We hope you to enjoy our newsletter and find it both informative and engaging. If you have any comments, ideas for articles, or if you'd like to contribute to future editions, please email hnf-tr.communications@nhs.net.

Thank you,
Michele Moran, Chief Executive and Caroline Flint, Chair

Our Trust has been shortlisted for two prestigious NHS Parliamentary awards celebrating the achievements and dedication of NHS staff across England.

We have made it to the final stage of the 2024 NHS Parliamentary awards in two categories – the Excellence in Urgent and Emergency Care Award and the Excellence in Mental Health Care Award – following more than 900 nomination submissions across the country.

Our services were nominated by local MPs and went on to be selected by NHS England as finalists for the awards. These teams, along with the other finalists and nominating MPs, will attend the award ceremony held on Monday 14 October in London.

Interested in staying up-to-date with the latest news from the Trust? 

We regularly upload news stories to our Trust's website, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.

You are invited! Reserve a spot and join us at our Annual Members Meeting with special celebrity guest appearance.

Our Trust are inviting members of the public to attend their Annual Members Meeting (AMM) to learn more about their services, recent achievements and future strategies. We have also announced the name of the special celebrity guest who will be speaking at the event.

Tickets have now sold out to attend the event in person, however the AMM will be live-streamed and available to view online on the Trust’s YouTube channel here.

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has invested in AccessAble; a world leader in the provision of accessibility information, to provide their patients with vital details on how to access services easily.

The Trust has worked with AccessAble to create multiple Detailed Access Guides for facilities, wards and departments at all of their services and sites. As part of this work, AccessAble gave Trust sites a full accessibility survey and recommended works to improve accessibility. The outcomes of their suggestions will continue to inform a rolling programme of site maintenance to further improve services.

The Guides provide detailed facts, figures and photographs to help patients, visitors and staff plan their journeys to and around the Trust facilities, covering everything from parking facilities and assistive listening devices, to walking distances and accessible toilets.

World Mental Health Day Art  Exhibition coming to Hull

We are marking World Mental Health Day 2024 on Thursday 10 October by launching an art exhibition at Humber Street Gallery in Hull. The art exhibition will display a range of art and creativity produced by staff and patients from the Trust’s mental health inpatient units and will run from Thursday 10 October until Saturday 12 October. 

The event begins with a special event inviting all contributors to take a first look at the exhibition and remains open to the public over the weekend. The hope is that the exhibition will not only inspire positive mental health, but also raise awareness of the way in which art and creativity are vital in therapeutic methods for those needing support with their mental health.

Submit Your Work for the Exhibition

We are also inviting members of the public who have lived experience of managing their own mental health struggles to produce a piece of personal artwork and submit to the exhibition.

For anyone wishing to submit a piece of art for the exhibition, please email the curating team on HNF-TR.communications@nhs.net. Entries can be sent as photographs or attachments via email, or for physical pieces of art please contact the team to arrange drop off. 

Our Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors (NED), for the term of 1 Sept 2024 to 31 August 2027.

Keith Nurcombe and Stephanie Poole share a wealth of experience and will bring their knowledge and expertise to the Trust’s Board.

Humber Wellbeing Recovery Employment Service (WRES) has been recommissioned to support economically inactive East Riding residents who face barriers to accessing skills, opportunities, and meaningful paid or voluntary employment.

The project is delivered by our Trust, on behalf of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (People & Skills).

Our 'Good News' Publication

"Good News" is dedicated to showcasing the many wonderful successes and heart-warming moments from across our NHS community. Each quarter, we will bring you a collection of stories that highlight the dedication, compassion, and resilience of our staff, as well as the remarkable recoveries and achievements of our patients.

Friends and Family Test

The Friends and Family Test (FFT) is an important feedback tool that supports the fundamental principle that people who use NHS services should have the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience. It provides a mechanism to highlight patient experience and is vital in transforming NHS services, supporting patient choice and implementing changes based on your feedback.

Each month we will be sharing patient experiences from our different services, alongside a patient comment.

96.69%

of respondents thought they were involved in their care and listened to in Mental Health Planned Care in August.

"Compassionate and understanding throughout. Informative, I got to understand a lot about my mental health issues...and was empowered to put positive change in place."

Keeping You Well

Engagement Opportunities 

Humber Youth Action Group (HYAG)

Do you know of any young people that might like to help us shape and improve our services at Humber through co-production? If so, please encourage them to join HYAG where young people aged 11-25 come together and tell us their thoughts, ideas and opinions about our services - they are truly making a difference.

By joining, young people can interview new staff members, design new websites and marketing materials, develop their C/V, make new friends, and understand how the NHS is ran and funded.

We understand joining a new group can be scary, that's why our Engagement Manager and Assistant for Children's Services can meet young people before choosing to join to ease any anxiety that they may have and answer any questions before their first meeting.

If you would also like to bring any co-production projects or ideas to the group or need help from the HYAG, please email Bethia (Engagement Manager) at bethiadennis@nhs.net or Flick (Engagement Assistant) at felicity.hague@nhs.net.

The Youth Recovery & Wellbeing College (11-18)

Who are we?

The Youth Recovery & Wellbeing College is a community for those aged 11–18 living in Hull and the East Riding. The provision is led by young people through co-production and explores creative and empowering ways to improve wellbeing through nonclinical digital and face-to-face sessions, mentorship, podcasts, and team building activities.

How to engage?

What we do: We are a young person led service, exploring empowering ways to improve wellbeing.

Get involved in fun, engaging and creative face-to-face sessions:

Our face-to-face and nonclinical sessions take place in various locations where young people are, for example within young person community hubs, schools, colleges, and our own NHS children's services. You can see them here.

In these youth led sessions young people are encouraged to explore mood, emotion, relationships, confidence, and celebrate their individuality in non-judgemental environments through creative and nonclinical methods.

Session examples include:

· Lyric writing

· Poetry/Short Stories

· Art & Crafts

· Journaling

· Sport

· Team building

Sign-up to our digital offer:

Our digital platform is where young people can register with our service and gain access to our offers. Young people can self-refer. They can create profiles that then enables them to track their mood, build personal development through our learning modules and take part in our exciting youth podcasts called ‘On the Couch With.’

It is the digital platform where young people can register for the face-to-face sessions.

Sign-up for free: NHS Humber Youth Recovery & Wellbeing College (humberrecoverycollege.nhs.uk)

We are champions of co-production!

The provision prides itself on co-production meaning that all opportunities are designed by young people and delivered in collaboration with experienced youth practitioners and other NHS professionals as well as educational providers and creative persons or community hubs.

The Youth Recovery & Wellbeing College has a key ethos: we celebrate diversity and inclusion providing safe environments and platforms for young people to grow and gain new experiences.

For more information about the Youth Recovery & Wellbeing College please email: hnf-tr.youthrecoverycollege@nhs.net

The Youth Recovery & Wellbeing College (11-18)

Kick-Abouts: Indoor Football @ Kingston Youth Centre

This young person football session is not about ability, it's about joining in and taking part in some fun football activities as a group. The session is open to all genders and examples of activities include: 5-aside football, heads & volleys, penalty shoot-outs, crossbar challenges and more.

If you are aged 11-17 and would like to get involved, all you need to do is register with the provisions website and book your place on the session: NHS Humber Youth Recovery & Wellbeing College (humberrecoverycollege.nhs.uk)

Session Time: Wednesday 4:00pm - 5:15pm

For more information, please email Senior Youth Practitioner – Mez m.sanders-green@nhs.net

Health Stars

Join the Health Stars Dream Team and run the Humber Bridge Half Marathon.

We are very excited to announce that Health Stars is the exclusive charity partner for this year’s event and are looking for runners to join our Half Marathon team on Sunday 29th September. Run for us and together we will provide better healthcare and brighter futures for everyone using services provided by Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, across Hull, East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire.

Sign up for just £14 to our team today and you'll receive:

• A FREE Health Stars running vest
• A finishers medal
• Support from a dedicated Fundraising Team
• The best Cheer Team on the route!
• The feeling of immense joy and pride whilst helping support patients, their families and those that are caring for them.
  
  What are you waiting for? Sign up today Humber Bridge Half Marathon | NHS HEALTH STAR (healthstars.org.uk)

Run for Health Stars and help enhance local NHS Services

Health Stars are the charity of Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. Together we create better healthcare and brighter futures for people across East Yorkshire, Hull, and North Yorkshire.

We help enhance the health care and experiences of thousands of people using mental health, neurodiversity, learning disability, children’s and young people services, and support and those who provide their care.

This year have several exciting running events to get involved in to help raise money for our charity!

The money raised will help enhance the health care and experiences of thousands of people using mental health, neurodiversity, learning disability, children’s and young people and local NHS services every day.

The Yorkshire Marathon

Date: 20 October 2024

Location: York

Time: 9:30am-4:00pm

The race will begin in the heart of York – arguably the most beautiful city in the UK - and pass many of its historic landmarks, including the world-famous York Minster and the mighty medieval City Walls.

The scenic route and unreal support make it a standout event worth entering. Be part of this incredible festival of running loved by many.

Sign up here for just £35 (plus booking fee).

Yorkshire 10 Mile

Date: 20 October 2024

Location: York

Time: 10:15am-5:00pm

Starting in York, the race heads out into the idyllic Yorkshire countryside where runners will be treated to scenic surroundings and quaint country roads.

Sign up here for just £25 (plus booking fee)

Haltemprice 10K

Date: 27 October 2024

Location: Haltemprice Leisure Centre

Time: 8:00am-11:00am

We are excited to be offering you a place in one of East Yorkshire’s oldest running events.

Starting and finishing in the East Yorkshire village of Kirk Ella, the Haltemprice 10k course takes in some beautiful scenery along closed roads and provides just enough of a challenge to keep even the seasoned striders on their toes.

Sign up here for just £24 (plus booking fee)

Run Alton Towers

Date:  16-17 November 2024

Location: Alton Towers

Time: 9:30am-4.10pm

Join us at the UK’s biggest Theme Park, Alton Towers, for a 5k, 10k, Half Marathon and kid's run!

Starting and finishing within Alton Towers Theme Park this is an event for the entire family. Open to all abilities, you can take on a chip timed 5k, 10k or Half Marathon to earn yourself a unique themed medal before enjoying the incredible rides at the park. There is even a kids race!

Everyone that takes part can enjoy ride access after the race as part of their entry.

We're asking all our runners to raise money for Health Stars:

Half Marathon - £200

10K - £150

5K - £80

Kids Race - £20

Sign up here

If running is not your thing, don’t worry, there are plenty of other ways that you can support Health Stars.

Volunteering

Why Volunteer?

Volunteering is a powerful way to make a difference in the world around you. Whether you have a few hours to spare each week or are looking for a meaningful way to contribute to society, there's a volunteering opportunity waiting for you. By volunteering, you can:

1. Create Lasting Connections: Build connections with like-minded individuals who share your passion for making a difference.

2. Develop Skills: Gain valuable experience and skills that can enhance your personal and professional growth.

3. Make a Positive Impact: Contribute to causes you care about and help make the world a better place.

Become a Member. Sign up today!

Being a member of our Trust provides the opportunity to become involved and have a say in how our services are developed. Membership is free and you can be involved as much or as little as you would like. 

Council of Governors and Public Board Meetings

Our next Public Trust Board meeting will be streamed live today, Wednesday 25 September 2024 on the Trust YouTube Channel between 9.30am - 12.00pm.

Watch our latest Trust Board meeting.

Join us for our next Council of Governors meeting at 2:30 - 4:00pm on Thursday 17 October 2024 at Trust HQ Lecture Theatre, Willerby Hill.

For more information and to register your attendance, please contact the Membership Office:

Telephone: 01482 389132

Email: katie.colrein@nhs.net

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Upcoming Awareness Dates

Speak up Month

Black History Month

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Baby Loss Awareness Week: 3 - 9 October

World Homeless Day: 10 October

World Mental Health Day: 10 October

Allied Health Professionals Day: 14 October

World Menopause Day: 18 October

Infection Prevention Week: 20 - 26 October

ested in getting more involved in these awareness dates, please contact the communications team at HNF-TR.communications@nhs.net

You can also keep up to date with the latest Trust news on our website and our social media channels which can all be accessed here and below.

Feedback and Suggestions

Your feedback is invaluable to us! Whether you have comments, insightful ideas for potential articles, or a desire to contribute to upcoming editions, we welcome your input.

Feel free to reach out to us via email at hnf-tr.communications@nhs.net. We look forward to hearing from you!