Extra weekday vaccination appointments now available

The last of our ‘Super Saturday' clinic days takes place tomorrow (29 October) at Poole Hospital's outpatients department. Simply drop in between 8am-3pm with your NHS ID, or book a slot using the details below.

Weekday vaccination appointments are now also available to book for those staff who have been unable to make our weekend Covid booster and flu vaccination clinics. The extra weekday appointments run throughout November and take place in our occupational health departments. These can only be booked online - please do not contact our occupational health teams. Staff may choose to have either the Covid booster, the flu vaccination, or both.

• Book your jabs today – click here, go to the occupational health pages on the intranet or see the UHD app.

If you can't make our UHD clinics, NHS staff registered with a GP can book the Covid booster - or any of the preceding doses – for free via the national Covid-19 vaccination booking portal here, or search 'NHS Covid vaccinations' online. Please contact your GP practice to find out if you are also able to have your flu vaccination there, also free for NHS staff.

Important - please tell us if you have had either vaccination elsewhere

If you've recently been vaccinated for flu or Covid away from UHD we will not automatically be told. To help us build a more accurate picture of how protected we are as an organisation, please use this short, confidential online form to let us know.

2222 launch next Tuesday

Next Tuesday, 1 November at 8am we are changing the internal emergency response for UHD. We are replacing the emergency paging system, which is over 30 years old. The new system will give better reception at Poole, and the pagers themselves are shockproof and waterproof.

Please familiarise yourselves with the new call structure, in advance of the change next week.

This brings in standard calls across UHD for 2222 (medical, fire, and security) and 5555 (major haemorrhage transfusion support), and has been developed as part of a programme of quality improvement (Qi) to standardise and improve our response to the "deteriorating patient".

Here's a one minute video and further details will be given nearer the time. For any questions, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Find out more in the latest news on the intranet.

Team UHD... speaking up together

Today, our staff survey response rate reached 28%. Thank you so much to the 2624 of you that have returned your completed surveys! You have all been entered into the prize draw to be in with a chance of winning £20.

The NHS Staff Survey is your chance to speak up and spark change. Check your inbox for an email from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and join the conversation! If you haven't received an invite yet, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Your wellbeing - Finance Friday

Have you signed up to save on essentials and extras with Blue Light Card and Tickets for Good?

Register for a Blue Light Card for just £4.99 and get a discount on a wide range of brands including: Asda, Domino's Pizza and Hotpoint. Sign up to Tickets for Good for weekly special offers on tickets for local and national events including club nights, theatre and live music.

Save the date for the next all staff briefing

Join us for the all staff briefing at Christchurch in the gym or online on Teams here, at 8am on Wednesday 2 November. After the live briefing, there will be an opportunity to catch up with Siobhan and our execs and to ask questions until 9am. Refreshments will be provided.

EPMA update

Currently the EPMA system will not allow the ward to move forward to the next day if there are any doses outstanding from the previous day. This restriction will be removed on Monday 7 November, to allow staff to continue charting doses for patients on the ward, even in the event of uncharted doses. Wards should still keep charting up to date as part of good practice.

If you have any further questions, please contact the digital medicines team on ext. 2984 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Tidy Tuesday

Do you have clutter that has been sat in the corner for years? On the first Tuesday of every month, staff can dispose of items they have around their departments, wards and offices. Broken electrical waste and white goods are welcome. Items must be for disposal only; reusable items can be posted on the swapshop.

Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to arrange collection.

Join the BAME Network general meeting

Celebrate Black History Month with us at our general meeting on Monday 31 October. Meet our network members, hear what we are up to and shape, join and promote our upcoming activities.

Join us in person in seminar room 2, Poole or click here to join via teams. Everyone is welcome!

National Fertility Awareness Week

The andrology laboratory will be in the dome at Poole offering information and advice on male infertility to staff and patients. Come down between 9am-12pm on Wednesday 2 November to meet the team and find out what services we offer and get an insight into what the team does. If you would like to know more about what the team does please visit the pathology pages on the Poole intranet or arrange a visit, phone ext. 2793 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response training

We all have a part to play in emergency preparedness, and we should all have a basic awareness of actions to take in the event of any self-presenters which may have been involved or connected to an chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear or explosive event. Please view this video to learn more. If you have any questions contact the emergency planning lead This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or emergency preparedness officer This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

LERN conference Thursday 3 November

Spaces are still available – join us from 9am-4.30pm at the lecture theatre at RBH. Free lunch is provided with lots of stories and interactive sessions looking at errors in healthcare and the learning from these. It is also an opportunity to network and see what support is available to your teams and future work in the trust to embed a fair, learning culture.

End of life care study days

There are still places available on an end of life care study day for registered nurses on 30 November and health care support workers (HCSW) on 16 November. Both days are being held in the conference room at the BEAT education centre at RBH from 8.30am-4.30pm.

Click here to read the latest newsletter. For more information and booking please email 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..

Staff lottery draw

This month's lottery been drawn and the winners notified by email. A list of the winning numbers can be found here. If you are not yet a member and would like to be in with a chance of winning, please complete the form on the lottery pages of the intranet.

The lottery committee is also looking for new members from across all the sites. The main role is to take part in the draw once a month, promote the lottery and to assist with the yearly lottery bids. If you would like to join us but would like to know more please contact 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. or any member of the committee listed on the lottery intranet page.

Job of the week: Specialist nurse secretary for the iron deficiency anaemia nursing team

Are you an organised, enthusiastic administrator who is keen for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity to support our IDA specialist nurses with secretarial and admin support, in a fast paced and supportive team. To find out more or apply, click here.

RBH: Management suite moves

As part of the wider transformation project, the first phase of moves from the management suite started last week. The community medical examiners are now located in the first floor of the education centre. The acute medical examiner office remains next to the bereavement services inside orthopaedic outpatients.

Visit from Unison

Unison will be between the Dome in Poole on Tuesday 1 November from 12-2pm. They will also be between the restaurants at RBH this Thursday 3 November from 12-2pm. Come along and find out more about the pay ballot and how to become a member.

Poole: Lifting equipment inspections next week

Inspections will start on Monday 31 October for two weeks. Please ensure all lifting equipment, patient hoists and slings are cleaned and sanitised before and throughout this inspection. All overhead hoists must be docked and fully charged also.