As the end of the year approaches it provides an opportunity
for reflection, thanks and a look forward.
2017 has been a particularly significant year for Pennine
Care with many achievements and challenges along the way. Some of the most notable things to happen
have included posting a financial deficit for the first time; strengthening
joint working arrangements with commissioners; moving forward with the
CQC/quality improvement plan; mobilising the Manchester Resilience Hub in
response to the Manchester Arena attack; implementing the new operating model
to create locality groups and combining mental health and specialist, as well
as the appointment of a new Chief Executive and Chair. So it’s been a pretty eventful year!
Despite the amount of change and challenge facing the
organisation as a whole, our staff have continued to work tirelessly to provide
care to patients. This applies to those
in clinical roles and enabling support roles.
In fact, staff couldn’t be working harder and many services are running over
capacity. I’ve talked about the need to
redress the balance between demand and quality previously and this will
continue to be a priority theme into next year.
When I joined Pennine Care in September, I said that I
wanted to refocus on staff engagement because I believe that if we properly look
after our staff, we will in turn provide the best care to patients. From speaking with many of you, there is clearly
a great deal of passion and commitment from staff, who put in a lot of
discretionary effort, but there is a sense of people being quite tired and
weary. My overall impression is that staff do like working here and there
is a strong sense that people are really up for a new approach to take us into
the future. Improving how we support and
develop our workforce will also be a key priority for 2018.
This year we have also held our largest ever giving back
campaign to provide those less fortunate with food and gifts over the festive
season. The response from staff has been
phenomenal, everyone has been extremely generous. We raised £150 from the Christmas jumper day, donated 35 Christmas shoeboxes to
homeless appeals and made many considerable donations to food banks around the Trust
footprint, enough to fill 58 car boots!
I would like to thank each and every one of you, staff, volunteers and supporters alike, for your
continued hard work and commitment over the last 12 months, it hasn’t been an
easy journey but there is much to be proud of.
I want to continue to build on our success into the next year and work
more closely together across the Trust to overcome the challenges we face.
I wish you all the very best for the festive season,
especially to those working over the Christmas period. I look forward to working with you all in the
New Year.
Many Thanks
Claire
Claire Molloy
Chief Executive
Chief Executive
E: ceo-penninecare@nhs.net
T: @ClaireMolloy2
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