Nightingale News | 01.07.20

Thank you to everybody who joined us for our Standby Ceremony on Friday – either on site or via Zoom. It was fantastic to come together to reflect on our journey over the last three months and celebrate all that we achieved.  I would also like to congratulate all our Nightingale STAR winners. It was great to see the diversity of our team reflected in our winners; with a broad a mix of professions, teams and levels. Although it really goes without saying, but you are all stars. I know the virtual experience for some colleagues viewing the ceremony via Zoom wasn’t ideal – and I’m sorry for that. We have however pulled together a transcript of the ceremony, including Judith’s amazing poem, which can be read on the Staff Hub here. We are also looking at how we make all the images of the site and team shots available for you to keep. We will be sharing more information on this in our next newsletter. In the meantime, there is information on how you access your own individual/team shots below.

Most colleagues will now have completed their last day on site – except a handful of people who just wrapping up, or those who are supporting with looking after the site. The hospital will now remain on Standby until further notice. Going forward, national and regional colleagues will continue to monitor the pandemic, as well as how the North West health system is able to manage demand. Colleagues are also continuing to finalise our reactivation plans should we be required to reopen. Your input into the debriefing sessions and responses to Staff Pulse Survey will support this work so we can further improve should we be called upon to reactivate. In the meantime, we will continue to keep all members of Team Nightingale updated via this newsletter. It will be issued on a less frequent basis during Standby but please do make sure to look out for the email. You will also continue to be able to access the Staff Hub during the Standby period and we will be running a Staff Pulse Survey to see how you are doing – so please keep an eye out for that too.

I would like to finish this update with a thank you. Thank you for stepping forward, for helping us to create a fantastic hospital, for caring for our patients and helping prepare us for Standby, should our NHS need us again. This Sunday marks the 72^nd birthday of the NHS and has been chosen as the day for the final clap for carers. I’ll be on my doorstep clapping – thinking about our team and the patients we cared for. I hope you will join me in doing the same wherever you are.

I am proud to have been your Chief Executive and to be a part of this team.

Best wishes,

Professor Michael McCourt
Chief Executive

If you want to be kept updated on the Nightingale during Standby please ensure you inform us if your contact details change. Email any changes to [email protected].

For security reasons all ID passes have been deactivated. If you still require access to site please email Mirjana Liptrott, [email protected]. From Friday 3 July there will no longer be office space available for Nightingale staff. If you require access to office space, please contact Mirjana.

Catering services have also stopped on site for the Standby period. If you are working on site, please ensure to take refreshments and food with you.

The next Team Brief will be held virtually on Monday 6^th July at 1pm. Joining details below:

Join Microsoft Teams Meeting

+44 20 3794 0272  United Kingdom, London (Toll)
Conference ID: 980 272 421#

Throughout the life of NHS Nightingale Hospital North West, from build to standby, we have been fortunate to have a photographic record taken by award-winning Manchester-based photographer Joel Goodman.

Almost all of these photographs feature staff members either individually or in groups with colleagues and/or patients. A number of staff members have requested access to these photographs.

All photographs taken at NHS Nightingale North West are now available to view here. 

Please note that you cannot download photographs from this site.

If you would like to receive a high-resolution copy of any photograph, please e-mail [email protected] quoting the full file names of the images you request. Please note we cannot send any image in which patients are visible. 

Photographs are shared for personal use only. This means:

• You are authorised to display the photographs at home or in your personal workspace
• You are authorised to use an image of yourself on your personal social media accounts. If any other colleagues are visible on the photo, you must gain their permission before sharing it on social media.
• You are not authorised to share the photographs for publication by any other NHS organisation or by any external organisation.

The distribution process is managed by Camilla Sutcliffe, External Communications Manager, with support as necessary from NHS North West and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

Change Please is an award-winning coffee company that supports people out of homelessness through Life Changing Coffee. Over the last 12 weeks they have provided over 8,000 cups of coffee for our team.

If you are able to make a donation to the project please click here.

The Staff Hub includes helpful information about the facilities on site, staff offers, how to access accommodation, useful information and contacts as well as previous copies of this newsletter. Please email [email protected] if there is important information you would like to see on the hub.

We send this update by email every Wednesday and you can see previous editions here. Please email [email protected] if you would like us to use an alternative contact.