The Northern Lights Survey Report 2021
As chair of the Northern Lights Editorial Group, I am happy to provide this short introduction to the Northern Lights Survey Report 2021 on behalf of the group.…
The Schwartz Round Community at Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS FT
We launched Schwartz Rounds in June 2021 to provide a group reflective practice forum enabling staff from all disciplines to reflect on the emotional aspects of their work. They provide crucial support for staff by creating a safe space for people to share and reflect on their experiences.…
The impact of library news during the COVID-19 pandemic
Prior to the pandemic the library at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust produced a monthly newsletter of about four pages with information on library resources, outreach and staff news. The newsletter goes out to several hundred staff; recipients generally sign up to receive it when they join the library. Once we entered the first lockdown the library staff were working from home and it was decided the library news should be fortnightly to keep users informed about the latest service developments. We had been taking it in turns to edit the newsletter but I volunteered to become the sole editor.…
Adapting to virtual delivery - training course report
As so often in life, timing is everything. In this case, I had spent hours trying to adapt the training course that I deliver together with a colleague to online delivery and I had become really stuck. So the advert for the ‘Adapting to virtual delivery’ course run by the Leeds Health and Care Academy in my emails couldn’t have come at a better time! I immediately signed up to a session on 28th October.…
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Service - Update May 2020
It is strange looking back on the past year in the current climate as things couldn’t be any more different for all of us now compared to a year ago. Despite the difficult times that we are currently…