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Monthly archives: September 2024

Car Sharing app registration required for parking in car sharing bays at MMUH

 

We have partnered with Kinto Join and the Integrated Care System (ICS) so that colleagues can buddy up and car share to get to/from work. The app also allows for cycling and walking in groups and is free to use. Car sharing, walking and cycling via the app allows colleagues to share journeys to work, reducing carbon emissions and helping people save money.

From Monday 30 September to Monday 14 October, colleagues that register and have been active on the app between these dates will be eligible for a free healthy lunch voucher to use at the Trust food outlets (value up to £3). Once you have registered, you will need to email swbh.sustainability@nhs.net. Vouchers are limited and will be first come, first served.

There will be car-sharing priority bays at Midland Met. To use these, you must register with Kinto. Which you can do so here.

 

Black Maternal Mental Health Week webinars

 

The Maternal Mental Health Service at Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust are hosting a series of webinars throughout the rest of this week promoting Black Maternal Mental Health Week.

Please see details for the webinars below – all taking place on Zoom, 12pm – 1pm.

For further information, please contact the Maternal Mental Health Service on 0121 803 1345 or bchft.mlpsreferrals@nhs.net

One Health and Care system downtime: 26 September, 1pm – 4pm

 

Please be advised the One Health and Care system will be undergoing essential maintenance on Thursday 26 September between the hours of 1pm – 4pm.

During this time the One Health and Care link in Unity will not return any data, this will have no impact on any other Trust system and the rest of Unity will continue work as expected. The Health Information Exchange (HIE) will also continue to work as expected during this time allowing access to West Birmingham and Sandwell GP records.

Colleagues should not use the system during the maintenance window as data may only be partially complete.

Midland Met Rewind – 20 September

 

The Trust is buzzing with excitement as we approach the last few days before the long-awaited  opening of the hospital.

Amid all of the action on site, we’ve hosted two successful  stakeholder and near-neighbour events and a media day to showcase our new hospital.

Take a look at the video here for a re-run from the last few days.

Black Country Pathology Services – Laboratory Information Management issues

 

BCPS are currently experiencing performance issues with some aspect of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), which may cause delays in receiving your reports.

Please be assured that they have escalated the issue to their LIMS vendor and are working closely with them to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

BCPS apologises for any inconvenience this may cause and will send updates on the situation. In the meantime, if you have any urgent concerns or need further assistance with urgent reports, please call the Lab.

Risk of oxytocin overdose during labour and childbirth – for the attention of Maternity colleagues

 

Please see the link below for the National Patient Safety Alert for the risk of oxytocin overdose during labour and childbirth.

National Patient Safety Alert

Preparing for retirement seminar

 

Are you thinking about retiring?  This seminar guides you through the financial complexities of retirement in a clear presentation. The purpose of this seminar is to help you maximise your income in retirement and protect your wealth for your loved ones. We aim the course at people who are within 10 years of retirement or 45+ year of age:

This seminar covers:

  • State pensions
  • NHS pensions
  • Saving and investing
  • Taxation
  • Credit history
  • Mortgage/remortgages
  • Wills and inheritance tax

This seminar is available for all staff and there will be opportunities for Q&A’s after the seminar.

Dates:

  • Tuesday 29 October – MS Teams
  • Tuesday 18 February 2025 – MS Teams
  • Thursday 5 June 2025 – MS Teams
  • Wednesday 22 October 2025 – MS Teams

Time: 9am – 12pm

Please contact Phoebe Leadbeater on ext.4022 or email phoebe.leadbeater@nhs.net to register and the link to the seminar will be sent two weeks prior.

Sad passing of Shane White: Funeral arrangements

 

It is great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Shane White, following a short illness. Many of you will know Shane, who joined the Trust in December 2022, leading on the Management of Change programme for Midland Met.

Funeral arrangements on Friday 4 October: Should colleagues want to attend, funeral mass will be held at St Gregory’s Church, Three Shires Oak Road, Bearwood, B67 5BT, 10,30am followed by the cremation service at 12.15pm at Sandwell Valley Crematorium Newton Road, West Bromwich, B71 3SX. The Wake will then be held from 1pm at the Plough and Harrow Hotel, 135 Hagley Road, Birmingham, B16 8LS

A memorial card has also been set up for Shane which can be accessed by clicking the link below.

https://www.thankbox.com/app/thankbox/M3Yyoy81

If you would like to contribute to Shane’s collection, please email tracy.lyndon@nhs.net.

 

Unwind with shared reading

 

Join us to share a poem or part of a short story or novel, chat about what we read, or just listen to others.

Feel free to bring your lunch along.

These sessions are being held at:

Sandwell Education Centre – 12.30pm – 1pm

  • Thursday 26 September
  • Thursday 24 October
  • Thursday 21 November
  • Thursday 19 December

City Hospital – 12.30pm – 1pm

  • Wednesday 11 September, D46
  • Wednesday 16 October, D46

Online, via MS Teams – 12.30pm – 1pm

  • Tuesday 8 October
  • Tuesday 12 November
  • Wednesday 13 November
  • Tuesday 17 December

Contact the library team for more information on 0121 507 3587 or email swbh.library@nhs.net 

 

IT patching affecting printing services at Sandwell: 27 October, 2am – 6am

 

Please be aware essential IT Patching will be taking place on Sunday 27 October to ensure the Trust’s printing server remains stable. The work is being carried out by IT and is scheduled to begin at 2am for approximately four hours and should be completed by 6am.

During this time, the following service will be unavailable for up to 30 minutes during the above time:

  • Equitrac printing services at Sandwell – Ricoh MFD (multi-functional device) printers and scan to email functionality. All other printing such as labels, pathology specimen and desktop printing will remain available as normal.

Note: 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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