Chief Nursing Officer for England Ducan Burton visits South West London
Earlier this month, the Trust was delighted to welcome Chief Nursing Officer for England Ducan Burton to Springfield University Hospital.
As part of his visit, Duncan took the opportunity to meet staff and patients and tour the Trust’s transformed site following its £150m redevelopment.
This involved visiting new mental health wards in the Trinity building, and touring the wider Springfield Village, which opened last year. The village is made up of hundreds of new homes, shops, a public square and a 32-acre public park alongside the hospital’s new mental health facilities.
Trust Chief Executive, Vanessa Ford, who is a mental health nurse by background, said, “It was a pleasure to welcome Duncan to Springfield to share more about the innovative work we are doing here in South West London to improve local mental health services and to support the development of our excellent nurses.”
“This includes supporting our 450-strong student nurse population with nearly 1,000 individual learning experiences across
our Trust, as well as providing new roles for 120 Newly Qualified Nurses.”
“From developing the next generation of mental health professionals, to tackling health inequalities, creating a modern estate, and breaking mental health stigma, we are really proud of the work we are delivering to create an NHS fit for the future.”
As part of the visit, mental health nursing colleagues from across South West London joined Duncan for a special seminar to showcase some of the transformative work happening across the Trust’s services and within its Nursing Development Team.
Different teams showcased Quality Improvement and Training and Culture Change projects, including around psychological safety and reducing the use of Restrictive Practice, as well as the Trust’s vital work tackling Health Inequalities through the Ethnicity and Mental Health Improvement Project.
The Trust’s Chief Nurse, Sharon Spain, also shared more on a range of key programmes including the Trust’s anti-racism campaign, Anchor work, and Better Environments programme which is investing to further transform our estate and improve our services.
Commenting on the visit Duncan said, “It was a pleasure to meet mental health nursing colleagues and other colleagues from Springfield Hospital and learn how they’re improving care and experience for patients and service users. I was also impressed to hear about some of the work nursing colleagues are leading to create more inclusive services, tackle stigma and reduce health inequalities.”
