'Hello my name is' campaign success, Post-anaesthetic care for Queen Mary, Heartfelt thanks to staff, Get Dotted and Speak Up workshops, Five minutes with Rangi Solomon No Images? Click here
Hello my name is campaign a success! The simple act of introducing yourself has been the inspiration behind the ‘Hello my name is’ campaign, launched by Southern DHB in late August, in an effort to better connect with patients. The Hello my name is campaign was initiated by a UK geriatrician, Kate Granger, who sadly passed away from terminal cancer in August, 2016. When she was a patient she realised staff didn’t often introduce themselves – a missing communication step she felt had a major impact. Subsequently, she launched a social media campaign which gained international momentum and the initiative has since been implemented in over 100 hospitals in the UK and internationally. To carry on Kate’s legacy and improve interaction with patients, Southern DHB Registered Medical Officer Jenny Dodds launched the campaign throughout the Southern district. “The campaign has been a true inspiration,” says Jenny, who set out across the district and filmed around 300 staff and patients introducing themselves. “It’s a been a wonderful opportunity to meet people from all walks of life, and access the human side of what can be a very clinical setting. By promoting this campaign throughout Southern DHB, I hope we’ve gained enough momentum to have a long-lasting impact.” “We hope the film continues to spread the message of this campaign – not just in a hospital setting – but in everyday life,” says Jenny. “It’s such a simple act, but can have an enormous impact.” Thank you to everyone who participated!! Post-anaesthetic care room for Queen Mary The opening of the new Queen Mary post-anaesthetic care room has been celebrated with a waiata, sung by midwives and members of the surgical services team to bless the space. The room will enable post-anaesthesia care unit nurses and midwives to care for women post-caesarean section. “This enables families to stay together to celebrate their new arrival while ensuring women are cared for in the right place, by the right people,” says Nurse Manager, Women and Children’s Inpatient Services, Pam Markby.
Queen Mary midwives and members of the surgical services team celebrate the opening The change in the model of care is the culmination of integrated work by the Queen Mary and Surgical multi-disciplinary teams. “The months of work have been worth it,” says Pam. “It’s a great example of team work across many disciplines.” ❤️ Heartfelt thanks to staff behind the scenes ❤️ As we all know, the boil water notice set off a series of challenges for our staff and we’d like to acknowledge and give a heartfelt thanks to everyone who played their part in keeping Dunedin Hospital operational. In particular, we’d like to give a special mention to the orderlies and the sterilisation teams, who went above and beyond and worked around the clock to ensure staff and patient safety was maintained. Thank you for your dedication, professionalism and flexibility! It did not go unnoticed! Speak Up and Get Dotted back by popular demand! The Speak Up and Get Dotted workshops are back by popular demand - now open to all staff to attend! This programme is open to all staff and we have spaces available next Thursday. Key areas covered include:
In our Staff Engagement Survey conducted at the start of the year, one of the top four organisational priorities included the question “I have not felt bullied at work in the last 12 months” of which the results were: Positive 55%, Negative 34% and Neutral 11%.
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This is an all-day communication workshop intended to help people recognise their own particular communication style and from there, understand the impact their communication style may have on others they come in contact with. Please register through Employee Five minutes with Rangi Solomon Health and Safety Manager Rangi Solomon A year into his role as Health and Safety Manager, Rangi Solomon is fast becoming known for his passion and commitment to the job. We caught up with him to find out what he’s been up to. What do you do? I’m responsible for Health and Safety across the district. I have a great team of five across the district, three team members in Dunedin, one in Southland and one in Lakes. I’m responsible in assisting the DHB to aspire to achieve zero harm, and my role includes risk management; implementation of the Health Safety Welfare Management System (HSMS); monthly reporting on performance and progress; reporting on serious adverse events and injury management.
What’s the best thing about working for Southern DHB? The best thing for me is coming into an organisation with so many passionate people. It’s been great been able to pick up initiatives already in place and really putting a structure onto them and ensuring there is a district-wide approach going forward Tell us about yourself? My family are originally dairy farmers from South Taranaki. I came to Dunedin from the North Island after working in a number of diverse Health and Safety roles in different industries including Air New Zealand and CERA. What brought me here was my three children who are all studying at the University of Otago. When I came I had every intention of retiring back to the North Island but I’ve changed my mind - this is where I want to retire. I love Dunedin and the area and I’m staying here! I love the outdoors, riding horses and surfing - we have it all here!
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