Can you help support our Covid-19 vaccination programme?

This week sees the start of Covid-19 vaccinations at University Hospitals Dorset, beginning at RBH for staff regardless of which site they work on, before being offered from Poole Hospital next week. Please see the intranet for more information and to visit our new Covid-19 vaccination portal.

Thanks to all who have already registered to support our Covid-19 vaccination programme by offering their skills - we still urgently need staff on 'stand by' to call on at short notice if required to support the delivery of the vaccine. Find out more about these roles including how to register interest in the latest news on the intranet.

POOLE - Launch of the BEAT VLE

From Monday 4 January 2021, staff at Poole Hospital will be able to access their online training record and e-learning via the BEAT Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Managers will also be able to access compliance information for their staff.

An online launch event is planned for 2pm on the day as an introduction to the system. The event is available using this link and all Poole staff are welcome to join.

All Poole staff who access the system during January will be automatically entered in a prize draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher (one entry per person). If you have any queries about the VLE at Poole please see the intranet, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call ext. 3608.

Ask Aly forum thank you

Thank you to all of those who attended our Ask Aly Teams forum last Wednesday. The forum was very well recieved and we are hoping to hold similar forums from January.

ICE requesting important reminder on consultant and location details

There have been many LERN forms submitted regarding ICE results going back to the incorrect consultant because the location and consultant details were incorrect on the request made in ICE. This could mean that a result is missed. This is a serious risk and missed diagnoses will continue to occur while these details are not being checked by the requester.

It is the requesters responsibility to make sure the information on a request is correct. You must check the consultant and the location fields and change if incorrect before submitting the request to ensure the results are returned to the correct consultant i.e. returned to the consultant who the patient is under the care of.

Change to the domestic abuse health advocacy service

Chloe Day, domestic abuse health advocate, leaves the trust at the end of December. From January, Lisa Clark, domestic abuse health advocate at Poole Hospital will temporarily be providing the advocacy service across Bournemouth and Poole sites.

Lisa will be based at RBH on Tuesdays and is on ext. 4235 or bleep 2191. At other times contact her on 07483 162904 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

If Lisa is not available, or if your concern is out of hours, complete the domestic abuse tool on the e-Forms portal and children’s safeguarding forms if relevant. You can also contact You First out of hours on 0800 032 5204 for advice.

Guidance on the therapeutic management of Covid-19

A reminder that guidance on the therapeutic management of Covid-19 positive patients who start dexamethasone and are hyperglycaemic can be found under 'clinical information' on the Covid-19 guidance page of intranet. Remember to print off guidance in colour for each patient.

Printing from Evolve EDM

Please remeber that documents must not be printed from Evolve EDM unless necessary and should not be amended in any way. Any documents that are printed should not be rescanned either by yourself or by sending to health records.

Spare #hellomynameis... badges available

If your first name is Andrew, Avril, Elaine, Frances, Louise, Paula, Peter, Sanjay, Shona, Susan or Verity, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. who has spare '#hellomynameis...' badges.

MoreBus discount code

From 1 January 2021 the new code for staff discount on MoreBus tickets is DHT21YEAR. The code is valid for 12 months and can only be used through the MoreBus app.

AFC Bournemouth presents for children on the children's unit

We want to say a big thank you to AFC Bournemouth for their generous donation of presents to Poole Hospital's children's unit this year. Click here to read more.

Happy New Year from our charities

Our hospital charities would like to wish all of our colleagues and friends across University Hospitals Dorset a bright and healthy New Year, with thanks for all your support during this unprecedented year.

We have some exciting events in the pipeline for 2021. If you would like to get involved with supporting your trust, please visit the Poole Hospital Charity website or email them at or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Bournemouth Hospital Charity website or email them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Care First webinars

Care First, our employee assistance programme, is putting on webinars this week and next. The themes are:

• Tuesday 29 December, 12-12.30pm - Keeping positive for the year ahead
• Wednesday 30 December, 12-12.30pm - Alcohol awareness
• Thursday 31 December, 12-12.30pm - New year, new you
• Monday 4 January, 12-12.30pm - Care First
• Tuesday 5 January, 12-12.30pm - New Year's resolutions
• Wednesday 6 January, 12-12.30pm - Relationships
• Thursday 7 January, 12-12.30pm - Seasonal affective disorder
• Friday 8 January, 12-12.30pm - Budgeting

New Year bus timetables

Click here to see Yellow Buses Christmas and New Year bus schedules.

Roadworks

Click here for a list of the current roadworks taking place.