Monthly archives: June 2022

City COVID vaccination hub to reduce opening hours

From Monday 27 June, the COVID vaccination hub at City Hospital will no longer be open Monday to Friday. Instead, colleagues can visit a daily pop-up clinic in the Birmingham Treatment Centre and other pop-ups around the Trust sites, including at Sandwell, Rowley and within the maternity department at City. More details on timings for these will be shared through the daily bulletin.

The City Hospital vaccination hub will remain open at weekends, 9am – 5pm for five to 17 year-old patients for both walk-ins and booked appointments, by calling 119.

This week is Dietitians Week

This week is Dietitians Week which aims to raise awareness of dietitians and the invaluable work they do at SWB.

• Dietitians and the dietetic workforce support patients at every life stage from babies to older people and every stage in between
• All patients at our hospitals should have nutrition screening undertaken on admission to hospital and on admission to a new ward. This should then be repeated weekly
• For adult screening we use MUST – The ‘Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool’ which uses scores for BMI, weight loss and acute disease effect. This is found within ‘Assessments / Fluid Balance’ on Unity under nutritional assessment. A score of 2 or more indicates high risk of malnutrition. A first line care plan should be implemented and the patient needs referred to dietitian via “referral to inpatient dietitian” under Requests/Rare plans on Unity.
• For paediatric screening we use STAMP – The ‘Screening Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Paediatrics which is scored on Diagnosis, Nutritional Intake and Weight and Height. This is found within ‘Assessments /Fluid Balance’ on Unity under STAMP screening form. A score of 4 or more indicates high risk of malnutrition and needs referring to dietitian via “referral to inpatient dietitian” under Requests/Rare plans on Unity.
• There is now a quick reference guide to MUST and STAMP added onto Unity within each of the screening forms to support you completely the screening (see image below).

Shuttle bus service now operating at full capacity

The shuttle bus service will now be operating at full capacity. We do suggest colleagues wear face coverings when using the service and open windows for ventilation where possible.

For full shuttle bus timetable, please click here.

Are you taking part in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games – we want to hear from you!

Are you taking part in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022? Whether that be a baton bearer, medic, steward, volunteer or something else entirely – we want to hear from you!

If you are involved in the games in any capacity, please get in touch with us so we may share your story. Email the communications team swbh.comms@nhs.net.

Empathy, distress and burnout: An ICS Event

The ICS are hosting a empathy, distress and burnout digital event aimed at all colleagues wanting to look after their health and wellbeing. The session will specifically cover:

• Common side effects of working in a caring profession
• What does empathy distress & burnout look like and how to minimise the risks

The sessions will take place on Monday 4 July, 1pm – 2.30pm and Tuesday 12 July, 6pm – 7.30pm – click the links to join.

For more information please email  samuel.skelding1@nhs.net.

Coping in the moment: An ICS event

The ICS are hosting a coping in the moment digital event aimed at all colleagues wanting to look after their health and wellbeing. The session will specifically cover:

• Practical, quick and easy strategies for managing moments of stress in the work place
• Primarily experiential workshop on what to do in the moments it all feels too much
• The session will include breathing strategies, grounding exercises and brief guided meditation

The sessions will take place on Monday 1 August, 1pm – 2.30pm and Tuesday 9 August, 6pm – 7.30pm – click the links to join.

For more information please email samuel.skelding1@nhs.net.

BCHFT LGBTQ+ Staff Network: 50 years of progress event

Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust’s LGBTQ+ Staff Network are hosting a 50 years of progress celebration digital event on Thursday 23 June, 10am – 12.30pm.

To find out more and join the event, please click here.

Find out more about our five year strategy – Q and A session at Rowley today

We have developed a five year strategy to make sure we are focusing our time and resources on what matters most.

In developing our strategy we have taken stock of where we are and where we need to improve. We have also considered local and national priorities for the NHS and our populations.

Over the next five years we will:

• Open a new hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
• Focus on creating a great experience for staff and patients
• Embed a new way of doing quality improvement that everyone can be a part of
• Develop more seamless services by working together with other health and care organisations
• Use our influence as a large employer to improve the health and wellbeing of people in our communities.

You are also welcome to join the Q and A session in person this afternoon (Monday 20 June) from 3.30pm – 4.30pm in the Committee Room at Rowley Regis Hospital.

Find out more:

You can read our five year strategy here.

Our summary presentation gives a useful overview of how our objectives and plans fit together and what our priorities will be.

To find out more watch our short film that explains our strategy.

See Connect for FAQs and all the latest information.

An update from your recruitment team: Structural changes

The recruitment team have recently undergone some team member and structure changes and would like to share with colleagues the new recruitment structure and introduce you to some new team members.

If you wish to find more about these changes and how they could affect you, please see recruitment structural changes information sheet.

Blue Light Card discount for Trust colleagues

Blue Light Card provides Trust colleagues with a range of discounts both online and in store across the UK for just £4.99. The card offers a variety of  discounts from large national retailers to local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and much more!

For more information and to apply for your Blue Light Card today, simply click here.