20 Sep 2024
Farewell to Lindsay Harris, Associate Director of Procurement Lindsay has worked for the Procurement Department in the Trust for 16 years, starting as an Assistant Procurement Specialist and quickly becoming a valued member of the team, passing her professional qualifications and being promoted within the team on a number of occasions. Lindsay was appointed to SCL’s […]
20 Sep 2024
Congratulations to our fantastic award winning catering team who have retained Exemplar Site Status for the provision of Catering Services to Darlington Memorial Hospital following an assessment by Tim Radcliffe, Net Zero Food Programme Manager, NHS England. Exemplar Site status recognises the excellent work the team undertake take 365 days a year, under the leadership […]
20 Sep 2024
Friday 23 August 2024 marked the first of a series of Insights Discovery workshops being undertaken by our teams over the next few weeks. Insights Discovery is designed to help employees build a greater understanding of themselves and their colleagues so that they can have more respectful, productive and positive working relationships. It is based […]
10 Sep 2024
Congratulations to our Waste Monitoring Officer, Nat Kitching, whom recently completed the NHS Waste Manager Training course Recognised by the Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM), the course is designed to support Waste Management professionals to maintain safe and sustainable management of Healthcare Waste. Nat commented that: “The course has taught me a lot and […]
10 Sep 2024
Wishing Chris Robinson well on his adventurous travels Chris Robinson, Senior Estates and Project Manager working in the SCL Capital Team, is taking a career break beginning September returning in the summer of 2025. Chris plans to use his time to spread his wings, travelling to France and South America, to take the opportunity to […]
29 Aug 2024
Ronnie Nicholson Senior Portering and Transport Manager In the first of an occasional series, we caught up with Ronnie to find out a little bit more about his role and the rewards or challenges of running a multi-site portering and courier operation. “I started at the NHS in 1982 and ever since then I’ve been […]
16 Aug 2024
What a fabulous day we had on 19 June celebrating the amazing work of our Estates, Facilities, and Procurement colleagues. Well done to the lucky raffle prize winners and also to Rhona Beecham and Ian Hanratty who were the winners of the Estates, Facilities, and Procurement quiz. Here’s some photos of the day:
15 Aug 2024
After 41 years with the NHS we have have bid a fond farewell to Carol Birch following her retirement on 21st July 2024. During Carol’s career which began as an Assistant Cook at the Friarage Hospital in 1983, Carol has held a number of roles managing Facilities Services at the Friarage Hospital and York Hospitals prior […]