Ward 5 at Florence Nightingale have been working hard to support Carers on their ward with the support of their Hconnect Hospital Liaison worker Claire Travis by creating a brand-new Carers Noticeboard.
All of the staff on Ward 5 are keen to support carers better, and the creation of this Carers Noticeboard now enables all carers to have easier access to vital websites and telephone numbers so allowing them to access the Carer support services offered by Derbyshire Carers Association and Universal Services for Carers Derby.
This is the first step to improving Carers support on Ward 5, and in the coming few months all of the staff will be receiving the Hconnect Carer Awareness Training for Hospital Settings to further improve Carer identification and the support offered to Carers on Ward 5 Florence Nightingale Community Hospital.
All the staff on Ward 5 are super excited to part of the exciting ARF – Hconnect Project. Well done Ward 5 at Florence Nightingale!
L-R= Ajinder Gidda (Matron), Roxy Cree ((HCSW), Angela Roome (Senior Sister)
L-R= Diane Brocksopp (HCSW), Carol Bailey (RN), Angela Roome (Senior Sister)
We recently held an `Informal Carers` session which took place at the MacMillan Unit at Chesterfield Royal (12th March 2025).
This was the first Carers Session to be held within the MacMillan Unit and DCA/DAACSS went along to talk about what we do as a charity, how we can support Carers in their own Carer Journey and to showcase the Hconnect Project to them.
We got their feedback and views linked to the Hconnect project itself, as well as getting the chance to hear about each Carers own personal experience linked to the hospital discharge process and their needs as a Carer.
We will be holding another Carers Event that will be taking place at the MacMillan Cancer Support Centre, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, S44 5BL on the 9th June 10am-1pm.
Featured within the photographs –
- Michelle Jacklin – Macmillan Information and Support Centre Nurse
- Claire Travis – Hospital Liaison Worker (Northern Derbyshire)
- Lesley Hodkin – Hospital Liaison Worker (High Peak)
- Tina Curran – Hconnect Engagement Worker (Southern Derbyshire)
- Carers who attended the event
We would like to thank the funders of this project, The Department of Health and Social Care.
