Great to be attending @IHEEM conference in Manchester and a fantastic session highlighting examples of collaboration with local authorities- sleaford street and Dartmouth health centre. There are lots of opportunities & willing partners of our own locally so looking forward to working with #rdg #wokingham #westberkshire councils together with other health partners to improve access to more local health & wellbeing facilities in line with our Clinical Services Strategy.

What a lovely day waking with @RoyalBerksChar meeting lots of colleagues and friends and raising money for children’s wards 👍🏻

Great to hear from @CliveJonesMP at the @TValleyChamber Windsor Debates today talking about the huge experience in business he brings to the table and his plea to work more in partnership to accelerate growth in the Thames Valley area. As Lib Dem spokesman on trade he was keen to stimulate discussion on building right skills we need from pre-school right through life. Fantastic to have such resource & passion on areas that will impact on prevention health and well-being as one of our @RBNHSFT governors for the next 3 years.

Our CEO @CEO_RBFT was on the final panel today @TheKingsFund which focussed on what needs to be done in next 5-10 years to move care closer to home. The @RBNHSFT puts this at heart of our clinical services strategy and is actively driving a number of initiatives to make this a reality locally. Some examples of things we are doing - 90% of ambulatory /diagnostics within 5 miles of hospital with services delivered across 7 sites - Strong neighbourhood working through Meet PEET patient engagement and experience team - Strong vaccination services to support prevention Underpinning this is partnership. Steve also talked about having shared understanding on definition of care closer to home across the system but also what it means for patients and discussed the role of the acute trust in prevention. For 185 years the trust has provided care for local community & as anchor institution we have responsibility for health & wellbeing of local population. Population health management has also demonstrated time & again to impact on prevention & early targeted intervention but requires being built from bottom up & at every level, which takes time and means sharing risk. Secondary care needs to engage with ‘neighbourhoods’ - what’s around people in localities is what will make difference to their health & wellbeing. #KFCareCloserToHome

This morning a few of the team took part in #WalkWorks 10,000 steps before 10am on #WorldSuicidePreventionDay2024 to raise awareness for Suicide & Co who support those bereaved by suicide. Start the conversation today. Every chat, no matter how small, builds a more supportive and understanding society. Together, we can make a difference and prioritise suicide prevention, ensuring everyone gets the help they need. Check out Every Little Thing Festival eventbrite.co.uk/e/every-lit… at the end of the month in Reading to learn more about mental health care and suicide prevention #10before10 #wspd2024 #rdguk #walkformentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #starttheconversation #buildingberkshiretogether

Great to hear & learn from examples of other #hospital builds across the world in Singapore, India, Australia & Canada. Lots of ideas on both design & and reminder to enjoy the (very long) process of the build and not just be focussed on the end. Lots on #sustainability, #nature, #community, #wellbeing, light, space, safety & more. @EHDCongress @BuildingRBH #newhospitalprogramme

At a very exciting session in #london #canarywarf today on #smarthospitals & a key theme emerging is the need to draw more closely together #Estates & #facilities with #digitaldataandtechbology to an infrastructure bucket. Integrating teams with new roles to drive the technology needed to deliver the safety, efficiency, productivity, experience & quality needed for sustainable healthcare delivery for our local population in our #newhospital @BuildingRBH @RBNHSFT is a digital exemplar & keen to lead with others on the newest technology in healthcare. 👊

Some very interested people at the #warren AGM tonight in #rdg in the @RBNHSFT #newhospital plans. Transport & access for people in #caversham was a real worry where they already face either 2 buses or parking challenges at the hospital if they they take the car. Great to hear that despite estate challenges that staff face, many receive great care. There was some surprises at new technology which could transform how we look after ourselves in the next few years too! Thank you for a very warm welcome and stay in touch 👍🏻#community #buildingberkshiretogether

Really useful discussions today with @TValleyChamber on health & life sciences. We have a growing industry on our doorstep, easy access to Oxford & London, more affordable homes & land and a great range of accessible life long training opportunities. As a #NHS employer of almost 7000 people it’s great to have access to such expertise & support, especially when we need the skills for our #newhospital #buildingberkshiretogether #rdguk #newbury #wokingham #bracknell #AI #digital #lifesciences #innovation #research

Today is a reminder to check in on your #mentalhealth & your friends & Family. Problems with mental health don’t discriminate across the world. Look after yourself & others & be kind #rdg ❤️#worldmentalhealthday23 #WMHD2023 #WMHD23 #WMHD