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6 months in post as HoN REFLECTIONS: ● Mentor to a junior staff member on the CNMO Fellowship Programme ○ Met some incredible people at an FNF Alumni event ● Supporting East Kent Hospitals Equality Diversity Engagement Network for #BHM24 ○ Passed 6month Probation 🥳

Lovely visit from Basil today East Kent Hospitals Padua Ward. What a great form of therapy for our children and young people. Think the staff, however, were the most smitten 🤗.

Great to see so many staff from from a variety of roles (play, students, HCSW, mental health, dietician, PD) engage and participate in our team debrief following what has been a very challenging few weeks. A time of reflection, humility and pride 💜 Christine Kerr East Kent Hospitals

Winners! #Teamoftheyear ⁦Nursing Times⁩ awards- William Harvey ED Nursing Team #proudtobeEastKent

The next award shines a light on staff who explore new ideas to improve patient care - the winner of the Research and Innovation award is Diana Iskander. Diana has conducted impactful research whilst involving colleagues and patients and sharing their learning. #EKHUFTAwards🌟

Go Diana!!!! Paediatric Consultant at William Harvey Hospital 🥳

8 months in post as HoN REFLECTIONS: ● NEW Director of Nursing, Padua Matron, and Governance Lead in post 🎉 ○ 6wk run of our staff initiative Back2Basics - SMILE 😃 ● Experienced the wonderful food and drink trolley @ KCH! 🌯🧃 ○ 10th Winter as an RN 🏅

12th December: Christmas Jumper Day in Child Health East Kent Hospitals The holidays are comi, and we thought we'd spread a bit of good cheer. Thank you Emma Rainbow Matron for rallying the troops x Admin, nursing, medical, management and housekeeping staff pictured below 😍

Come join us East Kent Hospitals When changing jobs this year I was initially wary, as I had always worked in London and worried about lack of diversity. I can genuinely say I have had no regrets! Happy to speak to anyone with hesitations or queries, particularly if considering Paediatrics

A little late in the day to be talking about lunch....... BUT ...... imagine my surprise to find our Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Sarah Hayes, Director of Communications Natalie Yost & QEQM Managing Director Sunny Sharma The Chada serving Christmas Dinner 🍽 😋 East Kent Hospitals

Amazing opportunity to join us East Kent Maternity . Please get in touch for more details

Late Post.... So great hearing about Decembers We Care Improvement journey on Rainbow Ward 🌈 East Kent Hospitals QEQM.

Today is International Nurses Day. It takes a special person to be a nurse. Thank you to all of them for doing what they do. #InternationalNursesDay #IND2025 #Nurses

Congratulations to: 🥳Emily Seager 'Highly Commended' Rising Star! 🎉Kirsty Page 'Highly Commended' Outstanding Contribution To Nursing Care! 🤩Jennifer Brunsdon 'WINNER' Outstanding Contribution To Patient Safety! #InternationalNursesDay2025 East Kent Hospitals Sarah Hayes Sophia Lindsay

Some of the celebrations for #InternationalNursesDay2025 East Kent Hospitals in our CYP Teams across 3 sites. Everyone loves a sharing lunch 😋 A massive thank you to all our nurses for everything you do on the good days and the bad 💕

👏 Congratulations to WHH's Padua and Folkestone wards for their ward and clinic accreditation bronze awards. The programme assesses areas on 12 patient care standards, including patient experience, medical safety and recognition and escalation of deteriorating patients.

Very proud of Rejoyce Doade - Cohort 1 CNMO Fellow 2025 East Kent Hospitals 🥳. Congrats to all the fellows on your hard work and perseverance. 🙌🏾 Ian Setchfield RN and team for developing the programme!