Here’s to a second year of connecting!
It has now been a year since we prepared our first set of civil servants to go out on the frontline. As I look back over that year, not only do I have a lot of memories, but most of …
Connecting reminds me why I joined the Department
Posted by:
Siobhan Jones, Posted on:
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Categories:
A&E, Acute, Community care, Mental health, Secondary care
Connecting has been a fantastic opportunity to remind me why I joined the Department of Health, having recently come back after several years working in other parts of Government. It’s also given me a very useful snapshot of the reality …
A demystifying experience for all
...also support at the point of transition back home to enable as early a discharge from hospital as possible. Staff from DH were able to go on home visits, as...
First hand learning is extremely powerful
Returning from my second week out connecting has provided me with a point on which to reflect on my experiences to date, and consider how they are changing the way that I am doing my job. From ward to ward …
Five days felt like five weeks
...allowing patients recently discharged from hospital to settle back into their homes. I spent the first half of the week in the Emergency Department, including at the Emergency Medical and...