Staff at the Johnson Community Hospital in Spalding are showing their commitment to dignity in care this weekend.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is supporting Dignity Action Day on Saturday, which aims to ensure people are treated as individuals, are given choice, control and a sense of purpose in their daily lives.
This year the theme of events is having time for ‘digni-tea’ to encourage everyone who supports the dignity agenda to spend some valuable time with people who might otherwise feel lonely and isolated.
Wards and departments have activities planned, including dignity displays and working with patients to identify what dignity means to them. There are also poster competitions and ‘digni-tea’ parties on the wards on the day.
Trust-wide Senior Chaplain at ULHT, Tim Couchman, said: “In recent years the importance of the dignity in care agenda has rightly increased within the health and social care context. As a Trust we seek to improve standards in dignified care in all our clinical areas and departments.
“National Dignity Action Day is intended to set aside one special day to focus and celebrate all the excellent work that our teams undertake in relation to dignity in care throughout the year.”