Monthly archives: September 2024
Dignity at work: Information and advice for SWB staff
We advise all staff read the dignity at work flyer as it includes important messages around harassment and bullying and supports all colleagues mandatory training.
You can access the leaflet here – Dignity at work leaflet.
For more information please email swb.landd@nhs.net.
Anticoagulant service DAWN system upgrade: 2 October
Due to an essential upgrade of the DAWN anticoagulant dosing system, the Anticoagulant service will not have access to their electronic patient records for dose adjustments on Wednesday 2 October.
Action required:
- For patient/dosing queries: Please telephone the service on 0121 507 3615. A team member will assist you.
- If you cannot reach the above number: Please call 07812 771011.
Note: Normal service will resume at 8am on Thursday 3 October.
Transferring pathology services to Midland Met
SWB and City biochemistry, blood transfusion and haematology laboratories transition to Midland Met.
In line with the phased move of patients to Midland Met, the pathology laboratories will also be transferring their services in a phased approach.
On Sunday, 6 October 2024 at 5am, Sandwell Hospital biochemistry, blood transfusion and haematology laboratory services will transfer its services to Midland Met.
- The Sandwell laboratories will remain open until 5pm on 6 October as a contingency. Please note, that after this time there will be no laboratory services for biochemistry, blood transfusion and haematology on the Sandwell site. The laboratories will be based at Midland Met.
- The blood culture and rapid COVID PCR service for Sandwell and City will also transfer to Midland Met from this date.
- Due to the distribution of resources across three sites, and to maintain the quality of service, add on tests to pathology requests will be limited during the patient transition of the Sandwell site to Midland Met.
On Sunday, 10 November at 5am, City Hospital biochemistry, blood transfusion and haematology laboratory services will transfer its services to Midland Met.
- The City laboratories will remain open until 5pm on 10 November as a contingency. Please note that after this time there will be no laboratory services for biochemistry, blood transfusion and haematology on the City site. The laboratories will be based at Midland Met.
Biochemistry
The biochemistry service will be unable to accept add on tests between 4pm on Sunday, 6 October, until 9am on Monday, 7 October. If additional tests are required during this period, a new request will need to be sent to the lab on the site where the patient is.
Haematology
Throughout the patient transition the haematology department will be able to continue to process add on requests as normal, but it will be necessary to call the lab to alert them of the add on request to assure that it is processed in a timely fashion.
Cellular Pathology department
Cellular Pathology services are completely centralised at Black Country Pathology Services Hub, located at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton.
All samples taken for cellular pathology from Midland Met, City and Sandwell will be transported to the Black Country Pathology Service Hub Laboratory. These will be transported hourly from 8am and the last pick up will be at 5.30pm, Monday- Friday. On Saturday, the first pick up will be 8am and final pick up will be at 12pm.
- Frozen section requests must be arranged with 24 hr notice to the hub.
- To order formalin supplies for Sandwell/City/Midland Met please call 0121 507 3251.
- Any abnormal or urgent results will be telephoned as normal.
For routine queries please contact:
- Blood sciences call centre – 0121 507 5162.
- Blood Transfusion – 0121 507 3110. Bleep number 5251.
During this transfer phase there may be a delay to the turnaround of results. Your support and cooperation will be most appreciated.
All of these can be accessed at: Support and resources available (swbh.nhs.uk)
Recent near-miss incidents occurring on site
Unfortunately, there have been reports of recent near miss incidents happening across our sites, when a department undertook building works without following the proper procedures. While the situation has been addressed and logged on the Trust and Equans incident systems, this serves as an important reminder for all staff.
Any works or modifications within Trust buildings must be coordinated and approved through the appropriate channels, including Equans Estates Management. This process is crucial to ensuring the safety of our environment and maintaining compliance with regulations.
To avoid any future incidents, we ask that all departments strictly adhere to the established protocols.
Please reach out to Estates or submit requests via the Equans Helpdesk for any work-related queries or requirements ext 4444 or email the team SWBH-Helpdesk.uk@equans.com
Fundamentals of Care Dashboard
Our new Fundamentals of Care Dashboard is now available for colleagues to use to access key performance data and quality metrics down to ward level.
You can access the dashboard here – FOC Dashboard – Power BI
The dashboard will enable you to view a suite of Fundamentals of Care metrics at both Trust level, and also at ward level by using the drop down menu to select your ward from the list. This will enable you to see, at a glance, current performance for your area against a set of standards with targets. Via the Programme and the FoC Workstreams, Stakeholders agreed what additional measures would add value to measuring quality along with the current Trust Board Measures already tracked.
The front page shows a snapshot of current performance with the most recent data displayed on tiles. In addition to this snapshot, there are a set of tabs down the left hand side which show the information in a run chart (SPC chart) format so you can see performance over a longer period of time, which will help to identify any emerging themes or trends. Each chart has a help icon (question mark in a circle) which provides the definition of the dataset and there is also a useful tool to help you interpret special cause or normal variation. These charts can also be enlarged and copied for use in other reports or documents.
The next steps for the dashboard are to include additional metrics for specialist areas, such as Women & Child Health, and Community Services; and also to provide the data at a Clinical Group and Directorate level.
If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch with Ruth Spencer (ruth.spencer10@nhs.net)
Speak Up Review – Survey deadline extended
The FTSU team is conducting a Speak Up review on the speaking up experiences of overseas-trained workers.
Thank you to the guardians who have already completed the survey. The survey deadline has been extended to 11.59am on Thursday 3 October 2024.
The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. Any responses will be kept confidential.
You can access the survey by clicking here
In case you missed it: Heartbeat Autumn 2024
In case you missed it, the Autumn 2024 issue of Heartbeat is still available online!
This issue includes the 30th birthday celebration at Rowley, the Trust becoming a pioneer in AI, modernising medication at SWB with Omnicell, the success of Mock Move Week plus much more.
Be sur to check out the Autumn 2024 issue of Heartbeat by clicking here.
New SWB Learning and Organisational Development (OD) brochure
Delivering great care starts with great people; people who are ‘Happy, Productive and Engaged in their work’. We have an ambitious people agenda at SWB which we are proud of, and we recognise that offering a learning and development service that reflects these bold ambitions will enhance the experience of our people and local communities. Wherever you want to go in your career, we’ll support you with dedicated training and development programmes.
We have listened to your feedback from the staff survey that it would be helpful to have corporate learning and development opportunities in one place. We have therefore developed our first SWB Learning and OD Brochure for you. This guide has been designed to showcase the different learning and development opportunities provided by SWB and what can be accessed more widely across the NHS.
You can access our new brochure here. For more information please email swbh.landd@nhs.net.
PERIPrem Passport Launch Party on Monday from 10am
The Neonates team are launching their PeriPrem Party next Monday 30 September. Don’t miss out on key information around this as well as free cake!
For more information, take a look at their poster attached and below.
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Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations inspections from Monday
Please be advised that Arjo will be on site from Monday 30 September to carry out LOLER (lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations) inspections on all hoists across the hospital. These inspections are a mandatory part of ensuring the safety and compliance of our lifting equipment for patient care.
To assist Arjo in completing these essential checks, we kindly request that all wards and departments ensure accessibility to hoists and associated equipment during this period. Your cooperation is crucial in ensuring that the inspections are completed without delay and that all hoists remain compliant with regulations.
If you experience any issues during the inspections or have difficulty making hoists accessible, please contact the EQUANS Helpdesk on ext. 4444.
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