Monthly archives: October 2022
AHPs Day this Friday
Friday 14 October is Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Day! It’s the annual opportunity for AHPs and support workers to come together and celebrate being part of the AHP family.
AHP Day also serves as a platform to showcase some of the amazing work that happens by Allied Health Professions within the Trust and further afield.
Allied Health Professions are a group of healthcare professionals from 14 different professions, making up the third largest healthcare workforce.
Here at the Trust we employ 10 of the 14 professions which include diagnostic radiographers, speech and language therapists, operating department practitioners, dietitians, physiotherapists, orthotists, orthoptists, paramedics, podiatrists and occupational therapists. We do not currently employ osteopaths, music therapists, drama therapists or art therapists.
Over the course of this week, we will be celebrating two professions each day leading us to the National AHP Day on Friday. Be sure to check out this featuring Lucille Hamilton, AHP Support Worker and Vienna Morgan, Stroke and Neurology Assistant Practitioner in Nutrition and Communication.
Unity Clinical systems and processes affected by clock change: 30 October, 12.45am – 1.30am
Clocks are set to go back this month on Sunday 30 October, please be assured Unity will remain fully available. However, because all of our systems are not yet aligned we are asking you to take note of the following:
For up to 75 minutes:
- New patients will not be able to be registered on iPM (Lorenzo) and FirstNet – full BCP required.
- Medisoft will not show new patients – full BCP required.
- Radiology/pathology orders placed in Unity will be queued and not delivered until 1am GMT. – BCP required.
- New results will not be visible in Unity during this time but will be sent once the systems come back up.
- Inpatients admitted from ED will not show up in iPM until the systems are back up.
- Inpatients transferred between wards will show on Capman but not on iPM until the systems are back up.
- Inpatients discharged during this time will not show as discharged in iPM until the systems are back up.
- Any new baby registrations will not be able to be completed until the systems are back up.
Colleagues will need to ensure they revert to BCPs for blood tests and imaging requests during this time. Pathology iLAB will be enabled which will detail Blood Sciences results. Other Unity functionality such as documentation and Meds Admin will not be affected by this activity. Desktop alerts will be issued from 6pm reminding colleagues about the planned downtime.
Please also be aware that colleagues may also see the following message if a clinical action was scheduled to take place between 1am to 1.59am on Sunday 30 October, you may see the following message, highlighting an inconsistency in times.
Ambiguous time message:
This dialog could appear for some users after the time change occurs. Please note this is not an error and perfectly normal.
If a clinical action is scheduled to occur during the duplicate hour (from 1am – 1.59am) a user could potentially get this popup.
Select “Daylight” If the action is to take place in the FIRST 1:00 to 1:59 hour
Select “Standard” If the action is to take place in the SECOND 1:00 to 1:59 hour
Please be assured the activity will be closely monitored at all times.
Should you have any further queries then please contact your line manager in the first instance or the IT Service desk on ext. 4050 or by contacting the Chat with the IT Service Desk.
Unison’s pledge to the NHS day: 13 October
As part of Unison’s pledge yes for the NHS national day of campaigning, on Thursday 13 October they will be hosting a stall out the BTC from 11am – 2pm encouraging members to become involved in their campaign. They also will be encouraging members to have conversations with other colleagues to try and get as many members as possible to return their ballot paper.
Cancer services raffle results
Cancer services have now drawn the raffle from the Macmillan coffee morning. The results are listed below:
- White tickets 836-840 Jessica Nicholls, round of golf voucher
- Pink tickets 871-875 Amy Noone, afternoon tea voucher
- Mauve tickets 191-195 Jack Foster, sweet/toy hamper
- Mauve tickets 576-580 Katie Fideo-fellows, safari voucher
- Pink tickets 836-840 Jenny Donovan, food hamper
Job of the week: ICS Portfolio Senior Specialist, Band 7
ICS portfolio senior specialist role is part of the ICS portfolio team and has been established to enable transformational change and delivery at system level within the Black Country, working with statutory and VCSE partners.
Main duties of this role include working to the ICS portfolio senior manager to support the functioning of the single point of contact (SPC) i.e., for information and requests for reporting coming into and out of Black Country Integrated Care System.
The closing date for all applications is Thursday 20 October.
To find out more and apply, please click here.
How ‘fraud aware’ are you?
Fraud is estimated to cost the NHS more than £1 billion each year – enough money to pay for over 40,000 staff nurses, or to purchase over 5,000 frontline ambulances. Many would be shocked to learn that some people, fortunately a small minority, seek to gain by targeting taxpayer funds that are meant for patient care – particularly at a time when NHS resources are under significant pressure.
Take the time to complete the Fraud Culture Review Survey. This replaces the annual fraud survey and is designed to get a better insight in to the tolerance levels of staff, and how they feel the organisation responds to allegations.
Gifts and hospitality – Do you know what to do?
You may be offered gifts from patients, families, service users, contractors or suppliers or people that have no connection to the NHS.
Do you know what can and cannot be accepted?
Your responses are submitted directly to RSM and treated in strictest confidence. No responses will be shared with Trust management at an identifiable level.
Dr Vaishnavi Kumar celebration event: 17 October
On Monday 17 October we will be hosting a celebration event for the late Dr Vaishnavi Kumar from 12.15pm in the Wolfson Lecture Theatre, postgraduate centre, City Hospital.
Vaishnavi’s loved ones will also be in attendance for this celebration and lunch will be provided on the day with event proceedings starting at 1pm.
To find out more and reserve your place, please email swb-tr.SWBH-GM-PGC-Reception@nhs.net.
AHPs Day this Friday
Friday 14 October is Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Day! It’s the annual opportunity for AHPs and support workers to come together and celebrate being part of the AHP family.
AHP Day also serves as a platform to showcase some of the amazing work that happens by Allied Health Professions within the Trust and further afield.
Allied Health Professions are a group of healthcare professionals from 14 different professions, making up the third largest healthcare workforce.
Here at the Trust we employ 10 of the 14 professions which include diagnostic radiographers, speech and language therapists, operating department practitioners, dietitians, physiotherapists, orthotists, orthoptists, paramedics, podiatrists and occupational therapists. We do not currently employ osteopaths, music therapists, drama therapists or art therapists.
Over the course of this week, we will be celebrating two professions each day leading us to the National AHP Day on Friday. Be sure to check out this video featuring Hassan Naz, Sabah Afzal and Jessica Edwards, Orthoptists as well as Barney White, Senior Orthotist.
Congratulations to all our winners at this year’s Star Awards!
Last Friday we held our 2022 Star Awards where a total of 14 awards were handed out to both clinical and non-clinical colleagues across SWB.
Our awards ceremony, which was held at Aston Villa Football Club, aims to recognise the hard work and dedication of our colleagues and volunteers, both on the frontlines and our supporting services.
Throughout this week, we will be celebrating all our award winners from the annual awards.
Today we feature:
- Learner of the Year – Grace Hughes, Medical Secretary
- Equality Diversity and Inclusion Award – Afrah Muflihi, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead Midwife
- Distinguished Service Award – Siten Roy, Group Director Surgical Services
Be sure to also check out these short clips of SWB colleagues talking about our 2022 winners.
World Mental Health Day: Don’t suffer in silence – get help and support for common mental health problems
Mental Health Day is recognised on 10 October each year.
The theme for 2022, set by the World Federation for Mental Health, is “Make Mental Health and Wellbeing for all a global priority”.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that staff mental health is a priority, and that staff wellbeing is proactively encouraged. Sometimes we all need a helping hand when life’s daily pressures get on top of us. Maybe you are feeling anxious or low in mood or feel more stressed or panicky than usual?
We offer an enhanced wellbeing service and mental health support including a free, confidential, talking therapies service which provides a range of psychological therapies to support people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, panic or phobias.
Qualified therapists will work with you to find the best treatment for your needs; this could include solution focussed counselling, trauma focussed therapy and EMDR. Consultations are free of charge and delivered face to face or via the telephone.
To book an appointment, please call occupational health on 0121 507 3306, option 1.
Wellbeing Hubs at Sandwell, City and the Sanctuary – click here to find out more.
We offer the following services:
- Confidential chats
- Meditation
- Relaxation POD (massage chair)
- Leg and foot massager
- Bean bags
- Seated acupressure massage
- Hypnotherapy (The Wellbeing Sanctuary only)
Samaritans: The NHS have introduced a confidential staff support line, operated by the Samaritans which can be accessed by calling: 0300 131 7000 or 0800 069 6222 from 7am – 11pm, seven days a week. If you need to access the 24/7 service emergency Samaritans service, please call 116 123.
Other local support services offered:
- Weekly mindfulness sessions every Monday for all ICS colleagues – click here to find out more
Other sources of support include:
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