Book your appraisal

As summer holidays approach, we encourage you to get your appraisal booked in with your manager to allow for dedicated time to sit down together and reflect on your achievements over the past year, while also looking forward to the next 12 months.

We appreciate that it is incredibly busy, and, as our CEO Siobhan Harrington recognised in last week's ‘Ask Aly', it may feel counter-intuitive to take some time out of your role for your appraisal but now more than evet it's important to be checking in with each other, investing an hour in ourselves and discussing how we are feeling about our role in #TeamUHD.

If you are yet to do so, please do speak to your manager to find time for your appraisal.

Join the gym at Bournemouth Heart Club (BHC)

We're working with BHC to offer you subsidised memberships for the on-site gym at RBH to help you stay active around your working hours. The friendly team at BHC will help you hit your exercise goals, have fun and make sure your workout is right for you.

The cost is £50 for 20 sessions, with UHD subsiding the additional £50 cost. Membership includes a pre- and post-health assessment, exercise classes, a personal exercise programme and open gym sessions.

Please visit the Be Active intranet pages for further information to sign up, class timetables and FAQs.

Patient data loss

We have received notification that a significant number of radiology images, from a six month period in 2019, are unable to be viewed on our system. This issue occurred recently and we are working with our partners to confirm the numbers, the cause and also provide assurance that this has been rectified to prevent any future data loss.

We will share further information once we have more details - early indications are that adverse implications for our patients are low.

Are you unable to access Employee Online?

After a recent update, some people may be struggling to access their Employee Online and will be receiving ‘error' messaging. To fix this, clear the cache on your device or browser. You can find out how to do this here.

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RBH: Lavender Garden closure today

Please could the Lavender Garden be avoided for staff breaks between 11-12.30pm today (22 July) due to an event.

Reduced DAIRS service this weekend

DAIRS are unable to carry out ward patient reviews or home visits from 23-24 July.

A telephone only service will be offered to patients already at home on supported discharge, but no home visits will be carried out. Voicemails for ext. 6122 will be regularly monitored.

No alcohol liaison service today and this weekend

There is no alcohol liaison service today or over the weekend (22-24 July).

Service will resume on Monday (25 July), if you need any information or guidance please visit the intranet.

Changes to clinical and medical essential core skills update (ECS) training

If you have booked to attend the ECS update in the RBH lecture theatre, please note sessions will now start at 1pm on 9 August, 21 September, 24 October, 15 November and 14 December.

Sessions will cover infection control from 1.30-1.45pm and bloods from 1.45-2.25pm. The Mental Capacity Act, (MCA) module within the session has been removed, but you will still be able to complete this training on the VLE.

RNLI Blue Light Day this Sunday

Come down to Mudeford Quay on Sunday (24 July) to meet our search and rescue friends and catch up with our UHD governors.

Attendees include the RNLI, HM Coastguard, National Coastwatch (Hengistbury Head), British Red Cross, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, Wessex Blood Bikes, Dorset Search and Rescue to name a few.

Spinal MSK service change

The spinal MSK service no longer sits under rheumatology at UHD and is now with Dorset Healthcare. The service still runs from our Christchurch and Poole sites but will now also include clinics at the AECC Chiropractor College and Shelley Road Surgery.

Any internal referrals now should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Delirium on EPR

All staff are now able to complete a 4AT (rapid clinical test for delirium) on EPR.

Medicine fridges in hot weather

Please do not store any food or drink items in the pharmaceutical drugs fridges. This can affect the fridge's performance for airflow, cause temperature spikes and cause a loss of medication as a result.

End of life newsletter

Keep up to date with the latest news, events and information around end of life care in the quarterly newsletter from our end of life care teams.

View the latest edition of the newsletter here.

Take on 13.1 miles of fun for Team UHD

Take part in London's Big Half marathon for our hospital charity. The event promises to bring an unmissable festival atmosphere to the streets of London on 4 September starting at Tower Bridge and finishing at the famous Cutty Sark in Greenwich.

It's the perfect challenge for runners or walkers who want to soak up the atmosphere of a marathon in our capital city but don't want to take on the full 26.2 miles. Sign up here.

South West Rail strikes next Wednesday (27 July)

Due to a planned national strike, South West Rail is urging customers only to travel by rail if absolutely necessary on Wednesday (27 July). The service will resume as normal on Thursday (28 July).

Please check the South West Rail website for updates and to find out how your commute may be affected.