New Directions for Hospital at Night

Gerry Bolger has been recently appointed to work with Miss Wendy Reid, Medical Director for Hospital at Night, and took up post in late February. Gerry is a registered nurse, and has worked both in clinical practice, including a clinical site manager at Homerton hospital, and in management at a number of acute trusts. Gerry’s most recent post was as assistant director in workforce in a London strategic health authority.

Gerry sees a number of priorities to implement H@N, namely, the need to assess where trusts are in regard to implementation of H@N across the country. It is also hoped to:

• Identify local examples of good practice which could be built upon and shared nationally
• Promote the Hospital at Night concept as a national resource to support the delivery of the Working Time Directive
• Understand the benefits realisation of H@N both in terms of service delivery and productivity.

For further information on Hospital at Night please contact claire.blankley@skillsforhealth.org.uk