Barbara Daisy funeral arrangements: 11 February. Barbara Daisy known to many as “Daisy” sadly passed away last Wednesday following a short illness. Daisy was a much loved ward clerk at City Hospital for the last 16 years. Her funeral will to take pla...

Collecting ordered medication from City pharmacy. From Monday 11 February, pharmacy at City Hospital will be introducing a new system to collect ordered medication, after pharmacy has closed after 5.30pm on weekdays and after 3pm on weekends and bank ...

New devices bring Unity to life. When Unity is deployed it will mean greater use of computers, whether that’s taking observations or making notes during an outpatients appointment. Therefore we are currently in the midst of a roll o...

Free yoga classes at Sandwell. We are hosting yoga sessions at Sandwell Hospital suitable for all levels of ability, experience and ages. Sessions are free, last between 45 mins–1 hour and facilitated by a trained yoga instructor. T...

Heartbeat: Stay well this winter - follow the 5 moments for hand hygiene. Winter doesn’t just bring with it cold weather and dark nights, it’s also a time when some of the most prevalent illnesses and ailments return to hospitals around the country and it’s our job to not on...

Ward training dates to switch over to Nutilis Clear. Ward training dates for the switch over to Nutilis Clear can be found listed below: 25 February-28 February, Sandwell Hospital 1 March, Rowley Regis Hospital 4 March-7 March, City Hospital 8 March, Ro...

LGBT History Month. February marks the start of LGBT History Month with this years theme being peace, activism and reconciliation. The overall aim of LGBT History Month is to promote equality and diversity by increasing t...

Drug charts in Unity. By Dominic LeGros, Informatics Nurse I’m back to talk Unity again. This week, I’m going to focus on one of the most critical bits of paper (or cardboard) we currently use; the drug chart. Handwritten d...

Printing OP DNA – Discharge to Patient Letters. From today OP DNA Discharge to patient letters on the patient administration system will no longer be available for selection. Patients who fail to attend their first appointment with a clinic will aut...

Unity Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) is next week! Do you know what is involved? Twenty-six clinical areas are going to be taking part in the Full Dress Rehearsal (FDR) of Unity next week from Monday 11 February 2019. Full dress rehearsal is a complete run through of all activities...