Monthly archives: September 2023
Summary Care Record application is being replaced on Friday 29 September
Please be aware that NHS England is replacing the Summary Care Record application on Friday 29 September.
Users of the Summary Care Records Application include:
- Pharmacists checking for medication issues for patients
- A&E colleagues for looking at CPIS (child protection)
- Midwifery looking at FGM information
- Any clinical colleagues who need to look at data held for patients about medication, allergies and past medications
The change is aesthetic and there are no changes to the available data, or the way in which you can search.
Old system screenshots:
New system screenshots:
Please see useful links below should you need further details:
New session on acute medicine added to eating disorders programme
A new e-learning session has been developed to help healthcare professionals in acute medical roles identify, assess, and treat people with eating disorders.
The 60-minute resource includes information on providing medical assessment and treatment, admissions, transfer of care, appropriate treatment plans, and the psychological impact of eating disorders on patients, their families, and carers.
At the end of the session, there is a video demonstrating the assessment and management process in practice.
Eating Disorders in Acute Medical Settings has been developed by NHS England, Beat charity, and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Learners can access it within the Eating Disorders Training for Health and Care Staff programme.
Star Awards 2023: Volunteer of the Year – meet the nominees!
The Volunteer of the Year Award recoginses an individual who has made a significant impact to our Trust whilst volunteering. A person who has shown selflessness and determination to support the people around them.
This year’s nominees are:
- Brian Guest
- Elizabeth Johnstone
- Bally (Balvir) Barquer
Be sure to check out this short video featuring the nominees in this category to find out more!
Search for a Freedom to Speak Up poem
As part of this October’s Speak Up Month campaign to remove the barriers to speaking up, the National Guardian’s Office are seeking Freedom to Speak Up poems to share across social media.
National Poetry Day is Thursday 5 October and as part of the celebrations, they want to share poems from people working across the healthcare sector sharing what Freedom to Speak Up means to them.
Your poem could be about speaking up, or listening and taking action. It could be about removing a particular barrier which stops people from speaking up, or the impact of speaking up.
So whether you write rap or rhymes, haikus or limericks, sonnets or blank verse, share your Freedom to Speak Up poems by clicking here.
Star Awards 2023: Non-clinical Team of the Year – meet the nominees!
The Non-clinical Team of the Year Award recognises teams that consistently demonstrate excellent performance whilst meeting financial and operational targets, demonstrating best practice or a team that has introduced a change in approach resulting in improvements to financial or operational performance or has pulled together through particularly difficult circumstances.
This year’s nominees are:
- Clinical effectiveness team
- Human resources
- Chaplaincy
- Single point of access
Be sure to check out this short video featuring the nominees in this category to find out more!
National Inclusion Week 2023
Founded by Inclusive Employers, National Inclusion Week is a week dedicated to celebrating inclusion and taking action to create inclusive workplaces.
Inclusion is critical to the workplace, and we must all work together to make equal and diverse spaces everywhere we go. This does not mean you have to know everything, but understanding what inclusivity means is a good place to start.
Here at SWB, we are always striving to become a more inclusive workplace as this means we are much more likely to see greater diversity at our Trust, fair treatment of everyone and greater equality of opportunities.
Watch this short video featuring Simon Morley, Trust Convenor talking about the importance of all staff having a voice.
Inclusion week event at Sandwell: On Thursday 28 September our EDI team will be hosting a special celebration event in Sandwell courtyard gardens from 11am – 3pm. Light refreshments will also be available at the event.
EDI will also be supported by the below teams on the day:
- Staff Networks
- Chaplaincy
- Wellbeing team
- Cultural ambassadors
- Freedom to Speak Up Guardians
- Library services
- Learning disability team
Essential knowledge for preventing maternal suicide
Suicide remains the leading cause of maternal death within a year of giving birth. Action on Postpartum Psychosis is hosting a free ‘ Essential knowledge for preventing maternal suicide’ on 18 October, 12pm – 1.30pm for colleagues to attend.
To join the webinar, click here.
To find out more information, view the poster here.
Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System’s Black History Month conference
This year we will again be joining our partners from across the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System (ICS) to host a Black History Month conference held on Wednesday 11 October from 9am to 5pm , at Edgbaston Park Hotel.
The event, which will be hosted by award-winning radio presenter Nicola Beckford, will welcome keynote speaker Scott Morrison, also known as Mr Boom, as he discusses how we ‘unblock, unlock and unleash’, listen with meaning and changing our outlook. During the afternoon we will hear from role models within the region and leaders in our organisations as we explore anti-racism in practice.
We hope you can join us for what will be an excellent opportunity for system partners to come together in recognition of Black History Month.
Book your place at this event here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-history-month-ics-conference-tickets-714463187627?aff=oddtdtcreator
Message from Chief Executive, Richard Beeken
Message from Chief Executive, Richard Beeken
Dear Colleagues,
Following on from my message last week regarding Frieza Mahmood taking a break from her role, I am delighted to announce that James Fleet will be joining us on an interim basis as Chief People Officer (CPO), providing executive leadership and support to the people and organisation development directorate and embedding our people plan.
James joins us from Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board and knows the Black Country well as he was previously CPO at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and is delighted to be making a return to the area. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and brings a huge amount of experience from leadership roles within the NHS and private sector.
James has led major workforce transformation programmes as a director in Price Waterhouse Cooper’s health team and as executive leader and co-founder of Four Eyes Insight Consulting.
He is passionate about health and care organisations working better together to plan and deliver joined up services for the benefit of local people. He’s led a number of major system-level workforce programmes, including as a senior responsible officer for the Black County and West Birmingham Integrated Care System.
James will start working with us in early October and I am very much looking forward to welcoming him into our SWB family.
Kind regards
Richard
Updated Saving Babies’ Lives sessions now available
The Saving Babies’ Lives programme has recently been reviewed with six updated sessions now available for maternity and neonatal staff.
The newly updated Detection and Surveillance of Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR) session aligns with element 2 of the recently published Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle Version 3. It provides an understanding of the core principles of the risks of stillbirth associated with FGR and the element’s suggested measures to reduce this by improving detection and management.
Reduced Fetal Movements RFM (element 3) session reflects the latest evidence-based research related to advice and monitoring of RFM which includes advice that antenatal assessments from mid-gestation routinely involve the ‘Ask, Listen and Inform’ approach.
Effective Fetal Monitoring During Labour has also been updated to align with the changes to element 4. It introduces the key principles of risk assessment at the start of labour to determine the best method of fetal monitoring in labour.
Prediction, Prevention and Perinatal Optimisation of Preterm Birth (element 5) encourages maternity and neonatal staff to draw upon the learning from the existing BAPM toolkits and the successful programmes being supported by the patient safety collaboratives across England.
Saving Babies’ Lives also features updated sessions on ultrasound and smoking advice for pregnant women.
Each session takes up to 30 minutes to complete and are aimed at maternity staff including midwives and obstetricians and neonatal staff.
This elearning has been developed in partnership with NHS England and NHS Improvement, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Midwives and the British Intrapartum Care Society.
For more information and to access the sessions, please visit the Saving Babies’ Lives programme.
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