Happy 75th NHS. Proud to be NHS. Proud to be PHU. #TeamSurgery cath puttock Conrado Sabadera Lizzie Keen Sarah Portsmouth Hospitals University NHST @LizRix_PHU

It was a pleasure to be invited to the Winchester Student Placement Awards today where E2 and E4 were both finalists in the Inspirational Team category. They may not have won first prize but they are both winners to us🎉Sarah Conrado Sabadera @SopDivision

As a finale to Surgery’s falls week activities we presented a certificate to the falls quiz winner Chris on SAU and did a little manual BP training for lying and standing blood pressures🎉@SopDivision Conrado Sabadera Sarah DianaCouch13

At today’s spooky Meet the Matron our future nurses discussed what they were hoping to achieve on their surgery placements and enjoyed some trick or treats🎃@SopDivision Conrado Sabadera DianaCouch13

Surgery hosted an afternoon tea to celebrate HCSW day and thank everyone for their continued hard work. Everyone had a lovely time😁@SopDivision DianaCouch13 Conrado Sabadera

We said goodbye to this surgical nursing legend today. Marilyn is finally retiring from E2 and we are sending her off with our heartfelt thanks and good wishes💕

Today was the Surgery Christmas Bake off. We had some fabulous cake creations that were judged by our business manager Jon. Well done to Kim from E4 with Frosty the snowman @SopDivision Conrado Sabadera 🎅

When you are judging a serious competition you have to take a very thorough approach 🎂@SopDivision

More prizes awarded today in the Surgery family colouring competition. Congratulations to little Miss Thomas🎄@SopDivision DianaCouch13 Sarah

Surgery awarded a prize today for the best festive decorated door. Congratulations to the Colorectal secretaries 🎄@SopDivision

At January’s Meet the Matron session we talked about how to deal with difficult situations on the ward.😁@SopDivision Conrado Sabadera

At today’s Meet the Matron session with some of our newest staff we had a useful discussion about PPE use and some of the barriers to correct compliance @SopDivision DianaCouch13 Conrado Sabadera

At today’s Meet the Matron session we had a big group of future nurses and new HCSW’s so we discussed one of the new Clinical Indicators topics around safeguarding our patients personal information @SopDivision DianaCouch13 Conrado Sabadera

At this week’s Meet the Matron session we talked about patient safety and focused on cannula care😁@SopDivision Conrado Sabadera @_LizzieKeen

At today’s Meet the Matron some of our new team members had the opportunity to ask questions and give feedback on the importance of creating patient flow through the surgical unit @SopDivision DianaCouch13 Conrado Sabadera gail odonnell Hannah Chadwick

Team Surgery Halloween Breakfast is in full swing! Come and join us!! @SopDivision cath puttock Conrado Sabadera Portsmouth Hospitals University NHST

Sharing the love in surgery with a Valentine breakfast for all the staff and a drinks and sweet treat trolley round💕Hannah Chadwick Conrado Sabadera @

Happy Nutrition & Hydration Week! Team Surgery’s Practice Educator Karen kicked off the week on Monday, testing our knowledge with a True or False Quiz! cath puttock Portsmouth Hospitals University NHST @LizRix_PHU Hannah Chadwick

On day three of Nutrition and Hydration week the surgery teams were treated to some bite size training on the wards from our Dietician colleagues Hannah Chadwick @LizRix_PHU DianaCouch13

On the fifth and final day of Nutrition and Hydration Week in Surgery we had a little reminder for all staff about the importance of completing patient MUST assessments with a biscuit bonanza😁DianaCouch13 Hannah Chadwick @LizRix_PHU