Wellbeing in healthcare

10.30am – 12pm BST, 26 September 2023 ‐ 1 hour 30 mins

Room: Hall 11B

Wellbeing

Abstract

Leadership wellbeing is about cultivating an environment of care, for others around you but also importantly for yourself. 

Taking an active approach on wellbeing leads to better communication, efficiency and ultimately higher performance.  It has a huge impact on staff retention, allowing staff to feel seen and understood, and giving them the opportunity to explore their creativity.   Wellbeing starts with self-reflection to understand individual obstacles.  Creating a space to identify these, allows the member to respond appropriately, thereby not reacting immediately.    

Discussing some helpful tips and taking part in a few activities, we hope that members will take some of these useful tools to their own areas to use.      

Speakers

Denise Cook

Head of Governance, Quality and Service Improvement , Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS)

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Sue Alexander MSc MSc MBA CSci FIBMS CBiol FRSB MIHM MCQI CQP

Head of Core Pathology, Trust Lead Scientist, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

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Zanell Lategan

Pathology Quality Manager, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

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Denise Cook

Head of Governance, Quality and Service Improvement , Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS)

Denise is a member of the Kings Fund Alumni having completed the Top Manager Programme in 2022. She is recognized for leading on leadership development and strategy, transforming individuals, teams, organisations and systems. Her proven techniques are informed by mastery of cutting-edge disciplines applied in real life settings.

Denise has a keen interest in professional values, behavioural styles and emotional agility within the workplace and endeavours to coach and develop team, individual and system potential, particularly in challenging times. She combines these elements to bring about a meaningful shift in people’s motivation and actions. She is also a trained professional coach and mentor working with individuals and teams in varying sectors.

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Sue Alexander MSc MSc MBA CSci FIBMS CBiol FRSB MIHM MCQI CQP

Head of Core Pathology, Trust Lead Scientist, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Sue is the Head of Core Pathology at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. She is a microbiologist by training and her first management post was in microbiology at Great Ormond Children’s Hospital. Sue has long had an interest in continuing personal and professional development and in encouraging others to study.

Sue  become involved in educational and teaching activities over the last few years working with different universities and also developing courses herself She is the Chief Examiner in Leadership & Management for IBMS. Sue is also a technical assessor in Microbiology for ISO 15189:2012 and a member of the UKAS TAC. Her personal interests include adventure travel, skiing, sci-fi / fantasy and cats.

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Zanell Lategan

Pathology Quality Manager, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

A registered biomedical scientist with over 10 years international experience in both public and private settings. Zanell has a strong quality assurance background with a passion for training and developing staff.  She has a drive for efficiency and strategic approaches. 

The interest in staff wellbeing came as a result of the staffing levels during the pandemic, combined with pressures on staff to maintain quality.