Monthly archives: June 2021
Volunteers’ Week: Meet Rob Kingston – volunteering at SWB for 11 years
Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK.
Right here at the Trust, we have a number of volunteers who support us to deliver first class healthcare to our patients.
Rob Kingston returns to volunteering after 13 months.
If you have been to Sandwell Hospital over the last year, you may have noticed that a familiar face has been missing. Robert Kingston, known to most Sandwell folk as Rob, has been absent from the Trust due to COVID-19 restrictions.
However, we are proud to announce, that one of our most beloved volunteers officially returned at the end of April!
Rob, who lives just a few miles from Sandwell in Hill Top, is well known by the majority of Sandwell based clinical colleagues as he has been volunteering on a variety of wards for over 11 years. Though volunteers haven’t started retuning to our wards due to COVID restrictions just yet, after receiving his second dose of his the COVID-19 vaccine, Rob is back doing what he enjoys most which is volunteering.
Rob has sincerely missed everyone at SWB and said: “I have missed it so much. I get real satisfaction from supporting the patients and staff so after over a year of not doing it, I’m so glad to be back.”
77 year old Rob works across a variety of wards at Sandwell including Lyndon 2 and 3, Newton 3, Priority 5 as well as SAU and AMU A.
When asked why he volunteers Rob said: “It feels good for my soul working in a hospital as it’s nice to help people in their time of need and give back. I love it so much as we are like one big family, from the consultants to the nurses, to the HCAs, to the porters.”
He added: “It’s a privilege and honour to volunteer. “Many patients don’t want to be here so while they’re here, I feel it’s my duty to make their stay and comfortable and pleasant as possible”
As a thank you to all our volunteers, we will be hosting a variety of volunteer appreciation events throughout the week:
- Thursday 3 June, 10am – 12pm and 1pm – 3pm, Sandwell
- Thursday 3 June, 10am – 12pm and 1pm – 3pm, City
For more information regarding our appreciation events please email lizagill@nhs.net.
Volunteer of the Year: Do you know an individual who has made a significant impact to our Trust whilst volunteering or a person who has shown selflessness and determination to support the people around them? Nominate them for the Volunteer of the Year Award in this year’s upcoming Star Awards by clicking here.
Do you want to become a volunteer? You can contact our volunteer service on 0121 507 4855 or email swbh.volunteer@nhs.net.
Still haven’t received your Nurses Day goody bag?
If you are yet to receive your Nurses Day goody bag please ask your matron or senior sister to contact shila.patel@nhs.net with the number of bags required by Friday 11 June, 5pm. Collection can then be arranged from the Bryan Knight Suite at Sandwell Hospital.
For more information please call ext. 5188.
Safety huddles now in 25 clinical areas
Safety huddles is a national programme to improve safety by encouraging multidisciplinary teams to have a quick but focussed discussion, to agree actions and to act in a timely and collaborative manner to prevent patient harm.
- 25 clinical areas are currently running huddles on a daily basis
- The majority of these areas are hosting weekly huddles among the multidisciplinary teams, to discuss safety issues in depth and develop action plans
- Quality improvement opportunities have started to emerge
- Rollout of safety huddles in the remaining clinical areas is scheduled.
To find out more about safety huddles check out the video below.
This week is Volunteers Week
Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK.
Right here at the Trust, we have a number of volunteers who support us to deliver first class healthcare to our patients.
Be sure to check out this short video from Ruth Wilkin, Director of Communications thanking all our volunteers for their hard work and commitment over the last 12 months.
As a thank you to all our volunteers, we will be hosting a variety of volunteer appreciation events throughout the week:
- Tuesday 1 June, 4pm, Zoom meeting
- Wednesday 2 June, 10am – 12pm, Sandwell
- Thursday 3 June, 10am – 12pm and 1pm – 3pm, Sandwell
- Thursday 3 June, 10am – 12pm and 1pm – 3pm, City
For more information regarding our appreciation events please email lizagill@nhs.net.
Do you want to become a volunteer? You can contact our volunteer service on 0121 507 4855 or email swbh.volunteer@nhs.net
Star of the Week – Jagdeep Samra
Our Star of the Week this week is Jagdeep Samra, Medical Education Coordinator.
Jagdeep has worked exceptionally hard during her first year within the medical education department. This week her hard work and effort have been recognised in the outstanding organisation, administration and delivery of the fourth year Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for 40 students from the University of Birmingham. Planning and directing an OSCE is no easy feat and Jagdeep has done a marvellous job in ensuring that proceedings have run smoothly and without delay.
Jagdeep is also recognised for using her own initiative to support a student who had suffered a significant health scare. She made an effort to keep in touch with the student during her placement and at the end of the placement the student wrote to her to say that she couldn’t thank her enough for the support and kindness she had offered to her and how this had affected her positively and made her feel supported and listened to on placement. She said that she had felt very supported at SWB.
Do you know someone in your team that has gone above and beyond the call of duty? Why not put them forward for Star of the Week by clicking here.
Latest edition of Heartbeat now online
Check out the latest edition of Heartbeat online now!
What can you expect to find inside this issue?
This month we celebrate the fantastic work of some of our colleagues. From National Nurses Week, National ODP Day, International Day of the Midwife, the Mouth Care Matters project and International Clinical Trials day – we show appreciation for the valuable work and excellent patient care they deliver. Plus we’ve got all of this:
- The arrival of Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone
- Upcoming NHS 73rd birthday celebrations
- How SWB doctors are saving lives in India.
You can email lauren.jones104@nhs.net if you have an idea for an article or call us on ext. 5303.
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