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NHS staff have not hesitated to look after those we love throughout this pandemic.
Through their own fear, their own grief, their own exhaustion, they stepped up and they carried on.
They are the best of public service, the best of us. Thank you NHS.
#gotyourbackNHS
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I am very sorry & angry to see NHS colleagues at Milton Keynes covid testing centre harassed & intimidated at their place of work. Our staff having to deal with increasing aggression & violence for simply doing their job. It’s abhorrent, unacceptable & we will not stand for it
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We’ve unveiled our new staff benefits programme today - the start of a 3yr programme. Includes free parking for staff, increasing flex working
@FlexNHS
, increasing special leave, free tea & coffee & enhanced wellbeing services. Caring for
@MKHospital
while they care for patients
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If you’re a new doc reading about what a ‘snowflake’ you are in the national press, take it from me. I don’t know any NHS snowflakes. I know bold, brave, brilliant people in every job, at every stage of their careers in the NHS who work incredibly hard in often v difficult circs.
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The threat came as a response to media access. I have reported 2 police
I welcome debate & will listen to feedback on any issue. Threats like this aren’t debate. They are meant to frighten & control.
I do not tolerate abuse & violence against NHS staff & I will call it out 2/2
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It is harder now than it has been in the NHS. Staff are fragile & when we say ‘the system is under pressure’, we mean ‘the people are under pressure’. But NHS staff please know your constant hard work is seen & appreciated. And thank you. Of course it’s not enough. But thank you.
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Today I received a death threat as CEO
@MKHospital
.
I have never been concerned about giving media access to the hospital I am privileged to lead, because I am proud of my staff & the care we provide.
Today I worried. I guess that’s what these threats are designed to do. 1/2
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At
@MKHospital
we are committed to continuing:
- free staff car parking (have done since last summer & it’s not changing)
- a dedicated staff health & wellbeing hub
- free tea & coffee
- staff room refurb programme
- flexible working
- investing in staff
#COVID19
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The
#oxfordvaccine
is welcome news. We have more than 200 patients with covid-19 in our hospital, double the number of the first peak. Our staff
@MKHospital
are working phenomenally hard in incredibly difficult circumstances. I know thank you isn’t enough, but thank you
#TeamMKUH
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Our staff are working flat out, doing their utmost to provide the best possible care to the thousands of people who walk through our doors every week. Please treat them with respect - don’t shout & swear at them. Don’t forget they are people too, showing up, doing their best
#NHS
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We are shortly going to start free evening meals for staff working late
@MKHospital
& staff staying away from home. We already provide free drinks & free parking & are opening a new staff wellbeing centre. Caring for those who care has never been more important
#ClapForTheNHS
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We’re acting to address the structural inequality we know exists in the NHS
@MKHospital
. As a CEO it’s my job to be a vocal & active ally - to lead, enable & empower change. To raise the voices of others & quiet my own. To stand in solidarity & to take action.
#BlackLivesMatter
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I have been vaccinated & boosted, so have my loved ones, including my 12 year old twins. I’ve even trained as a vaccinator. Having seen the ravages of Covid, including losing my mum, I’d ask every single person eligible to get vaccinated & boosted. Vaccines save lives.
#NHS
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The fortitude of staff across the NHS, their capacity to continue through the most devastating & difficult circumstances many of us have ever faced & now mobilising to deliver a vaccination programme at speed & scale. It is truly incredible. Thank you. To every single one of you
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Announced today that
@MKHospital
has become one of the first hospitals in the UK to enable patients to view their consolidated healthcare records directly within the Health App on their iPhone
@NHSX
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It’s a huge privilege to celebrate my 10th anniversary as CEO of
@MKHospital
- it’s a real honour to lead this organisation, working alongside 5,000 of the best people in the NHS. Looking back on our collective achievements. I am very grateful to and proud of
#MKUH
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We saw just under 400 patients in
@MKHospital
ED yesterday. The highest number ever. We’ve seen an unprecedented number of patients seeking emergency care every day over the last eight days. The ED team and teams across the whole hospital are working incredibly hard 1/2
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Today we booked 700 vaccination appointments at the
@MKHospital
vaccine hub. we were booking 100 appointments an hour with two calls a minute. This call centre is staffed by our admin staff - many of whom volunteered to be part of the
#CovidVaccine
#TeamMKUH
effort, thank you!
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We’ve had a 10% increase in inpatients with covid-19 in 24 hours
@MKHospital
- now at more than 220. Our ICU remains near to capacity. We are working tremendously hard through this very challenging period. Hospital services remain open - we are here if you need us.
#lockdown
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We have admitted more than a ward’s worth of patients who are covid-19 positive in the last 24 hours.
It is very, very busy
@MKHospital
Thank you to staff working so very hard to keep all our patients safe and services running in challenging circumstances.
#Tier3
#TeamMKUH
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It is a privilege to enter my tenth year as CEO of
@MKHospital
I’m proud to be part of a team that has given and delivered so much. A team of people I am proud to lead. A team who’ve cared for me & my family over the past decade.
I am grateful & so glad to be part of
#TeamMKUH
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Feeling excited & nervous as we contribute to the making of history tomorrow as a covid-19 vaccination centre.
Our staff have worked so hard in preparation for this & I want to say thank you to them.
As leaders we can do nothing without our teams - you are the best
@MKHospital
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As we head into a significant week for the NHS, with the deadline for unvaccinated staff to have their first Covid vaccine on 3 Feb, I’d urge those undecided to talk to us - any of us - we are here, your colleagues, the people who work alongside you. We want to stay one team
#NHS
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Free meals for staff
@MKHospital
are available over Christmas and New Year outside staff restaurant opening times. This includes Christmas Day. Meals will be delivered to wards and departments and available in the Staff Hub (our well-being & rest area - open to all staff)
#NHS
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To
#TeamMKUH
@MKHospital
as we move to
#tier4
I know the disappointment & sadness at cancelled plans. I know the hard, hard work you are doing day and night in at the hospital. It’s incredibly tough at the moment. We will get through it together. We will get through this together
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Summer hols, childcare a bit patchy this week & so I’ve got the twins ‘helping’ me at work! Juggling is a challenge for everyone & not everyone has the luxury of doing what I’ve done today. Trying to make it easier
@MKHospital
for all our staff to juggle home & work
@FlexNHS
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We’ve today published a policy
@MKHospital
to support staff experiencing domestic abuse.
This includes six weeks paid leave for employees who urgently need to leave their home due to domestic abuse plus other measures to provide support.
#DomesticAbuse
@ndvh
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Outstanding to see patients going home from our wards having come out of intensive care
@Mkhospital
We could not love this more 💙
NHS staff at
@MKHospital
are clapping patients who have made it out of intensive care and are now on their way home
Please RT to add your virtual clap
TOGETHER WE CAN BEAT THIS!
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To the 1.5m people working in the NHS. The service we celebrate today and rely on tomorrow exists thanks to your sweat, tears, laughter & efforts. It is you that make the NHS remarkable. Ordinary people who face the extraordinary & carry on
#NHSThankYou
@MKHospital
#TeamMKUH
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One thing we have in our direct control at the moment is the care we give to each other & the compassion with which we treat each other. Food & rest at work; support for those dealing with trauma; making difficult working lives as easy as possible. Those things matter
#NHS
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Pleased to show the reality of what faces our staff & patients facing
#COVID19
with
@vsmacdonald
and
@Channel4News
It is a privilege to be CEO
@MKHospital
- I am humbled & amazed every day at incredible skill and fortitude of the 5,000 strong team I work alongside.
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What do we do? We vaccinate, we plan, we prepare, we do as much as we can to support & care for each other in the NHS so we can support & care for patients. We listen & we help each other - inside & beyond the walls of our institutions. Whatever the next weeks bring
#NHS
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If you do want to raise a concern or complaint you can email me directly Joe.harrison
@mkuh
.nhs.uk (I don’t always see every comment on Twitter).
A sincere thank you to everyone
@MKHospital
- what you do matters, makes a difference and is appreciated and valued beyond words 3/3
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As we go back into a
#NationalLockdown
I’d like to say to staff
@MKHospital
- I know what you gave before, I know it is the hardest thing we’ve faced. As we head into dark and difficult months, whatever there is to face, we will face it & get through it together. 1/2
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We’re having a big conversation
@MKHospital
on the next phase of our programme to improve working lives. On the back of previous consultations we’ve brought in free parking, free drinks, subsidised food & much much more. No idea too big/ small to be considered!
#NHS
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Delighted to have confirmation of the new Women and Children’s Hospital
@MKHospital
in the PM’s announcement today. This is will make a huge difference to families living in and around MK for generations. Brilliants news for Milton Keynes.
A NEW Women’s and Children’s Hospital has been confirmed at the hospital as part of a nationwide hospital programme announced by the Prime Minister today.
Read more here:
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We are doing our very best to
#careforthecarers
@MKHospital
with:
-free accommodation
-free meals
-free drinks
-free parking
-staff wellbeing centre
-care & comfort packs
-enabling ++ remote working
We will do everything we can to care for those who care for us.
#coronavirus
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Everyone at
@MKHospital
is working so hard - to run an extremely busy hospital and to prepare to start covid-19 vaccinations from next week. I cannot thank our staff enough. I know this is being replicated across the NHS and it is awe-inspiring. Thank you.
#NHS
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On
#WorldKindnessDay
being kind to yourself as well as others remains one of the most important things we do in the NHS
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Privileged to have been CEO
@MKHospital
for most of the last decade. Very proud to work alongside the 5,000 other staff who make up
#TeamMKUH
, in all we have achieved & keep striving for. On the good days & the hard days, no place I’d rather be. Thank you
#TeamMKUH
#NewYear2020
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A massive thank you to staff
@MKHospital
- working so hard looking after our patients now and in preparing to care for patients safely if we see increasing numbers with
#COVID19
Just as important to look after
#TeamMKUH
so we can provide the care & services local people need
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We are very busy
@MKHospital
particularly in ED, maternity, neonatal care & paediatrics & increasing numbers of patients with Covid-19. We are at the start of extremely challenging period. We will do everything we can to care for the people of MK & to care for our staff.
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As the devastating situation in India continues, it is a frightening, lonely and incredibly distressing time for many NHS staff. To be far from loved ones in a situation like this is hard to bear. Our colleagues need us to wrap them in care and support.
#COVID19India
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We have the highest number of patients with Covid-19
@MKHospital
(30 with 2 in ICU) the most for several months. If you have not yet been vaccinated, please get a jab. Hands, face, space, fresh air is still solid advice for daily life. Protect yourself & each other
#NHS
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Currently
@MKHospital
is very pressured but we are not yet at the point of needing to declare a critical incident. Patients with Covid have - doubled over the past week & staff sickness also continues to increase. We are preparing for this to get worse 1/2
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Part of my message to staff
@MKHospital
today. Whatever your view on the results of the
#GeneralElection2019
we remain the guardians of the shared human endeavour that is the NHS.
#OurNHS
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Being anti-racist is something I must, and we all must, be more vocal & active about in the NHS
#racism
#NHS
part of my weekly message to staff
@mkhospital
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Happy Easter and a huge thank you to everyone working across the extended bank holiday in the NHS. It is a phenomenally busy time, the joy and heartbreak of healthcare doesn’t stop, and our staff continue to work incredibly hard. A sincere thank you to you all
#NHS
#Easter2022
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People & organisations are not the same after major incidents. We will all be watching
#COVID19
& unfolding events with different emotions. I don’t think we should underestimate that in the NHS. In major incidents there is usually an end, a chance for emotional recovery 1/
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Today perhaps a day to say again that the NHS we love is one family. A diverse family, with members from across Europe & the globe, united by a common purpose to care.
To the 1.2 million people in our health service, whatever country you call home, you are our NHS
#BrexitDeal
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About 348 days ago we opened a repatriation centre in Milton Keynes, staffed by
@MKHospital
for British nationals returning from Wuhan. We donned PPE to protect us against
#COVID19
for the first time. Yesterday we had vaccinated over 12k people against this virus 1/3
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This
#FathersDay
@MKHospital
like every day, we will see all of life within our walls. New dads, joyful dads, those saying goodbye to their dads, worried dads, dads who are struggling… It is a privilege to care for you. And the dads working today - thank you. Happy
#FathersDay
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I know patients have been waiting longer, and some much longer than usual in ED. I am really sorry for those longer waiting times. I know you might be scared or anxious We will see you as quickly as we can - please don’t shout at or abuse our staff, they are doing their best 2/3
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The executive team
@MKHospital
is 50% female and the last two NEDs appointed to the board were women. Come on
#FTSE
companies, do better.
#womenonboards
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Absolutely delighted that we have been given £10m to build a new pathway unit
@MKHospital
to provide better, faster care for patients needing assessment & treatment outside ED or an inpatient ward.
Brilliant news for local people
#MK
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We’ve recently made some changes to the food our patients receive during their time in hospital, to improve the quality of our meals & reduce our food waste. We’ve seen our food waste drop from 18% to 2% with positive feedback from patients on our new menus 👍🏼
@MKHospital
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Happy Mother’s Day.
To the mothers working in the NHS who will leave their children today to face some of the toughest shifts they have known.
To the mothers we won’t see because we want to protect them.
To the mothers we miss and who miss us.
1/2
#MothersDay
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Pleasure to open the doors of our brand new Same Day Emergency Care Centre
@MKHospital
this morning. More information on this fantastic new facility, which includes a 26-bed ward, here huge thank you to everyone involved
#TeamMKUH
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I’d like to say a sincere thank you to our staff who show up on the most difficult days & give their all. It is a really challenging time in the NHS & I am often in awe & always grateful for all they do - as a CEO & also as a patient, a relative, a visitor. Thank you
#NHS
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We broke the ground on the new radiotherapy centre
@MKHospital
today. This vital build will enable patients in Milton Keynes & surrounding areas to have radiotherapy treatment locally - currently they face up to a 100 mile round trip daily. Thank you to our MK & Oxford partners.
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Thank you to every nurse who gives so much of themselves, their time, their love to a job that is often difficult beyond words. May we never underestimate what you do & may you always remember how valued & vital you are. Thank you will never be enough.
#InternationalNursesDay2021
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At 11am tomorrow we will spend a minute in silent contemplation to remember members of our NHS family who have lost their lives to Covid-19.
Those we have been privileged to work alongside. To call friends. To love. Always remembered.
@MKHospital
#NeverForgotten
#IWMD2020
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Delighted that Milton Keynes is being made a city as part of HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Congratulations to everyone involved for their hard work in making this happen
@MichaelRBracey
@mkcouncil
Proud
@MKHospital
is at the heart of such a vibrant city.
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The humanity of NHS healthcare is brought home to me at Christmas. All we see and do here - the best and worst days of people’s lives, people who will one day be those we love, and who will one day be us.
My message to staff this Christmas
@MKHospital
#NHS
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Proud to have secured a good rating
@MKHospital
on core seviced and in our well led inspection by
@CareQualityComm
We have work to do to keep improving and I know
#TeamMKUH
are up to the challenge and the challenge of getting to outstanding.
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Taking the
#ClimateEmergency
seriously
@MKHospital
as we progress our
#MKUHGreenerFuture
- this is one of our solar panelled roofs providing 15% of our electricity consumption 1/
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I wrote this in Jan 2018. I could not have imagined what the last 18 months would bring. What our
#NHS
staff faced, continue to face, still there, despite it all, because of it all, for us all. The world is so different. Our purpose the same. I think this piece still holds true.
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Delighted to welcome
@AKPritchard2
and
@sajidjavid
to
@MKHospital
today. I am incredibly proud of the 5k people I am privileged to work with & the services we provide to local people alongside our fantastic
@mkcouncil
@MichaelRBracey
& colleagues. Thanks always to
#TeamMKUH
#NHS
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My message to
@MKHospital
staff this week on unity and our shared purpose in caring for others
#BrexitDay
#EU
#NHS
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It has been extremely busy
@MKHospital
over the past week, with more patients than usual needing emergency care and significant pressure on our staff. As we go into the weekend, temperatures are forecast to rise up to 39C on Monday & Tuesday. We have taken the decision to 1/4
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The balance of caring for our staff & caring for our patients is not in conflict or competition. Without doing the first we cannot do the second. I want our NHS staff to know we will care for them, we will do what it takes, because that’s what we will ask of them. /2
#COVID19
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Huge congratulations to
@AKPritchard2
on being appointed CEO of
@NHSEngland
- making history as the first woman in the post in a period that will be written into history as the most challenging the NHS has faced.
#NHS
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Part of my message to staff
@MKHospital
today on
#Covid_19
and preparing, planning and working together to look after patients and each other.
#covid19UK
#TeamMKUH
#NHS
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It will be tough. We will support you however we can, do all we can to care for you as you care for our patients. We are a team, a family, one I am proud and grateful to be part of. Our commitment to care is unwavering - to you, & to the people of Milton Keynes
#covidbriefing
2/2
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Happy Mother’s Day to all those celebrating today.
And to the very many missing their mothers. This year more than others it will be a hard day for many.
#MothersDay2021
@MKHospital
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It’s been a record-breaking week
@MKHospital
- with more people than ever before seeking emergency care & treatment over the past 7 days. Thank you so much to the ED team & teams right across the hospital for everything you do & are doing to care for our community.
#NHS
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Delighted that
@MKHospital
has been recognised by
@mkfm
for the Mayor’s special award for all of the work done by everyone in
#TeamMKUH
during the pandemic, thank you!
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Today & every day, drs, nurses, carers, teachers, police officers, fire fighters, council workers, ambulance crews...are working incredibly hard in delivering the public services we all rely on. As politics is consumed by Brexit, thank you to our vital & valued public servants.
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Nice to see
@HSJnews
highlighting staff health & well-being work going on
@MKHospital
, focusing on supporting our staff so the whole team here can provide the best possible care to our patients
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2/2 before it gets better. Particularly as the first week of January is always pressured, especially in terms of staffing. I know this is incredibly tough & worrying - for our staff & the community we care for. We will do everything we can to support both.
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I am always proud of staff
@MKHospital
but never more so than in times of difficulty. A sincere and heartfelt
#ThankYouNHS
to
#TeamMKUH
during this very cold weather. We see the incredible lengths you go to & the sacrifices you make. From a very grateful CEO
#NHS
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Yesterday was our busiest day on record for ED attendances and it’s an extremely busy time for births too. A huge thank you to all the teams working across
@MKHospital
- you are extraordinary. And a huge thank you to all our NHS colleagues working incredibly hard too.
#NHS
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Welcome to our new drs. It’s a privilege for us to have you start your career here. You are vital & valued & I hope you are always made to feel so. We strive for
@MKHospital
to be the best place to work & be cared for & what you tell us about how we can improve really matters 1/2
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My grateful thanks to the
@MKHospital
team on this cold, busy weekend. We see all of life within our hospital walls, grief and joy and long, difficult days and nights. What you do is seen and appreciated by those you care for, and those whose privilege it is to care for you.
#NHS
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We know the cost of childcare outstrips or equals earnings for some of our staff. We want to do more to support working parents (along with other groups of staff) with more accessible more affordable childcare on site. Challenge accepted!
Our work on staff benefits
@MKHospital
hasn’t stopped - we are looking at the next phase now. And on the list is affordable, accessible childcare. Got to be a way to do it, and we will find it!
#TeamMKUH
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Excellent news for patients and clinicians, technology supporting care across primary and secondary services.
@MKHosptial
now provides every GP in Milton Keynes secure access to their patients’ hospital records, with direct integration with the practice systems. Great work from
#TeamMKUH
&
@CernerUK
#HIE
#DigitalTransformation
#eCARE
#GDE
FF
@JoeHMK
@NHSMKCCG
@BLMKPartnership
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Thinking of all those spending
#MothersDay
at
@MKHospital
.
To those becoming a mother today. To those caring for our mothers. To those spending precious time with their mothers in hospital. And to those for whom loss makes today sad and hard.
We will be with you today.
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Christmas is upon us. A time of happiness and one of reflection, and in the NHS, a time that continues as every day in healthcare does – with joy and grief, fear and hope. We are privileged to hold all of human life, its fragility and strength, inside the walls of our hospital 1/
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When you have no words to describe how proud you are of
@Frances97059630
and the team
@MKHospital
, thank you!
Was told a wedding was happening today .made in 2 hours for one of our patients .
@MKHospital
we go above and beyond for our patients .
#hospitalcatering
ain't lost my touch . thanks to my team for supporting in this task .proud to be your manager ❤
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Some quiet reflection today for all the lives lost and forever changed by covid-19. Those we loved, those we love. There is heartbreak and heroism within our hospital walls that none of us will ever forget.
@MKHospital
#DayOfReflection
#lockdown
#NHS
@NHSMillion
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It’s going to be a tough few months for us all. Next week we are holding a three-day virtual event focussed on rest, resilience & recovery for staff
@MKHospital
Looking after
#TeamMKUH
means a lot of different things & talking about physical & mental health is one.
#COVID
ー19
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Looking forward to curating the
@NHS
account next week. Hopefully showing you a bit more about the life of a CEO &
#TeamMKUH
@MKHospital
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