Second doses of the Covid-19 vaccination

If you have tried unsuccessfully, or have not yet made your booking for your second Covid-19 vaccination dose, please do so now.

The vaccination service cannot be provided indefinitely, so please make sure you follow up your first vaccine dose by booking your second as soon as possible.

Our inpatient vaccination service continues, but will cease taking referrals from Thursday (11 March). If you have a patient you think would benefit from the first dose of the vaccine, provided at their bedside, check for more information on the intranet.

Patient screening

Please note that all inpatients should be swabbed for Covid-19 on day 0, 3 and 5. This is in line with action cards 3 and 3a on our Covid intranet.

Reminder on staff safety

Staff safety is paramount, and while incidents are rare, our security teams are reminding staff about the importance of knowing what to do when travelling to and from work, and the precautions we can all take.

• Leave the hospital site with a colleague if possible
• Be aware of your surroundings
• Report any incident to the police as soon as possible. You should also report such incidents on Datix/LERN
• Cover clothing that may identify you as NHS staff.

We work closely with the police to promote staff safety.

To discuss any security concerns or questions you may have, contact our security management team: Dave Bennett on 0300 019 3267 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for Poole, or Malcolm Keith on 0300019 4731 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals.

POOLE: Hundreds pay respects to Krzysztof

The funeral of St Mary's maternity unit porter Krzysztof Gogolewski took place on Monday. Hundreds of colleagues, friends and members of the public gathered along Longfleet Road to remember Krzysztof as the funeral cortege paused outside Poole Hospital.

Debbie Fleming, chief executive, who gave a reading at the funeral, led by our lead chaplain, the Rev Declan McConville, said: "Krzsyztof was a much-loved and valued member of the Poole Hospital family who left a positive and lasting impression on all who met him.

"The incredible number of staff, and indeed members of the public, who gathered outside the hospital to remember him and pay their respects are a fitting tribute.

"Our thoughts and condolences are with Krzysztof's family and friends at this time."

BankSTAFF and HealthRoster downtime later this month – take action

As part of bringing together our staffing systems, we will be merging our separate HealthRoster, BankSTAFF and ESR (electronic staff record) systems.

To enable this, HealthRoster, including Safe Care, and BankSTAFF and Employee Online, will be unavailable from 17-26 March. We appreciate this is a significant period, and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please ensure that you print copies of rosters for this period as electronic versions will not be available.

Bank duties can be booked by contacting each sites temporary staffing office. If you have any queries, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for RBCH, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for Poole.

For queries on Healthroster or ESR email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for RBCH, and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for Poole.

Ask Aly...

The next 'Ask Aly' event with our chief medical officer, Dr Alyson O'Donnell, will be on Wednesday 24 March, 12-1pm. It's a great opportunity to ask questions, raise concerns and share your views. You can join the meeting here and if you'd like to send any questions in an advance, pop them through to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we can ask on your behalf.

Thank you to all of those who attended our February 'Ask Aly' Teams forum. For those of you who could not attend click here to watch via Teams.

RBH: East Street flooring renewal

From yesterday (8 March), sections of flooring will be renewed overnight. The first section will be between the stroke unit and the restaurant, facing the courtyards.

Further dates are:

• 15 March - area between the restaurant and ED minors
• 22 March - area in front of the lifts between the restaurant and goods in

The work will be completed over four nights, each week. During the work, access will be restricted. The corridor will be open during the day.

Estates apologises for any inconvenience this work causes.

Committee and audit leadership changes

After several years of leadership, both Dr Jason Mainwaring (pictured top) and Dr Guy Titley (pictured bottom) will be stepping down as the chairs of the Bournemouth Drugs and Therapeutics Committee and as Bournemouth Clinical Audit lead.

Both committees have been aligned as a single meeting across UHD and I am delighted to announce that Dr Munir Hussain and Dr Sue Ragab, who have been co-chairing the joint meeting, have agreed to take on these trust wide roles having held the Poole equivalent posts.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank both Jason and Guy for their leadership and hard work over the last few years. It is because of their efforts that the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee and audit programmes have come together so effortlessly.

- Dr Alyson O'Donnell, chief medical officer

Healthcare Science Week

Healthcare Science Week is taking place from 5-14 March. It gives the Trust a chance to tell our local community and other health professionals first-hand about how science and technology is vital in modern patient care and changes lives for the better. It's also an invaluable opportunity for existing healthcare science staff to inspire the next generation of healthcare science staff by promoting the new career structures far and wide.

Look out for posts on our social media platforms over the next two weeks.

Do you have any stories or experiences about how science and technology is vital in modern patient care? Send them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

British Journal of Nursing award for UHD team

Congratulation to UHD's Dorset Hepatitis C Elimination programme team for winning the BJN hepatology/liver nurse of the year award.

The team's award can be watched here from 38.50 mins.

An interview with Hazel Allen, consultant nurse, hepatology, Dorset and RBCH NMP lead, on behalf of her team will be aired on the BJN website on Thursday 11 March, 6-7pm as part of their awards week.

RBH: visit from Epta engineers

Engineers from Epta will be on site this week carrying out servicing on air conditioning units. This should take a maximum of one week to complete.

Reminder: Elis textile bagging policy

Staff are reminded to follow these bagging policies when using Elis bags. This is in line with Department of Health guidelines.

March for Men starts this Friday!

Sign up to walk or run either 1km, 5km or 10km for this year's March for Men! We want you to complete your chosen distance at a location close to you between Friday 12 and Sunday 28 March. You can register to take part in aid of Bournemouth Hospital Charity or Poole Hospital Charity! For more information and to sign up, visit the Bournemouth Hospital Charity website or the Poole hospital Charity website.

Have you had your flu jab elsewhere?

If you have had your flu jab outside of the trust, eg at your GP or pharmacy, please contact occupational health to let them know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Local counter fraud specialists

Every NHS organisation has a local counter fraud specialist (LCFS) to assist the organisation in adhering to the fraud standards set out by the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHS CFA), but also to investigate any wrongdoing.

Your LCFS's at UHD are Matt Wilson and Heather Greenhowe.

Click here for more information and to see how to contact them if you suspect fraudulent activity in the trust.

Care first webinars

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

• Tuesday 9 March, 12-12.30pm – Care first
• Wednesday 10 March, 12-12.30pm – Working from home
• Thursday 11 March, 12-12.30pm – Work/life balance
• Friday 12 March, 12-12.30pm – Keeping connected and maintaining relationships,
• Monday 15 March, 12-12.30pm – How can Care first support you
• Tuesday 16 March, 12-12.30pm – Tips for nutrition and hydration
• Wednesday 17 March, 12-12.30pm – How Care first has supported through a year of Covid-19
• Thursday 18 March, 12-12.30pm – Lifting of lockdown anxiety
• Friday 19 March, 12-12.30pm – Sleep anxiety for World Sleep Day

Roadworks

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