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The project has lifted my spirits

Posted By blake91

"The project has lifted my spirits"

About: Rampton Hospital

(as the patient),

Blake ward

The Sense of Community project has lifted my spirits. I did a poem for the Christmas decorations which has been framed. I valued taking part and having my poem displayed. I have played bingo which I have won a couple of times. I donated prizes also and it brought us together. The challenge of doing our project is staff availability but we had plenty of paper materials.

 One positive change since doing the project is that we are not locked out of rooms in the mornings.

 Can we get more staff on the wards to keep the day room open and play bingo more often?

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Response from Martina Clark, Modern Matron Women's Service, Rampton Hospital 6 years ago
Martina Clark
Modern Matron Women's Service,
Rampton Hospital

Submitted on 05/01/2018 at 16:04
Published on Care Opinion at 16:14

Thank you very much for taking the time to share your experience of the care and treatment you receive here at Rampton Hospital. The Sense of Community Project focuses on both staff and patients working collaboratively on communal projects with the aim of enhancing the ward sense of community. I am really pleased to hear that you feel that the project has been successful on your ward and that it lifted your spirits. You should be really proud of your poem, it is excellent!

It is always a challenge to get everyone involved but what this project does, is allows people to contribute as and when they are able and we encourage involvement by recognising and valuing each other strengths and abilities.

As a Service we are actively recruting staff on a monthly basis to ensure we have optium resources on the wards.

As I am sure you are aware from your ward community meetings we are about to launch the next phase of the project entitled "what our ward means to us and how we work together as a community". I am with your support, once again this phase will be a huge success not only for your ward community but the wider Hospital.

I hope you have found this response helpful and I look forward to celebrating your achievements.

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