Staff Bulletin 18 March 2022
Covid-19 services of reflection
We will be holding special services of reflection and remembrance across our hospitals from 11.45am on Wednesday 23 March, to reflect on the pandemic and to remember the family, friends, patients and colleagues we've lost.
The simultaneous services at Christchurch, Poole and RBH will be led by our chaplains and include the observation of a minute's silence at 12noon. There will then be an opportunity to add a ribbon to our ribbon trees.
You are welcome to join the services in person but please maintain social distancing.
- Christchurch: at the front of Christchurch Hospital
- Poole: on the lawn behind Churchfield House
- RBH: by the lake
Alternatively, you can tune into the services as we stream them live on our social media channels:
- Christchurch: UHD Instagram
- RBH: UHD Facebook
- Poole: UHD Twitter
We hope you can join us.
Join our all staff briefing next Wednesday
Find out more about a range of key issues from our chief executive, Debbie Fleming, on 23 March from 1-2pm.
Topics covered will include operational pressures, transformation of our hospitals, future leadership and more. Join the meeting on Teams here.
Debbie and our executive team will be on hand to answer your questions. If you would like to ask any questions in advance, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
POOLE: Lift update
We are aware that various lifts across Poole Hospital have not been working for a long period of time. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this has caused to our staff, patients and visitors. We will be meeting with suppliers to ensure this does not happen again.
The lifts should be back in service from next week and notices will be placed on lifts to provide updates.
Improving services for unpaid carers
If you're involved in discharge planning we need your help. When a patient arrives at home, we know their continued recovery is often in the hands of an unpaid carer. We want to know how carers find the hospital experience and what is it like for them when their cared-for person arrives home. Please share your views with this survey.
If you would be interested in further supporting this work please contact Karen Uphill, carer support advisor, on ext. 8714 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Get your tickets for our 2022 staff show
The UHD Revue staff show is making a return for 2022! The production of 'Pandemonium' is by our staff, for our staff, and will be an evening of sketches, songs and laughter. This is a great opportunity for us all to come together with our colleagues, take a lighter look at life in the NHS and support our UHD Charity through ticket sales.
You can watch the show on 25 and 26 May at Talbot Heath School in the STEAM hub auditorium. Doors will open at 7pm, with the show starting at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £10 (plus booking fee) and include an interval drink during the show. You can buy tickets here.
New hospital programme team visits Dorset
The senior team responsible for the national New Hospital Programme (NHP) visited Dorset this week to see first-hand the initial development work for NHP projects in the region and the benefit to the community.
They had a chance to see progress at RBH, St Ann's, Poole Hospital, Dorset County Hospital as well seeing the 'health village' concept at the Outpatient Assessment Clinic at Beales and hearing about South Walks House in Dorchester.
The five Dorset NHP projects are defined as 'agile' schemes meaning they are ready to go quickly and to deliver by 2024.
Mobile phones at work
Please could we remind all staff not to use their personal mobile phones in clinical areas and particularly when escorting patients to and from departments. They should also not be used when waiting for patients to receive treatments. Thank you.
Training opportunities at Bournemouth and Poole College
Are you keen to develop your knowledge and skills? Do you want to study while working?
Applications are now open with Bournemouth and Poole College for the level 3 senior healthcare support worker apprenticeship, level 5 nursing associate (for staff in a HCSW role), and level 5 assistant practitioner (for non-nursing support staff). For further details and an application form please check the trainign department pages on the intranet or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Closing date for all enquires is 31 March.
Expenses deadline
The cut-off date for February expenses to be paid in March is today (18 March) at 2pm. Any expenses not submitted and approved by this deadline will move into April.
You can log in to Easy Expenses here, and you can find out more about the system on the finance pages of the intranet.
So long to Stephen
Yesterday we said goodbye to Stephen Flatt, head of nursing and professions. Having worked in the NHS across the country for the last 47 years, Stephen has worked on children's wards, in the community, and with the elderly.
He said: "The thing that has inspired me most is helping people achieve their potential. If this is for patients, this could be getting better. For staff this could be achieving their career goals. If you are at the start of your nursing career, well done you have chosen a fantastic career. Make sure you have fun, take any opportunity that comes your way and always strive to be the best you can be."
Goodbye to Jacky and Melanie
Diabetes nurse specialist colleagues, Jacky Ryder and Melanie Weiss, are retiring this month. Between them they have dedicated over 50 years of care, education and therapy for our local population with diabetes, in particular those with type 1 diabetes at RBH. They have helped train hundreds of other diabetes health professionals from around the country and have brought unique skills to our services with passion, dedication and love.
An open lunch will be held in the learning zone (education room) in BDEC next Wednesday (23 March) at 1-2pm. If you can pop in to say hello, or if you have any memories to share please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Are you a newly qualified nurse, nursing associate or midwife?
Florence Nightingale Foundation is running a series of free 90-minute webinars on cultivating courage in practice for new NMC registrants. Book online below.
Car scheme staff benefits: New log in from 1 April
We can make our salary go further with the car benefit scheme from Tusker, offsetting some of our salary in exchange for a brand new car.
Plus there are huge savings available on pure electric vehicles as benefits in kind is just 2% from April 2022 and then remaining at 2% until April 2025.
To access the scheme today:
- To get a quote and see the range of cars available simply visit vivup.co.uk to create an account.
- If you need a hand with the site, or you want to chat to Tusker about ordering a car, you can get in contact through 'live chat', an online instant messaging service that will put you in touch with one of the team, who will guide you through the process. You can also get in touch by phone: 0333 400 7431 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
You can also email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Connectivity and belonging in the hybrid workplace with BU
Join Bournemouth University in considering how organisations can create both digital and physical environments to facilitate innovation, creativity and belonging. Either join face to face at the Executive Business Centre from 10am-3pm or connect virtually for the keynote speaker, Benjamin Oghene at PWC, at 10am.
To register your space, follow this link.
Ticket offer from Regent Centre, Christchurch
Our friends at the Regent Centre have offered us 241 tickets to see Beyond the Barricade. The UK's longest running musical theatre concert tour delivers the best of Broadway and the West End. Book your tickets here and enter code 241OFFER.
