Monthly archives: January 2018
Take on a challenge for Your Trust Charity
Could you take on a challenge to raise money for Your Trust Charity?
The charity has places in a number of challenge events taking place in 2018, so why not pull your trainers on and make a difference.
Birmingham Velo – 100 mile journey on completely closed roads across Birmingham, Sandwell, Dudley, Staffordshire and Worcestershire – 10 places
BMW Berlin Marathon – The Berlin Marathon is a major running and sporting event held annually in Berlin, Germany. The official marathon distance of 42.195km is set up as a citywide road race – 6 places
Great Brirmingham Run – Challenge yourself to a 10k run around Birmingham City Centre – a great starting point for new runners – 25 places.
Tough Mudder Half or Full – Tough mudder is a hardcore obstacle race, designed by British Special Forces to challenge the toughest of the tough! You can choose to do 5 miles with 10 obstacles or 10 miles with 20 obstacles – the choice is yours! Book directly at https://toughmudder.co.uk/events/find-an-event
Inflatable 5K Obstacle Run – Tough mudder not really your thing? Why not give the inflatable 5K run a go? The UK’s best inflatable assault course has got even bigger and bouncier this year! Book directly at: https://www.ukrunningevents.co.uk/inflatable-5k-run
Skydive: Do something daring for patients and join the hospital charity’s tandem
jump! A deposit gets you a place on one of our jumps, and we ask you to raise a minimum of £300 in sponsorship. The maximum weight limit is 15 stone (95kg).
If you would like more information on any of the events, please contact e-mail amanda.winwood@nhs.net or call extension 4847.
Enrol now for computer password reset
From 31 January, it will be compulsory for you to enrol in the password self-service reset.
You will be prompted to enrol from your log in page and will be asked to set up five security questions. If you forget your password, these questions can be used to reset the password yourself rather than calling the IT Service Desk.
Information on how to enrol can be found by clicking here.
Once you have enrolled, you can use the ‘reset password’ option on the Windows log in screen you see when first switching on your computer or laptop. If you are on a different device to your normal one, e.g. when on a ward or in ED, you can reset a password via: https://passwordreset.xcht.nhs.uk/specopsPassword/Reset
Contacting Sandwell Community Continence team
Please note the Sandwell Community Continence Service no longer has a fax machine, please send all referrals via email to continence.team@nhs.net or post to:
Sandwell Community Continence Service
4th Floor
Lyng Health Centre
Frank Fisher Way
West Bromwich
B70 7AW
Any queries please contact 0121 612 1599.
IT Equipment for Unity
We’ve published floor plans that show the IT equipment that will be in place before we go live with Unity. We will add to the list of plans over the next few days. We will provide an extra:
- 89 PCs
- 211 laptops on wheels (50 already deployed)
- 50 computers on wheels
- 10 printers (black and white)
- 67 label printers
- 100 laptops for medicine trollies
A lot of this is in stock currently and being readied for clinical areas.
Click and Collect lunches available at City Hospital
With the New Year comes resolutions for eating healthier and making better food choices, and this year our catering team are making it easier to do that, thanks to the introduction of a fabulous new app and tasty menu.
From Wednesday 24 January, colleagues at City Hospital will be able to preorder and pay for their lunches using a mobile phone app. The new ‘Eat Well’ app makes it easier than ever to click and collect a healthy meal at your convenience.
Jane Owen, Trust Catering Manager explained: “Our new menu range available through our click and collect service (accessed through a dedicated smartphone app) has healthier options highlighted in green on our click and collect menus making them CQUIN compliant at 400 calories or less and not exceeding 5.0g saturated fat per 100gms. Items range from houmous with celery and carrot sticks for a quick healthy snack, to fresh fruit pots, protein pots, sushi and pasta salads, tortilla wraps, artisan baguettes, salads and choices for vegetarians, vegans, and those who want gluten free and halal options.
“The new service means that you can order and pay for your food then collect at your chosen time, meaning you beat the queues in busy periods. The service is launching at City site initially, but will extend to Sandwell following the refurbishment of the Hallam restaurant. The collection point will be on the ground floor main corridor near to Coffee Culture.
Colleagues can download the app from the Apple App Store and the Google Playstore by searching for ‘Eat Well’.
Apple Appstore: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/eat-well-swbh/id1326126100
Google Playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=menu.mmmlunch.eatwell&hl=en
Did you know you can view your payslip online?
You can view and download an electronic version of your payslip from the ESR portal.
Simply log in using your username or your smart card and go to ‘My Payslip’ which you will see in the right hand corner of the page. A direct link to your most recent payslip will appear below.
You can also access archive payslips by clicking on ‘View My Payslips’ and selecting the year and month of the one you wish to view.
Facebook Live with Dr Nick Makwana
Does your child suffer from allergies? Or are you worried that your little one may be intolerant to certain food? Our expert Dr Nick Makwana, Accredited Paediatric Allergist, will be on hand to talk about child allergies tomorrow when we host a Facebook Live Q&A session with him at 10.30am.
If you have any questions for him, please email them to Anuji.evans@nhs.net and tune in tomorrow (Thursday 25 January), at 10.30am to hear his answers.
Information day for third year student nurses – Thursday, January 25
We will be holding an information day at City Hospital for third year student nurses. Students who attend the event will have the opportunity to ask questions about their career and find out what support they will receive at our organisation.
If you think third year student nurses on your ward will benefit from this event, please ask them to contact the nurse education team via swbh.nurse-education@nhs.net
For more information about the day, please visit http://www.swbhjobs.co.uk/our-events/
Did you know there are no pork products in the flu vaccination?
Are you refusing your flu vaccination due to personal or religious beliefs associated with pork? If so please be informed that there are no porcine products contained within the adult flu vaccination.
Gelatine is derived from pigs and is used in some live vaccines as a stabiliser to protect live viruses against the effects of temperature. As the adult flu vaccination is not live, it does not contain gelatine and it also makes it impossible to catch flu from having the vaccine.
Members of Muslim or Jewish religious communities may be concerned about using vaccines that contain gelatine from pigs (porcine gelatine). According to Jewish laws, there is no problem with gelatine or any other animal substance if it is used in a product that does not go into the mouth.
Some Muslim leaders have also ruled that the use of gelatine in vaccines does not break religious dietary laws, because it is highly purified and it is also injected rather than ingested (eaten). This issue was addressed by a Public Health England statement issued in October 2013.
More information can also be found in the NHS leaflet ‘Vaccines and porcine gelatine’ .
If you are still yet to receive your flu vaccination, please contact Occupational Health on ext 3306 or contact your local flu vaccinator to arrange vaccination. The hospital at night team can also be contacted for vaccination.
Schwartz rounds – 30 January, 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Schwartz rounds are a forum for clinical and non-clinical colleagues from all backgrounds and levels, to come together once a month, for one hour meetings in which they can talk about the emotional and social challenges of caring for patients.
The next Schwartz round takes place on Tuesday 30 January, 12.30pm – 1.30pm, Postgraduate Centre, City Hospital. A light lunch will be available at 12pm.
The session will be chaired by Dr Diana Webb and member of the palliative care team will be on the panel.
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