March's edition of Safety Matters is now available. The latest bulletin includes information about addison's disease, maternal physiology and positive engagement with emergency departments.
We have recently seen several incidents where incorrect patient details have been imported by PDS trace into Siren records. This has resulted in the wrong patients being booked in at A&E departments.
The adult breathing filter is to switch from the Intersurgical Clear-Guard 3 to the Vyair Uni-filter Junior. The word junior is a marketing term that relates to the reduced dead air space not an age range.
A recorded session of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Training - Making the mix work delivered by BrowneJacobson LLP is now available to view on Evolve.
Please note that due to the Easter bank holidays falling over the usual main run payroll cut-off dates, the main run cut-off for April has been brought forward.
Ahead of local elections in England in May, NHS guidelines have come into effect during this pre-election period on interactions with political representatives and local campaigns.
As an organisation, we have been thinking about how we can give anyone in the Trust the opportunity to get involved in key areas of improvement and development for the Trust.
The planning for this year’s Stars of EEAST Awards is underway! If you think that you are eligible for a long service award at this year’s ceremony, please let us know.
Over the past few months, we have been made aware that Trust resources are being used to host illegal downloads. This is a clear breach of copyright law.
Meet Nicky, one of our EDI advisors here at EEAST. We sat down with Nicky to chat about her experiences with using hearing aids, and how it affects her in the workplace.
The Culture and Leadership Development team are designing a new Development Programme and need your feedback. The survey will take 10 minutes and it is completely anonymous.
A recording of the latest We Are EEAST Briefing and Executive Q&A is now available. This week Tom Abell was joined by Hein Scheffer, Director of Strategy, Education and Culture.
This week's We Are EEAST Briefing and Executive Q&A, led by CEO Tom Abell and Director of Culture, Strategy and Education Hein Scheffer will take place on Thursday afternoon.
Are your retirement savings on track? Do you know how much income your pension savings may provide? And have you thought about how much income you might need when you retire?
Every Trust Officer (including EOC and other directorates) who performs a Command function as part of their role must attend a JESIP session once every three years and complete ‘E’ learning annually via Evolve.
There is free online training for ACS Management and ECG Interpretation. Delivered by Interventional Cardiology Consultant Chris Sawh, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, sponsored by Astra Zeneca. This invitation is open to all clinical grades.
Both UNISON and GMB healthcare unions have suspended industrial action over national issue of pay that had been planned for on Monday 6th March and Wednesday 8th March.
A 24/7 Direct to CT pathway is being piloted at Queens Hospital, Romford. This will be for patients who have been triaged through the Stroke Video Triage pathway, in the West Essex area, where their nearest HASU is Queens Romford.
We are seeing an increase in the number of incidents of a near miss or actual needle stick injury involving the contents of the small sharps spilling out into the observation pouches and in ambulance grab bags when crews are using the devices.
Unfortunately, the developers of the FAST ECG app used to share ECGs have discontinued the app.
This means the app is no longer supported and we are unable to use this to share ECGs internally or with external stakeholders.
EEAST staff continue are being urged to use body worn cameras when available so they can feel safer and help secure more convictions in the event of any assaults.
