It’s Speak Up Day today

September 11, 2019

Today is our second Speak Up Day of the year and the theme is the newly launched Manager’s Code of Conduct. How much do you know about the new code? Who do you think is a good example and lives by our values?

We want to hear your stories – so give your colleagues a shout out now https://connect2.swbh.nhs.uk/communications/shout-out/

Manager drop in sessions

Managers across our sites are being encouraged to set aside some time to make themselves available for anyone in their team to come and talk to them if they have a concern. Speak to your manager to find out more about your local arrangements.

Our senior managers will also be holding drop in sessions; do drop by and Speak Up.

Sandwell

• Amanda Geary, Group Director of Operations – Women’s & Child Health: 8am – 9am, W&CH offices, Ground floor, Trinity House
• Sandra Kennelly and Rosie Auld, Freedom to Speak Up Guardians: 8.30am, Education Centre
• Freedom to Speak Up Guardians Drop-in Session, 9.30am – 11.30am, Room 10, Education Centre
• Dinah McLannahan, Acting Director of Finance – 9am-10am, 11am-11.30am, 12.30pm-1pm, Room 9, Trinity House
• Ruth Wilkin, Director of Communications –  2pm – 3pm, 1^st Floor Trust Headquarters
• Marie Perry, Non-Executive Speak Up Lead, 11am – 12noon, Director of Communications Office, 1st floor, Trust HQ

Rowley

• Nicky Taylor, Group Director of Nursing – Primary Care, Community & Therapies – 2pm – 3.30pm, Seminar Room

City

• Alan Kenny, Director of Estates, Old Management Block 11am-12noon and 1pm – 2pm

Join our radio debate between 12noon and 12.45pm  

Today we are hosting a live radio debate in the Sandwell Hospital radio studios, with Toby Lewis Chief Executive, Donna Mighty Chair of the BME staff network, Chris Rickards Trust Convenor, Kam Dhami, Director of Governance and Speak Up Guardians, Harpal Tiwana and Sandra Kennelly.

This is your chance to talk about the recently launched Managers’ Code of Conduct or indeed any other subject.

The debate will be live streamed through Connect and Trust YouTube channel https://youtu.be/MYHkzMc8OqE

Our inpatients will be able to listen in from their bedsides.

You can take part by:

• Posting your question via email to swbh.comms@nhs.net with the subject ‘Speak Up Day’
• Ring the hospital radio directly on 3244
• Take part in our polls through Slido https://app.sli.do/event/lel5djnn – you even pose your questions here too!

Speaking up is not just for today

Our Trust has a strong track record in encouraging people to speak up and there are a range of ways that you can do this including talking to your manager, contacting a Trade Union rep, raising an incident, writing to our Heartbeat letters page, talking to a Trust specialist such as Counter-Fraud, ringing Safecall (our confidential whistleblowing line), or getting help from a Freedom to Speak up Guardian.

All of our Speak up Guardians have received specialised training and are well placed to listen to issues and guide concerned colleagues on the best way to resolve those problems. This gives colleagues the avenue to be able to turn to Guardians if they want to talk about any issues they feel need addressing.

Find out how you can Speak up and who our Freedom to Speak up Guardians are in the attached poster http://myconnect.swbh.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Speak-up-guardians.pdf?x47139