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For #TeamEEAST Last updated: 04 May 2024 at 06:03
This week's We Are EEAST Briefing and Executive Q&A was led by our Chief Operating Officer, Marcus Bailey.
Marcus was joined by Clinical Procurement Specialist Jason Ayres, to answer your questions regarding cannulas.
Jason's Questions
Q1 - How many patients have we harmed with the cannulas?
Q2 - Do you also do the procurement for sharps bins?
Q3 - I’ve noticed two changes in the type of box and personally an increase in unsecure boxes and sharps unsecure in grab bags.
Q4 - When will the make ready loading list be updated to something more comprehensive and a bag layout that we can actually use?
Marcus' Questions
Q1 - In the future can we also have a discussion around the unpaid part of meal break, are we truly off duty, we carry radios, not on own station to say head to bank, paramedics are still carrying and responsible for controlled drugs, should we sign off then on etc for full free break times?
Q2 - I understand that there is an article coming up in the January Safety Matters newsletter regarding GP notifications. I find that these are mainly used out of hours and asking for support from 111 can take several hours especially at the weekend. Is there any way of ensuring that notifications from the ambulance service are picked up by GP surgeries as a matter of priority during office hours? As I understand it, at the moment they are not.
Q3 - The Corpuls are getting a bit old and battered, is there any plans to bring in new ones or new monitors?
Q4 - Why will the Trust not authorise IM TXA when it is within the JRCALC guidelines?
Q5 - When are we getting Penthrox? Some PAS had it, but I am told that it was removed at the request of EEAST.
Q6 - Thanks for pausing the sickness hub reporting - does feel like we are being listened to.
Q7 - On behalf of the Covid team can we remind staff the importance to report all LFTs both negative and positive please. Thanks Rob.
Q8 - Is there a way to ensure that GP notifications are picked up as a matter of priority by GP surgeries? As I understand it at the moment they are not, and they are a vital channel of communication out of hours.
Q9 - When are payroll paying the 13% AL interim payments?
Q10 - Could we now set up a male support group within EEAST? We have an AWE group, but the disproportionate number of staff affected with, in particular MH and suicide, are male and we feel both voiceless and non-represented at the table now.
Q11 - Is there any possibility that managers with lease vehicles could be provided with Corpuls rather than being reliant on AEDs. When able, I could provide a great deal more support to Ops with better equipment, but with just an AED, I need to be backed up for any call just so I can discharge someone on scene as I have no proper monitoring capability.
Q12 - I did raise the idea of a badge for staff to celebrate the number of years’ service i.e. 5 years 10 years etc has any progress been made with this?
Q13 - Will there be iPad mounts put into ambulances and if so when?
Q14 - Can we start to review our resource levels and budgets again? It still feels like we have never had enough resource. Can local teams at least in the interim manage where they may need to amend rotas in line with business need, rather than be so regimented as it is following BBR?
Q15 - I appreciate that they would be used infrequently but could e.g., decompression needles be carried by the LOM vehicles?
Q16 - Hello, I recently tried to get new epaulettes for my team (with new job roles on them) but was told they cannot order more until the new uniform policy is approved. Do you have timelines for this? It is a shame if we cannot order, and the policy will be some time away.
Q17 - Any chance of the safety razor chair coming to DSA, not just community responders.
Q18 - Is there any update on staff responders? As a manager and a clinician with a non-blue light lease car, it seems odd I cannot respond even locally... there are lots in my position and this would greatly increase operational support. Are further blue light options available on existing lease cars for this also?
Q19 - Marcus the IM TXA is with our pharmacist as it's not BNF guidance, so awaiting confirmation from Brian.
Q20 - Can guidance of the new variant be given out staff re Covid variant as by chance of having a sore throat I done a LFT and am positive. I would never have known without an LFT showing the result as it was not the main symptom. Also given that EEAST cases are on the rise, how is the Trust dealing with this within EEAST where there is big staff shortages? Thanks Marcus.
Q21 - With regards to the question about Men’s Health Group, the Disability Support Network have members of both sexes who suffer from MH issues, you are welcome to join us and talk to some of our members.
Q22 - LAS and SWASFT staff are given paid CPD time. When will we do this?
Q23 - Is there a training package available for the Corpuls 3 touch screen model. There are circa 19 in the Trust, four in my area, one in use in NNUH cohort. Would be good to be familiarised.
Q24 - Considering the vast majority of our workload seems to be Primary Care or OOH/111 related, are there plans in place to start training lots more staff to AFC Band 7 Urgent Care level? Thanks.
Q25 - And give feedback before the Trust procures more, having had so many issues since the introduction 2013.
Q26 - Is there any plans to look at linking corpuls to the iPad EPCR for direct data transfer?
Q27 - Is the executive team able to confirm what the training and role/skill requirements are for working on RRVs? There seems to be variation across the Trusts STP areas and little/no governance around such 'requirements', resulting in staff being treated differently and inconsistently.
Q28 - Penthrox is great in our ED, easy to use, works well.
Q29 - Could the ‘Greatix’ name be looked at to stop the confusion with Datix? I also feel having a ‘Greatix’ will kind of reflect that a ‘Datix’ represents a bad/negative thing, when it should be encouraged for the use of learning.
Q30 - When will the PHEM Feedback project be rolled out to more hospitals?
Q31 - In my opinion the audible sirens on the current Fiat fleet are dangerously quiet. I experience drivers pulling across my path on a daily basis whilst on emergency calls, and they frequently gesture that they couldn’t hear the sirens despite them being on continuously. Please can this be looked into so our emergency drivers can be seen and heard early and safely.
Published 31st January 2022