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Mayor secures investment for the region
Mayor Dan Jarvis and the Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority have secured more than £75m of Government funding to improve open spaces, walking and cycling routes and build new homes across South Yorkshire. More than £33m will be
used to create green open spaces, improve town centres and develop the region’s digital offer, attracting inward investment. It is anticipated that more than 5,500 jobs including 600 construction jobs will be created. The funding will be used to:
• Create a digital campus in Barnsley, supporting the growth of start-up digital companies and attracting inward investment.
• Develop new walking and cycling routes within Doncaster town centre, as well as introducing new high-speed digital technology.
• Transform Rotherham town centre with the creation of a new public realm area near the landmark Forge Island development.
• Create three new open space and public realm areas in Sheffield City Centre that will improve air quality, biodiversity and reduce flooding.
Dan Jarvis, Mayor of the Sheffield City Region, said: “This is a huge boost for South Yorkshire, providing investment that will create jobs, build new homes and improve our town centres – making a real difference to people’s lives across the region. “The schemes will improve
walking and cycling routes, enable more active travel, improve air quality and support our fight against climate change. Building 3,500 affordable and high-quality homes will create jobs and economic growth. “Securing this investment
shows the power of devolution and how our partnership with local authority leaders can unlock new funding and opportunities.”
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Hospital shortlisted for national safety award
Health professionals at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) have been shortlisted for a national award, in recognition of the steps they have taken to promote and innovate around issues of safety. The Health Service Journal
(HSJ) Patient Safety Awards celebrate the teams and individuals within the healthcare sector, who are striving to improve the hospital experience in a number of different ways. DBTH have been nominated for
this year’s ‘Patient Safety Innovation of the Year’ accolade, in recognition of their Sharing How We Care (SHWC) initiative. Since its inception around 18 months ago, this ambitious scheme has overseen a number of improvements in the trust, including a simple yet effect system for monitoring hydration, new rules for ensuring that inpatients get a good night’s sleep, and protected mealtimes to support better nutrition. In conjunction with the World Health Organisation’s No Tobacco Day, the organisation also went smoke free in 2019. Eager to share these many
accomplishments, DBTH’s patient safety team oversaw the creation of a monthly SHWC newsletter. Focusing on aspects of the hospital experience, and shining a spotlight on new ideas that have been trialled in clinical areas, this
update is sent to all trust staff and has been met with resoundingly positive feedback. In particular, it has been praised for how it makes information about patient safety readily accessible in an open and transparent way, so that others areas can take inspiration from their colleagues. Cindy Storer, Acting Deputy
Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals, said: ‘’The Sharing How We Care bulletin gives members of Team DBTH the chance to see what’s going on elsewhere in the organisation, in relation to clinical safety. It’s where we champion those who have gone above and beyond and thought outside the box to deliver meaningful changes that will benefit our patients. Whenever we are proud of our amazing work and want to spread awareness of the associated learning, this is where we do it.’’ Complementing the newsletter,
the patient safety team organised a SHWC conference, the most recent of which was held in April 2019 and was attended by more than 150 local nurses, doctors and healthcare professionals. The day featured a series of informative workshops about a
‘I’m delighted that the HSJ judges have
number of topics, as well as a moving talk from guest speaker James Titcombe, who drew upon his own personal experiences with the NHS to underline the need for transparency and the importance of learning from negative experiences. An annual event, the next session was due to take place in May 2020, but was unfortunately cancelled due to the challenges presented by Covid-19. Sharing his
recognised the efforts of our team’
thoughts on the nomination, Richard Parker, Chief Executive of DBTH, said: ‘’I’m delighted that the HSJ judges have
recognised the efforts of our team, as they really have done
some fantastic work in embedding how we share and learn from improvements made across the trust. “Learning from mistakes and
sharing best practice in an open and safe environment is absolutely crucial in achieving our vision to be the safest trust in England: outstanding in all we do.’’ For social distancing purposes
this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards will be held remotely, with winners being announced in an online ceremony in November.
Staff at DBTH (image taken before the coronavirus outbreak)
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