Healthcare group update: medicine Introducing...Darrel Arjoon

“The medical healthcare group (HCG) have been very proud of the way our people and teams have handled an extremely difficult year; especially in their support of the COVID-19 wards and the respiratory emergency department (ED). Their resilience and dedication through this period has been humbling and will always be appreciated by the entire medicine HCG.

“As we enter a recovery phase, we have an exciting new refurbishment of the Frailty Unit which will allow an improved patient experience for our older patients. It will also support reduced demand for non-elective acute ward beds and the development of a specialist team that attracts and retains staff and demonstrates high levels of staff satisfaction.

“We also have building works underway for the construction of a new, third suite in our Endoscopy Unit that will enable the service to have the capacity required to deal with the ever increasing demand for endoscopy services and help reduce waiting times for these procedures. The HCG believe that staff health and wellbeing needs to be our absolute focus over the next few months and our upcoming staff survey workshop will formulate a plan to help us address this important issue.

“In the last three months, medicine has seen a new associate director of operations, Darren Hobbs, and associate director of nursing, Jo Ward, joining from cancer, cardiology and clinical support services (CCCS), to link up with Dr Bob Ghosh as associate medical director (AMD) for the HCG. They both look forward to working with a great team and continuing the progress made by the HCG.”

From the medical healthcare group management team Introducing...

Darrel Arjoon, nonexecutive director

Darrel has 18 years of NHS experience as a paediatric nurse, senior lecturer and programme manager, and 10 years of experience as founder and MD of a technology company, bringing unique perspectives to his role as a non-executive director.

He has extensive clinical and programme management experience, driven by unwavering commitment to quality of care.

Darrel brings deep cultural understanding and insight of social, economic and cultural groups. He is also an ambassador for ‘Levelling the Playing Field’, Alliance of Sport’s three-year project which aims to use sport to engage and improve health and life outcomes for more than 11,000 BAME children at risk of entering, or who are already involved in the UK criminal justice system.

Darrel is delighted to have joined the Board in 2021.