Monthly archives: March 2024

Management of change – phase three drop in sessions now available

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) is set to open its doors to patients later this year. This means a large majority of our staff will be moving to the new hospital.

An essential part of getting us ready is to ensure that our staff feel confident and well- informed about the upcoming change in their work base. This necessitates a formal consultation to address role adjustments and prepare for the new hospital’s opening.

The MMUH change of base consultation period has now formally commenced and informal drop-in sessions are available to anyone who has queries associated with the MMUH move.

• Monday 25 March: 12pm – 1pm, Hallam Restaurant, Sandwell
• Thursday 28 March: 10am – 11am, MMUH Hub, City (opposite Arches cafe) 
• Wednesday 3 April: 3pm – 4pm, online – click here to join the meeting

You can come along and ask any generic questions to the management of change (MoC) team, if you can’t find what you are looking for within the consultation documentation or on the MMUH intranet pages. Our friendly teams running the sessions will also be able to signpost you to the right place if they are unable to answer your question.

If your query is in relation to a potential barrier that could impact on you moving to MMUH, you must raise this directly with your line manager, who will arrange an individual consultation meeting to explore this further with you.

If you have any queries about these sessions or want to join one of the sessions over Teams, please email laura.bennett59@nhs.net.

Hotline for hot meals at Hallam

Staff are now able to contact the catering team to find out what is available in our catering facilities across the Trust.

Please call ext. 3482 to hear the new daily lunchtime menu for Hallam Restaurant, available every day from 10am. To know what’s for supper, please contact the hotline after 2pm.

Works commencing outside City Hospital

On Friday 22 March work will be carried out by the CCTV contractor outside City Hospital. Due to the work being carried out, the pavement along the north side of Dudley Road will be blocked off. Diversions will be put in place for those walking alongside the site.

Please visit the guide here for more information about the closure and diversion routes.

The work is expected to be carried out from 4am – 7am.

We ask colleagues to take care when walking in and around the entrance to City Hospital.

IT disruption across SWB

We alongside other NHS organisations are currently experiencing intermittent network disruption across the Trust. This is impacting the majority of our IT systems both clinical and non-clinical. Wards, areas and departments should consider using business continuity plans if applicable. Work is ongoing to resolve the issue however we do not have a specific time when this will be resolved by. We must remind colleagues to regularly save pieces of work they are working on to avoid any losses.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Are you interested in learning more about prenatal genomic testing?

Central and South Genomics and the North Thames Genomics Laboratory Hub are working in partnership to deliver a series of webinars throughout 2024. These are focussed on R21, the National Test Directory code for rapid prenatal exome sequencing.

The second webinar in this series is taking place on Thursday 6 June 2024 from 12 pm – 1.30 pm

R21 testing is undertaken in at-risk pregnancies where a genomic diagnosis would assist in guiding the management of the fetus.

The R21 educational MDTs are coordinated by the two laboratories that provide this testing (Central and South Genomic Laboratory Hub (GLH) and the North Thames GLH), and aim to:

• Engage nationally with clinical colleagues involved in the prenatal setting
• Promote the rapid foetal WES service to ensure all pregnancies/couples eligible have the opportunity to access testing, and to update on any changes
• Provide content to increase knowledge of genomic testing, analysis, and results

The Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) provides the national genomic testing for rare diseases and cancer within NHS England by delivery of the National Genomic Test Directory.

To learn more and register for this webinar, please click here.

Please note that the MDTs are for NHS staff only.

NHS England – Bereavement training updated

The National Bereavement Care Pathway training has been reviewed and updated to ensure that language is in line with current guidance, and to add links to sources of information and support.

Pregnancy loss and child death impacts a significant number of families each day. The core aims of the training are to improve quality of bereavement care and to reduce variance across services.

Created in collaboration with charities, professional organisations and people with first-hand experience, the training is free to access and can be used by anybody who may come into contact with someone who is bereaved through loss of a baby, including non-clinical professions.

To find out more and access the training, please visit the elearning for healthcare (elfh) news page.

This week is Greener Nursing and Midwifery Week

Greener Nursing and Midwifery Week aims to raise awareness of how we can become a more sustainable and greener organisation.

Join Green Impact in 2024 and create positive changes in your workplace: Are you interested in creating positive changes in your area of work and supporting our Trust in becoming a leading sustainable healthcare provider? If so, why not join our ‘Green Impact’ programme where colleagues work together in teams to complete simple, everyday actions. Click here to find out more.

Free e-learning module available:  ‘Building a Net Zero NHS’ is an e-learning for health module accessed via your ESR login. Go to learner home page and search the course catalogue for “Net Zero ”It is designed to raise awareness of the climate and ecological emergency, why it matters our health, and how healthcare contributes to it. Learners will hear how changing their clinical practices can reduce carbon, costs and waste while improving quality of care. It’s free and only takes 30 minutes to complete (great to add to the CV).  If you complete the course by Sunday 31 March, you could be eligible for a prize (via a prize draw). Just send a screenshot to  francesca.silcocks@nhs.net to show you have completed it.

Interested in joining the National Nursing and Midwifery Sustainability Network? You can do so now by scanning the QR code below.

New hub of resources about health and justice nursing now available

A new hub of resources has been developed to give nurses and student nurses an insight into working in prison settings.

The hub features a range of elearning sessions to help healthcare professionals to support female, male and youth prisoners. Topics include menopause, reproductive health, substance abuse and ethics, law and human rights.

It also includes stories from health and justice nurses and contains virtual reality resources so that learners can experience what it is like to work in a male prison.

The hub offers a ‘one stop shop’ of educational resources and training packages that are free to access on the elearning for healthcare Hub. It has been developed in collaboration with experts who already work in this space.

For more information and to access the hub, please visit the Resources for Health and Justice Nurses programme page.

BSCP Neglect Practice Week: 22 – 26 April

Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership is excited to announce that they will be hosting BSCP Neglect Practice Week from Monday 22 April – Friday 26 April. The theme of which will be ‘Tackling Childhood Neglect in Birmingham’.

BSCP have organised a week of free webinars and workshops to help all professionals and volunteers working with children and families in Birmingham to safeguard children from neglect. Please find the attached programme of events for more information. It also includes individual booking links for each webinar. Alternatively, you can visit our Eventbrite site.

Please see the event schedule here.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at GCP2@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk.

Meet the PSIRF team – departmental visits

The Trust is excited to announce the launch of the  Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) will go live on Monday 1 April, this will replace the Serious Incident Framework. This transition marks a significant step towards enhancing patient safety and incident response within our trust.

To welcome PSIRF to our organization, the PSIRF Team will be visiting all departments and wards. This is an excellent opportunity for you to meet the team, understand what PSIRF is all about, and learn how it will positively impact your day-to-day workload.

During these visits, the PSIRF Team will be available to answer any questions you may have about PSIRF, its implementation, and its benefits. We encourage everyone to be prepared to engage in discussions and make the most of this opportunity.

These visits will commence from:

• Wednesday 20 March, Sandwell
• Thursday 21 March, City and Sandwell
• Friday 22 March, City and Sandwell