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A news update for the staff of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Issue 245 Week commencing Monday 22nd January 2007
I t is perhaps unsurprising
that all of the ideas
for change that were I met
pursued by Sir Gerry during
the filming of the BBC
some amazing
programme came from staff people at
– we know that those at
the front-line are often best
Rotherham,
placed to see the problems people who
because they experience
them on a daily basis. wanted to
However, what is also make things
clear is that staff do not
feel empowered to do happen
much about it, and as Chief Gerry
Executive it is my view that
robinson
this must change. But
this can only happen if
clinicians, managers and all you, our staff, about your
other staff agree that this ideas for improvement, and
is in the best interest of the we are establishing new
Hospital, its patients and arrangements to enable
staff, and therefore feel that to happen in a way
committed to doing things that will ensure staff are
differently. given credit for their ideas,
The BBC programme has receive feedback on their
got many people talking ideas, and for those ideas
and thinking about how we agree to implement,
we can improve the ways that they are fully involved
we work together and I am in implementing their ideas.
keen that we do not lose Whatever idea you have
the momentum for change for enhancing the services
that the programme has at the hospital, increasing
created. quality, improving efficiency
I am particularly keen at or reducing waste, we want
this time that we listen to to hear from you, and
Can you fix the NHS?
continued
until the new arrangements Country.
are in place, we are Over
establishing a variety of the coming
ways in which you can do weeks your
this: Director
or Chief
• A new page has
should be
been set-up on the
meeting
Trust intranet, http://
with as
trftintranet/TRFTintranet/
many
Contact us
Ideas&Suggestions/Ideas.
of you as possible to get
asp
your opinions on what we
I
• Use the cut out portion should change and what s something happening
at the end of this we can do to make the that you or your
newsletter service we provide even department would like to
• Send an email to kim. better for patients. Watch share with the rest of the
ashall@rothgen.nhs.uk out for more information Trust?
about how and when you To get your news
• Write a short letter can contribute and details in newsweek, contact
outlining your idea to of how you can find out Ian Coward,
Kim Ashall, General what changes have been Communications & PR
Management Corridor, proposed, and when Manager, at Wensley
Level D. implemented, how they Court – ext. 7286, fax
have improved what we do 4303, email ian.coward@
I will be asking all senior
staff across the organisation
and the services we offer • rothgen.nhs.uk •
to ensure that they invest
time in talking and listening
to staff, and in identifying
and helping staff to
register your idea now
articulate their ideas.
On the 30th January the
Trust will be launching its Name:
RISE Programme (Rapidly
Improving Services for Department:
Everyone), which will
provide training and support Contact number:
for staff in developing
and taking forward your
ideas. This is not just a
My idea for improving our service is:
one off request for ideas, a
we want this to be a
permanent change in the a
way we engage staff in
improving services; for our aa
drive for improvement to
be a permanent feature a
of the way we all work.
a
My aspiration is that
in introducing a new a
philosophy of openness
and support for staff on
the front-line in leading
Please return this slip to Kim Ashall, Director of
change, we will maintain
Services Improvement, General Management, Level D.
Rotherham’s position as one
of the best Hospitals in the
