Directorate actions 2016 to Present – Directorate Priority 1: Priority 2: Priority 3: Blood Donation Protect Respect Support We’ve introduced a Blood Donation We’ve introduced Focus groups have taken place throughout the Focus group, which meets throughout more bespoke year, which have been very successful in the year and takes feedback directly from support (9 box grid identifying opportunities to make Blood our teams to implement new ideas. If now in place for band Donation a great place to work. you’d like to know more about this, 7s). contact Jamie Moore. We hosted our Back to the Floor Annual event We’re aware of to improve senior leadership visibility, and plan continuing cost on hosting another one this autumn. constraints. That’s why we cancelled our We’ll also be updating our engagement strategy Blood Donation because of the Our Voice results this year. Management conference to ensure we still have resources to provide to our teams. Communication Leadership Well-Being Development Quality We have introduced in’ spots on We are contributing to We have developed QA Directorate ways of ‘drop our SMTS, and are focusing on more the service through a working which promotes inclusion, collaboration local communication including local consultant-based and respect. yous’ and recognition in all areas. service as opposed to For more information about this, contact Dapo ‘thank regulatory and have Odumeru. placed a particular emphasis on secondment opportunities. Recognition Achievement Feedback Manufacturing /Logistics To celebrate the achievements of our We’ve established We’ve ensured that our Driver of the is transport and logistics colleagues, M&L publicity of Staff Publicised in the Network for each month and created a Driver of the Year which achievements. good news stories including long term service was featured at our 2017 awards Successes and have been developed. ceremony in Birmingham. compliments are
Directorate actions – 2016 to Present Directorate Priority 1: Priority 2: Priority 3: Blood Donation Quality Protect We’ve introduced a Blood Donation Focus group, which meets throughout the year and takes feedback directly from our teams to implement new ideas. If you’d like to know more about this, contact Jamie Moore. Respect We’ve introduced more bespoke support (9 box grid now in place for band 7s). We’re aware of continuing cost constraints. That’s why we cancelled our Blood Donation Management conference to ensure we still have resources to provide to our teams. Support Focus groups have taken place throughout the year, which have been very successful in identifying opportunities to make Blood Donation a great place to work. We hosted our Back to the Floor Annual event to improve senior leadership visibility, and plan on hosting another one this autumn. We’ll also be updating our engagement strategy because of the Our Voice results this year. Communication We have introduced ‘drop in’ spots on our SMTS, and are focusing on more local communication including local ‘thank yous’ and recognition in all areas. Leadership Development We are contributing to the service through a consultant-based service as opposed to regulatory and have placed a particular emphasis on secondment opportunities. Well-Being We have developed QA Directorate ways of working which promotes inclusion, collaboration and respect. For more information about this, contact Dapo Odumeru. Manufacturing /Logistics Recognition To celebrate the achievements of our transport and logistics colleagues, M&L created a Driver of the Year which was featured at our 2017 awards ceremony in Birmingham. Achievement We’ve established publicity of Staff achievements. Successes and compliments are Feedback We’ve ensured that our Driver of the is Publicised in the Network for each month and good news stories including long term service have been developed.
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