
#GetTheJabDone
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A huge thank you to everyone involved in
@BBCnireland
'The Hospital From The Inside', to our patients who bravely shared their stories and our dedicated staff who do an incredible job 24/7 - you are truly awesome!
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Sister Liz Moore who works on the COVID step down ward at Belfast City Hospital spoke at today's
@healthdpt
conference with Minister
@RobinSwannMoH
. She urged the public to continue to adhere to public health messages to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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📺Are you watching
#BelfastMidwives
?
We hope you are enjoying the show & we're incredibly proud of all our staff & patients who helped make this special show happen!
If you're enjoying the show, remember you can watch all 5 episodes as a Box Set on All 4!
#BelfastMidwives
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Huge thanks to
@Glentoran
FC staff and supporters, who donated 7,500 PPE face masks and 500 bottles of hand sanitiser to children’s services in April. Glentoran manager Mick McDermott was greeted by Gateway social worker Joanne McDermott and senior social worker Gillian Banham.
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Director of Nursing Brenda Creaney has issued this message of sincere thanks to everyone who has donated to the Trust during
#Covid19
. The generosity shown by people and businesses has been incredible. It has made an amazing difference to staff and service users. Thank you all!
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Children’s nurses & doctors in RBHSC today are saying “Don’t take a risk with a sick child”
“ You know your own child best, if your child is sick, please see medical help, our hospital and A&E is open and we are here for you”
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Congrats to Neonatal Unit Lead Midwife Lisa Darrah who received 17 recognition certificates from her colleagues in the recent Staff Survey. 🎉
Lisa has been in post since Sept 2022 and has made a significant impact on the running of the Unit.
Thanks Lisa! 🙌
#ThankYouThursday
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Niamh Collins is a dietician currently working in Intensive Care in the Nightingale Hospital. She highlights the excellent teamwork in a challenging working environment that misses the presence of patients’ families and friends. She also asks the public to keep doing their bit
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We have all enjoyed musical tributes to HSC staff over recent weeks. Here is one from our own staff to their fantastic colleagues. A brilliant virtual performance by 40 members of the Belfast Trust Staff Orchestra. Huge thanks to everyone involved!
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Our Chief Executive Dr Cathy Jack delivered a message to all staff who are providing the best possible care during the COVID-19 outbreak. Dr Jack addressed the challenges ahead and thanked staff for their dedication in the face of a fast-evolving situation
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Shout out to all our staff in work today, instead of enjoying their Christmas dinner with their family, they’re in work making sure those of us who have to spend Christmas in hospital get the best care they can. Thank you.
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Niall McGlinchey is a long term patient in Barbour Ward RBHSC, who loves cake but can't eat cake. He loves
@BritishBakeOff
&
@PaulHollywood
is his favourite judge, so Niall has challenged the staff to a Great Barbour Ward Bake Off where he will judge on effort & presentation.🧁🥞
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Meabh McNulty works in the Regional Intensive Care Unit in the Royal Victoria Hospital. She took time to write this lovely song reminding us all that things will eventually get back to normal. A very welcome and positive message. Thank you Meabh!
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A new mural in support of all healthcare workers is now on display on the Falls Road, close to the Royal Victoria Hospital. A great tribute to fantastic staff everywhere.
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Northern Ireland has the biggest live donor programme in Europe, relative to population. Consultant Nephrologist, Aisling Courtney tells us how Belfast has become a world leader in kidney transplantation.
#NHS70
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Congrats
@ConallMcCaughey
and the Regional Virology team - awarded for their contribution to organ donation during Covid-19 by the NI team of
@NHSBT
. NI was able to continue to progress deceased donation and their work has saved and changed the lives of many as a result.
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"42 years is a lifetime and they've all been happy and would I do it again? Absolutely yes!"
Thank you to Liz McAlea who has retired as Medical Specialities Co-Director after many years of service with us. Liz, you will be missed. Enjoy your retirement ❤
#ThankYouThursday
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A specially decorated postbox in support of the NHS and their exceptional service has been unveiled on the Falls Road outside the Royal Hospitals site.
The special postboxes are located close to 5 major UK hospitals – in Belfast, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Manchester and London.
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Our hospitals are facing ongoing and relentless pressures, particularly concerning patient discharges and we currently have a high number of patients in our hospitals who no longer need hospital care.
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Lead Nurse for Practice Education, Carol Chambers was awarded a Cavell Star Award in a surprise presentation event 🌟
These awards are given to nurses, midwives, nursing associates and healthcare assistants who shine bright and show exceptional care.
Congratulations Carol! 👏
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Our Dietetic Service has set up a drive-in clinic at Balmoral MOT Centre to get accurate outpatient height and weight measurements. With many patients shielding or vulnerable, dietitians wanted to develop a service in a protected environment. Full story:
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Andrew Gillespie is a staff nurse in the Dialysis Unit. Around 8 weeks ago he was inspired to paint something that would encourage his colleagues in ICU. The brilliant painting that he created is called ‘The Storm will Pass’ and hangs outside ICU at BCH. Great work Andrew!
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👶Cousins born an hour apart 🍼
ED Sister Eimear Loughlin and her sister Caoimhe Quinn both delivered baby boys at our Maternity Hospital today.
Eimear delivered Roman at 09:03 and Caoimhe delivered Dara at 10:09.
🎉Congratulations Eimear and Caoimhe.
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We are under extreme pressure as we care for an increasing number of sick patients.
We are asking for any available nursing staff (both registered & unregistered) who can help this afternoon, tonight & over the coming days to contact their DptManager or call 07907979719.
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Congratulations to
@MaryHinds57
who today received the Mercy Medal presented to her by Director of Nursing Brenda Creaney at the Mater Hospital. Also pictured is Sr Ignatius. Photo credit:
@QuinnBriege
👏
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The Multi Agency Triage Team (MATT) is a service for people experiencing an acute mental health crisis. The team includes mental health professionals, police officers and paramedics in a mobile community unit (ambulance).
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Staff in the Cancer Centre transformed the Radiotherapy Department for the paediatric patients to give the space more festive spirit for the children coming in for treatment.
Thank you to staff members Chloe Kennedy, Will Little and Emma Morrow, for putting it all together.
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An update for Trust staff from Chief Executive, Dr Cathy Jack, around COVID-19 and the Trust’s plans to support staff.
Watch the full video here:
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Tomorrow is the start of
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
, with this year’s theme ‘Healthy: Inside and Out’.
Working with Action Mental Health this week, we will have a series of videos and links to further advice on how children and young people can develop emotional resilience.
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A huge thank you to all our staff who are working over Christmas to provide the best care for our patients. At this festive time of year, those who work tirelessly to maintain our services are the real heroes. We wish all of them a Happy Christmas
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Chief Exec
@drcathyjack
provides an update for Trust staff.
This week, the focus is on the importance of looking after ourselves in a time where it can be difficult to separate work from personal life.
Visit or download the Bwell App to access resources
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Social work staff have set up a Community Coordination Centre, open every day 8am-10pm. Staff are working to ensure that service users receive the support they require, including food, fuel & medications. Referrals are accepted from key workers,
@PoliceServiceNI
,
@NIAS999
& GPs
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Thank you
@RobinSwannMoH
who today met with our staff at the Mater Hospital site.
The minister thanked staff for their ongoing work and visited nMabs clinic where innovative, anti-viral Covid-19 treatments are being administered, as well as the respiratory ward and ED.
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🎉👏 50,000 COVID-19 VACCINES ADMINISTERED 👏🎉
Today we reached a significant milestone in the vaccination programme. Our amazing staff will continue working hard delivering on the vaccination programme to help protect as many people as possible from COVID-19.
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Tony Thompson is the lead biomedical scientist in the Children’s Haematology Unit laboratory. He has produced this great animation to give children a virtual tour of their lab. The video explains what happens when children go to the clinic to give a blood sample.
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This is Benny Glendinning Pharmacist at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Benny is a peer vaccinator and the first pharmacist peer vaccinator to administer the Covid-19 vaccine in Belfast Trust.
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Over the past year there have been staff across all disciplines who have been redeployed to support the COVID response. We want to say thank you for everything, you should be incredibly proud of what you have achieved in very difficult circumstances🌟
📽️👉
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Children’s doctors are reminding you to seek urgent help if your child becomes unwell. Please go to your local A&E or call 999 if your child is very unwell. Children can become sick due to COVID-19 but may also become ill due to other diseases which will require urgent treatment
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Our Belfast City Hospital CT Team have just been awarded the Northern Ireland Team of the Year 2019 by
@SCoRMembers
A fabulous achievement - and we have just heard that the same team have now also been shortlisted for UK Team of the Year!!
👏👏👏👏👏
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Staff working in the COVID-19 Vaccination Centre deserve to be treated with the same respect they show to staff & services users. We will not tolerate abusive language and or unacceptable behaviours towards any member of staff:
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Congratulations to our nurses who celebrated success at this years
@RCN_NI
Nurse of the Year Awards 🏆
Well deserved recognition for our truly incredible nursing teams. We are so proud of you all 💙
#BeingBelfast
#NINoY23
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Lauren Maguire was a patient in the Children’s Haematology Unit 8 years ago. She would like to dedicate this fantastic version of ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ to all the healthcare workers out there doing a brilliant job in difficult times. Many thanks Lauren!
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In April, we were approached by some care homes and asked to support them with staffing & expertise. A number of staff volunteered to ensure patients received specialist care at this critical time. We would like to thank all these staff who volunteered:
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The 2 week lockdown that started today is a crucial period in the fight against Covid-19. What happens in the next 2 weeks will go a long way in determining how our healthcare system copes in the following months.
Please stay at home & if you need to go out, follow the guidance
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“A smile can brighten anyone’s day and with us wearing our vital PPE, we’re not able to do that.”
Nicola McMullan is an occupational therapist in the
#Covid19
wards. She describes the challenges of patient mental health, communication, rehab and discharge during the pandemic
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Thank you to all our hard-working staff helping us care for our patients and service users through this challenging period.
Staff from all areas, across all our sites; in our hospitals and the community, each play an integral part in providing care to our patients.
Thank you.
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Chief Executive, Martin Dillon, receives a standing ovation from the room as our Chairman marks his impending retirement
#Chairmansawards19
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New rapid testing technology being used in ED is a significant development for both testing capability & managing patient flow. Tests which deliver a COVID-19 result in 12 minutes help to enable faster decision-making in relation to patients’ care ➡️
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We’ve been awarded Silver accreditation with Investors in People, a fantastic achievement reflecting great work across the Trust. CEO Martin Dillon congratulated staff: “Our people are our greatest asset. I am hugely proud of the Trust and all our staff.”
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We have experienced an 80% increase in patients admitted with COVID-19 since Christmas Day & this figure is expected to rise. In this video, our Chief Executive, Dr Cathy Jack, explains the robust action needed to ensure we maintain capacity:
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We were thoroughly impressed with this fantastic piece of artwork that was drawn by one of the children in our care. Thank you to 13 year old Corey for taking the time to illustrate this, such talent!
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Admission to Hospital during Covid-19 can be extremely difficult. Writing letters helps our younger patients develop communication skills whilst providing a distraction for those facing a stay in hospital alone. We chat to
@BlakesWheels
about his letter.
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Thank you to all of those who have kindly provided donations to us in recent weeks.
For the safety of our staff please do not come to our sites without contacting us first.
Arrange delivery so we can make sure nothing goes to waste.
Email donations
@belfastrust
.hscni.net
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"It's really good to shine a light on nursing and the hard work that everyone has done.”
Our ICU Nurse Lyndsey Adamson received the Freedom of the City on behalf of all frontline workers at a special concert at the Waterfront Hall.
Tune in to BBC One NI @ 7pm tomorrow!
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A virtual reality app for children who need an MRI scan, developed by our Children’s Haematology Unit, enjoyed success at the Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards this week. The app allows children to see what the hospital visit and MRI experience will be like before they attend.
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Congratulations to Eileen Kennedy who has been awarded Northern Ireland Hospital Mentor of the Year at last night's
@QUBMidwiferySoc
Awards. Eileen is a midwife in Delivery Suite in Royal Jubilee. Well done on this fantastic achievement Eileen!
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a common sight at the minute, but PPE can be difficult to explain to a child. This animated video helps explain the importance of PPE to children by comparing it to other forms of daily protection. Thank you to everyone involved.
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Business as Usual
All services are back to normal tomorrow
Thanks to all our staff who have worked to keep our patients
& clients safe
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Congrats to Cormac McGrath, clinical scientist at Belfast Trust, who won the prestigious
@ViapathUK
Award For Innovation for co-developing a free VR app that prepares children for their MRI scan. The app is already making a huge difference to children's MRI experience
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We have a zero tolerance policy on abuse against our staff.
Our staff are committed to treating patients and service users with courtesy, dignity and respect at all times.
We expect our staff to be treated in a similar manner.
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We have a zero tolerance policy on abuse against our staff.
Our staff are committed to treating patients and service users with courtesy, dignity and respect at all times.
We expect our staff to be treated in a similar manner.
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