Monthly archives: January 2019

Health & Wellbeing Support at SWBH: Introduction to Mindfulness

Does it every feel like your mind is constantly full of worries of the future, or concerns of the past?

Mindfulness is a relaxation and coping strategy centred on bringing our attention back to our thoughts, feelings and sensations in the present moment in a non-judgemental way.  Mindfulness is an effective way of managing feelings of anxiety, stress, depression and low mood. This is a three hour workshop which will help you understand and implement the mindfulness practice.

Date: Tuesday 8 January 2019
Venue: Anne Gibson Board Room, City Hospital
Time: 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Date: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Venue: The Berridge Room, Sandwell Hospital
Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm

To book onto any of the workshops please contact Jatinder Sekhon or Emma Williams on 0121 507 3306 option 4. Other dates, sessions and venues are available.

BME Staff Network elections

Our BME Staff Network elections have recently taken place and we’re proud to announce our new BME Chair and Vice Chair for 2019 are Donna Mighty and Mark Haynes respectfully.

Both Donna and Mark will start their roles from 1 January 2019.

We hope you will join us in congratulating them on their recent appointments and wishing them all the success in 2019.

The election ballot count was witnessed by Anser Khan (outgoing Co-Chair BME Staff Network).

Changes to pressure ulcer reporting

There is no longer a requirement to report a grade (category) 1 pressure ulcer via the incident  reporting process,  however please ensure this is recorded in patient’s records and supported in personalised care plans.

For more information on changes to management of pressure ulcers please contact the Tissue Viability Service or refer to the TVS pages on Connect.