So proud of the Opthalmology team with the go live of our new electronic patient record - Open Eyes. This is the culmination of 2 years hard work and dedication from the team, and will be transformative for patient care. @SopDivision @PHU_NHS @PHUDIGITAL

Really exciting and proud day today as we open the short stay surgical assessment unit, this is the culmination of months of planning and preparation from our @SopDivision and Urgent Care colleagues. We aim to save 53 hours a week of ambulance handover time 🕰️ @PHU_NHS

Great evening celebrating, discussing and learning with @PColorectal @JimkhanMD about all the great improvements in patient care #robotics is bringing. Glad to see @SopDivision and @PHU_NHS at the forefront of surgical innovation.

So proud of this digital, outpatients and medical team who successfully contacted 25000 patients as part of the waiting list validation work @PHU_NHS helping us ensure we are utilising our resources for patients as effectively as we can @Watts_Chris @SopDivision @PennyEmNHS

Really honoured to have won the leadership award at last night's iCare awards. There are so many examples of great leadership at YDH. Well done to all winners, some truly inspiring examples of going the extra mile for our patients. #TeamYDH

Great discussion with @HughMcCaughey on the vision for improvement across the NHS in England. Key messages 1. Less top down regulation. 2. Improvement central to success of LTPs. 3. Leadership is critical. #HPN #NHSLongTermPlan

Really interesting morning so far @HealthPartNet learning about use of #AI in clinical dictation and reducing unwarranted variation #timetocare #HPN

Really great morning discussing mutual learning opportunities for 7 day working with @MusgrovePark and @YeovilHospital. #continuousimprovement #NHSLongTermPlan

Really looking forward to attending the @YeovilHospital iCare awards this evening, celebrating the achievements and success of our amazing workforce. #teamYDH @jonathanhigman @ShelaghMeldrum

Good morning today with colleagues from across health and social care in Somerset testing our winter plans. Key message - we need to work together as a system and coordinate our actions at all times. @AmyKeegan4 @StacyJBarron @MandyCarney @sipblackburn @fionajones78

Really enjoyed hosting the South West Cost Improvement Network Meeting today jointly with Bath. Some really good discussion and you cannot underestimate the power of Trusts coming together to share ideas @LouiseArnett17 @EricGatling1 @jonathanhigman @ShelaghMeldrum

Looking forward to trying out our new ideas toolkit to help identify further opportunities for improving quality and efficiency. Big thanks to Dr Lorna Stewart and @improvementmph for helping us put this together. #collaboration

Really enjoyed facilitating our business manager away day on Friday. Focusing on reducing waste, improving productivity and not forgetting how important it is to have a bit of fun! @LukeCurtis1987 @Sarah_K_94 @juliethomas1968 @ShelaghMeldrum @fionajones78

Great day at the @sw_ahsn learning about their engine room, project collaboration software and identifying how to bring the benefits to @YeovilHospital . Thanks @clairehigdon66 . @jonathanhigman

Held our first ydh improvement board on Tuesday. Helping to ensure all of our improvement initiatives are on track and delivering benefits. #projectgovernance #QI @jojohowarth @MerryKane