NHS 74th birthday
On 5 July 2022, the NHS will mark 74 years of service. This milestone will present us with opportunities to showcase how the NHS has innovated and adapted to meet the changing needs of each successive generation. As the last two years have shown, a career in the NHS can be challenging but it is also hugely rewarding. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic NHS staff have cared for around 680,000 seriously ill Covid patients, whilst at the same time coming together to deliver the NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme, the biggest in health service history.
The NHS could not have achieved all this without the skill and dedication of its staff along with the support of thousands of returners and volunteers. Every single one of you has worked so hard to ensure that our organisation continues to deliver high quality care, whilst at the same time supporting the most ambitious catch up programme of the NHS history to help clear the elective backlog.
Many people are mentally and physically exhausted from the demands of responding to the pandemic, and the health and wellbeing of our people is paramount. We want to encourage all colleagues to keep accessing support as and when you need it, to keep yourself safe and well and encourage your colleagues to do so too. Support for staff nationally can be accessed via the NHS website, including a range of helplines, apps and self-help resources, as well as training, coaching and guidance for teams and leaders. Local support can be accessed via the HNY Resilience Hub or the NYCCG Staff Wellbeing Portal.
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