Optimistic about Unity optimisation
October 24, 2019
Please print this bulletin out and display in a prominent position in your ward/area and draw attention to it for all colleagues to read.
To help you get the best out of Unity we will continue to share top tips. Please take note of these helpful reminders as they may resolve an issue you have experienced.
Ordering printer labels and printable ID bracelets
Please see below the details needed to order printer labels and printable ID bracelets via NHSSC.
| Printer type | Product reference | Description | NHSSC code |
| Zebra | Fast100 | Printable ID bracelets (five years to adult) | FSL434
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| ZD420 | DAK-57×32-TC-DESK | Desk printer labels (box of 25 rolls – 2100 labels per roll) | FSL2154
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| Qin320/ZQ620 | DAK-57×32-TC-MOB | Adult printer labels (box of 100 rolls – 540 labels per roll) | FSL2155
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| Qin320/ZQ620 | DAK-40×19-TC-MOB | Paediatric printer labels (box of 50 rolls – 792 labels per roll) | FSL2156
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Please note that neonatal printable ID bracelets will need to be ordered from Brenmoor via Oracle, using reference BABYSOFT250N, until they are available to order from NHSSC.
All materially managed wards and departments will automatically start receiving the required items listed above, following discussions with the procurement team member that undertakes your weekly ordering.
If you have any queries concerning the above please contact Lisa Southall, NHS supply chain and procurement supervisor, on ext. 4938.
You can also get in touch with any of the following members of the procurement team – Mark Shervington (ext. 4937), Earl Ebanks (ext. 4699), Jackie Graham (ext. 4939), Gurprit Galsinh (ext. 2824), Debbie Chetwynd (ext. 2823) or Becky Vanes (ext. 2689).
Meet super user Emily Bradley
Midwife Emily Bradley (left) is a super user on Maternity 2. She’s been giving guidance and support to colleagues as they get to grips with Unity, starting with the lead-up to go-live.
“I was making sure that everyone was going on the Play System, they’d had their training and they felt comfortable. I had extra training to make sure I knew what I was doing when Unity went live and I distributed the pocket guides out to people,” she said.
As with most areas, there was some initial stress and uncertainty involved with adapting to new ways of working but things have settled down over the last couple of weeks and some of the benefits are coming through.
“The first day of go-live wasn’t great, but the next day was better. We found a few issues as we went along but any time we’ve reported anything it’s been fixed,” said Emily.
“Unity seems quicker when we’re doing bloods for mums and babies. We’re not having to fill out a form, we can literally just put on a label and send it across. That seems to be saving a bit of time.”
Remember – you can contact your Super Users for help and advice or call ext. 4050 if you have issues with your device or use of Unity.