about changes made in response to reported errors, near misses and incidents (17% of you said that this does not take place, the remainder said that they were not sure).
The people team will soon be meeting with the healthcare group leads to discuss developing the action plans to improve your services and experience of people working in your team.
We will be sharing regular updates from our Making it better. Together. initiative throughout the year as changes are implemented in healthcare groups and across PAHT. This has previously included initiatives to improve our culture and further support staff health and wellbeing by:
Introducing an employee assistance programme that provides expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7 Holding a number of mental health awareness support events and training 28 mental health first aiders Organising our Event in a Tent three day programme which had a strong health and wellbeing focus, where many of you took the opportunity to attend our health and wellbeing marketplace and seminars on menopause, stress, and mental health Introducing the improvement partnership through Quality First, to ensure you have a valuable method of involvement and development at PAHT, so that you feel supported
and motivated to make the changes you would like to see Introducing new training for managers and leaders in creating cultures free from bias and bullying Expanding and improving our recognition schemes to share the successes and achievements of even more colleagues The survey helps to shape our services, the experiences of our people, and our organisation as a whole, which in turn supports us to provide high quality care for our patients. We look forward to continuing to work with you this year on improving PAHT for our patients and our people.
New 24/7 specialist mental health support service now available Our patients can now benefit from 24/7 specialist mental health support.
20 January.
operating officer and deputy CEO of Essex Partnership University Andy Morris, chief medical officer, NHS Foundation Trust, said: said: Provided by Essex Partnership I am delighted to have University NHS Foundation Trust This is a fantastic development launched our brand new (EPUT), the psychiatric liaison in the services available for our psychiatric liaison support service. one hour response service is patients who are experiencing available for patients who attend a mental health crisis, whether We know that mental ill health our emergency department (ED) attending our emergency can affect anyone at any time. or are an inpatient with urgent department or while an inpatient This new service will ensure that mental health needs. on our wards. support is available to people who are presenting at The Princess A team of 20 people, including It is a real benefit for our Alexandra Hospital in a mental two psychiatrists, a psychologist, patients to be able to access the health crisis. nursing liaison colleagues and specialist care and advice of the administrators will offer the mental health teams from Essex Mental health is a key issue service around the clock, based at Partnership University NHS for Essex and improving and our hospital. Foundation Trust at any time of enhancing services to better support people is very much one the day, 365 days of the year. Our people began referring of our key strategic aims. into the service on Monday, Andy Brogan, executive chief 4
