Clinical and Operational Readiness Away Day: A briefing from Marsha Jones

July 30, 2024

Yesterday, we had our Clinical and Operational Readiness Away Day for our new hospital. As we continue to Get Set for Midland Met, it is more crucial than ever for us to have regular checkups on the status of our progress.

Associate Deputy Chief Nurse, Marsha Jones, takes us on a journey of what took place during the day.

Managing Director, Rachel Barlow, shared that we are 73 days away from moving (as of today, Thursday 25 July). Rachel acknowledged the fantastic work across the Trust that has been completed so far, but also reminded colleagues of the final sprint of delivering operational readiness and focusing on moving safely.

Several Ted Talks were delivered by support services such as Soft FM and Logistics which provided an opportunity to talk about the innovative and new ways of working. For example, the movement of equipment, post and ensuring positive patient experiences through a high standard of cleanliness within our hospitals.

Teams discussed the many positive impacts of Hospital Standardisation, including just-in-time stock management through Scan4safety. This is an initiative that provides unique barcodes, associated with detailed information, accurate identification and tracking for patients, medical equipment, and products used in healthcare settings.

Our clinical groups produced excellent TED Talks to provide an overview of their new ways of working and their readiness. Marsha comments: “A number of useful interdependency exercises took place which enabled some of the interdependencies to be closed through collaborative working and agreeing on next steps. Medical Director, Professor David Carruthers, discussed the important work being completed by the MMUH safety group to ensure all 41 critical patient flows are tested and to avoid a negative impact on safety, experiences and reporting.

Clinical Safety Case graphic

Similarly, he shared the overview and dependencies on all elements of the Safety Case that will be taken to the Board ensuring we are ready to move on 6 October.”

The day ended with a Q&A and positive feedback of the away day, reminding us that the Trust and its colleagues remain wholeheartedly committed to moving our Patients, People and Population into Midland Met #morethanahospital.