Welcome to the latest issue of My Download - your weekly news roundup. The deadline for contributions is Thursday at 5pm. If you have anything that needs sharing with colleagues, please don't hesitate to get in touch: dchst.communications@nhs.net.

National uniform: The new national uniform sizing events run by the provider concluded last week (Friday 27 June). From this week, we’re running a series of local ‘pop-up’ sizing sessions to get sample uniform sets closer to our clinical colleagues. If you still need to get measured just drop into one of these sessions:

1 July – Clay Cross Hospital – Fernilea (contact Sarah Hopkinson) – starting early from 7am – 3pm
1-3 July – Katherine Holder will be on Okeover Ward, St Oswald’s with a sample set on 1 July from 11am – 3.30pm; 2 July from 9am – 3.30pm; and 3 July 9am – 3.30pm
2 July – Karen Lucas will be at Ripley Hospital’s district nursing office from 8.30am - 3.30pm
2 July and 4 July – Amanda Postle is organising pop-up events in room 195, first floor, Babington Hospital (Belper), from 9am – 3pm.

You must have your ESR assignment number to hand. If you have any questions, please contact: dchst.nationaluniform@nhs.net

National Quarterly Pulse Survey (NQPS): Our next NQPS will go live tomorrow (Tuesday 1 July) and run until Thursday 31 July. Look out for an email from ‘picker_surveys@picker.org’ in your inbox to complete your survey. It only takes a minute or two to complete and it’s a valuable way to let us know about your wellbeing. Your voice matters — especially in today’s climate — and this survey complements other tools like the NHS Staff Survey to help us listen and support you better.

If you have any questions about the survey, contact Simon Rose: simon.rose9@nhs.net.

Guidance for updating your email address in ESR: This video has been created to help staff update their email address in ESR. Keeping your ESR email up to date is essential, as important communications related to your pay and training are sent via this system. If your email address in ESR is incorrect, you may miss out on key information such as:

Payslip notifications
Training enrolment confirmations
Microsoft Teams invitations for training sessions
Alerts about upcoming competency expiries
Important updates regarding mandatory, Role Specific and CPD training
Internal communications — many teams rely on ESR to access staff email addresses.

To ensure you don’t miss out on these communications, please watch the guidance video linked below and check that your @nhs.net email address is correctly listed in ESR. Please note, once you submit a change to your email address in ESR, it will not be updated immediately. The change request will be sent to your manager for approval before it takes effect.

If you or your manager require further assistance or are unsure, please contact us at dchst.peopledevelopment@nhs.net and we will support where we can and guide towards other appropriate teams if needs be.

Staff engagement sessions on race and disability equality: We invite you to attend virtual sessions on 21 August, 4 and 16 September to go through our 2025 information on the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and NHS Workforce Disability Standard (WDES). Your participation will help shape a more inclusive workforce and environment. Find out more here.

ICB Chair takes whistle-stop tour to see sexual health promotion outreach work:

We were delighted to welcome Dr Kathy McLean, Chair of the Derby and Derbyshire ICB, to join us on a whistle-stop tour of our sexual health outreach work. As a team, we’re incredibly proud of the work we do to bring inclusive, accessible sexual health services into the heart of our communities and it was a pleasure to showcase this first-hand. From visiting the Bosnia Herzegovina Community Centre to sharing stories from our mobile van, we were able to highlight the importance of meeting people where they are. Dr McLean’s visit was a real boost and recognition of the impact of our work. Read the full article here.

Construction progresses on new £15m Belper Health Centre: Recent images reveal the rapid progress being made on the new health centre in Belper which is expected to open to patients next year. With the whole frame of the building in place it is easier to see what it will look like when completed and how it will become a focal point in the local environment along Derby Road. Construction began on site in August 2024, led by Henry Brothers Construction and work has been progressing steadily on the £15 million development.

Designed by Race Cottam Associates, the new facility is being built to high environmental standards and will provide a wide range of healthcare services to the community. Once complete, the centre will house 14 consulting rooms, six treatment rooms, a health education group room, and additional support spaces. Services to be offered at the centre include community nursing, midwifery clinics, podiatry, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, continence care, wound care, and phlebotomy. Watch this space for further updates as the building takes shape in the coming weeks and months.

B_Line discount travel scheme: Derbyshire County Council are pleased to announce that they have extended their popular B_Line scheme so that young people living in Derbyshire aged 19 to 21 can get single bus fares for £1.50 on many buses in the county. It's a pilot scheme up until the end of this year and the cards are available for free online. To find out more and apply for a B_Line card please visit the website.

Are you tired of paying outrageous prices for your daily commute to work? Our cycle-to-work provider, Halfords, is running a series of online ‘roadshows’ to guide you through the cycle-to-work process, answer any questions you may have and provide you with all the details you need to know, including how the scheme works, how much you could save on a new bike and what the requirements are to join. Click here for more details and to get the links for the online roadshows.

Tiny Tickers: Huge well done to quality and professional standards admin officer Victoria Stafford for smashing the 27-mile Louise Smalley Walk on the hottest day of the year! She took on the challenge to raise awareness and funds for Tiny Tickers, a charity helping babies with congenital heart disease. We’re so proud of her dedication to such an important cause. Amazing work, Victoria!

Quality Conversations sessions: All upcoming Quality Conversations sessions for July and August are now available. Whether you're looking to build your skills, connect with peers or dive into important topics that impact our work, there’s a session for you. Don’t miss your chance to book early here and secure your spot.

This week’s leaders' and managers' update spotlights:

Leading with kindness masterclasses
Mary Seacole programme
Management and leadership induction
Free career development support open to all NHS staff book
Have you ever considered using an AI tool to practice a conversation you need to have?.

Read all about these in the latest update here, or contact the leadership development team for more information.

Wellbeing timetable: The new wellbeing timetable, listing events for the summer, is now available here.

Update from your wellbeing team: Take a look at the wellbeing team's latest update here. To find out more about the diverse range of wellbeing support available visit the website or contact the team: dchst.yourwellbeingteam@nhs.net.

Well done to the following teams on receiving their DCHS Dignity 2 award and Quality Always Gold via the earned autonomy self-assessment process:

North Easy Derbyshire wound clinic team

A massive congratulations to our colleagues who have passed an apprenticeship programme:

Lisa Shaw and Gary Taylor, from the community podiatry team have both recently completed a four and a half year Podiatry apprentice degree and are both now qualified as registered podiatrists. Congratulations to you both.

Huge congratulations to Laura McLeavy on successfully completing her Business Administration Apprenticeship with distinction! Congratulations Laura.

If you feel inspired and wish to find out more about apprenticeships, please log into the intranet and visit our page here.

Jobs at DCHS: Check out all the latest vacancies here.

Congratulations to Helen Baker, who works with us as a health visitor, and received her 40 years NHS long service award at our latest #DCHSTTT. What an incredible achievement! Thank you for your service, Helen.

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