The Digital Landline Switchover and Housing and Care Homes
The Digital Landline Switchover happening now across the UK will see the old analog phone network (the PSTN) switched off and all landline phone services offered digitally with most calls soon to be made over broadband. The impact of this move to digital landlines will extend to the many other devices that use the landline…
New maternity and neonatal independent senior advocate role pilot launched in BSW
A new role being piloted in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire is now available to specifically support women, birthing people and families following the Immediate and Essential Actions identified in the Ockenden review into maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust. Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senior Advocates help ensure the voices…
Health and care partners working together to help patients leave hospital
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust took part in a joint event with health and care partners from across BSW recently in a drive to support improved patient flow across the area, recognise and unblock delays and simplify complex discharge processes. The Multi-Agency Discharge Event (MADE)brought together the local health and social care system. It…
Join parkrun this May to celebrate our brilliant nurses and midwives
This May colleagues, families and members of the public across BSW are being encouraged to support or take part in parkrun events to mark International Day of the Midwife on 5 May and International Nurses Day on 12 May. The 5K events take part all over BSW and are free to join for anyone who…
New resources help RUH staff support autistic people
A new initiative taking place at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is seeing autism awareness cards being used to help staff better understand and support autistic people and their loved ones. The cards, which have been introduced in response to patient feedback, provide autistic people with a different way to alert staff…
BSW Care Coordination initiative wins prestigious HSJ award
Medvivo and BSW ICB have won a prestigious Health Service Journal award for a project to coordinate health and care services so that patients receive the best possible care to meet their needs, at the right time and in the right place and avoid emergency admission. The project, which has been running across BSW since…
Importance of business continuity and emergency preparedness highlighted during awareness week
The important role played by emergency planning and resilience teams across BSW will be highlighted during an awareness week taking place this May which gives colleagues across BSW the opportunity to find out more about this crucial work. Organised by the Business Continuity Institute, Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW) takes place from13 to 17 May…
Oliver McGowan Tier 1 training for non-clinical and/or non-patient facing healthcare now live
The BSW Academy initiative to roll out the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Autism and Learning Disability is now well underway, with over 3,675 staff across BSW trained since June 2023. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is named after Oliver McGowan, whose death highlighted the need for health and social…
Salisbury Hospital holding festival of learning, leadership and fun
On 11 and 12 of June Salisbury Hospital is holding Tent Talks 24 – A two-day festival of talks and activities celebrating its people, developing leadership skills, supporting personal development and having fun. The theme of this year’s festival is Leading in a Diverse World and the hospital is delighted to have some outstanding keynote…
BSW ICB continues overseas boost to mental health nursing workforce
BSW ICB’s ongoing work to help recruit mental health nurses from overseas for jobs in BaNES, Swindon, Wiltshire and farther afield is continuing to go from strength to strength following the appointment of a new education partner in India in 2023. The ICB has been working with English language testing company EBEK for the past…