Today is International Earth Day 2024 🌳

Here at the Hub, we're supporting the theme of Planet vs. Plastics with the commitment to end plastic pollution and phase out all single use plastics.

Read more: bit.ly/4d7zlLk.

#InternationalEarthDay #NHS #Sustainability

A report into homecare medicines services by the National Clinical Homecare Association (NCHA) is available to download from the NCHA website: bit.ly/3VO1xwA.

In his role as Chair of the National Homecare Medicines Committee, the Hub’s Joe Bassett welcomes the report.

Collaborative discussion, workshops and a talk from NHS England. Our workforce team looks forward to hosting attendees of the NHS Workforce Alliance Regional Nursing Forum - a chance for trust colleagues to meet in person and network over lunch.
Read more: bit.ly/43JNuKy

Our Hub Update newsletter is now out with all our latest news, events, and updates.

Read the April newsletter here: bit.ly/3Q0HqYg.

#NHS procurement #NHS

Our Workforce team looks forward to welcoming colleagues from across the region to the NHS Workforce Alliance Regional Nursing Forum in Cambridge in April. Attendees will hear from NHS England about temporary staffing efficiency.

Read more: bit.ly/43JNuKy.

April is Stress Awareness Month! 🧠

It is very important to look after our mental health and wellbeing. Throughout the month, we will be sharing some valuable resources and tips to help.

See here for information and tips on managing stress: bit.ly/3Mec9QQ.

Trust colleagues invited to the NHS Workforce Alliance Regional Nursing Forum in Cambridge next month can engage in collaborative discussions, workshop sessions and networking. The event is being hosted by our Workforce team.

Read more on our events page: bit.ly/43JNuKy

The Hub’s Workforce team is looking forward to hosting colleagues from trusts across the region at the NHS Workforce Alliance Regional Nursing Forum in Cambridge next month.

Read more on our events page: bit.ly/43JNuKy.

We are very pleased to announce that our new website has launched and gone live.

Head over to eoecph.nhs.uk to check it out.

The hub is hiring!

We are recruiting for a Band 8a Procurement Specialist role in our Pharmacy and Healthcare Services category.

The full time role will be hybrid with an office based in Cambridge.

For more information: bit.ly/3IW8WT2.

#NHSjobs

Our Hub Update newsletter is now out with all our latest news, events, and updates.

Read the February newsletter here: bit.ly/49Opwjw.

#NHS procurement #NHS

This week is Healthcare Science Week – 11-15 March!

Celebrating and raising awareness of our wonderful diverse NHS workforce.

Here at the Hub, we are proud to support and drive innovation in healthcare.

Learn more: bit.ly/3P54SDx

#HealthcareScienceWeek

Meet the team on 19 Mar in London at the King’s Fund Workforce Summit and discover how the Alliance can support your NHS workforce strategy management. bit.ly/3SCkL5j
#KFLead #NHSworkforce #SustainableWorkforce

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In our blog about stoma care services and the Hub’s frameworks supporting them, charity IA (Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association) reminds us, for ostomates ‘every experience is different’ and ‘stoma care needs to be tailored to each individual patient.’

Full story on our blog: bit.ly/424Kkju.

We meet Beyond the Pouch podcaster, ostomate Rachel Morris in our blog feature on our frameworks supporting stoma care services. Rachel explains how patient choice can make a big difference to the quality-of-life issues ostomates can face.

See blog: bit.ly/424Kkju.

Are you looking for a new opportunity?

The NHS Workforce Alliance is looking for an experienced Engagement Manager.

For more information: bit.ly/49omJgD.

#NHSJobs #WorkforceAlliance

In our blog feature we meet ostomate Rachel Morris who tells us why patient choice in stoma care services makes such a big difference. Also, we learn how Hub research informed development of our frameworks supporting stoma services.

See blog for more: bit.ly/424Kkju.

In our blog feature we share patient insights into the challenges of living with a stoma along with details of Hub frameworks, developed with quality-of-life improvements for ostomates in mind.

Read the full story on our blog: bit.ly/424Kkju.

This week is Emotional Health Week, where we are raising awareness of the importance of emotional health.

Support and resources are available from NHS England on how to manage your health and wellbeing: bit.ly/3T2d7CL.

Our emotional health is a priority.

For helpful tips on how to procure external audit services and to learn about our *new* Statutory Audit framework, which is now live, please visit our blog: bit.ly/3Sh1yFX.