{"id":7997,"date":"2025-06-04T13:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/?p=7997"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:22:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:22:03","slug":"sarah-edwards-directorate-manager-talks-about-protecting-patient-services-during-an-extensive-hospital-refurbishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/sarah-edwards-directorate-manager-talks-about-protecting-patient-services-during-an-extensive-hospital-refurbishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Edwards, framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri deildarinnar, r\u00e6\u00f0ir um a\u00f0 vernda \u00fej\u00f3nustu vi\u00f0 sj\u00faklinga \u00e1 me\u00f0an umfangsmiklar endurb\u00e6tur \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasinu standa yfir."},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<section id=\"section-2-254\" class=\"ct-section\" >\n<div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\">\n<div id=\"fancy_icon-5-254\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-5-254\"><use xlink:href=\"#FontAwesomeicon-quote-left\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-3-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >\u201eN\u00edu vikur fr\u00e1 upphafi til enda, a\u00f0 opna \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g get a\u00f0eins kalla\u00f0 \u00f6r\u00fatg\u00e1fu af sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi ... \u00fea\u00f0 er alveg st\u00f3rkostlegt.\u201c<\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-4-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >&nbsp;Sarah Edwards, framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri deildar - Sv\u00e6fingal\u00e6kningar, gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeildir, skur\u00f0stofur og b\u00e6klunarl\u00e6kningar, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chis Blackwell-Frost hittir S\u00f6ruh Edwards\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1090440833?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<section id=\"section-2-254\" class=\"ct-section\" >\n<div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\">\n<div id=\"fancy_icon-5-254\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-5-254\"><use xlink:href=\"#FontAwesomeicon-quote-left\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-3-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >\u201eVanguard er a\u00f0sta\u00f0a sem er svipu\u00f0 n\u00faverandi skur\u00f0stofum okkar. \u00de\u00fa veist, \u00fe\u00e6r voru \u00fatb\u00fanar me\u00f0 b\u00fana\u00f0i. \u00dea\u00f0 er fyrsta batasv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 eru einingar fyrir deildirnar. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er mj\u00f6g skilvirk og \u00e1rangursr\u00edk inn- og \u00fatskriftarlei\u00f0. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 endurspegla\u00f0i n\u00faverandi \u00fej\u00f3nustu okkar. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00ed raun auglj\u00f3s lausn.\u201c<\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-4-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >Sarah Edwards, framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri deildar - Sv\u00e6fingal\u00e6kningar, gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeildir, skur\u00f0stofur og b\u00e6klunarl\u00e6kningar, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Skur\u00f0deildin, sem er sett upp \u00e1 Royal Glamorgan-sj\u00fakrah\u00fasinu, samanstendur af fj\u00f3rum skur\u00f0stofum, \u00e1tta bi\u00f0r\u00fdmum, sex bi\u00f0r\u00fdmum, bi\u00f0-\/m\u00f3tt\u00f6kusv\u00e6\u00f0i, vi\u00f0talsherbergi, velfer\u00f0ar- og b\u00faningsr\u00fdmi starfsf\u00f3lks og geymslusv\u00e6\u00f0um. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan53-LR-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan53-LR-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan53-LR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan53-LR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan53-LR-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan53-LR-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan53-LR-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan53-LR-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Ein af fj\u00f3rum skur\u00f0stofum<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan83LR-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan83LR-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan83LR-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan83LR-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan83LR-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan83LR-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan83LR-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan83LR-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u00c1tta-fl\u00f3a deildin<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan12LR-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan12LR-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan12LR-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan12LR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan12LR-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan12LR-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan12LR-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanguard-Royal-Glamorgan12LR-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Sex-fl\u00f3a deildin<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Afrit af samtali S\u00f6ru og Chris:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chris:<br>\u00dea\u00f0 er virkilega gaman a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00feig, Sara, \u00ed dag. Kannski \u00e6ttum vi\u00f0 bara a\u00f0 byrja \u00e1 a\u00f0 kynna \u00feig og l\u00e1ta okkur vita hvert hlutverk \u00feitt er h\u00e9r.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9932ca9ce2eba2ac6217885de9663b92\">Sara:<br>J\u00e1, \u00e9g heiti Sarah Edwards. \u00c9g er ein af \u00feremur stj\u00f3rnendum \u00ed h\u00f3pnum Planned Care.<br>Hlutverk mitt felst fyrst og fremst \u00ed rekstrarlegri \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 skilvirkri sv\u00e6fingu, gj\u00f6rg\u00e6slu, skur\u00f0stofum, \u00e1verka\u00fej\u00f3nustu, forsko\u00f0un og s\u00f3tthreinsunar\u00fej\u00f3nustu. \u00c9g dek \u00fev\u00ed nokku\u00f0 breitt svi\u00f0. Mj\u00f6g miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera!<\/p>\n<section id=\"section-2-254\" class=\"ct-section\" >\n<div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\">\n<div id=\"fancy_icon-5-254\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-5-254\"><use xlink:href=\"#FontAwesomeicon-quote-left\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-3-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >\u201eA\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u voru einhverjar efasemdir \u00fev\u00ed enginn \u00feeirra haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur unni\u00f0 \u00e1 Vanguard-einingu. \u00deeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u fyrirfram hugmynd um a\u00f0 \u00feeir myndu vinna \u00ed \u00fer\u00f6ngu r\u00fdmi og a\u00f0 \u00feeir hef\u00f0u ekki \u00feann muna\u00f0 sem \u00feeir hafa \u00e1 venjulegri stofu. En \u00fea\u00f0 hefur sn\u00fai\u00f0 algj\u00f6rlega vi\u00f0. \u00deeim finnst alveg fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed \u00feeim. \u00deeir s\u00f6g\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r v\u00e6ru st\u00e6rri en b\u00faist var vi\u00f0. \u00de\u00e6r hef\u00f0u n\u00e6gt geymslur\u00fdmi. Innt\u00f6ku- og \u00fatskriftarlei\u00f0in er full af reisn. S\u00e6tin eru fulln\u00e6gjandi. Eins og \u00e9g sag\u00f0i, \u00fe\u00e1 er fyrsta batastigi\u00f0 aukalega. Svo j\u00e1, \u00feeir eru alveg himinlifandi. Og n\u00fa h\u00f6fum vi\u00f0 teymi\u00f0 okkar sem vill virkilega vera skipt inn \u00ed Vanguard-einingarnar.\u201c<\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-4-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >Sarah Edwards, framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri deildar - Sv\u00e6fingal\u00e6kningar, gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeildir, skur\u00f0stofur og b\u00e6klunarl\u00e6kningar, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Chris:<br>J\u00e6ja, vi\u00f0 erum \u00e1 Royal Glamorgan-sj\u00fakrah\u00fasinu, en \u00ed raun er \u00e1skorunin sem \u00fe\u00fa hefur sta\u00f0i\u00f0 frammi fyrir \u00e1 Princess of Wales-sj\u00fakrah\u00fasinu, er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki? Viltu \u00fe\u00e1 r\u00e6\u00f0a vi\u00f0 okkur um nokkrar af \u00feeim \u00e1skorunum sem \u00fe\u00fa hefur sta\u00f0i\u00f0 frammi fyrir?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-145f27442438d9adce3da4e76c0281bd\">Sara:<br>\u00dea\u00f0 eru n\u00fa nokkrar framkv\u00e6mdir \u00ed gangi \u00ed Princess of Wales leikh\u00fasinu. Og \u00feessar framkv\u00e6mdir, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00e9u t\u00edmabundnar, hafa st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0 leikh\u00fasstarfsemi okkar t\u00edmabundi\u00f0, sex leikh\u00fas alls.<br>Svo a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u er afkastageta og starfsemi \u00e1 Princess of Wales sj\u00fakrah\u00fasinu mj\u00f6g takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 eins og er, s\u00e9rstaklega hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og me\u00f0fer\u00f0ir. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1hrif \u00e1 stj\u00f3rnun bi\u00f0lista og me\u00f0fer\u00f0art\u00edma.<\/p>\n<p>Chris:<br>\u00c9g geri r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 erum a\u00f0 tala saman s\u00e9 s\u00fa a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum Vanguard a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u h\u00e9r \u00e1 sta\u00f0num. Var \u00fe\u00e1 einhver s\u00e9rst\u00f6k \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r fannst Vanguard lausnin vera r\u00e9tta t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri\u00f0 til a\u00f0 geta stutt \u00feig me\u00f0 \u00feeirri getu?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c61c8ad045ad18e207e0eea1c3aa515\">Sara:<br>J\u00e1. Svo \u00e9g held a\u00f0 Vanguard s\u00e9 a\u00f0sta\u00f0a sem er svipu\u00f0 n\u00faverandi skur\u00f0stofum okkar. \u00de\u00fa veist, \u00fe\u00e6r komu \u00fatb\u00fanar. \u00dea\u00f0 er fyrsta batasv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 eru einingar fyrir deildirnar. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er mj\u00f6g skilvirk og \u00e1rangursr\u00edk inn- og \u00fatskriftarlei\u00f0. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 endurspegla\u00f0i n\u00faverandi \u00fej\u00f3nustu okkar. \u00deannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var auglj\u00f3s lausn, a\u00f0 hafa skur\u00f0stofur \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 getum framkv\u00e6mt og veitt \u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 um\u00f6nnun e\u00f0a \u00f6ryggi sj\u00faklinga.<\/p>\n<p>Chris:<br>\u00deetta er frekar mikilv\u00e6g a\u00f0sta\u00f0a, er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki n\u00fana? \u00dear eru tv\u00e6r tilt\u00f6lulega st\u00f3rar deildir. \u00dea\u00f0 eru fj\u00f3rar skur\u00f0stofur og svo eru reyndar tv\u00e6r speglunareiningar l\u00edka. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri gott a\u00f0 f\u00e1 sko\u00f0un fr\u00e1 einhverjum sem er \u00fearna inni hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar hra\u00f0a uppsetningarinnar og hvernig h\u00fan gekk til.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cd5b9bd2d511e0f97877ff50fd8b6ca7\">Sara:<br>\u00c9g meina, hra\u00f0inn og vi\u00f0brag\u00f0shra\u00f0ann er hreint \u00fat sagt \u00f3tr\u00falegur. \u00cd jan\u00faar var okkur sagt a\u00f0 \u00feessar fj\u00f3rar deildir myndu lenda \u00e1 Royal Glamorgan-sv\u00e6\u00f0inu og innan 48 klukkustunda stofnu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 verkefna- og fr\u00e1gangsh\u00f3p, sem var fj\u00f6l\u00fe\u00e6ttur og f\u00f3l \u00ed s\u00e9r fj\u00f6lda \u00fej\u00f3nustua\u00f0ila og s\u00e9rgreina, allt fr\u00e1 upphafi a\u00f0ger\u00f0ateymisins til a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u, me\u00f0fer\u00f0a, geislafr\u00e6\u00f0i, heilbrig\u00f0is og \u00f6ryggis og allt til innlagnar og \u00fatskriftar og stu\u00f0nings \u00e1 deild.<br>En j\u00e1, n\u00edu vikur fr\u00e1 upphafi til enda, a\u00f0 opna \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e9g get a\u00f0eins kalla\u00f0 \u00f6r\u00fatg\u00e1fu af sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi er, j\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 er alveg st\u00f3rkostlegt.<\/p>\n<section id=\"section-2-254\" class=\"ct-section\" >\n<div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\">\n<div id=\"fancy_icon-5-254\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-5-254\"><use xlink:href=\"#FontAwesomeicon-quote-left\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-3-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >\u201eVi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum fengi\u00f0 fr\u00e1b\u00e6r vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 fr\u00e1 sj\u00faklingunum. \u00c9g var reyndar \u00e1 sta\u00f0num \u00feegar fyrstu fimm sj\u00faklingarnir okkar komu 10. apr\u00edl. Og fyrstu tilfinningarnar voru a\u00f0 \u00feeim fannst \u00feeir vera \u00e1 fimm stj\u00f6rnu h\u00f3teli. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00fev\u00ed yndislegt a\u00f0 heyra \u00fea\u00f0..\u201c<\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-4-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >Sarah Edwards, framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri deildar - Sv\u00e6fingal\u00e6kningar, gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeildir, skur\u00f0stofur og b\u00e6klunarl\u00e6kningar, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Chris:<br>\u00deetta er mj\u00f6g \u00e1hugavert \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g hef s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00feetta fr\u00e1 sj\u00f3narh\u00f3li Vanguard og hvernig vi\u00f0 sameinu\u00f0um teymi\u00f0 okkar og a\u00f0 heyra \u00fea\u00f0 fr\u00e1 ykkar hli\u00f0 l\u00edka. Og umfangi\u00f0 fr\u00e1 ykkar sj\u00f3narh\u00f3li a\u00f0 geta gripi\u00f0 \u00feetta, teki\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed notkun hj\u00e1 okkur og svo byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 virka, eins og \u00fei\u00f0 segi\u00f0, einstakt, einstakt sj\u00fakrah\u00fas \u00e1 \u00feessu t\u00edmabili.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5f2497a3143eda13703a627c87b97dca\">Sara:<br>\u00deetta er einstakt. Og \u00e9g meina, n\u00edu vikur, \u00fe\u00fa veist, til a\u00f0 innvi\u00f0irnir yr\u00f0u settir upp, sm\u00ed\u00f0a\u00f0ir, fullb\u00fanir og fluttir allan b\u00fana\u00f0inn fr\u00e1 einum sta\u00f0 til annars, sem var verkefni \u00fat af fyrir sig. \u00de\u00fa veist, \u00feessi b\u00fana\u00f0ur er ekki au\u00f0veldur \u00ed flutningi og a\u00f0 koma honum fyrir, \u00fe\u00fa veist, og samr\u00e6ma bi\u00f0listastj\u00f3rnun okkar og \u00f6ll uppl\u00fdsingakerfi okkar vi\u00f0 n\u00fdjar stofur og lyfta og f\u00e6ra heilan starfsmann \u00e1 n\u00edu vikum. \u00dea\u00f0 er ansi \u00e1hrifamiki\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>Chris:<br>Mj\u00f6g gl\u00e6silegt. \u00dei\u00f0 \u00e6ttu\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera mj\u00f6g stolt sem li\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85e652b020912d36ddd7b6c2871b25cd\">Sara:<br>\u00c9g held a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 s\u00e9um \u00f6ll mj\u00f6g stolt. J\u00e1, mj\u00f6g stolt af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera hluti af \u00feessu.<\/p>\n<section id=\"section-2-254\" class=\"ct-section\" >\n<div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\">\n<div id=\"fancy_icon-5-254\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-5-254\"><use xlink:href=\"#FontAwesomeicon-quote-left\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-3-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >\u201eVi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum byggt upp mj\u00f6g gott samband vi\u00f0 Vanguard teymi\u00f0 strax fr\u00e1 upphafi. Og \u00e9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fengum \u00feau til a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt strax \u00ed upphafi \u00ed skipulagningunni, rekstrarlega, sem \u00e9g held a\u00f0 s\u00e9 lykillinn a\u00f0 velgengninni... a\u00f0 hafa \u00feetta spjallbor\u00f0 og \u00feennan vettvang \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 hittumst \u00f6ll einu sinni \u00ed viku, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Vanguard teymi\u00f0, bygg\u00f0i ekki a\u00f0eins upp sambandi\u00f0, heldur g\u00e1tum vi\u00f0 s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00e1skoranir hvers annars. En j\u00e1, \u00fea\u00f0 var fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt.\u201c&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Allir voru me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hugmynd a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 g\u00e6tum gert \u00feetta \u00e1 n\u00edu vikum!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-4-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >Sarah Edwards, framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri deildar - Sv\u00e6fingal\u00e6kningar, gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeildir, skur\u00f0stofur og b\u00e6klunarl\u00e6kningar, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB &nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Chris:<br>Fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt. Og \u00feetta er frekar sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0 eining l\u00edka, er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki? \u00dev\u00ed h\u00fan er ekki beint tengd sj\u00fakrah\u00fasinu. Svo, hvers konar starfsemi eru\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera \u00e1 skur\u00f0stofunum og a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0unni?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c6cbc2212066809c05ef01ffb3013766\">Sara:<br>Svo, aftur, umfang starfseminnar sem vi\u00f0 erum a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum \u00fear er l\u00edklega langt umfram \u00fea\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 bjuggumst vi\u00f0 upphaflega. Og aftur, \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00fe\u00f6kk s\u00e9 stu\u00f0ningi geislal\u00e6kninga, geislal\u00e6kninga og s\u00f3tthreinsunar\u00fej\u00f3nustu. Og umfangi\u00f0 er mj\u00f6g, mj\u00f6g breitt. Svo vi\u00f0 erum n\u00fana a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum almennar skur\u00f0l\u00e6kningar, kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mal\u00e6kningar, b\u00e6klunarl\u00e6kningar, h\u00e1marksskur\u00f0l\u00e6kningar, verkjal\u00e6kningar, h\u00e1ls-, nef- og eyrnal\u00e6kningar, l\u00edklega allar \u00fej\u00f3nustur okkar eru a\u00f0 fara \u00ed gegnum \u00feetta me\u00f0 einhverjum \u00fe\u00e1ttum a\u00f0ger\u00f0a og me\u00f0fer\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n<p>Chris:<br>Fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt. Hvernig fannst starfsf\u00f3lkinu a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed \u00feessu?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dc170cef633a2e0f967c1043e99d5ac9\">Sara:<br>Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 voru einhverjar efasemdir \u00fear sem enginn \u00feeirra haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur unni\u00f0 \u00e1 Vanguard deild. \u00deeir h\u00f6f\u00f0u fyrirfram hugmynd um a\u00f0 \u00feeir myndu vinna \u00ed \u00fer\u00f6ngu r\u00fdmi og a\u00f0 \u00feeir hef\u00f0u ekki \u00feann muna\u00f0 sem \u00feeir hafa \u00e1 venjulegri deild. En \u00fea\u00f0 hefur sn\u00fai\u00f0 vi\u00f0 algj\u00f6rri beygju. \u00deeim finnst alveg fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed \u00feeim. \u00deeir s\u00f6g\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r v\u00e6ru st\u00e6rri en b\u00faist var vi\u00f0. \u00de\u00e6r hef\u00f0u n\u00e6gt geymslur\u00fdmi. Innt\u00f6ku- og \u00fatskriftarlei\u00f0in v\u00e6ri full reisn. Svi\u00f0sstofurnar eru fulln\u00e6gjandi. Eins og \u00e9g sag\u00f0i, \u00fe\u00e1 er fyrsta batastigi\u00f0 aukalega. Svo j\u00e1, \u00feeir eru alveg himinlifandi. Og n\u00fa h\u00f6fum vi\u00f0 teymi\u00f0 okkar sem vill virkilega vera skipa\u00f0 inn \u00e1 Vanguard deildirnar.<\/p>\n<p>Chris:<br>\u00dea\u00f0 er reyndar gott a\u00f0 heyra. Og \u00feau eru \u00f6ll saman l\u00edka \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g hef \u00e1 tilfinningunni a\u00f0 \u00feau hafi dreifst a\u00f0eins, reyndar, vegna \u00feeirra \u00e1skorana sem \u00fe\u00fa st\u00f3\u00f0st frammi fyrir hj\u00e1 Princess of Wales. Svo a\u00f0 hafa \u00feau \u00f6ll saman aftur og vinna saman sem teymi\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8ca644e9a58ec969221ca604310cb0aa\">Sara:<br>Algj\u00f6rlega. J\u00e1. \u00deegar okkur var tilkynnt um st\u00f6\u00f0una \u00feurftum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00e1marka og h\u00e1marka starfsf\u00f3lk \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum svi\u00f0um. Og \u00fea\u00f0 var a\u00f0 fylla upp \u00ed \u00f6ll ey\u00f0ur sem voru \u00ed vaktaskr\u00e1m e\u00f0a flytja \u00fe\u00e1 yfir \u00e1 a\u00f0rar starfsst\u00f6\u00f0var til a\u00f0 teljast afgangsstarfsmenn e\u00f0a a\u00f0sto\u00f0armenn \u00e1 skur\u00f0stofum. \u00deannig missti starfsf\u00f3lki\u00f0 sm\u00e1 sj\u00e1lfsmynd og sm\u00e1 eignarhald. En engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur erum vi\u00f0 \u00ed alvarlegu atviki og \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 sem vi\u00f0 gerum h\u00e9r \u00feegar vi\u00f0 lendum \u00ed alvarlegu atviki. Vi\u00f0 deilum au\u00f0lindum okkar. En n\u00fa \u00feegar \u00feeir eru me\u00f0 forystuna, \u00fe\u00e1 hefur\u00f0u alveg r\u00e9tt fyrir \u00fe\u00e9r. \u00deeir eru komnir aftur til samheldins vinnubrag\u00f0s, aftur til teymisvinnu. \u00deeir eru n\u00fa a\u00f0 vinna samkv\u00e6mt starfs\u00e1\u00e6tlunum s\u00ednum og vinna samkv\u00e6mt vaktinni sinni. \u00deannig a\u00f0 starfsandinn hefur aukist gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega.<\/p>\n<section id=\"section-2-254\" class=\"ct-section\" >\n<div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\">\n<div id=\"fancy_icon-5-254\" class=\"ct-fancy-icon\" ><svg id=\"svg-fancy_icon-5-254\"><use xlink:href=\"#FontAwesomeicon-quote-left\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-3-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >\u201eVi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum a\u00f0eins veri\u00f0 12 virkir dagar s\u00ed\u00f0an Vanguard-flugv\u00e9larnar lentu. Og vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum s\u00e9\u00f0 um 150 sj\u00faklinga.\u201c<\/div>\n<div id=\"text_block-4-254\" class=\"ct-text-block\" >Sarah Edwards, framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri deildar - Sv\u00e6fingal\u00e6kningar, gj\u00f6rg\u00e6sludeildir, skur\u00f0stofur og b\u00e6klunarl\u00e6kningar, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB &nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Chris:<br>\u00dea\u00f0 er gott a\u00f0 heyra. Hva\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 fr\u00e1 sj\u00f3narh\u00f3li sj\u00faklingsins?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0037ebc77cd0aa7beddac3e0c78dbe47\">Sara:<br>J\u00e1. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum fengi\u00f0 fr\u00e1b\u00e6r vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 fr\u00e1 sj\u00faklingunum. \u00c9g var reyndar \u00e1 sta\u00f0num \u00feegar fyrstu fimm sj\u00faklingarnir okkar komu 10. apr\u00edl. Og fyrstu tilfinningarnar voru a\u00f0 \u00feeim li\u00f0i eins og \u00feeir v\u00e6ru \u00e1 fimm stj\u00f6rnu h\u00f3teli. \u00dea\u00f0 var yndislegt a\u00f0 heyra.<br>\u00dea\u00f0 var yndislegt andr\u00famsloft \u00fear. \u00dea\u00f0 var hreint. \u00dea\u00f0 var gl\u00e6n\u00fdtt. Starfsf\u00f3lki\u00f0 var \u00ed \u00feeirri st\u00f6\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var a\u00f0 pr\u00f3fa eitthva\u00f0 n\u00fdtt.<br>J\u00e1, vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum fengi\u00f0 fr\u00e1b\u00e6r vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0an sem segja a\u00f0 starfsf\u00f3lki\u00f0 s\u00e9 yndislegt, a\u00f0sta\u00f0an s\u00e9 yndisleg og skilvirknin s\u00e9 fr\u00e1b\u00e6r.<br>Og j\u00e1, vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum fengi\u00f0 fj\u00f6lda svara \u00fear sem segir a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00e9 mj\u00f6g svipa\u00f0 og fimm stj\u00f6rnu me\u00f0fer\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>Chris:<br>Fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt. Og \u00e9g geri r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 allt hj\u00e1lpi til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 kr\u00f6fur \u00e1 bi\u00f0listum og tryggja a\u00f0 sj\u00faklingarnir f\u00e1i l\u00edka \u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0fer\u00f0 sem \u00feeir \u00feurfa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18b5594e0328b54d1aa2941460367c8b\">Sara:<br>J\u00e1, algj\u00f6rlega. Og \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00f3ttinn okkar. \u00de\u00fa veist, \u00feegar ma\u00f0ur missir sex leiksk\u00f3la, \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 \u00f3ttinn vi\u00f0 hvernig vi\u00f0 g\u00e6tum vi\u00f0haldi\u00f0 starfseminni til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i l\u00e1gmarks\u00e1hrif \u00e1 bi\u00f0lista og \u00feann t\u00edma sem f\u00f3lk b\u00ed\u00f0ur eftir me\u00f0fer\u00f0. Og skj\u00f3t vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 framvar\u00f0arli\u00f0sins ger\u00f0u okkur kleift a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda bi\u00f0listanum okkar og halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 f\u00e1 sj\u00faklinga me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla\u00f0a \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma sem vi\u00f0 teljum a\u00f0 s\u00e9 vi\u00f0r\u00e1\u00f0anlegur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2fbe65281fbdabe823beedac13a795d8\">Chris:<br>Fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt. Og \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri l\u00edka gott a\u00f0 heyra hvernig \u00fe\u00e9r fannst a\u00f0 vinna me\u00f0 okkur hj\u00e1 Vanguard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12e106f161d07ee850663cf44d40331e\">Sara:<br>Fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt. J\u00e1, vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum byggt upp mj\u00f6g gott samband vi\u00f0 Vanguard teymi\u00f0 strax fr\u00e1 upphafi. Og \u00e9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 fengum \u00feau inn \u00ed skipulagninguna strax \u00ed upphafi, b\u00e6\u00f0i hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar rekstur og framkv\u00e6md, sem \u00e9g tel vera lykilinn a\u00f0 velgengninni. Aftur, \u00fe\u00fa veist, \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki d\u00e6migert a\u00f0 hafa svona st\u00f3ran verkefna- og fr\u00e1gangsh\u00f3p. Venjulega v\u00e6ri l\u00edtill yfirh\u00f3pur me\u00f0 undirh\u00f3pum undir. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa \u00feetta spjallbor\u00f0 og \u00feennan vettvang \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 hittumst \u00f6ll einu sinni \u00ed viku, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Vanguard teymi\u00f0, hafi ekki a\u00f0eins byggt upp sambandi\u00f0, heldur g\u00e1tum vi\u00f0 s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00e1skoranir hvers annars.<br>En j\u00e1, \u00feetta var fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt. En allir voru me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 hugmynd a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 g\u00e6tum gert \u00feetta \u00e1 n\u00edu vikum!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-287c0c59710d92feb1b76861865894d9\">Chris:<br>\u00deetta er fr\u00e1b\u00e6r lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 enda \u00feetta. Og \u00e9g tek reyndar hattinn ofan fyrir \u00fe\u00e9r, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa unni\u00f0 \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi og stundum sta\u00f0i\u00f0 frammi fyrir \u00e1skorunum fr\u00e1 kl\u00edn\u00edsku sj\u00f3narhorni, rekstrarlegu sj\u00f3narhorni, fr\u00e1 uppl\u00fdsingat\u00e6knilegu sj\u00f3narhorni, og gert \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa hefur gert \u00e1 \u00feessu n\u00edu vikna t\u00edmabili \u00ed skipulagningu er alveg \u00f3tr\u00falegt og mikill \u00e1rangur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e10e6b6bf4f1c17008481b28598868b2\">Sara:<br>J\u00e1. Og bara til a\u00f0 lj\u00faka, \u00e9g meina, vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum a\u00f0eins veri\u00f0 12 virkir dagar s\u00ed\u00f0an Vanguard-flugv\u00e9larnar lentu. 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