Monthly archives: May 2019
Star Awards 2019: Excellence in Education Prize
Do you know an individual or team who can demonstrate excellence in providing and supporting high quality education?
Nominate them as the Excellence in Education Prize at this year’s upcoming Star Awards!
Ways to nominate:
- You can complete a paper nomination form which you can download by clicking here
- You can send in a video nomination for free to swbh.comms@nhs.net via www.wetransfer.com Choose go to free. When doing the recording remember to state clearly who you are and the name of the person/team you are nominating.
- You can complete the online form by clicking here.
Be sure to check out this video featuring last year’s winner Bishwajeet Elangbam.
If you have any questions regarding the Star Awards, please contact the communications team on 0121 507 5303 or email swbh.comms@nhs.net.
For more information, please visit our dedicated Star Awards page on Connect.
Heartbeat: HSBC bring calm and tranquillity to expectant moms
Expectant moms at City Hospital’s antenatal clinic now have a calm, tranquil and relaxing environment to come to when attending antenatal clinic appointments thanks to a team of volunteers from HSBC’s finance team.
Descending on City Hospital, the crack team of painters and decorators who would normally find themselves behind a desk transformed what used to be a clinical, plain and boring waiting area in to a bright, beautiful and inviting space, surrounded by butterflies and flowers.
Seeing the space brought to life, Antenatal Clinic Manager, Bernadette Hickling said, “Many thanks to the volunteers from HSBC and Amanda from Your Trust Charity. The makeover has made such a difference to our patients and staff as our clinical area now looks so inviting and pleasant for pregnant moms to sit in while they wait to be seen.”
Fundraising manager at Your Trust Charity, Amanda Winwood said, “To see such a transformation to this space bring so much joy to the moms to be makes it so worthwhile. A huge thank you to HSBC for their hard work and we hope to continue this work across the Trust.”
If you have an area that is desperately in need of some care and attention and you would like the support of Your Trust Charity, contact Amanda.winwood@nhs.net.
Heartbeat: Improving patient flow in AMU
A newly appointed acute medical nurse practitioner is building the bridge between medical and nursing colleagues at City Hospital AMU.
Natalie Binfield’s role involves the clerking, review and discharge of patients, ordering X-rays and scans, as well as teaching. Dealing with a wide variety of patient conditions, Natalie adapts to the daily requirements of the department and assists colleagues in ambulatory care when required.
She says: “The role has helped with patient flow, as I help ensure that patients are seen and discharged faster, leading to greater patient satisfaction. As I’m a non-medical prescriber, I can also help those patients that will benefit from a ‘quick fix’, ensuring they are treated more quickly.”
Having started as a staff nurse in rheumatology 14 years ago, Natalie has progressed steadily to the new developmental role. She continues: “I really enjoy making a difference to patient care and have found that my nursing background helps me explain a patient’s condition to them clearly.”
Claire Obiakor, Senior Sister at AMU City explains: “We’re very proud of Natalie. She’s home-grown and has completed all of her training here. A Master’s degree is the next step for her. Management understand the importance of roles like hers that combine clinical level training with a nursing background. The intention is to create more highly autonomous, clinical roles such as hers in preparation for our transition to the new Midland Metropolitan Hospital.”
Karen Mayo retirement celebration: 24 May
Karen Mayo will be retiring after 25 years at the Trust having been a key member of the haematology and chemotherapy nursing team.
The team will be hosting a retirement celebration on Friday 24 May, 1pm on Newton 5 ward at Sandwell Hospital.
If you would like to contribute towards her retirement gift please contact Janet Carter or Amy Turley on ext 2573.
Technology benefits – order by 2 June
Here’s your chance to take home the latest technology and spread the cost, with affordable monthly payments from your salary.
Key features of the benefit include:
- Exchange some of your pay for the latest technology
- Fantastic range of products from top brands including Apple, HP, Samsung, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sonos and more
- Spread the cost over 36 months through the Technology Benefit and 24 months Smartphone Benefit
- Extended warranty or insurance included with most main packages
- No credit checks, upfront costs or deposits
- Make savings on National Insurance
Note: The order window will be open until 2 June
View the full range of products at www.swbhbenefits.co.uk
Alcohol team training
The alcohol team will be hosting a training session regarding treating alcohol issues in and out of hospital which is open to all colleagues from all areas.
The training session will be held on 18 June in the Anne Gibson Board Room, City Hospital, 10am-12pm.
Note: If you wish to attend please book prior to the event by contacting amy.hunt7@nhs.net so seating and capacity can be confirmed.
For more information please call ext. 5074.
Unity 28-Day Challenge – Day 17, Wild Wednesday
Come up with an unusual scenario and log on to the Play System to work your way through it. The scenario could be something like a patient needing treatment that your ward or clinical area would not normally provide, or a complex patient with multiple needs. Whatever you choose will help you to learn more about how Unity works.
Part B order codes for trolley tamper evident tags
If your area has an emergency equipment trolley, please ensure your ward or area order their own supply of trolley tamper evident tags before they run out.
If you require the order codes for resuscitation trolley stock list (part B), please see the link below:
Updated Unity Play System available to use
The Unity Play System is now available to use after planned maintenance was completed. To access it simply click on the following link and enter your own network username and password:
http://unity.swbh.nhs.uk/Citrix/B0684EXPWeb/
Please refer to the user guide for details of clinical areas and patients that can be used. Please note that all patient information is fictional.
The Play System is a dummy version of our new electronic patient record (EPR) and allows you to safely practise using Unity to help develop your skills and confidence.
The system resets each night so please be aware that any work you have done on it will be removed each evening. It’s hard to break so don’t worry, just dive in and have a go!
For more information about the Play System, and the support available to help you use it, please visit Connect.
Changes to mandatory training refresher periods
In order to align with national NHS statutory and mandatory training guidelines, there are some upcoming changes to mandatory training refresher periods.
Health and safety training:
There is now a requirement to complete this training every three years with effect from the 30 June. For those people who completed it more than three years ago, their records will go ‘out of date’ after the 30 June. Please ensure that you/your team are aware of this change and that this training is completed prior to the 30 June with sufficient time for records to be updated. If you have undertaken it within the last three years, your date for next completion will be three years from when you last did the training.
Health and safety training can be completed via e-learning and should only take around 20-30 minutes. Please follow the instructions that can be found here to find out more!
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