Blog: What matters to you, South West Lincolnshire Neighbourhood Team?

The South West Lincolnshire Neighbourhood Team got involved with 'What Matters To You?' Day 2024.

A short report from guest writer Joanne Yeomans, Senior Neighbourhood Care Coordinator for the South West Lincolnshire Neighbourhood Team. Jo is also an It's All About People Personalisation Champion who actively supports new ways of working and county-wide initiatives. 

"On 6 June 2024 we arranged a team lunch to mark 'What Matters To You?' Day.

"As a team we regularly have conversations with people we support about what matters to them so that we can best meet their needs.

"This was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate all the personalised work the team do, discuss what matters to each of us by completing the one-page profile, and talking about the countywide personalisation initiatives including Our Shared Agreement. 

"As a team it was great to be able to take some time out and switch up the conversation from being about others to being about us.

"We cover 16 GP practices and two Primary Care Networks, so we don't often get the opportunity to bring so many of us all together. It was therefore great to be able to chat and get to know more about the people we don't get a regular opportunity to work or talk with.

"We were able to gain an understanding of what is important to each of us and what our strengths are.

"For example, we learned that there are several people with green fingers on the team, some have musical talents, and others are very artistic. We also had the opportunity to talk about what makes us thrive within work.

"I wouldn't hesitate to arrange a similar event again, though next time I would maybe think about hiring a larger venue so even more people could have been invited.

"Southwest Lincolnshire's Neighbourhood Team includes many roles across numerous teams and organisations, and it would be great to open it up to the wider team as part of a networking event and get to know many more of our colleagues. 

"I would also think about how far a buffet actually goes and whether we really need that number of cheese rolls!"