Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV)

What is ‘food insecurity’ and why is it such a concern, especially for people with severe mental health? 🎧 Listen to the Fuse ‘Public Health Research and Me’ podcast, featuring our peer lead for research, Claire Atkins, and academic Ashley Blacklock. They talk to host Cheryl Blake about research to tackle food insecurity and improve access to quality food in the North East. Listen 👇 https://lnkd.in/gfNSNxw9 #mentalhealth #NHS Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health

Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2024 🏆 A research project which aimed to improve access to healthy, affordable food for adults living with severe mental illness (SMI) in Teesside has won a Bright Ideas in Health Award! Jenny’s Pasta was developed and made available in social supermarkets across Middlesbrough, after a previous research study revealed that over 50% of a sample of people with SMI in the north of England live with food insecurity. The lentil bolognese ready meal was made by people living with severe mental illness as part of a year-long research study to tackle food insecurity and improve access to quality food in Middlesbrough. The project won in the Research for Local Health Needs category, sponsored by NIHR Research Delivery Network NENC. It was led by researchers and clinicians from our Trust, Teesside University, MIDDLESBROUGH ENVIRONMENT CITY TRUST LIMITED and Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health. Congratulations to all involved! #NHS #mentalhealthresearch #BIHA2024

We recently hosted an inspiring awards ceremony to celebrate the achievements of our adult mental health patients. 🎉 Now in its tenth year, the Ridgeway Recovery Awards 2024 took place on Thursday 7 November at Ridgeway in Roseberry Park Hospital. 🏆 There were over 250 nominations received from staff and patients, across nine award categories including acts of kindness award, small steps award, and wonder ward. ❤️ We were joined by our partner organisations including Teesside Mind, Teesside Samaritans, MFC Foundation, Hart Gables, Night Light Theatre, Teesside University, and Cleveland Fire Brigade. They had the honour of shortlisting finalists and presenting the award to their chosen winner. 🙌 💬 Our Trust’s associate director of therapies said: “Our patients prove that anything is possible with will and determination. We are all truly inspired by their courageous efforts and achievements of personal goals.” Read more about it in latest news on our website 👉

We must nurture talent from a young age and ensure they have access to more opportunities to develop their careers 👇 Our Trust now supports 16 and 17-year-olds into jobs through apprenticeships, T level courses, volunteering and work experience placements, across a variety of roles and specialties. Traditionally, roles in mental healthcare have a minimum age of 18. Jed Wood, a student at Scarborough College recently completed a 5-day work placement on Rowan Lea ward at Cross Lane Hospital in #Scarborough. He worked with everyone from healthcare assistants, to occupational therapists to the medical teams, taking part in what he calls a life changing experience. He said: “I have had almost limitless opportunities to achieve whatever I wished to achieve upon entering this experience. “Regardless of what my learning objectives were, all the staff on Rowan Lea ward provided me with many opportunities for me to do activities or processes that I wished to complete, giving me extra time to complete anything that I wished to do, see or experience. “I would certainly recommend this placement to almost every other student, regardless of their current desire to work within the healthcare industry, as I believe this placement is priceless and would be a life-changing experience for any student.” As well as supporting T Level courses, which is a new qualification equivalent to three A Levels, we offer the Steps Towards Employment Programme (STEP) which is open to anyone interested in a career in the NHS. Run by our Trust’s volunteering team, it involves two free half days of training to help people understand the different job roles in the NHS, how to apply for jobs, how to write a good job application and develop interview skills.

Brander, one of our crisis clinicians and a member of our BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) staff network was ‘overwhelmed and excited’ to see our leadership team proudly sign UNISON’s Anti-Racism Charter last month. 🖋️ 💬 “In my culture I would say ‘mazvita’ which means thank you!” 🙏 Brent Kilmurray, our chief executive, along with the leadership team, officially signed the charter at the end of October’s #BlackHistoryMonth and pledged to stand up to racism. Brent said: 💬 “We want to make this trust a great place for everybody, and to create a space where everyone has the confidence to challenge racist comments and abuse when they see it.” The pledges in the charter help employers address racial disparities in recruitment, promotions, training opportunities, disciplinary procedures and pay. ⚖️

"I want to be inspirational for being a good person. Not for being disabled." "I’m just like everyone else. But things are harder. In the creative writing group, I think that’s what I want to write a poem about." Rachel Booth-Gardiner is a lead occupational therapist for our trust. She lives with a number of disabilities. She uses her knowledge and lived-experience to support others. This month, she's drawing on her occupational therapy training to host creative writing workshops to help staff with disabilities put their stories into words. #DisabilityHistoryMonth #OTWeek24 #UKDHM

A huge congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Gilligan, who won Specialty Doctor / Associate Specialist of the Year at the RCPsych Awards, last night. 🏆 Dr Gilligan is a specialty doctor with our York and Scarborough perinatal mental health team and was nominated for her work in improving the recognition of specialty, associate specialist and specialist (SAS) careers and supporting opportunities for SAS career progression both within our Trust and nationally. The judges said: “Dr Gilligan is an exceptional clinician.” 🙌 They were impressed with her interest in supporting neurodiverse patients, her involvement in research and innovation, and her role in advocating for SAS doctors. Dr Gilligan said: “I am really proud to have won this award, and for my work to have been recognised at this level amongst so many other inspiring psychiatrists and teams doing amazing work across the country. “It is wonderful to have this recognition of the work I have done, particularly when I know there are so many other SAS doctors in TEWV and across the country who are doing amazing work every day.” Congratulations! #mentalhealth #NHS The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Postgraduate doctors in training have ranked our Trust as the top organisation for their training in the North East and Yorkshire, the General Medical Council (GMC) national training survey has revealed.   We have also climbed up nationally to enter the top 10 of all NHS Trusts 🙌   The GMC national training survey (NTS) is the largest annual survey of doctors in the UK, where trainees share their views on their training and the environments where they work.   Trainers also report their experience as clinical and/or educational supervisors, which saw us ranked 30th out of 226 trusts across the country.   Our medical education facility supports hundreds of medical students and postgraduate doctors on their career journey, providing them with a solid foundation in mental health care.   Every year around 400 doctors rotate through the trust on placement in psychiatry.   Dr Hany El Sayeh, director of medical education at TEWV said: “The GMC national training survey results put us at the forefront of medical education in the region and once again we are proud of our performance, on both a regional and national level.   “We are now in the top 10 of all NHS Trusts in the country – that includes all mental health and acute Trusts. This is a huge achievement.   “It is so important for us to recruit, develop and retain doctors, in the hope that they will join us on a permanent basis and help us provide the best care to the people in our region.”  

During the summer, we held Our Big Conversation to shape our future plans, and we are grateful to everyone who took part, making over 10,000 contributions. We read every single contribution and found key themes from the conversation which will be used to help us shape our future direction. As we begin to develop plans, there will be further engagement opportunities over the coming months. Your involvement is incredibly important, and something we really value, so please do continue to be part of this important conversation. To learn more, see the update on Our Big Conversation on our website - https://lnkd.in/ebZEK-kn

“You can put a smile on your face. But you don’t know how that person is feeling inside. I love what I do. I’ll be here until I’m 80!” Jean, our receptionist at Viscount House, says her life experience motivates her. She aims to create a welcoming atmosphere for young people, parents and guardians. A parent told us that the reception is a calm environment, and Jean helps to put young people feel at ease. Thank you, Jean.