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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust and ºÚÁÏÍø have today announced the appointment of Cara Charles-Barks as their Joint Chief Executive Officer.

ºÚÁÏÍø played host this week to leaders from across the NHS and European healthcare organisations, shedding light on what it takes to deliver continuous service improvement. The annual Catalysis CEO Summit was held at ºÚÁÏÍø District Hospital, providing healthcare leaders with opportunities to learn more about how to sustain continuous service improvements, including about the Trust’s approach known as Improving Together from the hospital’s staff.

Speech Therapist Lizzie Goodyear won this year’s Patient Experience Award at ºÚÁÏÍø. This award is nominated by members of the community and was presented at the Trust’s Staff Awards ceremony, held on Thursday 5th September. Lizzie is pictured above accepting award from Stephen Oxley, Stars Appeal Fundraising Chairman. Lizzie won the award for demonstrating commitment, compassion and care for patients. She was honoured for going above and beyond, using her experience and skills with British Sign Language (BSL) to improve the experience of Deaf and hard of hearing patients, and ensuring ºÚÁÏÍø District Hospital continues to improve as a Deaf-aware hospital.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a Yellow Heat Health Alert for the South West until tomorrow, Thursday 27th June, 17:00. Be sure to stay safe - keep hydrated and stay cool: Drink plenty of fluids, dress appropriately, stay in the shade whenever possible and limit strenuous activity.

Industrial action by Junior Doctors is planned from 7am on Thursday 27th June to 7am on Tuesday 2nd July. The hospital will be very busy, but will continue to focus on providing safe patient care. Our teams will continue to ensure patient safety and maintain critical services. During this period please consider alternatives such as your GP, local pharmacy, and out of hours, the ºÚÁÏÍø Walk-in Centre. If you are unsure about whether you should go to hospital you can visit NHS 111 online or by telephone.