BSW team picks up national award for Great Western Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
Great Western Hospital’s Way Forwards Team has picked up a prestigious award for the planning and construction of the hospital’s new Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). The team won ‘Project of the Year’ at the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estates Managers (IHEEM) Awards and were recognised by judges for the hard work and effort that…
Have you completed the NHS Staff survey? – deadline 24 November
Colleagues working for NHS organisations within the BSW Together Integrated Care System are being urged to take 15 minutes to complete the NHS Staff Survey 2023 before the deadline of Friday 24 November. Everyone who works for the NHS has a voice that counts, and the NHS Staff Survey, which is run every year in…
Become a Careers Ambassador and inspire our future workforce
Colleagues across BSW are being asked to take part in a scheme to help encourage the next generation of health and care workers to take up careers in health and care organisations across BSW. BSW Career Ambassadors give careers advice and guidance that can inspire the next generation to become our future workforce and enter…
Free webinars and events mark Safeguarding Week this December
Wiltshire Safeguarding Vulnerable People Partnership (WSVPP) is holding a number of free webinars and workshops during Safeguarding Week taking place from 4 to 8 December. Sessions cover topics including preventing radicalisation, transitional safeguarding and child exploitation. Details of the sessions are available on the WSVPP website at https://www.wiltshiresvpp.org.uk/p/learning-hub/safeguarding-week-2023 The SVPP was established in 2019 in…
BSW Health and Care Professional Leadership Network goes from strength to strength
A growing network of health and care professional leaders from BSW is looking to boost its numbers and recruit more members to get involved in planning, decision making and continuous improvement across the BSW Integrated Care System. The BSW Integrated Care Board (BSW ICB) Medical Directorate have three Health and Care Professional Directors in each…
Boost your data skills to improve patient outcomes
BSW Together ICS (BSW ICS) is exploring a partnership with digital skills specialists, Multiverse, to potentially offer some exciting new development opportunities across the entire ICS. The use of data has the potential to free up clinician time, improve patient outcomes and, ultimately, save lives. The BMA reports that that 27 per cent of doctors lose more…
New best practice guide to family engagement after a patient safety event
A new handbook is now available to help health and care staff in BSW support patients and families after a patient safety event. The handbook, Compassionate Communication, Meaningful Engagement has been developed by six NHS Trusts, with support from BSW Integrated Care Board and aims to improve collaboration with patients, their families, and carers. The…
Tell us about your sustainability schemes
Environmental and sustainability issues are important to the future development of BSW Integrated Care System and, as our recently published Green Plan points out, the climate emergency is a health emergency which requires our immediate attention. There are a number of innovative projects underway across the BSW Integrated Care System to help reduce the environmental…
BSW hospitals plans for shared patient records take a step forward
Plans by BSW’s acute hospital trusts to introduce shared electronic patient records (EPRs) have taken a step forward after a business case to fund the scheme was submitted to NHS England for approval. The plans have already been approved by the Boards of Great Western Hospital Foundation Trust, the Royal United Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,…
Inspiring the next generation of health and care workers
Work experience is a fantastic way for potential new recruits to gain insight into a particular career, gain confidence by working in a team and have the opportunity to find out what life working in health and care is really like. For the organisations that make up the BSW Together Integrated Care System, offering work…