Transformative power of art - making the Trust a better place to be
2022 has been a busy year for our Frimley Health Charity arts and creative health manager, Emma Carr, who has made it her mission to make our hospitals and community hubs more appealing and happier places to visit and work.
Frimley Trust Work Experience awarded Silver
Frimley Health has been presented with the silver award against the HEE Work Experience Quality Standard within the healthcare setting.
Sculptures stand in chapel tribute
Stunning sculptures at the new Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot stand in tribute to the Chapel of St Luke from the original hospital site. The two-year project to repurpose the chapel’s stained-glass windows ended with the unveiling earlier this month.
Changing Places at Frimley Park
Frimley Park Hospital opened its very own Changing Places toilet for patients with profound learning disabilities or severely limited mobility.
Teens drop in for diabetes advice
Teenagers with diabetes have been getting expert advice about living with the condition as they move into adulthood. About 20 young people attended a special evening drop-in session run by NHS staff from Frimley Park Hospital.
Trust receives Queen’s Green Canopy tree
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to receive a special tree from The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) “Tree of Trees” which stood tall as a message of hope, regeneration and optimism to the nation and the world as part of the Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations. Frimley Health was one of more than 300 organisations across the UK that were announced by the QGC as recipients of these special trees in the Queen’s name, which were gifted in a pot embossed with Her Majesty’s cypher.
Dementia clocks improve patient care
Personalised dementia reminder clocks are being trialled with patients with dementia at Wexham Park Hospital. The pilot scheme is taking place on elderly care wards 7, 8, 17 and the acute frailty unit to help improve the experience of patients in our care who have dementia.
Our latest ViP award winners
The latest Frimley Health staff to be recognised with Values into Practice (ViP) awards have been announced.
Celebrating class of 2022
Aptly named the ‘COVID Cohort’, more than 40 healthcare graduates have celebrated their achievements during a special event at Ascot racecourse.
Spreading the word about asthma
Frimley Health's paediatric allergy and respiratory team (PART) has been raising awareness of the rise in asthma attacks linked to the start of the school year.