Monthly archives: May 2024
SWB Estate staff consultation is now live
Midland Met is a catalyst for change across our whole SWB estate
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital will be our acute centre for care for Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust.
The opening of our new hospital will act as a catalyst for change across our SWB estate and will bring different ways of working for all of us.
Before Midland Met opens, we have now embarked on a formal management of change consultation to address these changes for:
- Cross site team moves from City to Sandwell.
- Teams moving from Sandwell offsite to Sandwell Council House.
There will also be teams moving locations within their existing site. This does not form part of the formal MoC consultation, but colleagues will need to be communicated and engaged around the impact of these proposals for them at the same time as the other site moves.
Yesterday (Monday, 20 May) we hosted a line manager briefing which covered what will be happening with our SWB estate as well as agile working for colleagues at the Trust.
In case you missed, you can watch the recording from the meeting as well as the slides below:
For all things management of change, including a video about our SWB estate and FAQs, please click here.
Any specific queries regarding management of change can be directed to your line manager or emailed to swbh.hrchangemanagement@nhs.net.
University of Birmingham – Study MSc Respiratory Medicine
MSc Respiratory Medicine at Birmingham provides speciality training for budding respiratory specialists in primary or secondary care, catering to medical or allied healthcare professionals.
Acquire a comprehensive understanding of prevalent respiratory illnesses, including their diagnosis and treatment, and the balance of public health, community and secondary care input to the overall service delivery in the specialty.
The curriculum incorporates a blend of lectures, tutorials, hands-on practical sessions, and workplace-based learning components.
University of Birmingham – College of Medical and Dental Sciences Postgraduate Open Day 2024
Our Postgraduate Open Day is a great opportunity to hear first-hand from our staff and students about studying a Masters, a research degree or continuing your professional education.
A University of Birmingham degree is a valuable asset, creating networks, experiences and opportunities which will help you in the future. Whether you want to widen your skill base, further your knowledge, boost your career prospects or even change careers, the College of Medical and Dental Sciences has a range of research opportunities and postgraduate programmes ranging across our areas of specialism. They are delivered by some of the UK’s most respected clinicians, academics, scientists, and health professionals.
Book now for our next on-campus Postgraduate Open Day, on Saturday 22 June, 12pm – 4pm.
Book your place here.
Join our upcoming Asset Tracking supplier meet
We are excited to invite colleagues to our upcoming supplier engagement event focused on the latest advancements in asset tracking, hosted by WM5G. This event is part of a £1.2m levelling up program designed to enhance digital readiness across the Trust estate.
During this online session, suppliers will showcase cutting-edge asset tracking devices, and we’ll explore how these innovations can alleviate clinicians’ pain points and improve the management of medical equipment. This is a fantastic opportunity to discover new solutions that could significantly enhance both staff and patient experiences at our Trust.
We are looking for representatives from various departments to join us. Your participation will provide valuable insights into the future of asset tracking and help ensure that the technology delivers maximum value through increased efficiency and time savings.
Date: Thursday 23 May – 12noon
RCN Foundation challenge events
There are places available at the RCN Foundation’s challenge events, with some taking place at both Alton Towers and Thorpe Park.
Participants gain free ride access and entry to the parks following the commitment to raising funds for the RCN foundation. Every penny raised goes towards strengthening nursing and midwifery, benefitting the health and wellbeing of the public.
You can find out more about the work of the RCN Foundation here.
The Alton Towers event is especially fun for the whole family, as there’s something for all ages and fitness levels! If rollercoasters aren’t your thing, the RCN Foundation also have other events available, including the Wolverhampton Inflatables Series, where participants bounce their way around a huge inflatable obstacle course.
Sign up for an event and commit to fundraising here.
Nursing audit competition – enter by 15 June!
Whether it’s a standard clinical audit, service evaluation, or quality improvement; if your project had a positive impact on practice in your area, either for patients or staff, we want to hear from you!
Enter the nursing audit competition so we can showcase your achievements. You can enter by clicking here.
Deadlines for all entries is Saturday 15 June.
For more information including eligibility criteria, please click here.
CSP West Midlands Regional Network collaboration event with Associates Network – 13 June
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, West Midlands Regional Network are hosting an event in collaboration with the Associates Network.
There will be a webinar hosted on Thursday 13 June from 12pm- 1.30pm, aiming to clarify the delegation process for registered practitioners and support workers and provide answers to some common concerns.
We will hear from both support workers and registered physios about their own experiences in practice and share some of the useful resources on this topic that the CSP has to offer.
Free to join for ALL – non-members of the CSP are also welcome.
Book your place here.
Major haemorrhage and bleeding education event – 16 July
South East regional Transfusion Committee invite you to the major haemorrhage and bleeding education event.
The event will take place via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 16 July – 1pm – 4pm.
A full programme will be available nearer the date. The event is open to anyone working in Transfusion, Emergency Care – Nurses, Clinicians and Laboratory Staff.
Please register here.
For any queries, please contact frances.moll@nhsbt.nhs.uk.
Chief Executive’s Message – Friday 17 May
On two successive Sundays, the 5th and 12th of May, the world of healthcare has celebrated International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day, respectively. In this week’s Friday Message, I would like to reflect these distinct and proud professions and the role they play in helping us to deliver high quality care for our patients and our population.
Firstly, lets reflect on the unique profession that is midwifery. I am married to a midwife, an individual who deliberately left her career as an NHS general manager, to study and train for three years to become a midwife. I have never seen such dedication and single-mindedness in the pursuit of a professional goal and when one reflects on what midwives do, I can understand where that dedication came from.
We are always taught that pregnancy is a physiological condition, not an illness and as a result, the midwife has a unique role in being the expert in childbirth. They provide the continuity of care through pregnancy, through childbirth and post-natally too. Where obstetric or other medical involvement is necessary, the midwife continues to be responsible for providing holistic support, maximising continuity of carer and promoting a positive birth experience for the woman. It is worth noting I think, that we differ positively from for example, the US healthcare culture, by not over-medicalising our maternity care, relying far more overtly on the continuity of care and advocacy that the midwife provides.
Secondly, lets talk about our nursing colleagues. Nursing is the bedrock of NHS care. Nursing care is the foundation of what most other care interventions are based on. Our nursing colleagues make up the majority of our workforce and have, in recent decades, become extremely specialised on occasion and take many different forms. At their heart however, nurses use evidence-based knowledge, professional and clinical judgement to assess, plan, implement and evaluate high-quality person-centred care. Like midwives for pregnant people, nurses are the patient’s advocate in care prescription and provision.
I have had the privilege of working with some wonderful nursing colleagues during my 31 years in the service. Some amazing nurses specialists, inspirational nurse leaders, nurses who have gone on to become executive directors and chief executives. Often, the nurses who inspire me the most are those colleagues who consciously choose not to sub-specialise or to take leadership roles. Instead, the provide a different form of leadership – advocacy for the patient in the provision of day-to-day care.
We had a fantastic day yesterday, celebrating nursing and midwifery with a well-attended and raucously celebrated pair of recognition awards ceremonies at City Hospital. Here are some photographs of the event, which the Trust Chair and my executive colleagues, were delighted to support and attend.
Thank you, nurses and midwives, for your care, skill, compassion and dedication. Its right to celebrate your contribution, this week.
Richard
Clinical support system maintenance: 6 June, 7am – 7.30am
Essential clinical support system (CSS) maintenance will be taking place on Thursday 6 June to ensure the Trust’s system remains stable. The work is being carried out by IT and is scheduled to begin at 7am for approximately 30 minutes and should be completed by 7.30am.
During this time colleagues using CSS may experience brief disconnections and be forcibly logged off the system but will be able to log straight back in.
We would recommend colleagues try not to upload documents into CSS, access the ‘CDA’ icon in Unity to view historical patient records, or complete eOutcomes from the link in Unity between 6.55am and 7.05am. This timeslot has been chosen as a quieter time operationally to minimise impact.
The activity will be closely monitored by our IT support teams.
As always, should you have any further queries please do contact the IT Service Desk on ext. 4050 or 0121 507 4050 or via Chat with the IT Service Desk.
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