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Royal and Derngate have reached out on behalf of High Performance, who are taking part in BBC’s Headfest next month. They would love to be able to offer some tickets to NHS staff to come and watch.

They are offering 2 tickets per booking (so two per member of staff).

The code for this offer is: NHSHF23

The show is on Sunday 7^th May at 7:30pm at Royal and Derngate.

More information can be found here: https://www.royalandderngate.co.uk/whats-on/high-performance/

 

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Please be advised the MEQ is now published. Please see below the link to Find-a-Tender Service Prior information notice (prior information only):

Earls Barton Medical Centre and Penvale Park Medical Centre - Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)

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We are excited to announce that SIX headline speakers will be topping the bill at this year’s Northamptonshire Virtual Wellbeing Festival – and you can save the dates to your calendars right now!

Taking place from Monday 3 to Friday 7 July, the Virtual Wellbeing Festival 2023 (VWBF23) will feature a different headliner each day plus a double bill on the Monday. Joining us for this year’s Festival will be:

• Gok Wan – style guru, TV presenter, DJ and chef who strives to inspire people to love their curves, their heritage and anything that makes them unique.
• Paul Merson – professional footballer turned TV pundit who speaks openly about his struggles with addiction and mental health issues.
• Harnaam Kaur – TV personality and fearless body positivity activist who has embraced her body in all its glory to become an international icon for self-love.
• Vex King – bestselling author and mind coach who overcame a difficult childhood to rise to fame on social media and become a major voice in the world of personal development.
• Debra Searle – professional adventurer and serial entrepreneur who has successfully rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean and was recently ranked the top female motivational speaker in the world.
• Ayo Sokale – BBC presenter and civil engineer who has a diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome and is an inspirational keynote speaker on neurodiversity, mental health challenges and how to overcome them.

Our VWBF23 headliners are just part of an exciting programme of entertaining, inspiring and informative events taking place throughout Festival week. All sessions are hosted online and completely free of charge – exclusively for health and social care colleagues in Northamptonshire.

To add any of our headliner sessions to your online calendar, just visit the VWBF23 website at www.wellbeingfestival.live and click on the Headliners page.

Further details of the remaining Festival line-up will be announced soon and you can be among the first to find out more if you register for updates now.

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The April 2023 edition of ICN Today, Integrated Care Northamptonshire's e-newsletter for health and care colleagues, stakeholders and the wider community, is now available to read online.

In this month's packed edition, we bring you news of a new Chair for Kettering and Northampton general hospitals, how local stakeholders are being invited to shape the future of Northamptonshire's short breaks services, the appointment of a new Digital Director for our Integrated Care Board, and the launch of ICN's brand new Engagement Insight Library.

We're also very excited to reveal for the first time the SIX famous faces who will be headlining this year's ICN Virtual Wellbeing Festival from 3 to 7 July – all of which you can save to your calendars now. Plus, it's Northamptonshire Carers CEO Mark Major's turn to take on our Three in 60 Challenge.

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The University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) – which is a collaboration between Kettering and Northampton general hospitals – is appointing a joint Chair to support closer working between two neighbouring organisations.

John MacDonald – who is currently chair of the University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) will become Chair of both UHL and the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire’s two hospital boards on July 1. He will be stepping down from his role as Chair of NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board to take up the position of chair at Northamptonshire’s two hospitals. 

The move will build on the closer relationships being developed between the three Trusts through their shared Biomedical Research Centre. Kettering and Northampton general hospitals also formally achieved University Hospital status with the University of Leicester, and other academic partners, to become the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Group on July 1, 2021.

Mr MacDonald’s leadership will help to drive further collaboration between the organisations in areas such as research, clinical development, and recruitment. This will benefit the patients of the three Trusts, their communities and NHS colleagues.

KGH Interim Chair Trevor Shipman said: “We are delighted to welcome John as Joint Chair for both Kettering and Northampton general hospital Trusts. He has a wealth of NHS experience and the additional depth that comes from working both in the private sector and internationally. He will be in a great position to support the collaborative work we are developing between our organisations and with our local partners.”

NGH Interim Chair Rachel Parker said: “John’s work as Chair and Chief Executive of a number of NHS acute hospitals and the new Integrated Care Board in Derbyshire means he is ideally placed to support greater collaboration and partnership between UHL and UHN and with our university partners.”

Mr MacDonald has been Chair of the UHL since April 2021. He was previously Chair of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for four years. In addition to his NHS roles he has worked with management consultants Touche Ross and has ten years’ experience of working as an economist with international aid agencies.

He said: “To take on the leadership of the Northampton and Kettering boards is a huge privilege. ‘I am very much looking forward to working with the team to strengthen clinical collaboration and reset the Group model.’

“I am grateful for the work of my predecessor, Alan Burns, who established and led the UHN group. Building on this, Northampton and Kettering will continue to work closely together, providing high quality services to the people of Northamptonshire.

“We are also keen to explore closer partnership working between Leicester, Kettering and Northampton. There are already well-established relationships to build on, and exciting opportunities to make a bigger difference for the people we serve. We are all invested in supporting our staff and making the three Trusts rewarding and enjoyable places to work.”

Mr MacDonald replaces Alan Burns who stood down as Chair of Kettering and Northampton general hospitals on March 31, 2023, after serving as Chairman of Kettering General Hospital since August 2017 and Chairman of Northampton General Hospital since December 2018.

The appointment of Mr MacDonald will not change the Trust Board arrangements at either UHL or UHN which will continue as they are.

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