Join our all staff briefing tomorrow

Meet our new chief executive, Siobhan Harrington, tomorrow (8 June) in her first all staff briefing at 8.30-9am. The briefings will take place on the first Wednesday of every month on different sites. Tomorrow's briefing will be hosted in the lecture theatre at RBH and on Teams – join here. Find out about the latest on our trust situation and the future plans of our hospitals.

Reminder of Covid-19 guidance changes

As Covid-19 cases locally and nationally continue to fall, the guidance for face masks and coverings has now been updated. They are now only required to be worn by staff in:

• clinical areas including waiting areas
• hospital corridors and communal areas including entrances
• areas in which there is a reasonable expectation of coming into contact with patients

Prior to changes being made in the workplace please ensure all team members are consulted and this updated COSHH assessment is reviewed.

Find out more in the latest news on the intranet.

Patient transport – important changes

E-zec (Dorset patients) and SCAS (Hampshire patients) are now the sole providers of non-urgent patient transport now the use of private transport providers during the pandemic has ended.

E-zec is working hard to increase its capacity and is providing extra discharge vehicles with more flexible hours. However, lead times from booking to discharge will substantially increase for many patients - in some cases up to five or six hours for transport booked on the same day as discharge. It's essential that transport is booked as soon as possible to avoid discharge delays.

Find out more here and contact Mevalyn Cross, patient transport manager, on ext. 6090 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions.

Reporting a violent or aggressive incident at work – a short survey

If you have been a target of violence or aggression here at work – either physically or verbally – we encourage you to always report this via Datix/LERN. You should also report this to your manager so that colleagues are aware and you can be supported.

As a trust, we have a commitment to ensure the safety of all our colleagues. We believe that not all attacks are being reported through Datix/LERN so for a trial period we have set up this survey to help us to work out trends so we can help protect everyone.

Please complete this short survey to help us plan.

Go green this NHS Sustainability Day

Tomorrow is NHS Sustainability Day (8 June) - a great opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the importance and need for sustainable development across our organisation.

As part of the day, you can:

• visit display stands at both RBH (outside Oasis) and Poole (the Dome) to find out more about our new Dorset NHS ‘Ecoearn' sustainability platform. You can also sign up at www.ecoearn.co.uk
• meet the Morebus team and find out how you can get to work easily using our local buses – see their bus outside the RBH west entrance from 10.30am-2.30pm
• find out more about our pharmaceutical waste process which aims to help us protect the environment and reduce the drivers of anti-biotic resistance
• tuck into plant-based meal options in our restaurants
• Support for Bike Week which runs from 6-12 June

You can also join the GUHD Team Group at any time where you can engage with other GUHD champions to share ideas and information and even do a bit of internal lobbying to get the help you need.

It's Biomedical Science Day on Thursday

With 70% of diagnoses in the NHS being based on pathology results analysed by biomedical scientists, most people visiting our hospitals will benefit from their services. This Thursday (9 June), pop down to the atrium and dome to meet the teams and find out more about the special part they play in the running of our hospitals.

Tours of our BU's biolabs will also be available for our UHD colleagues. Visit BU to network with staff, and view the new biomedical exhibition including research work from current scientists and students.

Sign up here.

Make caring visible, valued and supported during Carers Week

This week is Carers Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, to highlight the challenges unpaid carers face, and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.

Our Carer Support Service relies on ward staff to identify carers. If you have a carer in need of help and support please refer to the service by completing a referral on EPR, calling ext. 8714 or by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Our carer support lead, Karen Uphill, and carer support co-ordinator, Shirley Hawkins, will be visiting wards at Poole on Thursday (9 June) and RBH on Friday (10 June) with lots of staff giveaways, including goodie bags for the top five referring wards. Thank you to our UHD charity, the Leonardo Trust, and organisational development for their support.

Carers Week events can be found in the latest news on the intranet, with further information and events from across Dorset available below:

• Dorset HealthCare - Hospital discharge in Dorset: the carer's experience and recommendations here

Our Dorset carers week information and events - here.

Final call to become a nursing associate apprentice

Are you a healthcare support worker? If you would like to complete the trainee nursing associate apprenticeship with Bournemouth and Poole College or Solent University, sign up now. This is a two-year foundation degree which can lead to a registered nursing associate qualification. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as applications close very soon.

Feedback skills workshops - spaces available next week

These new three-hour virtual workshops are a great leadership and management development opportunity for all staff to improve their skills around giving and receiving feedback. Spaces are available on 14 June, 9-12noon. If you would like to book then please use this link or if you would like any further information, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Management induction - are you a new UHD manager?

We are launching a pilot induction specifically aimed at new managers. This three-hour virtual session is the first of two modules. The first module, "being a UHD manager", is being launched in July and will introduce you to the opportunities available for managers at UHD.

Book one of the below sessions by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

• 6 July: 9am-12noon
• 19 July: 1-4pm
• 18 August: 9am-12noon

Supporting our Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community

We recently hosted workshops to help us understand the needs of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GTR) communities and to improve their experience in hospital, based on cultural and historical needs.

Handouts and top tips developed from the workshops are available, please share these with your teams and if you require further advice get in touch with our chaplains or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Get ready for Pride month

As we gear up for a full month of celebrations for Pride, the south west equality, diversity and inclusion team has planned two online webinars:

• 27 June, 1.45-2.55pm - Pride in conversation with Michail Sanidas and Nora Latapi-Dean (click here)
• 30 June, 3-4.30pm - What matters most, a facilitated discussion with breakout sessions (click here)

Accessing email and Teams outside of the UK

To protect trust data, access to Office 365 tools is not permitted outside of the UK from personal devices. If you are going abroad and will require access to email or Teams from a personal device you will need to raise an IT self-service request using the "Office 365 access - outside the UK" form.

Please note access via trust laptops using GlobalProtect is unaffected and no form is needed for using trust laptops outside of the UK.

Are you retiring soon?

A course will be held on 20 June via Teams to answer any questions you may have around retirement. Running from 9.15am -12.00pm, the meeting is suited to those retiring in five years. A range of topics will be covered including state and company pensions, insurance, wealth preservation and long term care and inheritance tax.

To attend, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call ext. 4342.