Together - our new publication is hot off the press

Our new magazine brings together our latest news, views and insights from our trust-wide community. The magazine will keep our staff, members, governors, and supporters up to date with all the innovation and developments happening across our hospitals.

Look out for a copy for you and your team in the internal mail or read it online here.

RBH: Important office relocations

The patient affairs/bereavement services office and the medical examination team have moved from the main atrium and are now located at the front of orthopaedic outpatients.

The patient transport booking team, formerly based in the discharge lounge, has relocated to a Portakabin outside the urgent treatment centre (UTC).

ESR smart cards no longer managed by IT app support teams

All ESR smart cards will now be generated and managed by the workforce systems teams on all our hospital sites.

The workforce systems intranet pages are being updated with further guidance, but if you have any questions please contact the workforce teams.

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Sharing patient information over messaging apps

All staff are reminded that our trust does not permit the use of WhatsApp or similar applications for the sharing of patient identifiable information.

If it is necessary to send short group messages, MS Teams should be used. Teams is accessible as an app that can be downloaded to your personal mobile phone, and so can be used in the same way as WhatsApp. Please see the trust's social media policy for more information.

POOLE: Be prepared with fire warden training

Fire warden training will be available at Poole from September for staff identified as fire wardens in their local area.

Further details and dates for training can be found on the education mandatory training intranet page.

If you have any concerns or queries regarding fire safety please contact your trust fire safety advisor - for RBCH This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or ext. 5785, for Poole This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or ext. 2750.

RBH: Are you due to update your bloods face-to-face and medicines management training?

We are running additional sessions for bloods face-to-face and medicines management training on 5 October and 9 December. These are separate sessions so you can book on one or both depending on your training needs.

These courses can be booked via ESR, search for '153 essential core skills update' then look for the courses labelled 'blood transfusions only' and 'medicines management only'.

If you have any questions regarding these courses, please contact the education and training team on ext 4947.

New appointments boost patient safety

I am happy to share that Dr Jules Cranshaw has been appointed as lead medical examiner and Dr Ann Dewar as deputy lead medical examiner. Both bring a wealth of experience to their roles where they will bring medical examination processes together across UHD and ensure that the learning from deaths reviewed feeds into our governance processes.

Dr David Morgan, previously associate medical director for patient safety at Bournemouth, is chair of our quality governance role and will now lead on the oversight of patient safety across UHD.

Dr Tanzeem Raza has stepped down as guardian of safe working on our Bournemouth site after five years of excellent service in the role, and so as with other roles we have looked to establish a UHD-wide team. Dr Ram Jayaprakash will step into the lead guardian role and will be supported on the Bournemouth site by Dr Mike Vassallo as deputy guardian.

I would like to thank everyone for their enthusiasm in stepping into these new roles and to thank Tanzeem for the great job he has done supporting our junior doctors over the years.

- Dr Alyson O'Donnell, chief medical officer.

Use the right templates when recruiting in your team

Our job description and person specification templates have recently been updated to reflect our UHD trust values.

When you are recruiting please always ensure you use the new templates, please see the recruitment intranet pages for details.

Peer support for Indian nurses

The British Indian Nurses Association, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin and National Forum for Health and Wellbeing are running virtual support sessions for Indian nurses in the UK impacted by the pandemic.

The sessions run on 14 August from 4-6pm. To register, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

See the end of this bulletin for more on wellbeing support.

Discuss decision-making capacity assessments at the older people's medicine journal club

The next journal club is on Friday (6 August) at 1pm, discussing 'Decision-making capacity assessment for confused patients in a regional hospital: a before and after study'. You will be sent the paper beforehand to prepare for the discussion.

If you would like to join us in the library on the RBH site or via Teams please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Progress your career with a healthcare support worker (HCSW) apprenticeship

Applications are now being taken for the HCSW level 2 and 3 apprenticeship this autumn. This is a huge opportunity to gain new qualifications and the ability to apply for registered nurse training programmes and other further training.

The programme is funded by the levy and will be provided by Bournemouth and Poole College. You will need to attend the college for one day, every other week. Have your Care Certificate and GCSE maths and English at grade C or above (or equivalent).

If you do not currently have these, please contact us as we can provide training.

For an expression of interest form please contact:

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Dorset Indian Mela supporting the Portland Ward at Poole Hospital

Head to Poole Park on 8 August and join a celebration of Indian culture at the Dorset Indian Mela, which is raising funds to support the Portland Ward in Poole Hospital.

The event is free to attend and offers fun for the whole family with a wide range of entertainment including chendamelam, live music, handicrafts, food stalls and henna painting.

Care for a picnic?

The past 16 months have been a challenging time for carers, putting those they care for first and above everything else. As a thank you, Dorset Carers Hub is hosting a carers picnic on Saturday 28 August, at St Osmund's School, from 12-4.30pm.

This family day out is an opportunity to meet Dorset's carer network organisations, including our UHD network.

Click here to book and for a full list of activities.

For further information please contact Dorset Carers Hub, call Karen Uphill on ext 8714, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

UHD joins exclusive list of global heart centres of excellence

We have been named by Arrhythmia Alliance as one of only nine centres of excellence in the world for the treatment of the heart condition SVT. A huge congratulations to the cardiology team at Royal Bournemouth Hospital for this fantastic achievement.

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Job of the week – RBH private clinic staff nurse

Bournemouth Private Clinic provides private healthcare in an NHS setting, with all the proceeds going back to the NHS.

We are looking for nurses who want to give excellent care as standard and are looking to develop their advanced clinical skills.

We have seven inpatient rooms, a treatment room and outpatient area set in the centre of the hospital, caring for a variety of patients with much of our work being surgical.

The closing date is 11 August, click here for more information.

This week's wellbeing offers

This week, sign up for our childness listening event on 12 September at 1pm. This event follows our inclusivity approach, supporting colleagues through the often-misunderstood topic of childlessness.

Also available are this week's Care First sessions, woodland wellbeing walks and much more...

Please check the intranet A-Z under W for the wellbeing pages.