On Wednesday 04 October 2023 we will be launching our new patient care and risk assessment booklet. This booklet is a crucial tool in our commitment to providing the highest quality care to our patients, and we want to ensure…
Team nominations for the DAISY award now open
You can now submit nominations for an annual DAISY award, in addition to the monthly individual award. The award recognises excellent midwifery and nursing care and if you have worked with a team that has gone above and beyond and…
Booking your flu and COVID-19 booster vaccinations
Bookings are now open to all staff for flu and COVID-19 booster vaccinations and will be taking place in Bayview balcony (accessed through Bayview restaurant), Hengrave House, from Monday 18 September, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week. Please book…
New patient care and risk assessment booklet
On Wednesday 04 October 2023 we will launch our new patient care and risk assessment booklet. This booklet is a crucial tool in our commitment to providing the highest quality care to our patients, and we want to ensure that…
Important info – SWiftPlus downtime
IT will complete essential maintenance on the SWiftPlus system by upgrading it onto the latest Windows operating system. Unfortunately, this does mean that SWiftPlus and the SWiftPlus boards will be unavailable while this work takes place, although the downtime may…
ID badges
The ID badge team is creating a way to get the ID badges processed faster and more efficiently and will no longer be taking photos for the badges from the security office at Kitson Hall. All application forms must have…
Reminder to staff who have retired and returned – substantive and bank – change to NHS pension scheme rule from 01 April 2023
Any member of staff who has already claimed age or voluntary early retirement benefits from the 1995 section of the NHS pension scheme is able to re-join the 2015 NHS pension scheme. If you wish to do this, please email…
How clinical guidelines are accessed is changing
Microguide is a new content platform assisting in the management of policies. Microguide can be accessed using a desktop via Policies on ICON in addition to an app which can be downloaded from App Store/Play Store onto your portable handheld device.…
Changes are being made to the way people request extra outpatient rooms – message updated from last week
Our improvement and innovation team has worked with our outpatients’ team to understand its issues with outpatient appointments, and the availability and suitability of rooms coupled with increased demand. All of this was affecting our ability to deliver improvements to…
Simpson Ward wedding
This week the team on Simpson, which specialises in care for the older person, went the extra mile to ensure one patient didn’t miss out on a special day for the family. Lead nurse Lucy Waring explained: “On Monday we…