Chief Executive Kevin McGee issues a weekly blog to discuss his thoughts on what has been happening within the Trust and also how national or international events affect patients and staff here at BTH.
Have your say in national survey
THE National Staff Survey will be launched next week. This is a chance for all staff to have their say on their jobs and what it is like working at the Trust. We realise there are a lot of changes...
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You will be our inFLUencers
HELLO and welcome to this week’s blog. Things remain busy and there has been plenty to discuss again this week with the continued development of our winter plans, the reintroduction of patient visiting and an increasing focus on COVID-19 as...
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Planning for the future
HELLO and welcome to this week’s blog. The first thing I would like to do is once again say a massive thank you from myself and all the Board for all your efforts over the past few months. Your commitment,...
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Congratulations
HELLO everyone and welcome to the latest blog. Kevin is taking some well deserved leave so I wanted to give you an update on some of the goings on in the Trust over the last week or so. It is...
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NHS update and launch of NHS 111 First
HELLO everyone and welcome to this week’s blog. I hope you have all been keeping well and managing to cope OK in the heat we have had over the past few days. With that heat very much on my mind...
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Thank you for your response to testing
HELLO everyone and welcome to my latest blog. The big topic this week has undoubtedly been the mass staff COVID testing exercise that we have undertaken. I would like to say that the response was amazing. Our Incident Control Centre...
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Please stick to safety guidelines
HELLO everyone and welcome to my latest blog. Firstly, thank you to everyone for all continuing to work really hard – things are not getting any easier are they? I know you are all totally committed to getting our services...
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Encouraging staff to speak out
I WAS very encouraged at the results of the recently published Freedom to Speak Up Index which put Blackpool Teaching Hospitals into the top 50 highest scoring Trusts. It is vital for a good and effective organisation to ensure a...
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Your feedback is vital to us
I SENT a note to all staff this week to inform you of the NHS People Pulse survey. This is a national survey that is asking for your views and comments and I really want you to take part because,...
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Thanks for all your support
I am delighted to be writing my first blog to staff since joining the Trust’s board on a permanent basis recently as Director of Strategic Partnerships and sharing the Deputy Chief Executive role with Tim Bennett. I would firstly like...
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