Monthly archives: January 2025
Star Awards 2025: The MMUH Extra Mile Award
Do you know an individual or team who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, going above and beyond their expected duties to support the successful opening of Midland Met?
If you do, nominate them for The MMUH Extra Mile 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.
Star Awards 2025: Midland Met Shooting Star
Do you know an individual that has played a pivotal role in raising awareness and generating excitement for the opening of Midland Met through media and social media channels?
Why don’t you nominate them for the Midland Met Shooting Star 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.
Site office car park closure – 9 and 10 January
Please be advised that the Midland Met site car park (former Balfour Beatty car park) will be closed Thursday 9 – Friday 10 January inclusive to allow for essential works to be completed.
During this time, we kindly ask all colleagues to park at the main Midland Met car park, utilising levels 0 and 1, including the car sharing spaces.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Help us improve our logistics services
We’re always looking for ways to make logistics services at our new hospital accessible and as effective as possible for everyone.
Now we’ve been in our new home since October 2024, we’d like to hear your views about our logistics services, specifically what’s working well and where we can improve.
To help us understand your experience, we’ve compiled a quick survey. It’s short – only takes a few minutes to complete – and your feedback will make a big difference. By sharing your thoughts, we’ll be able to focus on areas you’ve highlighted to help us create a better service for you and everyone who uses logistics services at Midland Met.
Click the below link to take the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/logistics_operations
Thank you for your time and input.
Star Awards 2025: Outstanding Contribution to Midland Met
Do you know a team or individual whose exceptional efforts have been instrumental in the successful planning, development and opening of Midland Met?
Why not nominate them for the Outstanding Contribution to Midland Met 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.
Sandwell laundry store update
Due to an unforeseen building maintenance issue, the Sandwell laundry department/sewing room will not be open for the collection of individual staff uniform orders today or tomorrow (Thursday, 9 and Friday, 10 January 2025).
This issue will not affect the distribution of scrubs or patient laundry and we are working to resume normal uniform collection services from next week.
Normal opening hours for staff uniform collections are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10am-2pm.
If you have any queries, please contact Rebecca Steventon (Linen Lead) at Sandwell Hospital on 0121 507 3984. Alternatively, please call 07483422017 or email rebecca.steventon@nhs.net
Star Awards 2025: Clinical Team of the Year
Do you know a team that has provided consistent, high-quality care whilst meeting financial and operational targets, demonstrating best practice or driving forward improvements in patient care or has pulled together through particularly difficult circumstances?
If you do, nominate them for the Clinical Team of the Year 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.
DREEAM – Upcoming Courses
DREEAM are hosting a range of courses in Nottingham.
See the dates listed below:
- Performing an ECG – Tuesday 14 January
- Venepuncture Course – Thursday 16 January
- Intravenous Therapy – Monday 27 January
- Cannulation – Wednesday 29 January
- Suturing – Wednesday 5 February
- Nottingham Regional Anaesthesia for Trauma Course – Monday 10 February
- Enhanced Clinical Skills (Adults) – Monday 17 Febuary Tuesday 18 Feburary, Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 February
- Acute Wounds in Sport Assessment and Management (AWSAM) – Monday 3 March
- Minor Injuries – Wednesday 12 March
- Intermediate Care Skills – Paediatrics – Friday 21, Monday 24 March and Tuesday 25 March (3-day course)
- Paediatric Minor Injuries – Monday 31 March – Tuesday 1 April (2-day course)
- Virtual Patient Bay eLearning course
To book your place click the hyperlinks above. For more information click here.
SWBH QI Foundation – Free Training Session
This opportunity would benefit all Foundation Year 1 and 2 doctors, nurses, and ACPs.
The course will run across 2 afternoons, following which, participants will undertake projects in pairs/small groups, to be presented at the end of the year at our Poster Presentation event.
The sessions will cover topics such as:
- Quality improvement tools & audit
- Project planning
- Writing aim statements
- Tips for undertaking successful QI
Highlights of the training session:
- Gain knowledge of QI methodology
- Learn how to undertake high quality, sustainable QI projects
- Small group work putting theory into practice
- Undertake project in pairs/small groups with mentorship
- Drop-in sessions for advice and guidance
- Poster presentations at the end of the year
- Boosts your e-portfolio and provides you with a QI project for the year
Times and dates:
- Session 1: QI Theory, Wednesday 5 February, 1pm-5pm.
- Session 2: Project Planning, Thursday 6 March, 1pm-5pm.
- Virtual check dates to be confirmed
- Poster Presentations, date yet to be confirmed.
Attendance to both sessions is required please click here or scan QR code to sign up
Star Awards 2025: Patient Safety Award
Do you know an individual or team exhibiting best practice in providing safe care, who has openly
raised awareness of safety issues, championed transparency or introduced new ways of working to a service or treatment that has improved patient safety?
Why not nominate them for the Patient Safety 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.
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