Have a concern? The Freedom To Speak Up (FTSU) team is here for you

Keep a look out for the FTSU team this week, as they will be walking around wards and non-clinical areas around UHD until Friday 16 October to celebrate Speak Up Month. The FTSU team led by Helen Martin, FTSU guardian, offers confidential advice for anyone with concerns about patient safety, staff wellbeing, poor behaviour, inclusion or the way their concerns have been handled.

To get in touch in confidence, or to arrange a visit, call: 0300 019 4220 (answerphone only accessed by FTSU team) or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

To watch a video of Helen talking about the service click here, to watch a video of Nicola Mason, talking about her experience of the service, click here.

Keep up to date with all the team's activities on Twitter, by using the hashtag #SpeakUpABC or #FTSU. You can also find out more about the team by visiting the intranet or website pages.

Launch of Dorset Research Hub

Finding a safe and effective vaccine for Covid-19 is vital to help stop the global pandemic. UHD is set to play its part in this search, with the opening of a Covid-19 vaccine trial at the new Dorset Research Hub located at RBH this week. Read more in tomorrow's all staff publication The Brief, available on our UHD intranet.

Have you rolled up? One in 10 has...

Just one week into our winter staff flu vaccination campaign, almost 10% of frontline staff (9.63%) across our hospitals have already had their jab. This year, it's more important than ever with Covid-19 still in circulation in the community. The jab not only protects individuals and their families, but ensures our hospitals remain fighting fit to meet the challenges that this winter may pose.

And if that wasn't incentive enough, everyone who has a jab through through our campaign before 4 December will be entered into a prize draw to win one of five £50 Amazon vouchers in time for Christmas.

You can find the very latest about the campaign, including an up-to-date list of peer vaccinators - clinical staff who have had special training to provide the jab to colleagues in their workplace - and how to find the flu trolley, on the intranet.

Celebrate Black History Month (BHM)

The BAME staff network will be celebrating BHM from Monday 19 to Friday 23 October with a variety of activities showcasing the achievements and culture of black people.

• A virtual forum titled 'Microaggression: I don't see colour' will go ahead on Wednesday 21 October from 10-11am. Email the network to receive the link on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
• The catering teams will be showing their support by offering a range of Afro Caribbean cuisine on Friday 23 October.
• Some staff will be sharing their stories on social media. To share your story, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• To help the network with the running of the event, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Online payslips **staff at the RBH site only**

Staff at the RBH site are now only able to access their payslips electronically via ESR. If you don't have a login or have forgotten your password please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please note this does not apply to portering, housekeeping or catering members of staff or staff on long term absence.

Screensavers and emails

Please note the communications email, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. is now shared across all sites. When requesting a screensaver, please state whether it is specific to one site or applicable to all.

Please also ensure you have updated your email signature to the new UHD template. As part of this, please indicate if you are based on a particular site.

Migration of hospital telecom services

As part of our work to migrate our telecom services over to a digital platform, we will be migrating some of our existing phone numbers as detailed below. The numbers may be unavailable for up to 30 minutes between the specified times.

Tuesday 13 October – (6-10pm): 01202 486361 – Christchurch Hospital main number

The new hospital numbers beginning 0300 019 will be unaffected by these changes. The old numbers for Poole Hospital (01202 442xxx and 01202 448xxx) will be migrated at a later date to be advised nearer the time.

EPR issues

Appointment cancellations not removed from clinics tab in EPR (this issue is across all sites)

There is a known issue where cancelled appointments still appear in the clinics tab within EPR. A fix is being developed by the third party supplier Graphnet but please be aware the clinic list you see will also contain patients who have previously been cancelled.

EPR logging off (specific to RBH site)

Please be aware there is a known issue with Graphnet EPR logging out if you open a 'Poole Document' within eCaMIS clinical viewer component. Anything named 'Poole Document' in eCaMIS clinical viewer has been pulled from Graphnet EPR. If you use Graphnet EPR and clinical viewer simultaneously and need to view any Poole Documents please view them from Graphnet EPR to avoid this issue.

Acute pain service at RBH

Due to staff shortage within the team, we need to prioritise surgical patients so unfortunately, we cannot see the patients on medical wards at present. However, we are more than happy to accept referrals (via the online portal) and offer advice where possible. There is some guidance attached to the referral and more can be found on the acute pain service intranet page which may help with some basic advice.

Temporary changes to mandatory training records in ESR

As a result of the ESR system merger which is taking place later this month, you may start to notice some anomalies with the mandatory training requirements which are listed on your ESR record. For example, some topics appear twice with slightly different wording or you may see new topics which you haven't seen before.

This is because the Poole and RBCH education departments are still working through the differences between the two systems as part of alignment work and in preparation for the launch of the BEAT VLE system at Poole. This should not affect the training requirements which show in the current BEAT VLE for RBCH staff, it will only affect records which are accessed directly in ESR. During this time both Poole and RBCH monthly compliance reports will be unaffected.

If you have any queries, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

OPM journal club

A new OPM journal club for the whole MDT to join will launch in December. Sessions will count towards CPD hours for revalidation and will be run by the library team in the glass room in the library at RBH.

Requests can be made to the library team to find journals for discussion on any OPM related topic.

The sessions will take place between 1.30-2.30pm on the below dates and you are welcome to bring lunch. You can also access this session via Teams by emailing the library team.

• Friday 4 December 2020
• Friday 5 February 2021
• Friday 9 April 2021
• Friday 11 June 2021

VIDEO: what was your experience of working through Covid?

By now you may all have received your paper or email invite you to take part in this year's staff survey. If you haven't yet responded, don't miss out on your opportunity to help us learn lessons from the pandemic. Watch Mukhtar Ahmad, clinical director for surgery at Poole Hospital, share his experience here. All answers are strictly confidential. If you have any questions, please contact organisational development: Poole Hospital: Marie Cleary on ext 2820 or RBCH: Aimee Smith on ext 4438.

New WP collections in ICE – DO NOT USE

New sets of pathology tests and collections have recently been configured in ICE OrderComms.These tests have been configured to be used with a new pathology system coming in February/March 2021 and must not be used yet. All of these new collections will always start with 'WP' and end with 'DO NOT USE'. The tests they hold also start with 'WP'.

If you do find these then you MUST NOT make any requests using these tests. The WP DO NOT USE tests will not be sent to the pathology system, no analysis will be done and therefore no report issued.

We do have a mechanism to find Winpath tests made in error and informing the user but avoiding invalid requests in the first instance will save both clinical and patient time.

EU Staff Network meeting

Come together post-merger to share any issues that you need to discuss or raise. The meeting will be on Friday 30 October at 10am on Teams.

To receive the link, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Care First webinars

Care First, our employee assistance programme, is putting on webinars this week. The themes are:

• Tuesday 13 October, 12-1pm - budgeting with Care First
• Wednesday 14 October, 2-3pm - supporting loved ones who are isolated
• Thursday 15 October, 12-12.30pm - understanding and supporting a Covid-19 recovery
• Friday 16 October, 12-12.30pm - menopause awareness

The themes for next week are:

• Monday 19, 12-12.30pm - how Care First can support you
• Tuesday 20 October, 12.30-1pm - speaking with people who are breaking the rules
• Wednesday 21 October, 1-1.30pm - Alcohol Awareness
• Thursday 22 October, 12-12.30pm - Alcohol Awareness
• Friday 23 October, 12-12.30pm - Breast Cancer Awareness

RBH: Inpatient cardiology referrals

All inpatient cardiology referrals should be made via the e-referral system on EPR. This will generate an email to an account which is monitored, but please still bleep 2172 when making a referral. For now yellow paper referral forms will be accepted, but this will be a slower process and one that will be phased out in the near future.

Referrals made after 12noon will be reviewed, but are likely to be seen the next day unless considered urgent. If you have a referral you consider urgent, bleep 2172 or contact the on-call cardiology SpR out of office hours.

Allied Health Professions Day at RBH

Wednesday 14 October is Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Day and although many events this year will be held online, we will be celebrating and saying thank you to our AHP colleagues by holding a 'Cheers from Peers' stand in the atrium at RBH. This is your opportunity to say thank you and to have your thanks displayed to help raise awareness of all our fantastic AHPs in the trust. This form can be printed out and brought down to the atrium on the day and there will also be forms available on the day.

Pregnancy and Infant Baby Loss Remembrance Day Service

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day takes place on Thursday 15 October and is a day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes, however is not limited to, miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, and the death of a newborn.

This year our service of remembrance will be pre-recorded and put out on our trust Facebook page at 7pm. You may also like to take part in the International Wave of Light, where people around the world light a candle or candles at 7pm in memory of the baby or babies they have lost.

Are you a clinician who works in a role that could develop into advanced practice?

Bournemouth University and the University of Southampton, via Health Education England Wessex are participating in an Advanced Clinical Practice Development Programme Project: Proof of Concept of Learning Needs Analysis. To check your eligibility and for further information please check this bulletin on the intranet.

To express an interest, please email Vicki Hill, workforce lead AHPs/nursing, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 2pm on 19 October.

Lifting equipment inspection

An insurance inspector from Zurich will be on site at RBH and XCH between 20 and 23 October. Please ensure that all lifting equipment e.g. hoists/load cells are available for inspection.

RCNi virtual nursing careers and jobs fair

The RCNi is hosting a new online event on Monday 26 October. All you need is an internet connection and a computer, tablet or mobile to join. The event includes CPD-accredited seminars which will be available for 30 days after 26 October so they can still be accessed afterwards. Entry is free, find out more and register here.

All staff briefings

The final two dates for all staff briefings this year are Wednesday 4 November and Monday 14 December, both held 12.40-1.30pm. These dates replace those originally planned for 29 October and 18 November. Details on accessing the November briefing will be shared shortly.

Nursing progression opportunities

There are two exciting career progression opportunities available for those wishing to enter nursing - Trainee Nursing Associate (TNA) and Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeships (RNDA).

• Trainee Nursing Associate - this is a two year programme. You would be band 4 on completion and added to the NMC register with your own accountability and the ability to provide some medicine management once competencies are completed. There is also the option to progress to become a registered nurse on a shortened programme. There are twp intakes in 2021, early in the new year and September.
• Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship - this is a four year programme. You would be band 5 on completion and added to the NMC register with your own accountability and ability to provide full medicines management once competencies are completed. The next programme will be September 2021.

If you are interested in either opportunity please request an expression of interest form from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Completed forms must be submitted by 6 November. As these are apprenticeship programmes you are legally required to have either maths and English at GCSE grade C or above or alternatively to have successfully completed Functional Skills in English and Maths. If you do not have these, please email Carol or Clair for advice.

NICE fellow and scholar programmes - applications open

NICE is now recruiting for its 2021 intake of fellows and scholars. Each year up to 10 appointments are made to each programme. NICE Fellows are experienced leaders from the field of health and social care who are ambassadors at regional and national levels. NICE Scholars are one year opportunities to find out about the inner workings of NICE. Scholars undertake a supported improvement project, related to NICE guidance, within a local organisation, national charity, or voluntary sector organisation.

For further information please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Covid RECOVERY trial

Are you caring for a Covid-19 positive patient? Could they be eligible for the RECOVERY trial? Find out more here. The trial is currently only open on our RBH site and the principal investigator is Dr Martin Schuster-Bruce. You can also bleep the trial team on 2192.

Poole Hospital staff parking update

During the Covid-19 response, staff at Poole Hospital have and will continue to enjoy access to free parking. As hospital services reopen there has been an increased demand for patient and visitor parking. To continue to support patient and visitor parking we want to remind staff of their parking options. More details can be found on the intranet.

ICE Pathology roll out RBH

The ICE Pathology project is continuing at RBH. The project team is contacting wards in each phase to advise them of their go live date and IT technicians will be visiting areas in advance to ensure equipment is ready to use. If you've been allocated an ICE laptop and cart, please ensure it is available and accessible for the technicians to work on when you are advised. Wards will be given two weeks of further support from the IT specialist nurses after their go live date.

EPR training should have now been completed and ICE training must also be completed in preparation to use the system. All information about training and support can be found on the intranet.

Graphnet EPR reminders

You must have a currently active EPR account to be able to access Sunquest ICE to request Radiology and Pathology and/or take Pathology samples. If you need EPR training, as well as taught courses, you can also access eLearning via your BEAT account. Please check the intranet for details on how to load this in BEAT.

If you already have an EPR account and would like some tips to make the most of EPR go to E for EPR on the intranet A-Z and select Top tips for using EPR - video.

Reminder for secretaries, if you wish to re-print a clinic letter, this must be done in EPR and not Document Manager in eCaMIS as using Document Manager will resend the letter and move the position of the letter in EPR to the newest folder.

Morebus NHS discount

Morebus is offering NHS staff a 10% discount on their services. To obtain it you need to download the 'Clickit2Ride' app, which is available from all app stores. You must use your UHD email address when creating an account in order to receive discounted fares. Please select 'Morebus', then your ticket zone, followed by your ticket type. The discount is available on all tickets over seven days.

After selecting your ticket, your basket will show. It will ask for a promo code, which is 'RBH20AUT'. You should now see the discount added, and can proceed with purchasing your ticket which will be stored in the wallet of the app. You can then scan your phone under the ticket machine when boarding the bus to travel. If you have any issues with the app or retrieving your discount, please contact Morebus here.

Watch the final RBH specific Schwartz Round

The final RBCH specific Schwartz Round was held on Thursday 24 September at 12noon on the topic 'How Schwartz Rounds have impacted on me at RBCH'. If you missed it you can watch the round here.

Virtual charity raffle

Forum Jewellers in Broadstone is holding a virtual charity raffle to raise money for SPRING – their chosen Charity of the Year!

You can donate £5 per ticket via their website or in store. For more information please visit https://www.forumjewellers.co.uk/online-shop/…/springraffle/

SPRING is part of Poole Hospital Charity and overseen by a steering group which includes bereaved parents and caring, committed professionals.

NHS offers

Heathrow Marriott hotels have a 'hero rate' of £65 at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel and £75 at London Heathrow Marriott Hotel, both including car parking, wi-fi and VAT. An NHS ID card will be required at check in. To book, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Blue Light Card update

The latest update from Blue Light Card, the discount service for the emergency services, NHS, social care and armed forces community, is available to read in this bulletin on the intranet.