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Issue 13
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Friday, 31 March
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 The Green Sheet will be taking an Easter break next week, so the next issue will be published on Friday, 14 April. The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Tuesday, 11 April.
The Green Sheet wishes all colleagues a happy and peaceful Easter to you and your loved ones.
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Investment in the six integrated neighbourhood teams (INTs) in the Trust’s community services means our INT coordinators now have the capacity to focus on their role organising multi-disciplinary responses for patients.
 Rachael Scicluna-Penso
This supports the most effective provision of joined-up care to meet individual need, while releasing time for clinicians to spend with patients.
The six coordinators organise the members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to discuss and facilitate the care and support needed to expedite discharges from acute hospitals, and also prevent admission and readmission where possible.
The introduction of clinical administrative support roles within each INT and also in a central admin support team, means the coordinators can now concentrate on their MDT role.
 Helen Woollard, Ian Markham, Ben Gray, Lucie Johnson, Fiona Armstrong and Suzie Myhill
A long-held ambition has been achieved with the introduction of specialist therapist posts in our integrated neighbourhood teams (INTs).
The new INT clinical specialist posts include two whole-time equivalent (WTE) occupational therapists (OT) and two WTE physiotherapists (PT) posts in our community services, in all, six staff who have been recruited internally.
As the INTs work closely with therapists from our social care partners, the occupational therapy job descriptions for the new posts were developed with Suffolk County Council colleagues.
The research and development team would like to thank all colleagues that have participated in the SARS-CoV2 immunity and reinfection evaluation (SIREN) study.
Since summer 2020, the Trust has been taking part in this large-scale national emergency research study on NHS healthcare workers, which has produced vital research.
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Colette Burgess and Veronica Mendez
West Suffolk Physio (WSP), the private, fee-paying physiotherapy service run by the Trust, will be closing on Friday, 12 May 2023.
Unfortunately, the decision to close the service (running since 2015) is because of the ongoing impacts of covid-19 and current market pressures.
For those colleagues who refer into the service, the WSP team will be in touch with alternative options for your patients.
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Time Out internet café is back
The internet café in Time Out at West Suffolk Hospital is back!
Colleagues can pop in, grab a coffee, check your emails, electronic staff record (ESR) or do some e-learning. You are not required to login as they are walk-up kiosk machines.
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My WiSH
 The Lakenheath Shooting Syndicate have raised £1,000 for the Macmillan unit over their season.
Shooters had to hit a specific target which saw them donate £20 each time. The group wanted to say thank you for the care given to some of their relatives. What an amazing donation!
You can read the full story on our website.
If you follow us on our social media channels, you will have seen our Tea Top Trumps as part of our launch of the #NHSBigTea.
It seems Sue and Charlene might not share the same tastes but a packet of Biscoff biscuits may soon disappear! Take a look at their cards on our intranet.
Would you like to feature on your own Tea Top Trumps card? Think your choices trump them all? Email lucy.proctor@wsh.nhs.uk to get involved.
If you fancy joining in the NHS Big Tea and celebrating the NHS’s 75th birthday, please email fundraising@wsh.nhs.uk for all the details including an amazing fundraising pack which includes bunting, posters, quizzes and everything you need to host a great tea party.
Ward G8 are certainly getting in the party mood as they prepare for their Spring Party Bingo Bonanza coming to Southgate Community Centre in Bury St Edmunds on Friday, 26 May.
The stroke unit are inviting their colleagues to come along for a raffle, bingo, and a good old boogie of course! They’ve got a host of prizes on offer, plus more announced every hour in their ‘Dance Floor Prize Draw’.
This event is part of our exciting fundraising activity planned for this year, as Saturday, 17 June sees 10 brave colleagues take on a skydive!
All proceeds of the events are kindly going to My WiSH Charity and will be used to enhance the care of patients on the stroke unit.
For more information and tickets, follow this link.
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 Vaccination campaign update – can you help protect the vulnerable?
The Government has announced that a COVID-19 Spring booster campaign will start next month, and our colleagues will once again be delivering vaccinations to the most vulnerable in our community.
This includes:
- adults aged 75 years and over
- residents in a care home for older adults
- individuals aged five years and over who are immunosuppressed.
Immunosuppressed people remain very susceptible to infection and serious illness from the virus, and regular booster vaccinations are the best way to maintain the protection the vaccine affords.
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Financial wellbeing – hardship grants and loans
Money and the rising cost of living affects us all and your financial wellbeing is important to us. The financial wellbeing guide on the intranet has been created to share all the advice, tools and support that are available across a number of money-related topics to help us find the things that are most useful.
Each week we’re focusing on a different area of the guide. This week we’re focusing on hardship grants and loans.
There are a number of grants and loans you could apply for if you are experiencing financial hardship. You can find out more about this on the hardship grants and loans section on the intranet.
Easter tennis programme with Dennis Hall
Dennis Hall is offering NHS colleagues 20 per cent off his Easter tennis programme for children and young people.
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Health and wellbeing of colleagues during industrial action
NHS Employers have brought together key information and resources for all colleagues to help during periods of industrial action.
For more information, please click here.
 Supporting you through Ramadan 2023
NHS Employers have compiled guidance for all colleagues to help during this religious period.
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To celebrate International Nurses Day on 12 May, the race, ethnicity and cultural heritage (REACH) staff network are organising an event where all are welcome.
There will be cultural representation and food from India, Lithuania, Nigeria, the Philippines, Portugal and Romania, as well as live music from ‘The Skid Marks’ and ‘Clinical Waste’.
The event will be held at The Hunter Club Bar and Venue in Bury St Edmunds from 6 to 8pm, with doors opening at 5pm.
Tickets are £6 which include food and entertainment. These will be made available via Eventbrite closer to the time.
For more information or to print the poster to put up in your staff area, please click here.
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The rise of transphobia
Peter White, co-chair of the Trust’s LGBT+ staff network, has written a thought-provoking article about the rise of transphobia in the UK.
Easter and other religious festivals
Next week is Holy Week, which includes the most important days in the year for Christians worldwide.
Sunday, 2 April is Palm or Passion Sunday, marking Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem; Maundy Thursday on 6 April commemorates the Last Supper; and Good Friday the crucifixion and death of Jesus.
Easter Sunday on 9 April celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is the most significant date in the Christian calendar.
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Online clinical supervision training
Clinical supervision is vital for all healthcare practitioners, helping to maintain and improve standards of care by reflecting on and establishing workable strategies for future work.
Sessions are suitable for all supervisors and supervisees holding a clinical caseload (band 4 and above), who are wanting to upskill and learn best practice for providing and receiving clinical supervision.
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Lymphoedema awareness training day
On Monday, 17 April, training is taking place for staff to have the opportunity to learn more about Lymphoedema and its treatment.
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The Green Sheet is produced weekly by the Trust communications team Editorial submissions deadline: Tuesday, 5pm.
Please send submissions, queries and feedback to GreenSheet@wsh.nhs.uk
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