Recently I had the pleasure of launching the initiative to request smokers not to smoke outside of the main entrance to Pinderfields hospital which has subsequently received a great deal of very helpful publicity .

Team of the Week presentation to the team that put into place the clinical waste contingency arrangements

A really interesting visit to our orthodontic and maxilla-facial service . Excellent service provided by an excellent team

I had the pleasure of presenting the biomedical science team with Team of the Week and cakes in recognition of the team going over and above and beyond of organising and running Biomedical Science open day in our Pathology service. Well done and thank you .

I was delighted to spend the first couple of hours this morning with some of our Band5 therapists . Their enthusiasm and commitment to great patient care was palpable. Their feedback on opportunities for improvement very valuable. Thank you.

Congratulations to the Boothroyd theatre team on their deserved award presented at the recent Trust Leadership Community Forum. Well done .

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