By Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
SWBH Connect
David Carruthers, Medical Director Toby is away Sunday was a special day, when we saw the NHS celebrated nationally for providing free healthcare at point of use to our communities for 72 years. As we joined in the celebrations, this...
Just over a year ago, the brand new clinical research facility (CRF) celebrated its launch. The CRF which boasts nine clinic rooms and associated facilities is available for research clinics and research related procedures. During May this year, new monitors...
The local organisations listed below have confirmed to the Trust that they will be operating holiday play clubs on a limited basis for children up to 11 years of age. Colleagues wishing to access their facilities should make contact with...
Holiday plays clubs for under 11's: Limited spaces . The local organisations listed below have confirmed to the Trust that they will be operating holiday play clubs on a limited basis for children up to 11 years of age. Colleagues...
An important note for those at both City and Sandwell Hospitals regarding PPE and scrubs. As of Monday 13 July the PPE hub at City presently on D18 will be relocating to the reception area outside the Foot Health and...
The Good Clinical Trials Collaborative would like anyone who has actively working on a randomised clinical trial since the beginning of the year to complete a short survey of experiences of conducting research during the COVID-19 pandemic including where you...
Our Star of the Week Award this week goes to Catherine Morris, Clinical Nurse Specialist. Catherine has gone above and beyond the call of duty for the past few months. she has managed to juggle her professional role by working...
PPE hub on the move at City and Sandwell from 13 July . An important note for those at both City and Sandwell Hospitals regarding PPE and scrubs. As of Monday 13 July the PPE hub at City presently on...
Are you working on a randomised clinical trial - complete our survey . The Good Clinical Trials Collaborative would like anyone who has actively working on a randomised clinical trial since the beginning of the year to complete a short...
The transfusion practitioners will be doing training for blood collection on Wednesday 15 July at Sandwell Education Centre (Room 5). The team currently have nine appointments available. Note: Training is by appointment only. To book please email [email protected] or call...
As we prepare to go live with the upgrade of Unity on Wednesday 26 August we are upgrading single document capture on Monday 13 July at 7.30pm. We have deliberately chosen a time to do this change where the single...
Caring midwives at Serenity birthing unit have proved that it takes more than a pandemic to stop a birthday celebration. Marking 10 years of babies born on the same day as the International Day of the Midwife – 5 May...
Supporting further education and advancement is a prominent part of our culture. So when Monica Quinlan completed her Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice at Birmingham City University (BCU), it took her on both a personal and professional journey that has...
After months of hard work, the Junior Doctors and Medical Students Common Room, finally opened yesterday (Wednesday 8 July). The new area, formerly the physiotherapy gym at City Hospital, boasts comfy sofas, a kitchenette, and two rest rooms, which each...
An ambition within our Trust’s public health plan, primary care plan, and featuring in both integrated care partnership (ICP) plans, is to tackle the rising incidence of obesity. We are implementing a strategy to support improved wellbeing among: Our own...
This is our weekly bulletin and will be issued every Wednesday. Please use this bulletin and cascade arrangements within care and corporate groups to guide your actions. We are determined to reduce avoidable harm and death in the people we...
Following the recent upgrade to Pulse, we now need colleagues to ensure they allow the installation to take place on their machines. If you have not yet done so, please click on the ‘Upgrade’ button when you are presented with...
Each Friday, Chief Executive, Toby Lewis writes a message to all colleagues, which is published on the front page of Connect. He discusses important topics or events that have occurred during the week. David Carruthers, Medical Director wrote the blog...
The mental health and wellbeing of colleagues is important and we want to ensure that everyone is able to get help when they need it. As a result colleagues have exclusive access to the Thrive: Mental Wellbeing app, which is...
TeamTalk took place on Wednesday 24 June where colleagues were briefed digitally due to social distancing measures on national and regional updates. If you were not able to make one of the sessions you can download a copy of the...
Do you know an individual or team who has exhibited best practice in providing safe care, who has openly raised awareness of safety issues, championed transparency or introduced new ways of working to a service or treatment that has improved...
Star Awards 2020: Patient Safety Award . Do you know an individual or team who has exhibited best practice in providing safe care, who has openly raised awareness of safety issues, championed transparency or introduced new ways of working to...
Thrive by using our new mental wellbeing app . The mental health and wellbeing of colleagues is important and we want to ensure that everyone is able to get help when they need it. As a result colleagues have exclusive...
We offer free will writing services for all colleagues including junior doctors courtesy of Dunham McCarthy Estate Planning and Will Specialists. For more information please see Will Writing – NHS Offers To find out more about employee benefits at the...
Our myConnect app aims to enable colleagues to access news and information from across the organisation from the comfort of their smartphone. Our COVID-19 weekly bulletins are available here as they are published and are a great way to get...
Colleagues can now claim a free will with Farewill. Colleagues who wish to take up this offer must follow the the instructions below: 1. Go to farewill.com/nhs and register with your NHS email address 2. Use the solicitor-approved guide to...
Toby's Friday Message . Each Friday, Chief Executive, Toby Lewis writes a message to all colleagues, which is published on the front page of Connect. He discusses important topics or events that have occurred during the week....
myConnect – Intranet in your pocket . Our myConnect app aims to enable colleagues to access news and information from across the organisation from the comfort of their smartphone. Our COVID-19 weekly bulletins are available here as they a...
Carers Week is celebrated yearly and aims to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities thus drawing attention to the importance of the 6.5 million carers across...
Please be aware essential maintenance is taking place today (Wednesday 10 June) affecting Alfresco. The work is scheduled to begin at 7pm and should be completed by 10pm. During this time for up to 3 hours access to Scanned Clinical...
This week’s tip of the week comes from Viraj Shah, Anaesthetics ST4: “Get rid of empty rows in Assessments/Fluid Balance by unclicking ‘Show Empty Columns/Rows’ in Options (which will default this selection) or manually by clicking on the icon.” We...
The strong research and development culture at our Trust has once again come to the forefront as our R&D team has stepped forward and stepped up our involvement in a range of research trials looking in to COVID-19. With innovation...
Victor Dinoo sadly died at the end of May from COVID-19. He was a valued member of the Trust working as a senior staff nurse. He worked on D11 and also undertook a number of bank shifts across SWB. He...
AA are providing free breakdown service to and from work during the Coronavirus crisis, whether you’re an AA member or not. If you break down travelling between home and work, call them 24/7 on the dedicated NHS number 0800 072...
Be sure to check out this short video from Samantha Morgan, alcohol specialist nurse about staying well in regards to alcohol concerns. Support sessions available to colleagues Our alcohol team will be hosting online support sessions for friends and families...
Do you have an idea for a digital ambition? Digital ambitions are the technological solutions we plan to implement over the next few years to enable improvements in how we communicate and work, with the aim that we are able...
TeamTalk briefing . TeamTalk, took place on Wednesday 27 May where colleagues were briefed digitally due to social distancing measures on national and regional updates. If you were not able to make one of the sessions yo...
TeamTalk is our monthly Trust-wide team briefing system led by Toby Lewis, Chief Executive. The next session will take place today (Wednesday 27 May) at 1pm. Please ensure you are able to access a computer with speakers or headphones to...
TeamTalk via WebEx . TeamTalk is our monthly Trust-wide team briefing system led by Toby Lewis, Chief Executive. The next session will take place tomorrow (Wednesday 27 May) at 1pm. Please ensure you are able to access a ...
Free will writing services - Dunham McCarthy . We offer free will writing services for all colleagues including junior doctors courtesy of Dunham McCarthy Estate Planning and Will Specialists. For more information please see Will Writing – NHS Offe...
