Heartbeat January 2019
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Pulse<br />
News in brief from around our organisation<br />
If you have a story you would like to appear<br />
on the Pulse page, please email a photo and a<br />
short explanation to emily.smith46@nhs.net<br />
Vy waves goodbye<br />
Senior External Communications Officer,<br />
Vy Tran has waved goodbye to SWBH this<br />
month after four years working within our<br />
communications team.<br />
She is a familiar face to many – and<br />
her smile and cheerful personality will<br />
definitely be missed.<br />
Good luck in your new job Vy.<br />
Millicent gets a letter from<br />
the Queen<br />
Beaming inpatient Millicent Ferguson<br />
was delighted to receive a card from<br />
the Queen to congratulate her and her<br />
husband Edgar on their Diamond Wedding<br />
anniversary.<br />
Millicent came to Sandwell Hospital<br />
on Christmas Eve after suffering from<br />
breathing problems. After excellent care<br />
from our nursing staff, she was discharged<br />
on 28 December (the day of her<br />
anniversary) and was able to celebrate the<br />
occasion with her family in the comfort of<br />
her own home.<br />
She said: “It was fabulous to receive the<br />
card from the Queen. It really perked me<br />
up, although I have experienced really<br />
good care here and everyone has looked<br />
after me well.”<br />
Jane ditches the cigarettes<br />
Congratulations to Jane Ashmore, Ward<br />
Clerk at Leasowes who has now been<br />
smokefree for nine weeks.<br />
Jane, who smoked between 15 and 20<br />
cigarettes a day for over 15 years, visited<br />
her GP and started a smoking cessation<br />
programme. She now has an inhalator<br />
and nicotine patches and is enjoying her<br />
smokefree life.<br />
“My father was astonished,” said Jane.<br />
“My family never thought I could do it –<br />
but I have!<br />
“I feel really good and I have a lot more<br />
energy.”<br />
Jane believes that she is saving around<br />
£250 each month from not buying<br />
cigarettes, which she plans on using<br />
towards a holiday.<br />
Senior External Communications Officer, Vy<br />
Tran is moving to join Helpforce – a charity<br />
that recruits volunteers for the NHS<br />
Millicent Ferguson was delighted to<br />
show colleagues on Priory 4 her letter<br />
from the Queen<br />
Well done Jane – you are an inspiration to<br />
others looking to quit.<br />
If you are looking to follow in<br />
Jane’s shoes, there is lots of support<br />
available for you from occupational<br />
health – contact them on extension<br />
3306.<br />
Ward Clerk, Jane Ashmore has been smoke<br />
free for nine weeks<br />
Do you want to join the<br />
disability and long term<br />
conditions staff network?<br />
The disability and long term conditions<br />
staff network are looking for new<br />
members to join their group. Meetings<br />
take place every two months and are open<br />
to anyone who would like to attend –<br />
with or without a disability or long term<br />
conditions.<br />
The meetings (which always involve food!)<br />
are an opportunity to talk to like-minded<br />
people and help the Trust to shape its<br />
strategy for managing diversity and<br />
inclusion.<br />
Anyone who would like to be kept<br />
informed or contribute to the group<br />
without formally attending meetings<br />
is welcome to contact richard.<br />
burnell@nhs.net and can be added<br />
to the mailing list.<br />
<strong>2019</strong> meeting dates<br />
• 15 February<br />
Room 15 Education Centre<br />
Sandwell Hospital<br />
• 12 April<br />
Anne Gibson Board Room<br />
City Hospital<br />
• 21 June<br />
Room 9 Education Centre<br />
Sandwell Hospital<br />
• 30 August<br />
Anne Gibson Board Room<br />
City Hospital<br />
• 18 October<br />
Room 15 Education Centre<br />
Sandwell Hospital<br />
Members of the disability long term<br />
conditions staff staff network<br />
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