Essex hospital wards enjoy jubilee celebrations

Staff and patients across the Essex Partnership University NHS Trust (EPUT) enjoyed celebrations as part of the four-day bank holiday.

EPUT was formed in April 2017 following the merger of the North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT) and employs more than 5,000 staff across 200 sites

The trust joined in with the rest of the country to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70th year on the throne by holding a host of fun-filled events.

The celebrations saw all inpatients and EPUT care home residents receive a special jubilee-themed cupcake and different wards took part in a range of party games and activities.

Saff and patients joined forces and made decorations for their events which provided an opportunity for staff and patients to come together to celebrate the historic milestone.

The team showed off their special balloon arch ahead of their celebration on Thursday, and many different wards enjoyed decorating.

Staff and patients marked the occasion by playing party games such as jubilee bingo and a jubilee quiz, and made decorations including paper chains, pictures, and flags under supervision.

Alison Sharp, Interim Senior Sister on the Cedar Ward, was involved in the celebrations on Thursday June 2.

She said: “All patients and staff had great fun and really enjoyed themselves. We had party food and an afternoon tea and the patients thoroughly enjoyed making the Jubilee decorations.

“It was great to be able to have fun together and also to give something back to the staff who have been working really hard to make improvements to standards on the ward over the last six months.

“Following visits from CCG, Infection Control Team, and Compliance, the ward has excelled above what they thought they could achieve which couldn’t have been done without the hard work of the staff.

“We also wanted to give something to the patients who were in the ward over the bank holiday.”