Here are some of the recent successes and achievements of the Trust and its colleagues...
- People working at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have given the organisation a resounding thumbs up in the most recent annual NHS National Staff Survey. Nearly three quarters of colleagues at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust said they would recommend the Trust a place to work. The survey also showed that 72% of colleagues said they would recommend the Trust’s services to a friend or relative if they needed care. The Trust received the highest score nationally amongst similar trusts for being safe and healthy, working flexibly and overall staff morale. In each of the seven areas, the Trust scored higher than the national average of other trusts that provide similar services.
- The joint Autism Assessment Team and the Specialist Autism Team took home the Great Autism Award at the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards ceremony in Birmingham on 21 June 2024 for significantly reducing assessment wait times and decreasing the number of those with autism, that are treated in hospital.
- Sue Earnshaw, Area Service Manager for the 0-19 Service, and Vicky Hulland, CAMHS Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, who have recently been named as Queen’s Nurses by the Queen’s Nursing Institute. Only a small number of community nurses are chosen each year for this honour, so this is a fantastic achievement which recognises their contribution to both patient care and the nursing profession.
- In June 2022, Derbyshire Healthcare colleague Simon Rose (pictured) received the prestigious President’s Medal from the Royal College
of Psychiatrists for his efforts to promote patient involvement in mental healthcare and psychiatry. - Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded The Defence Employer Recognition Scheme silver award, which recognises the Trust’s ongoing commitment to our armed forces community, as an employer.
- A team of specialist vaccination staff at Derbyshire Healthcare have been recognised for providing a bespoke Covid vaccination service for people with severe mental illness, learning disabilities or autism, by being named as a regional winner at the 2022 NHS Parliamentary Awards.
- Derbyshire Healthcare was shortlisted for ‘Best Employee Experience Initiative’ at the CIPD People’s Management Awards 2022.
- The Trust's Chair, Selina Ullah, was named a 'pioneer' at the 2023 Asian Professional Network Association (APNA) Awards.
- Dedicated Derbyshire Healthcare mental health support worker, Clare Exton, was chosen as one of the ‘Women of the Year’ in recognition of her services to healthcare and the NHS.
- Emily Shaw and Andy Johnson, part of the Trust’s Preceptorship support team that helps newly qualified nurses, nursing associates and allied health professionals when they start employment in the NHS, were awarded the prestigious Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Silver Award in 2022 for their work with newly qualified health professionals.
- Our Deputy Director of Communications and Engagement, Anna Shaw, won a national 2022 communications award for her contribution to NHS communications.
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Two Estates and Facilities Management colleagues at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have received their degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University – capping a stunning rise up through the organisation since starting as apprentices. Jordan Yates, now Head of Estates from Boulton Moor in Derby, and Reuben Riley, now an Estates Officer from Derby city, both have worked their way up within the Trust whilst undertaking their undergraduate degrees.
- Our Team Derbyshire Healthcare HEARTS (Honouring Exceptional and Really Terrific Staff) Awards aim to highlight the amazing kindness, compassion and excellence shown by colleagues, to service users and each other. Learn more about the most recent HEARTS award winners.