Covid-19 mandatory vaccinations – catch up on the latest briefing here

Thanks to all staff who attended yesterday's virtual briefing on mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for most NHS staff. The session, hosted by Professor Alyson O'Donnell, chief medical officer, was a great opportunity to hear the latest on how this new legislation might affect staff who choose not to be vaccinated, and to put questions to an expert panel. You can watch a video of the full session here. A transcript of the Q&A part of the session will also be available on the intranet next week. If you'd like to see more about the clinical benefits and science behind the vaccine, the first briefing session in December is still available to watch here.

If you are yet to have either your first or second vaccination and wish to do so, time is running out to comply with the 1 April deadline. To allow eight weeks between doses, the first dose must be given before 3 February. Vaccinations are available at both Poole and Royal Bournemouth, with details on the occupational health pages of the intranet, or for appointments away from our hospitals, use the national booking service.

Covid guidance on the app: LFT, PCR and FAQs

You can now use our staff app to log your lateral flow test result, book a PCR test, arrange a vaccine, and see the latest HR FAQs and self-isolation guidance. Just click the 'Covid-19 tests and FAQs' icon on the homepage of the app and follow the links. You can download the app here.

You can also access these sections here:

Log your lateral flow

Book a PCR

Treatment Escalation Plan (TEP) launched

A new digital TEP form which can be created, viewed and updated through EPR has been developed.

TEP provides clarity in decision making and promotes a culture of thinking ahead. It cues personalised decision making for patients, improving access to certain treatments in specific circumstances. This shared decision making helps patients and clinicians work together to decide on the best treatment options.

The digital form has the benefits of:

• being pan-UHD
• having a clear traceable history of decision making by who and when
• being accessible 24/7 by all with EPR access
• being accessible from different locations other than with the patient (improving decision making and documentation on call).

This quality improvement project has been led by Dr Amy Pharaoh.

You can find more details under "T" on the intranet.

No need to contact IT to reset your Microsoft password

It's easier than ever for you to recover your Microsoft password if you forget it.

You can reset, unlock, or change your password without having to contact our IT team by registering for self-service password reset (SSPR).

You can complete the sign-up process using your existing username and password and after you register if you ever forget your password, you can reset it again yourself.

Click here to register for the service.

Speech and language therapy referrals

Our speech and language therapy teams across both sites are under significant pressure due to staff shortages.

Please ensure all referrals are appropriate and fully completed – priority will be given to those patients who are nil by mouth without alternative feeding/hydration and referrals which support patients being discharged from our hospitals.

Engaging with our neighbours on RBH's transformation programme

Our chief executive, Debbie Fleming, has written to our RBH site neighbours with an update on the major construction project currently underway.

Debbie's letter includes the first RBH construction newsletter, highlighting the BEACH Building naming and ground-breaking ceremony.

Read the letter and newsletter here, and find out more about our transformation programme here.

RBH: Oasis café closed today

The Oasis café will be closed from today until Monday (24 January) due to staff sickness. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Getting it right - safe use of oxygen cylinders

The oxygen distance learning pack (DLP) must be completed by registered practitioners who are undergoing medicines management as a new competency. It is also recommended as a refresher for staff who have already completed the competency but not the additional DLP.

Oxygen should be considered a high risk medicine which must be prescribed. It should only be administered and connected by registered staff who have been appropriately trained to do so and transferring a patients oxygen supply from piped to portable/cylinder is the responsibility of a registered practitioner.

When setting up an oxygen cylinder for use always ensure that the grey safety tab has been removed and the supply switched on.

Please see the RBCH training package and the Poole training package on the intranets.

Have you raised your voice in the national People Pulse survey?

"This is our collective voice. This is how we can be heard, listened to and understood." Jo Hill-Cousins - PA to pathology managers

With the recent challenges we have all been experiencing it's more important than ever for our views on health and wellbeing to be heard. Together we can create change across UHD, and in the wider NHS.

Take five minutes to share your experiences at work in the National People Pulse survey. By sharing your views, you'll ensure your voice is heard across our organisation and we can act and respond on your concerns and help improve the support that we provide to you.

Click here or scan the QR code to tell us how you feel. When you access the survey, select University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust as your organisation.

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

Find out about the support on offer from our integrated care system (ICS)

Our mental health and wellbeing affects how we think, feel, and act as we cope with our work and daily life. At UHD we have a huge range of wellbeing support available to us including extra support from the team at Our Dorset.

Our Dorset health and wellbeing service complements and enhances the wellbeing support in place within UHD.

The services, which are on offer to the whole ICS, include emotional support and access to counsellors, and wellbeing physiotherapists as well as virtual sessions, blogs, articles, events and videos on a wide range of wellbeing topics including sleep, parenting, stress, menopause, exercise, relaxation.

We regularly list the latest Our Dorset offers on the UHD health and wellbeing pages, or you can contact Our Dorset directly on their website.

You can also use the Our Dorset wellbeing hub to make a referral for yourself or a colleague for extra support here or by calling 01202 130130.

RBH: Rest space for night staff in Oasis side room

In response to feedback, the side room in the Oasis café will be open as a rest space for night staff from 9.30pm-7am every night.

The room will be accessible using your ID badge.

Hot meals for night shift staff – last chance to give your feedback

Last weekend we trialled hot food for our night shift teams. This trial was part of a larger drive by our wellbeing team to provide a permanent solution to giving our night shift teams a hot meal.

If you would like to give feedback on the trial, please fill out this short survey by Tuesday (25 January).

Improve your feedback skills this year

Our new virtual workshops in feedback skills are a great leadership and management development opportunity for all staff to improve their skills around giving and receiving feedback.

The impact of feedback, both positive and developmental, can be far reaching and has the potential to help us increase our self-awareness, motivation and performance levels.

These workshops will give you the opportunity to learn new skills and techniques and to put them into practice.

Click here to book for a two hour session and if you have any questions email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Access your personal radiation dosimetery history

Do you have a personal dosimeter? You can access your own radiation dosimetry history by logging onto the Landauer website:

• www.myldr.com
• Username: Pdoses (for Poole) or Bdoses (for RBCH)
• Password: Badge2021

Once logged on, type in the account number and serial number of your current dosimetry monitor. For security reasons no name or other personally identifiable information will appear on the screen.

We would like to remind staff that we are charged £2.50 for each late or lost dosimeters at £2.50.

If you are issued with a personal dosimeter it is your legal obligation to wear it under the Health and Safety at Work Act section 7b.

For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ext. 2650.

Calling all trauma risk management (TRiM) practitioners

We're introducing a revised TRiM incident management process. To do this and to ensure that we can offer support to our practitioners we are creating a directory.

If you're a TRiM practitioner please let us know so that we can confirm your continued participation and add you to the directory, and if you're trained but are unable to commit to providing TRiM please also let us know.

We'll be providing all our practitioners with continuing professional development and supervision and the opportunity for some of our practitioners to extend their skills as TRiM managers. Keep an eye on the bulletin for notification of when new intranet pagee are live - complete with forms, risk assessments and other useful resources to help you and your teams understand the value of TRiM.

To confirm your details and if you have any questions contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Save the date – Poetry session with the LGBT poet laureate Trudy Howson

The LGBTQ+ staff network is delighted to welcome the LGBT poet laureate Trudy Howson to host a poetry session 'An LGBT+ Life: How it was, How it is' for our staff and staff in the wider ICS during LGBT history month.

The session with Trudy will run on 17 February from 1.30-.2.30pm on Teams. Click here to join.

Keep an eye on future bulletins for more from our network as we celebrate LGBT history month in February.

Apply now for virtual consultation training offer from NHS England

Clinicians in the South West in acute and community care settings can access a new training opportunity to enhance skills in delivering video consultations to create the best and safest experience for staff and patients.

CHeck the latest news on the intranet for more information.

Spoofing scam calls from NHS phone numbers

The practice of spoofing is when a communication from an unknown source is disguised as being from a known, trusted source - for example a phone number that belongs to a hospital.

While we've only had one report from a patient of our phone number being used to make one of these calls, other trusts across the UK have experienced the same issue. Our telecoms and counter fraud teams are aware of the call.

We would like to raise awareness of this in case our teams receive reports from any concerned patients or members of the public. We don't want to discourage patients from answering genuine calls from us, but to raise awareness to be cautious if a call doesn't seem quite right.

If you receive a report of one of these calls please send the details to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

RBH: Window cleaners are on site

Window cleaners are on site until next Friday (28 January) and will be cleaning the interior and exterior windows.

Please make sure that you are satisfied with the cleanliness of your windows while the cleaners are on site.

If you have any problems with the window cleaning please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ext 4454.

Free staff bike maintenance next week

Bike Fixed will be returning next week to offer you a free bike tune up and will be on site at RBH on Tuesday (25 January), Poole on Wednesday (26 January) and XCH on Thursday (27 January).

If you suspect your bike may need replacement parts, Bike Fixed may be able to supply these, but they will incur a charge. If something is spotted which may need to be replaced, you will be advised about this at the time of the service.

A limited number of appointments between 9am-3pm are available on each day.

If you'd like your bike to be serviced, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..