STAFF UPDATE

The next all-staff webinar is taking place on Wednesday 27 March at 12.45pm. You can join in live using this MS Teams link. 

To leave a question for the executive team in advance please use this slido link, you can also upvote your favourite questions - this helps the most supported topics rise to the top of the list. We will answer the top 50 questions posted on slido and any questions asked live during the webinar. If these questions don’t get a full answer during the webinar itself, we publish a written response around a week later. 

If you can’t attend at the time of the event, recordings of webinars and all the written responses to your questions are here on HUB. 

All Agenda for Change managers will have received an email setting out the steps they need to take in the run-up to 1 April. Read more here on HUB

From Monday 1 April all video appointments previously delivered using Attend Anywhere will be conducted using MS Teams. Booking teams have already started scheduling patients using the new system.

Read more and find links to a tip sheet and new SOP here on HUB

This week, 18-24 March, marks a key date in our calendar – not only is it Neurodiversity Celebration Week but it is also the staff network's first birthday. It's a time to acknowledge, reflect and celebrate the diverse neurological differences that are part of our incredible Trust community.

From ADHD and Autism to Dyslexia and beyond, neurodiversity enriches our teams, offering unique perspectives and strengths that are invaluable in our mission to provide compassionate, patient-centred healthcare.

Please see HUB for more

A new app has been designed and launched to enable an easier and quicker way of referring to the Northern Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor (IDVA).

Please see HUB for full details

Brian, (right) with his friend and fellow volunteer John Jefferies

Last week we said thank you and good bye to Brian Ferns, who has been volunteering at the RD&E Wonford for 18 years, and prior to that spent five years volunteering at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.

See HUB for more

 “I know that it was only a minor procedure, but nonetheless it was really reassuring. They explained everything very fully, and gave me full advice for afterwards. I cannot thank them enough.” See the full feedback here

Visit HUB for more about how you can use Care Opinion to collect and respond to feedback and see our FAQs

The UK Government has announced proposed changes to the UK immigration policy, which we know may be worrying for colleagues working under a visa.

Please see HUB for more information, including links to the UK Government website and access to further advice and support.

The TRiM Co-ordination Team is looking for colleagues to join them and train as TRiM Practitioners.

The next training begins tomorrow, Thursday 21 March. Please see HUB for more

Any Royal Devon colleagues who paid a £10 deposit while applying for a parking permit to Total Parking Solutions (not Group Nexus) will recieve a refund in March's pay.

Please note, the payment of £10 will not be subject to deductions. It will show on your payslip as:

Local Ded

Parking Deposit Refund

£10

The refund process will take slightly longer for DPT and Sodexo colleagues as it needs to go through their payroll departments. 

If any colleagues believe they should have a refund in March’s pay and do not receive it please email rduh.facilitieshelpdesk@nhs.net

The Imprivata application installation on all Northern services computers started on Monday 18 March.

If you experience any difficulties, please refer to HUB for instructions and guidance.

To ensure optimal performance and security, a remote upgrade to the operating system for the inpatient rover iPhones is taking place on Monday 25 March at 2am.

Before the upgrade we need all rover devices to be switched on during the previous week. Please can you ensure all rover devices are switched on between Wednesday 20 and Monday 25 March. They will automatically reboot after the upgrade.