Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Come and join us for our Healthcare Assistant Recruitment Open Day on Saturday 5th October. You'll be able to meet nursing teams to learn about the role, find out about the benefits of working with us, discuss what opportunities are available, and to have an interview. 🕘 Saturday 5th October 2024, 9am – 3pm 📍 Education Centre, Royal Bolton Hospital, Carr Drive, Bolton, BL4 0JR Visit our website to hear from some of our HCAs about why they love their roles: https://lnkd.in/eSem_WcA

Two great experiences of featuring on local radio in as many weeks. The first was on Drivetime with David Dockerty, talking to Gareth Price about how his recent experience of exceptional care at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust motivated him to do yet more fundraising for Our Bolton NHS Charity. And by fundraising, I mean cycling up Mount Ventoux just 80 days after a total knee replacement! The second was on the financial wellbeing show with Kaye Price DipPFS CeMAP Financial Wellbeing Planner to talk about the importance of supporting local charities, how gift aid can stretch your donation by a further 25% and the impact of leaving a gift in your will. Thank you to 96.5 Bolton FM for supporting our work and providing a great platform to share our stories.

A senior specialist nurse at the Royal Bolton Hospital has been accepted as the first nurse from Bolton to join the Florence Nightingale Fellowship. The Florence Nightingale Foundation offer the prestigious fellowships as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop nursing or midwifery careers, whilst also improving clinical and health outcomes. As this is the first year that the trust have joined the foundation, Chief Nurse, Tyrone Roberts grasped the annual opportunity to nominate a member of staff to join the fellowship programme. Anna Muscolino was selected due to her commitment to making a positive impact in the community. Anna works on Bolton’s CURE team, who work to try and support patients away from smoking and nicotine addiction. Tyrone said: "We are extremely proud of Anna, our very first Florence Nightingale Foundation Fellow. The CURE team are an incredible team of specialist nurses offering a tobacco dependency treatment service, helping patients to go smoke free. “This is a fantastic opportunity to build on our service, using the expertise and guidance from the Florence Nightingale Foundation and is a key part of supporting our nursing colleagues with their ongoing professional development. “I selected Anna for several reasons, not least the impactful role specialist nurses have, with a wealth of knowledge, they interact with patients and colleagues across many areas. Their ability therefore to also champion and influence the highest standards of fundamental care (outside of their specialist role too) is significant. “Anna’s nomination illustrated all of the above, alongside ongoing work to drive down our smoking rates. Smoking is the single largest preventable cause of death in England including in Bolton, as up to two in three smokers will die as a result of long-term smoking. “I’m very excited for Anna and can’t wait to hear how the fellowship progresses." https://lnkd.in/eXJ2Xzey

Our Bolton NHS Charity have thanked a couple who are raising thousands for our NICU, after their baby son received life-saving care. Chloe and James Jones returned to the hospital with their now 20-month-old son, Jude, to receive a certificate of appreciation. They also reunited with the neonatal consultants and nurses who provided around-the-clock care to look after Jude, who was born 15 weeks prematurely and spent 122 days at the hospital in November 2022. Chloe and James launched a Go Fund Me, which stands at almost £20,000. Jude’s dad, James, plays for Wrexham AFC, and their fundraising pot had a £10,000 donation from owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. And Jude showed he's quickly following in the footsteps of his dad. You can support their Go Fund Me online: https://lnkd.in/e8gWa5uT Or to read more about their story, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/esRn7mmS

🥰 "I am really proud that my service to the community has been acknowledged nationally" Jean Cummings, our long-serving nurse who is a finalist in this year's NHS Parliamentary Awards, has shared her pride on being shortlisted. Having joined the NHS in January 1964, Jean has spent more than six decades caring for others. Read more about Jean being shortlisted for a Lifetime Achievement Award on our website: https://lnkd.in/eMz5zxKJ

We're thrilled that Jean Cummings from our Trust has reached the national shortlist for the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2024. Jean's given more than 60 years of her life to providing excellent care to people in Bolton. Thanks to Yasmin Qureshi MP for nominating Jean in the Lifetime Achievement Award category. #NHSParlyAwards

Today we’ve been at Waters Meeting Health Centre for the start of Community Digital Month. This September we want to empower staff to make the changes that matter the most to the people that use our digital services. Join our thread as we share a day in the life of community digital. https://lnkd.in/ex7s5McA

A report has found that children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Bolton enjoy positive experiences and outcomes from local services. A joint inspection was carried out by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission in June, and the full report can now be read online - https://lnkd.in/dWct_GEA Inspectors focused on how effectively the local authority and the integrated care board (ICB) jointly plan, develop and evaluate services, for children and young people with SEND. Key partners across the NHS, schools, education providers, early years and the Bolton Parent Carer Forum also contributed to the inspection process. The report finds that SEND service providers in Bolton are “passionately ambitious” for children and “inspire a culture of care and creativity”. Inspectors highlighted several areas where the SEND partnership in Bolton is performing well. These include the involvement of children and families in care planning, strong collaboration between partners, and effective work to prepare young people for adulthood. https://lnkd.in/diz7cbsy

We’re really proud to launch a new five-year strategy that sets out our vision to improve care and transform lives for communities across Bolton. To help bring that vision to life, we’ve created a short animation to explain where we’re going between now and 2029. Five key ambitions have been developed using the knowledge, experience and ambition of colleagues, based on what matters to local people, to help guide what we deliver. These ambitions are: Improving care, transforming lives A great place to work A high performing, productive organisation An organisation that’s fit for the future A positive partner

Critical Care Patients & Relatives Support & Social - Wednesday 18th September, 2024 You are invited to join our teams from both Bolton & Wigan Critical Care representatives along with former ex patients for a cuppa and cake. Howe Bridge Leisure Centre, Eckersley Fold Lane, Atherton, M46 0PJ 13:30 - 15:30 (Drop in as convenient) FREE of charge. This may help you to process your experience on critical care, catching up with others in a similar situation. Experienced staff on hand if further support is needed. Any enquiries, please contact Sarah Carden, Critical Care Outreach Practitioner on 01204 390390 Ext. 5572 or on [email protected]