Unity – The Pain and the Gain. As the launch of Unity, our brand new patient record draws closer, the Unity project team have arranged two engagement sessions for colleagues to join to find out more about the new system. Come along,...

Heartbeat: Roadshows create a buzz about Unity. There was a positive buzz and anticipation for the launch of our new electronic patient record when colleagues visited the first week of the Unity roadshows. Nearly 200 colleagues stopped to speak to s...

Red bag scheme for care home patients update. The Trust would like to thank you for supporting the red bag project in Sandwell. The general principles are that the red bag remains and travels with the care home resident throughout their hospital j...

Art workshops on the wards. Featured in the Express & Star Talented students from Sandwell College made a trip to a West Midlands hospital this month, to engage patients in a variety of simple and fun arts and crafts activities. ...

Chief Executive’s Message – Friday 4 January. I promised this week’s message would be one of announcements. So here goes. Firstly, we now have the permissions we need to advertise for the final contractor to complete Midland Met. This includes ag...

Neyber - Join the resolution revolution. Break your bad money habits and get financially fit this year with Neyber. Also to be in with a chance of winning an Apple Watch, login into your account at least once between now and 1 February. For f...

Drug recall - irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide. Actavis is recalling certain batches of irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide tablets from pharmacies as a precautionary measure due to possible contamination with N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA). For a detailed...

Cold Weather Alert Level 2 - Alert and Readiness. There is a 60 per cent probability of severe cold weather between today and Saturday 5 January in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the d...

Induction to cardiology study day. An introduction to cardiology study day is taking place on 25 March, 24 June and 14 October 2019 from 9am till 4pm in the Anne Gibson Board Room at City Hospital. Topics covered: Anatomy and Physiolo...

Health & Wellbeing Support at SWBH: Introduction to Mindfulness. Does it every feel like your mind is constantly full of worries of the future, or concerns of the past? Mindfulness is a relaxation and coping strategy centred on bringing our attention back to our tho...