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Monthly archives: December 2024

IT patching affecting multiple web portals: 14 January, 10pm – 2am, 15 January

 

Please be aware essential IT Patching will be taking place on Tuesday 14 January to ensure the Trust’s Web server remains stable. The work is being carried out by IT and is scheduled to begin at 10pm for approximately four hours and should be completed by 2am on Wednesday 15 January.

During this time, the following web portals will be unavailable for up to 30 minutes affecting the following services:

  • 18wwAudits
  • ActiveServers
  • A&E Datacapture – this is the business continuity for FirstNet
  • BMEC Advice Line
  • ClinicalAuditAdmin
  • Default Web Site
  • DoctorsLeave
  • eBMStest
  • www_EDMonitor
  • equipAM
  • FTSU
  • HisCustServRota
  • icmmonitoring
  • ioshelp
  • ITWeb
  • Medical Examiners
  • PathResults
  • Pharmtrack
  • proxy
  • ReportsPortal
  • Rotawatch
  • SSNAP
  • Switchboard Emergency call log
  • TPRS
  • VIDS known as Discharge to Access – D2A

We would recommend that affected areas have their local business continuity plans in place during the above time.

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.

IT maintenance: 13 January, 2am – 6am and 14 January, 10pm – 6am

 

Please be aware an essential IT maintenance will be taking place on Monday 13 January from 2am to 6am and from 10pm overnight to Tuesday 14 January, 6am to carry out security patching and reboots to ensure the Trust’s systems remain compliant.

On Monday 13 January from 2am to 6am and again from 10pm overnight to Tuesday 14 January 6am Unity will remain fully available;

  • Equitrac Printing services – 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.
  • Wristband printing 

Colleagues will need to ensure they revert to local business continuity plans during this time.

This timeslot has been chosen as a quieter time operationally and the activity will be closely monitored by our IT Support teams.

As always, should you have any further queries then please do contact the IT Service Desk on ext. 4050 or 0121 507 4050 or via Chat with the IT Service Desk.

A Christmas to remember at SWB

 

It was a wonderful Christmas at SWB and our first at Midland Met! Not only did we have our wonderful staff caring for our patients, but our #tacklelonelinesstogether event, brought members of the community together on Christmas Day.

Thank you to our incredible staff for caring for our patients over the festive period.

Your City & Metropolitan Hospitals Charity – Staff Engagement Events

 

We’re delighted to introduce the new five-year strategy of Your City & Metropolitan Hospitals Charity, the official registered charity of Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust.

We’ve co-created our strategy through your involvement as workshop attendees, or as responders to our questionnaire, which our team ran last year. Thank you!

Please come and join us at our staff engagement events to learn about:

·         How our new strategy helps our patients, population, people & partners

·         Our improved processes and key information for our fund ambassadors

·         How you and your teams can access the charity and pledge to get involved with us

For new and existing fund ambassadors, please note this includes updated training to enable you to undertake your roles effectively.

Dates:

·         Friday 24 January, 12.30 – 1.30pm, Microsoft Teams

·         Thursday 20 February – drop in as part of Insight into NHS Careers Day, Winter Garden, Level 5, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

·         Monday 24 March, 12.30pm – 1.30pm, Microsoft Teams

Please email trustcharity@nhs.net stating your name and the session you’d like to book on and a calendar invitation will be sent to you.

Goodshape issue has now restored

 

We are pleased to let you know that the issue with setting dates for 2025 via the app has been fixed.

This should now be available on the app stores. If you have an automatic update on your apps, this fix will automatically be applied. If not, please visit the relevant app store and click on the update.

Rapid respiratory virus testing

 

The Hot lab at Midland Met offers rapid testing for influenza, RSV and COVID-19.

The turnaround time is 24 hours from the time the sample reaches the lab. Colleagues are advised to send samples via the purple bags as seen here. 

There is an allocation of 50 tests per day from 8 am to 8pm. Priority will be given to AE, AMU, ICU, paediatrics (CAU) and C3 (respiratory hub) departments. Once the allocation has been used, samples will be sent to the Wolverhampton lab, which will be a longer turnaround time.

Colleagues are asked to not send routine extended respiratory viral screen PCR unless discussed and agreed with the consultant microbiologist.

Purple bags can be requested from the logistics team and via the current ordering process or contact the team swbh.logistics.management@nhs.net or by calling 07483412895

 

 

Do you know when to take your gloves off?

 

Colleagues are being reminded of the correct and appropriate use of gloves to help reduce healthcare associated infections, reduce the level of (occupational related) dermatitis in colleagues, decrease waste and environmental impact and improve patient experience.

We encourage all colleagues to follow infection, prevention and control guidance to help support best practices across the Trust.

Wearing gloves for tasks that don’t require them has many implications. To know when to take off your gloves check out this video

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoVBozcCn14[/embedyt]

 

Chief Executive’s Message – Friday 27 December

 

Dear colleagues,

Not much for you to read this week – more for you to watch and listen to instead.

As you know, this is my final Friday message as Chief Executive of the Trust, I just wanted to say how proud I am to have led this organisation for the past four years, it’s been an absolute pleasure.

Please do take five minutes to watch the video, which covers the milestones we have accomplished together during my time here, along with the challenges the organisation faces stepping forward into 2025.

Take care, and thank you for everything you have given over the last four years.

Kind regards,

Richard.

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB1XnH1COj8[/embedyt]

Star Awards 2025: The Midland Met Clinical Excellence Award

 

Do you know an individual or team who have exemplified clinical excellence in their efforts to support the successful opening of the Midland Met Hospital?

Why not nominate them for The Midland Met Clinical Excellence Award at the upcoming Star Awards!

Please complete the nomination form by clicking here with as much detail as possible about your nominee. The closing date for all nominations is Friday 31 January, 5pm.

If you have any questions regarding the Star Awards, please contact the communications team on 0121 507 5303 or email swbh.comms@nhs.net.

Reminder: Trust catering outlet opening times during the festive period

 

Staff working on Christmas Day can access a free brunch from the Winter Garden Restaurant at MMUH, no meal tickets are needed, however, please present your staff ID.
 
Staff working at City and Rowley will also have access to a free brunch, local arrangements have been made.
 
All other sites and their opening times can be seen below.
 
If you have any questions or queries regarding catering during this period, please contact the catering department via telephone extensions 6374/3463/4881
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