On this day in 1948, the Minister of State for Health, Aneurin (Nye) Bevan, announced to Parliament the official launch date for the new NHS - 5 July. The NHS was the first universal health system to be available to all, free at the point of delivery.

🎹 🎵⭐️ We are delighted that for the foreseeable future we will be looking after this wonderful grand piano in St Luke’s Chapel at the RVI. We warmly welcome any musicians to pop by anytime, have a play and fill our beautiful chapel with beautiful music. 🎵

It’s been the privilege of a lifetime to lead the NHS through the most difficult period in its history. I am enormously proud of how NHS staff responded to COVID-19, and then worked hard to recover services for patients, even if the job is far from complete.

Today we share findings which show nearly 4,500 full time equivalent staff have been retained across the #NHS over 20 months thanks to the work of organisations involved in the #PeoplePromise exemplar programme. Read our evaluation: england.nhs.uk/looking-after-… Em Wilkinson-Brice 💙

76% of the NHS workforce are women - scientists, midwives, doctors,  receptionists and more - all are shaping the future of healthcare. This #InternationalWomensDay, thank you to the women leading, caring, and innovating across the NHS.

Thank you to everyone at #TeamUHL who completed the 2024 NHS Staff Survey. A record 12,734 colleagues gave their feedback, which is the fourth highest response rate among acute NHS trusts. Watch the video for our highlights. #ThankYou #NHSStaffSurvey

More staff than ever before took part in the 2024 NHS Staff Survey and National Education and Training Survey providing invaluable insight into the experiences of our #NHS workforce. Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts. #NSS2024 and #NETS2024

Access the results: NHS Staff Survey: nhsstaffsurveys.com/results/ National Training and Education survey: hee.nhs.uk/nets-2024 #NSS2024 #NETS2024

‘She gravitates towards the most poorly patients, which few people can explain.’ Kimmy, the therapy dog, and the therapy team at University Hospital Southampton 💙 recently helped Mike take his first steps after he suffered a stroke. Great work team 🐾

The latest edition of Staff Engagement & Wellbeing News is now available containing lots of updates & info about the 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, wellbeing support, upcoming webinars, and much more! Download your copy from our SharePoint site or vivup.co.uk

Our grounds at HRI are now an NHS Forest Site. Thanks to our Head Gardener, Sam, for planting 20 new fruit trees at Acre Mills. There are now more than 600 trees in total at Huddersfield. Read more on our website ➡️ buff.ly/oTjfZFm Calderdale & Huddersfield Solutions Limited

🚦 Stopped at a Red Light? Stay Put! 🚦 Emergency vehicles will find a way around stationary traffic if safe. If our crews consider it unsafe to pass, they will remain a safe distance behind the queue, turn sirens off (but keep lights on), and wait until they can proceed safely.

Our chapel space at Freeman Hospital looking beautiful today in the rainbow windows 🌈 our chapels are spaces of peace and tranquility and are open to everyone.

Patients and staff on Ward 19 at HRI recently remembered VE Day together - marking the occasion with decorative bunting, discussions and desserts.

Your first NHS role matters - & your opinion does too! Final-year #AHP, #Pharmacy & #HealthcareScience students 📝 Fill out the First Destination Survey 💡 Help improve the transition from study to practice ⏳ Takes 10 minutes 👉 tinyurl.com/4ytnp7h6 #NHSWorkforce #NHSCareers

The latest edition of Staff Engagement & Wellbeing News is now available containing lots of updates & info about April's NHS People Pulse Results, Men's Health Week, Carers Week, Schwartz Rounds & much more! Download your copy from our SharePoint or vivup.co.uk

This #ReservesDay, read our case study on how Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust actively supports reservists in its workforce, recognising their unique skills and ensuring they can thrive🪖 bit.ly/3TuY1Vw

The 2024 NHS Workforce Disability Equality Standard and Workforce Race Equality Standard reports have been published. As we work to make the #NHS a more inclusive and fair workplace, these are essential tools in evaluating progress and identifying areas for further improvement.

Catch us on Netflix 📺 We're so proud to be featured in this series! Get an inside look into our frontline teams who race against time to intervene on the most traumatic and life-threatening incidents.

Our 10 Year Health Plan. We’re making the NHS fit for the future.