Staff Bulletin 21 June 2022

It's Learning Disability Awareness Week

If your ward requires information or care plans and documents to understand how a patient with learning difficulties is going to be supported in the community, you must make contact with the patient's care home, residence or family to request this, at the earliest opportunity.

If you need support to access this information, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

If there is no information from your patient's carers in the community and it is outside of office hours, please contact the adult psychiatric liaison team on ext. 3074 to look the patient up on RIO, or, the East Dorset Learning Disability Intensive Support Team who are available on 01202 636158 over the weekend.

Join us for Ask Aly on Thursday

Join us at 1pm on Thursday (23 June) for Ask Aly, this month hosted by our deputy chief medical officer, Dr Ruth Williamson.

It's a great opportunity to ask questions, raise concerns or share your views. You can join the meeting here and if you'd like to send any questions in advance, pop them through to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we can ask on your behalf. We hope to see you there.

Docket line and helpdesk downtime

Due to scheduled maintenance, fault reporting to estates will be unavailable via the intranet between 8am-1pm this Thursday (23 June). During this time please use ext. 4287 (RBH) and 8056 (Poole) for emergency calls only.

Coaching conversations workshops – spaces available!

Sign up to workshops designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge to effectively use a coaching style when working with individuals. They will provide an opportunity for you to develop your coaching style and confidence through practice. The workshops are suitable for any colleagues who manage staff or are involved in the development of others.

Spaces are available on 5 July, 9.30-11.30am. To book a place and find out more, please go to the education and training pages on the intranet. If you are have any issues, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

RBH: Pre-op assessment prescribing on EPMA

Are you a pre-op assessment prescriber in the surgical directorate? EPMA will be going live on 4 July. From this point onwards, all new pre-op prescribing for non-day case patients should be done on EPMA, not paper prescription charts.

Please make sure you have completed the EPMA prescribing eLearning course before then. This is available at the following link here.

Following your course completion, please get in touch with us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so we know who you are, where you are based and how to get hold of you. This will enable us to assist you further from this date, if the need arises.

Sign up to the new trust preceptorship

UHD is launching a new trust preceptorship programme. This programme is tailored to all newly registered professionals joining the trust. This includes nurses and all allied health professionals.

The programme is aimed at supporting the transition from learner to registrant by delivering sessions around learning from mistakes, psychological safety, the coaching model, the supporting workforce and much more.

This new programme will begin for the September 2022 intake and will run twice a year every year. For more information on site specific dates and details of the programme please see the 'p' for preceptorship tab on the intranet. If you have any queries please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Join the conversation during Pride Month

The South West EDI team has planned two online webinars for you to join during LGBT+ Pride Month. Reserve your space for 'In Conversation', a conversation between Michail and Nora and their different experiences as members of the LGBTQ+ community here on 27 June. Or find out ‘what matters most to our LGBT+ colleagues' on 30 June here.

POOLE: Missing Oscar

Our outpatients department is missing their Oscar language translator machine. Please could it be returned to the department as soon as possible.

Online support from NHS England for children and young people

To enhance our skills in caring for children and young people with mental health needs, autism or learning disabilities, NHS England has created a new online learning platform to allow all professionals to rapidly access resources to develop their skills. Visit the platform here.

Keep learning with Visible Body

Available to all staff and students, Visible Body makes teaching and learning visually engaging and interactive. By using 3D models, animations, and illustrations, learn about anatomy, physiology, and associated pathologies of all the body systems. Gain access by signing up to an OpenAthens account with our libraries here and find out more about Visible Body here.

Join the Poole Africa Link BBQ on 30 July

Join the fun and raise money for our Poole Africa Link, funding visits to train doctors, nurses, midwives and student nurses. With live music from the Rochshandies, a silent auction and a raffle, there is something for everyone. Tickets for adults are £20, and children £8 at 2 Spencer Road, Canford Cliffs. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to purchase your tickets.

Bike training

Do you want to get out on your bike but are new to cycling? Why not sign up for a free cycling training with BCP council? Find out more here.