My Part in Midland Met – Rhodri Morgans
July 29, 2024
The successful opening of Midland Metropolitan University Hospital relies on many people, teams and stakeholders. Once open, it will have a far-reaching impact – not only on those we care for but also on colleagues and our community in terms of regeneration, jobs, housing, charitable endeavours and so much more.
Getting us to Midland Met is a team effort. We all have a part to play in making it #morethanahospital!
How long have you been at SWB – what is your current role?
I have been with SWB since December 2022. I joined as a group business change manager (BCM), working closely with PCCT and M&EC. I am also the Lead BCM – I lead the BCMs working with the clinical, clinical support and corporate groups to support them in their operational preparation for the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital opening (MMUH).
What does your role contribute to the Midland Met project?
I contribute to one of the critical success factors of the MMUH Programme – operational readiness. Working with departments moving or impacted by the opening of Midland Met across all groups to ensure we are operationally ready for day one in our new hospital.
We are achieving this through completing the Operational Readiness Checklist, which has up to 75 actions to complete for departments where applicable. Actions include updating operational policies and business continuity plans, for example, and ensuring safe staffing for opening on day one. Tracking the IT work aligned to systems configurations and end-user devices and confirming teams have completed their inductions.
The BCM team is also supporting gathering and completing operational interdependencies. It involves identifying and working with the teams to resolve interdependencies between two or more departments due to the opening of Midland Met. We are also considering how those teams will work together in the new building and across our SWB estate.
How are you preparing for the opening of Midland Met in your team?
As the opening gets excitingly closer, we have increased the frequency of reviewing the operational readiness work within the team and with the groups to ensure that we are all aligned and closing issues and actions.
We are readying ourselves to support the site tours that are available for booking and continuing to ensure all teams are ready for the opening of MMUH, reacting to new issues, interdependencies and risks.
The biggest benefit that Midland Met will bring is…
Midland Met offers a state-of-the-art facility for our patients, people and population. It has acted as the catalyst for transformational change to support better health outcomes and the best care for our patients.
Have you been on a site tour?
Having visited the site several times, the progress I have seen since my first visit in 2023 is incredible; the facilities are first class. The layout and design make it an exciting building to think about working in and for our patients and visitors.
I am looking forward to seeing the buzz in the Winter Garden, as this is an incredible space to have in a hospital.