3 Days to go until the Unity full dress rehearsal – are you ready?

February 8, 2019

On Monday, 26 areas and over 150 clinical colleagues will begin their full dress rehearsal of Unity. Between them, each will be looking to put the new system through its paces in a live environment using real patients in our clinics.

Across the Trust  healthcare assistants, ward clerks, nurses, doctors, porters, pharmacists and healthcare scientists will all coming together to test, verify and validate that Unity is fit for purpose before we move forward with deployment.

If you’re part of the full dress rehearsal now is the time to make sure you have all of your devices in place and ready to go for Monday, ensure your colleagues are aware of your involvement in the FDR and don’t forget to wear your Unity t-shirt.

Most importantly, remember that patient care comes first, the activities of the rehearsal should not compromise or get in the way of safe patient care and if you feel that they are, please speak up and discuss the matter with your local area lead or the unity team.

Remember, the success of Unity is dependent on us all, so please support your colleagues, ask questions, get involved and make this a success.

If you have any questions about the Unity full dress rehearsal, email the Unity team on Unity.cutover@nhs.net.