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Monthly archives: July 2024

Happy 76th birthday NHS!

 

Today is not only a day of celebration, as the NHS celebrates its 76th birthday,  but also recognition that this milestone wouldn’t have been achieved without our hardworking and dedicated staff, who, across SWB, improve the lives of our patients within the local community every day.

Your unwavering commitment to our health and wellbeing is truly invaluable.

Be sure to check out these two NHS 76 videos – one featuring Mel Roberts, Chief Nursing Officer wishing the NHS a happy birthday and the other, a snapshot of the last 12 months in 76 seconds.

15 minute disruption in telephone service at Sandwell today from 10.15am

 

We will be rebooting the Sandwell telephony control system today from 10.15am – 10.30am.

This means you may experience some short term disruption when making and receiving calls during this period.

EMRT teams are in place for both sites – please collect radios as backup.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you this morning.

Matthew Maguire retirement celebration: 29 July

 

After 33 years at SWB, Matthew Maguire, Associate Director of Performance and Strategic Insight will be waving goodbye to SWB.

His team will be hosting a retirement celebration on Monday 29 July, 1pm – 3pm (presentation at 2.15pm) in the conference room, Sandwell Education Centre and are inviting all colleagues to drop in and say goodbye.

If you wish to sign Matthew’s digital good luck card you can do so by clicking here. Alternatively, a physical card is available in the Performance and Insight Office in Trinity House, 2nd floor. Please email julia.herriott@nhs.net if you wish to sign this card.

Sickle cell and thalassaemia training programme

 

Do you look after patients who have Sickle Cell or Thalassaemia? Are you interested in learning about the management of these patients when they attend our hospitals for care? If so, we would like you to come along to our sickle cell and thalassaemia training programme.

We have a sessions at City on the following dates:

Sessions for all clinical colleagues: 9.30am – 12.30pm

  • Tuesday 20 August – Wolfson Theatre
  • Tuesday 29 October – Hayward Theatre

Session for non-clinical colleagues:  9am – 11am

  • Tuesday 24 September – Hayward Theatre

For more information and to book your place on any of the training days, please call ext. 6040 or email rejoice.nhevera1@nhs.net.

Message from Q-Park – our parking provider

 

Q-Park, the organisation who facilitate parking would like to remind colleagues of the following:  

  • Staff do not currently pay for car parking on Trust sites

Although staff were required to complete a direct debit mandate as part of their car parking permit application, this is not currently being taken.  The Trust are currently covering the cost of car parking for its staff.

  • Staff are only permitted to use staff car parks

When using the staff car parking permit to enter at barriers there are a number of restrictions.  Staff are only permitted to park in staff car parks and not visitor only car parks during peak hours. These are clearly indicated on the entrance barrier to every car park across the Trust.

Staff members are permitted to use the visitor parking only car parks between the hours of 3pm – 7am.

Some staff have formal permission to use the visitor car parks and this is assessed on an individual basis.  If you believe you require use of the visitor car parks please speak to your manager for a referral to occupational health.

  • Staff are required to park within designated bays at all times.

Across our car parks, there are a number different markings for bays. Please familiarise yourself with the parking bays in the areas you park and ensure that your vehicle is parked within these and not impeding other users parking. Please do not park in areas that have yellow cross hatching or have been coned or barriered off, there may be a number of reasons for a car parking bay not being in use including security and maintenance. Failure to do so may result in being issued with a PCN.

  • There are a number of electric car parking bays across the Trust

To use these before 11am staff are required to be charging an electric vehicle.  These restrictions are not in place if you park after 11am.

  • Certain car parking spaces require additional windscreen permit passes

There are a number of bays across our sites that have restricted access to remain available for certain staff groups, including emergency on-call staff, security and community midwives.  To park in these spaces you must display a valid windscreen permit at all times, these must be in date and have been issued by Q-Park and not the Trust.  If you believe that you require a windscreen pass or yours needs updating please contact sandwellpermits@q-park.co.uk

  • Staff car parking permits will be cancelled after three months of inactivity

You will be contacted before your permit is cancelled, however, if your pass has not been used for three months the pass will be deactivated and then cancelled.  If you are leaving the Trust, no longer require your car parking permit or are going to be away from the organisation for an extended period of time please contact sandwellpermits@q-park.co.uk.

  • Q-Park staff and hosts are to be treated with dignity and respect

Staff are expected to treat the Q-Park team with the same dignity and respect that they treat other Trust members of staff and our patients and visitors.  Verbal and physical abuse of the Q-Park team may lead to disciplinary action.

  • Please keep your details up to date on the Q-Park Portal

If you change your vehicle or any of your personal details change please update the Q-Park portal as soon as possible. This can be done by:

Sign into your account on https://permits.paysmarti.co.uk/acct/qparkswbt/

Click on “My Permits”

Click on the “…” icon at the end of your current permit.

Click onto the “vehicles” tab and the car registrations on your permit will be displayed here.

You can then edit/add/delete car registrations when you need to on this page.

Cancer services raffle at Sandwell main reception: 3 – 4 July

 

Our Cancer Services Team is hosting their annual Cancer Wellbeing Fair at the West Bromwich Albion Ground this Saturday (6 July).

It will be a day full of valuable information, activities, and support for those affected by cancer.

We’re excited to announce that the team will also be selling raffle tickets in the courtyard gardens ( main reception), Sandwell today ( 3 July) and Thursday, 4 July.

Tickets are £1 per strip, and you can bag some amazing prizes such as:

  • Botanical tea hamper
  • Pasta and pesto hamper
  • Beauty hamper x2
  • Pamper hamper x2
  • Strawberry daiquiri hamper
  • Chocolate hamper

Be quick – raffle strips are selling fast!

Dr Vaishnavi Kumar Chief Registrar Award Ceremony: 22 July

 

This year the Dr Vaishnavi Kumar Chief Registrar Award Ceremony will take place on Monday 22 July, 1pm – 2.15pm in the Dinning Room in the Postgraduate Centre at City. We warmly welcome your attendance at this event where we will be remembering Vaish and presenting the award. A light lunch will be provided.

To book your place please click here.

For more information, please email anthea.guise@nhs.net.

Benefits and beyond event: 16 and 17 July at City and Sandwell

 

There is an opportunity to come along and learn more about everything that is on offer for our people – from wellbeing to free will writing and technology schemes to opportunities for learning – there is something for everyone!

Exhibitors include:

  • NHS Fleet Solutions
  • Halfords Cycle to Work scheme
  • Let’s Connect – Home technology scheme
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Dunham McCarthy – free will writing and mortgage advice
  • Learning and Development
  • IT
  • Communications – staff recognition and reward
  • SWB Benefits
  • Wagestream
  • Chase De Vere Medical (financial education)
  • Travel support
  • Pastoral support

There will be two events:

  • Tuesday 16 July, 11am – 3pm, grass area outside the old management block, City
  • Wednesday 17 July, 11am – 3pm, courtyard gardens, Sandwell

 

Verification of death training sessions now available and e-learning guide

 

Verification of death sessions are now available for registered nurses to attend.

The session times are as follows:

Tuesday 2 July, clinical skills room 2, Sandwell Education Centre.

  • 8.30am – 9.30am
  • 9.30am – 10.30am
  • 10.30am – 11.30pm
  • 11.30pm – 12.30pm

Thursday 11 July, clinical skills room 1, Sandwell Education Centre.

  • 8.30am – 9.30am
  • 9.30am – 10.30am
  • 10.30am – 11.30pm
  • 11.30pm – 12.30pm

Thursday 23 July, Postgraduate Centre, City

  • 8.30am – 9.30am
  • 9.30am – 10.30am
  • 10.30am – 11.30pm
  • 11.30pm – 12.30pm

If you would like to attend a session, you must have completed the Verification of Death module on the Central Cortex – https://swbt.premierit.co.uk/login

Centric Cortex User Guide – Verification of Death eLearning Instructions

To book a place please search ” 381 End of  Life / Palliative Care Training.” then select the session you’d like to attend.

If you have further questions regarding the training please email paulroberts6@nhs.net.

Have your say on patient care

 

As part of the PSIRF processes, all NHS organisations were required to review their data and identify the top four themes to focus on in the financial year 2024/25. After reviewing a range of data sources, including incident data, complaints, learning from deaths, audits, Freedom to Speak Up themes, CQC data, legal claims, inquests, and national data, SWB has identified the following four themes for focus:

  • Medication prescribing
  • Recognition of the deteriorating patient
  • Vulnerable adults – focusing on mental capacity assessment/management
  • Discharge and transfer processes

We are inviting experience in these areas. What stops you from delivering the care you want to provide to our patients? We understand that improvements in systems and processes could support you in delivering care more effectively, and we need your input to make these improvements.

Please click here to share your thoughts and ideas. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us understand the issues and barriers you face in providing patient care.

Note: The closing date for feedback Sunday 14 July.

For more information and everything PSIRF, please visit the PSIRF Connect page or email swbh.patientsafety@nhs.net.

Thank you for your commitment to patient safety!

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