News from our partners: Learning and development at Trust celebrated as new centre opens
News from our partners The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH)
The Trust which runs the county’s two acute hospitals has been recognising learners and newly qualified nurses at a special celebration.
A Learning and Development Celebration was held as part of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s (SaTH) Recognition Week and more than 200 members of staff were recognised for their fantastic achievements over the last 12 months.
Certificates of recognition were handed out to staff, including for those who had successfully completed nursing degrees and apprenticeships.
Plaque unveiled at SERII
Special awards were also presented to two exceptional members of staff for their outstanding services towards learning and development at the Trust.
Dr Kevin Eardley, Consultant Physician and Nephrologist, has been the driving force behind many learning and development pathways for improving health inequalities for vulnerable patient groups.
Judith Tudor, Talent & Succession Manager and Apprenticeship Lead, also received a special award for her passion in developing new and existing staff, and supporting the journeys of many apprentices in the Trust.
The event also saw the opening of the SaTH Education, Research and Improvement Institute (SERII) – a new teaching facility, based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, which will support the training and development of medical students from Keele University and doctors in training, with a focus on interprofessional learning with other healthcare professionals.
Ribbon cutting at the opening of SERII
It was opened by staff whose own stories showed why learning and development was important as part of the celebration day. They were Professor Koottalai Srinivasan, Francesca Farruggio, Sarah Sandy, Jamie Henry, Rejimon Abdul Khadir, Kally Williams and Aravind Bhaskaran.
Dr John Jones, Executive Medical Director at SaTH, said:-
“It is incredibly important that we enable a learning and innovative culture for colleagues across all our professions to realise our vision of delivering excellent care for the communities we serve.
“It was a wonderful day in the perfect location to bring together colleagues from different areas of the Trust and see how they have been able to develop and hone their skills to support high quality patient care, and where research can thrive and help us to transform and develop new models of care.”
Hayley Flavell, Director of Nursing at SaTH, said:-
“It was just incredible to hear the stories of how our staff are progressing on their learning and development journeys. What is evident is that they are all working to improve the care that they provide for our patients and the support on offer enables them to constantly improve.”
The new centre has five skills laboratories which simulate a clinical environment, as well as teaching classrooms.
It is part of the Trust’s ongoing commitment to continuous improvement, research and innovation to ensure patients are receiving high quality, evidence-based care.
SERII will also support the Trust’s ambitious plan to become a university hospital trust, helping to attract and retain highly skilled staff, by supporting them to learn together in a dedicated facility.
