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Monthly archives: November 2023

Get your Christmas lunch from one of our retail outlets

 

Christmas lunches will be available for just £6.50 from 12pm – 2pm to purchase on the below dates. Tickets for Christmas lunches should be purchased from the outlets prior to the meals. Note: tickets for City (Postgraduate dining room) are to be purchased from Coffee Culture.

 Hallam Restaurant: limited to 75 tickets per day

  • Wednesday 6 December
  • Wednesday 13 December
  • Wednesday 20 December

Postgraduate dining room: limited to 50 tickets per day 

  • Tuesday 19 December
  • Wednesday 20 December

Rowley Coffee Pot:

  • Tuesday 19 December
  • Wednesday 20 December

To check out the full menu and to find out more, please see below

Menu:

Two courses £6.50

Roast turkey and seasoning

or

Sweet potato and red onion marmalade seeded tart (vegan)

Served with a choice of; Creamed potatoes, roast potatoes, carrots, sprouts, gravy, cranberry sauce, pigs in blankets

Followed by; Christmas pudding (suitable for vegans), brandy sauce and mince pies

iRefer CDS live today – 22 November 2023

 

The iRefer Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System has launched today in our acute sites. The system has been trialled with acute medicine and general surgery prior to it going live across the Trust.

iRefer CDS uses the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) iRefer guidelines to help guide clinicians through the imaging referral process that exists in Unity.

This will result in:

  • Improved standardisation of care through reduced clinical variation with national guidelines accessible at point of care.
  • A reduction in the number of inappropriate image requests and subsequent reduction in the number of cancelled or rejected requests.
  • Supporting decision making at the point of request, ensuring the patient receives the right test, first time.
  • Improvement in patient safety by avoiding unnecessary ionising radiation exposure.
  • The system will be trialled to ensure any changes needed are identified and to get feedback from clinicians before deploying the system across the Trust.

Will the referral process change?

iRefer CDS will integrate with the existing radiology referral process in Unity and no additional logins are needed.

The referral process will remain the same with the addition of context sensitive questions to guide the referrer to the most appropriate imaging request, based on the RCR guidelines.

This will provide clinicians with evidence-based guidance at the point of Imaging referral to help ensure our patients receive the most appropriate investigation.

iRefer CDS is simple to use and does not require extensive training. The Quick Reference Guide (QRG) is available via eCoach in Unity and on the Connect page here

World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW)- Optimising Diagnostics

 

WAAW aims to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – one of the leading risks to human health.

Today’s theme is OPTIMISING DIAGNOSTICS

The UK National Action Plan for Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance seeks to embed evidence-based clinical decision support tools and diagnostics tests into antimicrobial prescribing. Some key examples include:

Decision support tools:

Laboratory testing

Near patient testing

  • Urinalysis dipsticks
    • Very useful when used correctly alongside clinical signs and symptoms
    • Not useful in patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria such as patients:
      • With urinary catheters
      • Over 65 years old

Clinicians must ensure they are aware of the diagnostic tools available and use them appropriately.

The Social Housing Roundtable – A blueprint for partnerships between Health and Housing

 

The Social Housing Roundtable will be taking place on Tuesday 28 November 2023 from 11am-12pm.

In a special health and housing edition of The Social Housing Roundtable, teams from the Chartered Institute of Housing, Walsall Housing Group, Milton Keynes Council and NHS Black Country ICB present on how they’ve successfully managed to build amazing relationships in an area that has traditionally seen a lot of breakdowns in communication. Join the virtual roundtable here.

White Ribbon Day – 25 November 2023

 

White Ribbon Day on Saturday 25 November 2023 is the start of the annual campaign to end violence against women and girls: 16 Days of Action.

Violence experienced by women and girls takes many forms. Some behaviours and words may seem ‘harmless’ but normalising them ignores the short- and long-term effects on women and can lead to more extreme violence.

Follow the link for more information on #changethestory

For information on Safeguarding support within the organisation and links to services offering specialist advice, see Safeguarding Children section on Connect. Please remember: Think Family, an adult in your care may have children of their own, in their care, in their multi-generational household.  Using a Think Family approach supports safeguarding for vulnerable children and adults.

Safeguarding numbers: Children Team:0121 507 2844, Adult Team: 0121 507 5174

Sandwell MASH: 0121 569 7223

IDVA: City 0121 507 4829, Sandwell 0121 507 3787

Meet your first ARC Star winner – Crystal Campbell

 

We’re delighted to reveal the first winner of our ARC Star Award – Crystal Campbell who has shown real commitment to delivering compassionate care to her patients.

Nearly 100 colleagues were nominated for the award which reflects our Trust Values Ambition Respect and Compassion, but it was the Nurse Associate, who stood out to  the judges.

She was presented with a certificate, badge and £50 voucher by Deputy Chair Lesley Writtle who said it was “lovely to surprise her with the award”.

Crystal, who works within the Purple District Nurse Team, said: “I can’t believe that I’ve become the first person in the Trust to win this award. I’m honoured and proud to be recognised.”

The recipient of the newly established ARC Star Award, is someone who consistently lives our values throughout their everyday life and will go above and beyond to make a difference within their team and towards their patients.

Karen Stanford, who nominated Crystal said: “She is an amazing individual who is training to become a band 5 nurse. Crystal acts professionally and delivers excellent patient care, going the extra mile by supporting their family.  She is compassionate and shows real empathy, also helping colleagues within her team and I thoroughly enjoy working with her. Crystal has really she has grown as a person and as a nurse and is continuously striving to improve and advance within her career.”

Lesley added: “I was delighted to be asked to present the ARC Star Awards – our people are our greatest asset and this is a great opportunity for colleagues to be recognised for the difference they make to our patients, people and the population of Sandwell and West Birmingham. The compassion Crystal has shown towards her patients and colleagues has been outstanding, she is a real example of someone who lives our Trust values through her work – it was lovely to be able to surprise her with her award.”

Watch Lesley surprise Crystal with her award, in the video below

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Do you know someone who could be our next ARC Star? Nominate them now by going to the link here. Nominations close on 21 December.

Good luck!

 

Opportunities Available for the next Anderson Senior Leader Apprenticeship Programme – commencing April 2024 (University of Birmingham)

 

Recruitment is underway for the next Midlands based Anderson Senior Leader Apprenticeship with the University of Birmingham.  The course commences the week of 15 April 2024.

There is a quick closing date for expressions of interest forms/applications of 1 December 2023.  (There is some flexibility with this). 

The Apprentice levy will cover the delivery of the Senior Level Apprenticeship and Postgraduate Diploma, but a top up payment of £2,750 is required for progression to the full MSc in Healthcare Leadership at the end of the programme which will need to be funded from your Departmental Study Leave budget/allocation.  This will need to be approved at the time of your study leave request.

If you are interested, please complete the EOI form and return to Catherine Weir c.s.weir@bham.ac.uk at University of Birmingham.  Please note you will need study leave approval from your Line Manager.

Infection Control Study Day – Tuesday 28 November

 

An Infection Control Study Day will take place on Tuesday 28 November at the Postgraduate Centre, City, 9am – 1.30pm

It’s open to all levels of staff and will help you to take away new infection control updates and help keep high standards in your area.

Note: There are limited spaces available.

To book an appointment please call ext. 5900.

Continuing the focus on Stroke Event – Thursday 23 November 2023

 

Continuing the focus on Stroke Event will be taking place on Thursday 23 November 2023 from 10am at YMCA, 38 Carters Green West Bromwich, B70 9LG.

Ahead of our new hospital opening in 2024 we want to work with people who have experienced a stroke, their families and organisations that support stroke survivors to improve services throughout our hospital and community settings. To book a place please call 0121 507 2671 or email swbh.engagement@nhs.net

Team December Grand Round – Antibiotic Armageddon

 

To coincide with World Antimicrobial resistance awareness Week (WAAW)2023  : “preventing antimicrobial resistance together’’ We will be holding a Teams Grand Round on Thursday 23 November 12.30pm– 1.30pm on the following topic:

Antibiotic Armageddon

Click Here to join the meeting.

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