Homerton Life May-June 2008 v5 - Homerton University Hospital

The A-Z provides information for you by you.This is the main section, allowing departmentsand services to create their own working spacerelevant to staff who are based within orfrequently come into contact with them.Departments have included local policies andprocedures, patient information, clinicalgovernance and risk management info, practicedevelopment and research or audit information,as well as staff news and information.Downloadable templatesand information to allowstaff to communicate inline with the corporatestyle are available in theresources section.Letterheads, powerpointpresentations, leaflettemplates etc areavailable as well asguidance to use them.Other highlightsEye-catching design – Homerton lifeonline has been designed in our newcorporate style and complements ourpublic websiteSearch – staff have the option tosearch the whole site or, by using thedrop-down box, can concentrate thesearch in a specific areaPolls – can be serious or frivolous butstill a great way to find out what staffthink about things.Launching our corporate styleOver the past few months the Trusthas been developing a new corporatestyle to allow any communicationmaterials produced by the Trust tohave a clear identity, which staff,patients and other stakeholders willrecognise as Homerton’s. This newstyle will allow us to communicatemore clearly and professionally. Wehave also developed a ‘goodcommunications guide’ which sets outour house style and gives useful tipsand advice for producing clear,consistent and ‘plain English’communications. A full guide to ourcorporate design and house style, aswell as templates for staff to use isavailable on Homerton life online.Move your department onlineIf you don’t already have a section onHomerton life online, why not?Moving your department online willmake life simpler and will save youtime. There is a wealth of informationonline, which is being added to everyday – make sure you don’t miss out.It’s easy to get started. Just identifysomeone in your department who willbe happy to take the lead ondeveloping and maintaining yoursection. We will provide training andsupport.If you are interested in gettinginvolved contact Tonya Chalker on ext5154 or via email.Homerton by clicking the ‘internet explorer’ button on your desktop.HomertonLife May 2008 9