Monthly archives: February 2022

Daren Fradgley appointed to substantive Chief Integration Officer position

Following an external recruitment process, the Trust has appointed Daren Fradgley into the Chief Integration Officer position. This new post will lead on the place-based partnership arrangements for Sandwell and West Birmingham, enhancing our partnerships with statutory organisations including the local authority, primary care, other NHS organisations and the community and voluntary sector.  Daren will also lead all the primary care and community services in the Trust.

Daren joined the Trust on an interim secondment basis in October 2021. He was previously at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust where in the last two years he was deputy chief executive and then acting chief executive. At Walsall he developed Walsall Together, the place-based care model which is responsible for the smooth running of all out of hospital health services under a single management team.  Daren is a trained paramedic who still practices today, with a clinical specialty in admission avoidance.

Richard Beeken, Chief Executive, said: “I am delighted that Daren was successful through the recruitment process and pleased to welcome him substantively to the executive team and Trust Board. Daren has already made progress in building up our Sandwell place-based partnership, hosted by the Trust, as evidenced through speedier discharges into community facilities from our hospitals. I am confident that the partnership will go from strength to strength through his leadership.”

Daren said “I am delighted to join the Trust after being so warmly welcomed over the last 6 months. In that time I have met some amazing staff who are immensely dedicated to the delivery of quality care to our patients. I have also had the opportunity to see a diverse range of services that places us in excellent position to lead our Place Based Partnerships into the future.  I am really looking forward to continuing to work with you all ”

Vaccination and the impact on employment webinar today from 6pm – aimed at ethnic minority midwifery colleagues

This webinar (which is hosted by NHSE) is designed to provide a safe space for colleagues to have an opportunity to understand and ask questions about the potential impact of the new legislation, Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment (VCOD) which has been enacted as of Thursday 6 January. The webinar is aimed at ethnic minority midwifery colleagues though other colleagues are welcome to attend.

The webinar will take place via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 1 February, 6pm – 7.45pm.

If you wish to join the event please click here.

For further information please see VCOD webinar information sheet or email Harvinder.khaira@nhs.net

Much in store for you at Midland Met

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) stands proudly between Sandwell and West Birmingham. Our highly anticipated hospital will offer emergency department, maternity, children’s and adult acute inpatient services to over half a million people.

Website redevelopment – we want your thoughts!

We are currently working on redeveloping the Trust website and would like to invite you to give us feedback to ensure our new site meets the needs of patients, colleagues and our wider communities.

Share your thoughts in the short survey which should take no longer than 5 minutes and can be accessed by clicking here.

Enter the Dragon – Celebrate Chinese New Year at City Hospital

To celebrate the Chinese New Year today (Tuesday 1st February) the Chinese Festival Committee Birmingham are planning to visit City Hospital with a full size dancing dragon to perform a lion dance routine to the sounds of drums and cymbals. The lion will bless the entrance and everyone present by performing a “throwing the orange” ceremony. This represents receiving luck for the rest of the year.

The event will take place outside the main entrance of the BTC today at 3.30pm and will last less than 10 minutes.

This is part of the festival to share Chinese culture and celebrations across Birmingham as we welcome in the year of the Tiger. The Chinese community particularly wish to thank NHS staff for their efforts throughout the pandemic.

If you are able to attend please do so safely by maintaining social distance and wearing a mask. It is possible that media will be in attendance,

Remember Me and Never to Forget COVID Memorial Concert: 23 March

The Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral are inviting colleagues to their ‘Remember Me and Never to Forget’ COVID Memorial Concert on Tuesday 8 March, 7pm – 8pm.

The concert will include a one-off performance of Never to Forget by Howard Goodall, sung by the London Symphony Chorus and danced by performers from Rambert.

For free tickets and further information, please click here.

Latest edition of Heartbeat is online

Check out the latest edition of Heartbeat online now!

In the first edition of Heartbeat of the year, we kick start 2022 by highlighting how we can make positive changes to our planet and to ourselves.

We also cover:

• Our six-step journey to Midland Met
• Treating high risk COVID-19 patients
• Your Trust Charity’s zipwire challenge
• Place Based Partnerships

Email lauren.jones104@nhs.net with your news, stories and achievements to feature in Heartbeat or call us on ext. 5303.