25 September 2018
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children dresses up in its third annual Conversations event
From 24-28 September, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is
celebrating its annual Conversations event.
The event, kindly supported by the children's hospital charity
The Grand Appeal, will host a variety of fun activities throughout
the week, all of which encourage patients, visitors and staff to
talk about their experiences and stories of the hospital, so the
Trust can develop and improve services and communication.
One of the most enjoyed (and very competitive) activities is the
fancy dress competition, where each team in the hospital dresses up
according to a chosen theme.
This year's dress-up theme is our new children's hospital ward
location names which were announced earlier this year, so teams
will be dressing up to reflect their new theme, so look out for the
Greatest Showman on Carousel Outpatients and pirates and sailors
taking over our Lighthouse Ward. You might even find a unicorn in
reception.
The judging will take place on Wednesday 26 September by a
panel, which includes an ex-patient, a parent representative and a
representative from The Grand Appeal.
In the lead up to the week, staff, patients and visitors have
been nominating colleagues in the children's hospital for a staff
award, recognising those that go above and beyond for patients or
their colleagues. The winners will be announced at a tea party on
Thursday, and will receive a limited edition Gromit Figurine,
courtesy of The Grand Appeal.
Bryony Strachan, clinical chair for women's and children's
services, said: "We are very excited to be celebrating our third
Conversations at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. It's
important to recognise for everyone to have their say about ways in
which conversations should be held between staff, patients and
visitors. We hear some really great ideas about getting it better
for patients and their families and our staff.
"In the run up to this event, staff across the hospital have
expressed great enthusiasm when planning activities for all to be
involved. We hope everyone has fun taking part, but we also wish to
learn a lot from these events.
"We would like to thank our charitable partner The Grand Appeal
for their support with the event and to all those staff involved in
its planning."
You can follow the events and activities on the Bristol Royal
Hospital for Children Facebook page and UH Bristol Twitter page
(@UHBristolNHS), following #Conversations
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