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The latest We Are EEAST Briefing recording, featuring Chief Operating Officer Marcus Bailey, is now available to view.

There is a Dementia Awareness course provided by The Alzheimer’s Society available for booking onto via Evolve. This session will be held virtually via Zoom.

Free CPD event, Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome, by Chris Sawh, cardiology consultant and PPCI lead, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

NHS E&I are delighted to be working with Disability Rights UK who will be delivering a series of Disability Confidence Workshops.

A host of CPD resources all at your fingertips.

NHS England and Improvement will be delivering a series of seminars on Pensions and Flexible Working and Pensions Tax.

The Trust is continuing its annual leave buy back scheme.

Following feedback around the use of adrenaline in post ROSC hypotension, we have updated the guidance.

The CFR Training Team are working hard to support our volunteers' efforts in the community.

Have your say. Deadline extended to Monday 7th March.

If you’re in a role that involves using data and information, we need your help.

The latest guidance from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirms there are no changes to the current guidelines for staff on isolation and testing requirements within Health and Social Care settings

More information on the interim agreement that has been reached.

Tomorrow (Friday 25th February), please spend a few minutes taking the following actions to ensure optimal performance of your iPad

Please can all operational colleagues ensure that they have read and are familiar with the Trust's Operational Instruction (OI 216)

This week's We Are EEAST Briefing and Executive Q&A will be led by Chief Operating Officer Marcus Bailey.

Evolve brings learning and courses into one place providing you with vital opportunities for personal development.

The CQC webinar recording, focussing on the Safe Key Line of Enquiry (KLOE), is now available.

This Clinical Update surrounds the treatment of burns and how, as a Trust, we are evolving and standardising treatment from call to handover.

An update has been made to the Clinical Instruction for paediatric patients and transport

Yesterday (21st February 2022), the Government announced the 'Living with Covid-19' plan.

The Cannula Survey closes on the 23rd of February. Don't miss your chance to share your experience and preference of cannula.

The latest We Are EEAST Briefing was led by our Chief Executive Tom Abell, who was joined by Chief Information Officer Stephen Bromhall

Drop-in sessions which will give all staff based in Norwich the chance to talk to a trained Samaritan and get impartial support and signposting will launch this Thursday (24 February).

The Greater Peterborough Network (GPN) have established a single point of contact named the GPN Care Co-ordination Hub (CCH) specifically for EEAST clinicians

In response to the Trust has seening an increase in failures to medical devices and stretchers, a new Ops Instruction has been produced.

Are you a paramedic who’s attended at least 3 maternity patients? If so we’d like to hear from you.

The Trust has set up an incident management team to oversee our response to Storm Eunice following a second red weather warning being put in place for parts of our region.

The Met Office has declared a second Red weather warning this morning for parts of region from 10:00 to 15:00.

We are highlighting some of our initial GREATix nominees who have been recognised due to the kindness and respect they have demonstrated.

The closing date for 2019/2020 Pensions Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Policy applications is 31st March 2022.

This week CEO Tom Abell will be joined by Stephen Bromhall, Chief Information Officer to provide a further update on our digital strategy.

The Trusts DATIX Hosting provider will be carrying out Urgent maintenance work on the DATIX servers this evening (16th February).

A series of new Managers Passport Training masterclasses are now open for booking.

Financial education specialists ‘Affinity Connect’ would like to invite staff to attend their interactive online course around the key aspects of financial planning.

EEAST will be testing three electric-powered Rapid Response Vehicles as part of the NHS’s move towards zero emissions vehicles.

LGBT History Month takes place in February every year and offers the chance to connect and reflect on the past and present of the LGBT community.

The CQC webinar recording, focussing on the Responsive Key Line of Enquiry (KLOE), is now available.

We have prepared a survey for HCPC registered staff to share their experience and preference of cannula.

This week Chief Operating Officer Marcus Bailey was joined by Rob Ashford, Head of Operational Projects and Delivery.

The CQC are set to inspect us in the near future and, even though we currently don’t have a date, it is important we continue our preparations.

The Trust welcomes a new Director this week as Kate Vaughton joins the team to be our new Director of Integration.

After a review by the on-call team, an incentive has been agreed for on Monday 14 February

Virtual education events available for you to join.

Due to current pressures at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, existing regional automatic Trauma Unit bypass arrangements are temporarily suspended

As you may be aware, there have been three confirmed cases of Lassa fever identified in the East of England. The cases are within the same family.

We are now in month two of our Outrun an Ambulance challenge. So far, 28 fantastic fundraisers have signed up, already raising over £2,200 for EEAST’s charity!

All staff now have access to a new NHS library service especially for ambulance service staff.

The copy transfer function in Siren ePCR is a simple, secure method which allows clinicians to share a record with another clinician.

This week Chief Operating Officer Marcus Bailey will be joined by Rob Ashford, Head of Operational Projects and Delivery to provide an update on the late finish trial.

EEAST's EDI networks are looking for staff members to fill their current vacancies.

With the roll-out of personal issue iPads, the Trust would like to ensure all patient-facing staff have access to JRCALC Plus app

The EDI team would like to request for all EDI network members to take a few minutes to complete the survey on Abstraction Guidance.

Recording from the webinar held on Friday 4th February.

This week CEO Tom Abell was joined by Tom Burton, Strategic Planning Director, and Professor Rosalynd Jowett to update on training and education.

As part of an educational audit, Health Education England and EEAST have onboarded a team of administrators to work on an audit project

AACE is conducting a survey to understand more about attitudes towards Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

PANORAMIC is a UK-wide clinical study which aims to find out if a new antiviral treatment helps those with Covid-19 in the community prevents the need for being admitted to hospital and helps people recover quicker.

The CQC webinar recording, focussing on the Caring Key Line of Enquiry (KLOE), is now available.

You're invited to join a collaborative online event to celebrate International Women’s Day, which will take place on Tuesday 8 March.

You can catch up on our most recent VCOD Q&A session, led by Marcus Bailey, Chief Operating Officer, and Marika Stephenson, Director of People Services.

NHS England and NHS Improvement are seeking your views on body worn cameras in a short survey which runs until Thursday 10th February 2022.

“Time to Talk” Day takes place on Thursday (3 February). Its aim is to encourage people to start a conversation about mental health with the overall aim of changing lives for the better.

Find out more about ESO's latest guidelines and recommendations.

Following feedback from staff, the Trust’s Annual Leave Policy has recently been reviewed to ensure that all teams have access to a fair booking system.

Tom Abell will be joined by Tom Burton, Director of Transformation and Professor Rosalynd Jowett to provide an update on Training and Education.

Following a serious incident earlier this week, all staff should read this update as a matter of urgency.

All staff are invited to join this webinar on Friday 4th February at 10am.

Applications are now open for our new Freedom to Speak Up Ambassador roles, open to all staff, volunteers and students.

Did you know the iPad has wide range of features to support vision, physical and motor, hearing and learning needs?

The Trusts DATIX Hosting provider will be carrying out Urgent maintenance work on the DATIX servers.

The CQC webinar recording, focussing on the Effective Key Line of Enquiry (KLOE), is now available.

Complete the 2022 Workplace Harassment Survey to help us understand the extent of the problems today and to shape and refine the way we respond to them throughout the year.

In this issue we explore the Joint Emergency Services Interoperable Principles (JESIP).

GREATix is our new staff recognition scheme, which is replacing Hidden Gems.