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& that’s a wrap 🎬 - 3.5 wonderful years CombinedNHS comes to an end. A big thank you to all colleagues, too many to name, but shout outs to Buki Ben Richards Shajeda Ahmed Kenny Laing RN 💙 Joe McCrea David Hewitt Jonathan O'Brien @lorrainekhooper PeterAxonCEO - ICB awaits on Monday!

Michael Hooper is a phenomenal player. When players of his stature can be open & honest about their mental health and it be met with overwhelming support it feels like a hugely progressive step & sets an example for others to follow.

Lovely early morning drive to work this morning, misty valleys and the trees beginning to turn that lovely russet colour. Autumn is definitely my favourite season. Also reminded me of my English Teacher who has inspired a life long love of Keats (thank you Sir!).

On #NationalPoetryDay a haiku from a fellow Salfordian.

Quite the weekend, on-call Saturday which had its moments and then the u14s Staffs County Cup on Sunday. A great win for my lads Lichfield team against big rivals Wolverhampton, the champions from last year. Two strong teams playing some great rugby.

Harold Riley was an incredible artist who remained connected to his roots in Salford. He was a regular in the local church, often doing and giving out quick sketches of the congregation. He will be much missed. #HaroldRiley

Integrated Care and Mental Health - Chris Bird Chief Transformation Officer @StaffStokeICB with West Midlands senior psychiatric trainee doctors Keele Clinical Leadership Academy #LeadershipDevelopment

Visiting the new library in Hanley with Key Stage 3

Working with our resident artist and published book illustrator Rumi to produce digital art

A huge thank you to all the team Merit Pupil Referral Service for helping the Year 11 students complete their GCSEs. It’s no mean feat coordinating the exams and the hard work & dedication of the students and teachers is great to experience. Thank You!

When I think about the care, dedication and diligence many of us applied to sourcing, storing & distributing PPE during the pandemic, this makes very difficult & incredibly frustrating reading. 🤬

Good luck to the Yr 11s leaving Merit Pupil Referral Service today. It was great to hear the inspiring stories from school ambassadors, mentors and teachers. I wish you all the best in your new adventures.

Wonderful visit to the Merit Pupil Referral Service hospital school classroom at UHNM NHS Trust 🏥 this morning to learn more about the education offer provided to children during their hospital stays. Big thanks to Amanda and Andrew for taking the time to share their passion for the school.

Great to hear from innovators & guest speakers at #SBRIHealthcare24. Really made me consider how the NHS can support our own innovators & as be a good customer for external colleagues! Also had a mini innovation experience myself when the train home was cancelled last minute! 😬

Essential reading for healthcare policy folk. Lots to admire re model of health creation. Made me reflect on Local Area Agreements, Total Place Pilots, PbPs. Role of social care/carers not as prominent as might be expected? But lots of food for thought ippr.org/articles/our-g…

A quick shout out to my friend and colleague Ian Baines for taking time out of his busy day to share some thoughts on a project I’m working on. Much appreciated and I owe you a pint 🍻

GCSE season is upon us. A huge thanks to all the team at Merit Pupil Referral Service for their hard work in preparing the school and students for their exams. Good luck to all the pupils sitting exams over the next few weeks!!

I guess this makes it all official! Delighted to be joining the UHNM NHS Trust 🏥 family. New 10 year strategy just published and lots of exciting programmes to improve patient care and outcomes. Let’s go!