What is organ donation?

Simply put organ donation is the act of giving one or more organs to a recipient when that person’s own organ has failed. Most frequently the term ‘organ donation’  is associated with the generous act of donating one’s organ after death. Living donation may also be possible for certain organs such as kidneys. Tissue donation refers to donating vitally important structures such as heart valves or corneas.

Further information

What can I donate?

Living donation

Why is organ donation so important?

At this time medical science is unable to replicate the function of all of our organs or the machinery used is too large and complex to allow for independence. The only way that people who have suffered failure of an organ can extend their life or become independent is to receive a donated organ.

Why donate organs?

How do we support organ donation?

At The Dudley Group we actively support the wishes of our patients and have an organ donation committee that work alongside NHSBT to help with education and advice on local organ donation issues.

If you have considered organ donation or have decided that you would like to join the organ donation please register.

Why it is important to have the conversation and share your thoughts with your loved ones?

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Visiting times

• Every day – 14:00 to 16:00
• Every day – 18:30 to 20:00

What do I need to bring?

On behalf of the team who will be caring for you we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Russells Hall Hospital. We aim to make your stay as short and comfortable as possible.

Medicines

If you are regularly using medication including tablets, inhalers or creams prescribed by your own doctor or medication you buy from your local pharmacy or health food shop or if you have a special card with details of any treatment, please bring them with you during your hospital stay.

On many wards there are now safe drug storage lockers by your bed where we will store your medication during your stay. We will remove any old or unwanted medication and add any newly prescribed medication to your locker while you are in hospital.

This all helps to make sure you receive the best care. If you are unable or not willing to bring in your own medication please bring an up-to-date list of all your regular medication so we can ensure the drug chart at the end of your bed is correct. Bringing your own medication into hospital is very helpful and can reduce the time you wait for your tablets prior to discharge.

Please bring with you the following items, as appropriate:

• Address and telephone number of next of kin
• Your letter of admission (if applicable)
• Single Assessment Folder/SAP (if applicable)
• Personal toiletries
• Nightdress/pyjamas
• Dressing gown
• Well fitted slippers/footwear
• Tissues
• Towels
• Indoor clothes – if preferred
• Spectacles, hearing/walking aids etc

What NOT to bring with you?

Please don’t bring the following into hospital with you:

• Alcohol, tobacco or tobacco products
• Outdoor clothing
• TV and Radio
• Money and valuables

Accessing the hot clinic

If you have any catheter/ nephrostomy problems in the first two weeks after discharge,  please telephone the ward using the number on the right of this page and a nurse will discuss the problem with you and give you an appointment to attend if necessary.

This service is normally available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

We can also offer advice and put you in touch with other services, such as district nurses and hospital to home teams if needed.

Security

The ward has a controlled access for security reasons so please use the intercom system, when a staff member answers, please speak into the loudspeaker. It is important that you use this system to gain entry and do not enter unannounced if, for instance, the door is open due to someone else leaving. When you and your visitors leave the ward, it is also important that you do not allow entry to others at the same time.

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Visiting times and Extension Numbers

Surgical Ambulatory Emergency Care (SAEC):

• Everyday 11.00 – 20.00
• Extension number 3359

Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU):

• Everyday 11.00 – 20.00
• Extension number 1140

Ward  (Station 3):

• Every day 11.00 – 20.00
• Extension number 4429

What do I need to bring?

On behalf of the team who will be caring for you we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Russells Hall Hospital. We aim to make your stay as short and as comfortable as possible.

Medicines

If you are regularly using medication including tablets, inhalers or creams prescribed by your own doctor or medication you buy from your local pharmacy or health food shop or if you have a special card with details of any treatment, please bring them with you during your hospital stay.

On many wards there are now safe drug storage lockers by your bed where we will store your medication during your stay. We will remove any old or unwanted medication and add any newly prescribed medication to your locker while you are in hospital.

This all helps to make sure you receive the best care. If you are unable or not willing to bring in your own medication please bring an up-to-date list of all your regular medication so we can ensure the drug chart at the end of your bed is correct. Bringing your own medication into hospital is very helpful and can reduce the time you wait for your tablets prior to discharge.

Address and telephone number of next of kin

Please bring a note of the name, address and telephone number of your next of kin or closest friend.

Personal Property

Please bring with you the following items, as appropriate:

• Personal toiletries
• Nightdress/pyjamas
• Dressing gown
• Well fitted slippers/footwear
• Tissues
• Towels
• Indoor clothes – if preferred
• Spectacles, hearing/walking aids etc

Single Assessment Folders (SAP)

If you are receiving care and treatment from community and social care staff you may have a Single Assessment Folder (SAP). If so, please bring this to hospital with you.

What NOT to bring with you

Please don’t bring the following into hospital with you:

• Alcohol
• Tobacco or tobacco products
• Outdoor clothing
• TV and Radio
• Money and valuables

Security

The ward has a controlled access for security reasons so please use the intercom system and when a staff member answers, please speak into the loudspeaker. It is important that you use this system to gain entry and do not enter unannounced if, for instance, the door is open due to someone else leaving. When you and your visitors leave the ward, it is also important that you do not allow entry to others at the same time.

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C5a incorporates station 1 and station 2, and C5b incorporates station 3 and station 4. Station 3  is the designated enhanced respiratory support bay, where patients are nursed who require non-invasive ventilation by a highly trained team of respiratory nurses.

The unit also has a bespoke  procedure room which is utilised for day case procedures.

Visiting times

• Every day – 14:00 to 16:00
• Every day – 18:30 to 20:00

No children under the age of 12.

What do I need to bring?

On behalf of the team who will be caring for you we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Russells Hall Hospital. We aim to make your stay as short and as comfortable as possible.

Medicines

If you are regularly using medication including tablets, inhalers or creams prescribed by your own doctor or medication you buy from your local pharmacy or health food shop or if you have a special card with details of any treatment, please bring them with you during your hospital stay.

On many wards there are now safe drug storage lockers by your bed where we will store your medication during your stay. We will remove any old or unwanted medication and add any newly prescribed medication to your locker while you are in hospital.

This all helps to make sure you receive the best care. If you are unable or not willing to bring in your own medication please bring an up-to-date list of all your regular medication so we can ensure the drug chart at the end of your bed is correct. Bringing your own medication into hospital is very helpful and can reduce the time you wait for your tablets prior to discharge.

Address and telephone number of next of kin

Please bring a note of the name, address and telephone number of your next of kin or closest friend.

Your letter of admission

You will have received this through the post.

Personal property

Please bring with you the following items, as appropriate:

• Personal toiletries
• Nightdress/pyjamas
• Dressing gown
• Well fitted slippers/footwear
• Tissues
• Towels
• Indoor clothes – if preferred
• Spectacles, hearing/walking aids etc

Single Assessment Folders (SAP)

If you are receiving care and treatment from community and social care staff you may have a Single Assessment Folder (SAP). If so, please bring this to hospital with you.

What NOT to bring with you

Please don’t bring the following into hospital with you:

• Alcohol
• Tobacco or tobacco products
• Outdoor clothing
• TV and Radio
• Money and valuables

Security

The ward has a controlled access for security reasons so please use the intercom system and when a staff member answers, please speak into the loudspeaker. It is important that you use this system to gain entry and do not enter unannounced if, for instance, the door is open due to someone else leaving. When you and your visitors leave the ward, it is also important that you do not allow entry to others at the same time.

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Visiting times

• Every day – 11am – 8pm

What do I need to bring?

On behalf of the team who will be caring for you we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Russells Hall Hospital. We aim to make your stay as short and as comfortable as possible.

Medicines

If you are regularly using medication including tablets, inhalers or creams prescribed by your own doctor or medication you buy from your local pharmacy or health food shop or if you have a special card with details of any treatment, please bring them with you during your hospital stay.

On many wards there are now safe drug storage lockers by your bed where we will store your medication during your stay. We will remove any old or unwanted medication and add any newly prescribed medication to your locker while you are in hospital.

This all helps to make sure you receive the best care. If you are unable or not willing to bring in your own medication please bring an up-to-date list of all your regular medication so we can ensure the drug chart at the end of your bed is correct. Bringing your own medication into hospital is very helpful and can reduce the time you wait for your tablets prior to discharge.

Address and telephone number of next of kin

Please bring a note of the name, address and telephone number of your next of kin or closest friend.

Personal Property

Please bring with you the following items, as appropriate:

• Personal toiletries
• Nightdress/pyjamas
• Dressing gown
• Well fitted slippers/footwear
• Tissues
• Towels
• Indoor clothes – if preferred
• Spectacles, hearing/walking aids etc

Single Assessment Folders (SAP)

If you are receiving care and treatment from community and social care staff you may have a Single Assessment Folder (SAP). If so, please bring this to hospital with you.

What NOT to bring with you

Please don’t bring the following into hospital with you:

• Alcohol
• Tobacco or tobacco products
• Outdoor clothing
• TV and Radio
• Money and valuables

Security

The ward has a controlled access for security reasons so please use the intercom system and when a staff member answers, please speak into the loudspeaker. It is important that you use this system to gain entry and do not enter unannounced if, for instance, the door is open due to someone else leaving. When you and your visitors leave the ward, it is also important that you do not allow entry to others at the same time.

Visiting times

• 11am to 7pm every day

No children under the age of 12.

What do I need to bring?

• Medicines

If you are regularly using medication including tablets, inhalers or creams prescribed by your own doctor or medication you buy from your local pharmacy or health food shop or if you have a special card with details of any treatment, please bring them with you during your hospital stay.

On many wards there are now safe drug storage lockers by your bed where we will store your medication during your stay. We will remove any old or unwanted medication and add any newly prescribed medication to your locker while you are in hospital.

This all helps to make sure you receive the best care. If you are unable or not willing to bring in your own medication please bring an up-to-date list of all your regular medication so we can ensure the drug chart at the end of your bed is correct. Bringing your own medication into hospital is very helpful and can reduce the time you wait for your tablets prior to discharge.

• Address and telephone number of next of kin
• Please bring a note of the name, address and telephone number of your next of kin or closest friend.
• Your letter of admission
• You will have received this through the post.
• Personal Property

Please bring with you the following items, as appropriate:

• Personal toiletries
• Nightdress/pyjamas
• Dressing gown
• Well fitted slippers/footwear
• Tissues
• Towels
• Indoor clothes – if preferred
• Spectacles, hearing/walking aids etc
• Single Assessment Folders (SAP)

If you are receiving care and treatment from community and social care staff you may have a Single Assessment Folder (SAP). If so, please bring this to hospital with you.

What NOT to bring with you

Please don’t bring the following into hospital with you:

• Alcohol
• Tobacco or tobacco products
• Outdoor clothing
• TV and Radio
• Money and valuables

Security

The ward has a controlled access for security reasons so please use the intercom system and when a staff member answers, please speak into the loudspeaker. It is important that you use this system to gain entry and do not enter unannounced if, for instance, the door is open due to someone else leaving. When you and your visitors leave the ward, it is also important that you do not allow entry to others at the same time.

There is a bespoke treatment room on C7 designated for outpatient Assessment and Intervention (AIR room). You may be asked to attend this area of the ward for assessment prior to your admission, or follow up after your discharge on a daycase basis.

The dietetics department provides dietetic support to people in hospital and in the community. The acute team is based at Russells Hall Hospital and the community team is based at Stourbridge Health and Social Care Centre.

Dudley’s dietitians provide nutritional support and dietary information to a variety of people.  We are registered with the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC), are members of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) and are qualified to give specialised advice on diet and nutrition.  We work to improve the nutritional status of inpatients and the management of long term conditions. We work in a variety of specialist areas including paediatrics, renal, oncology, diabetes, bariatric surgery and artificial enteral nutrition (tube feeding). We also work with the Trust’s catering partners to ensure that hospital food meets recognised nutritional standards.

In addition to providing an inpatient service, we also provide outpatient services, including dietitian-led clinics across the Dudley borough and a service to patients at their own homes, nursing and care homes.

To find out more about the role of a dietitian and work of dietitians please visit the British Dietetic Association: https://www.bda.uk.com/ where you can find useful information and food facts, which are written by dietitians to help you to learn the best ways to eat and drink to keep your body fit and healthy.

Our department working times are 8.30am – 4.30pm

The Medical Enhanced Care Unit (MECU) is an 8 bedded unit that provides enhanced care/monitoring to level 1/1+ patients. Individual and holistic care will be practised with each patient being cared for by a team of specialist doctors and nurses who are either experienced in or undergoing training in the field of enhanced care.

A multidisciplinary team approach will be used to provide the physical, psychological and spiritual care required by a patient thus allowing them to maintain their dignity and identity. The multidisciplinary team strive to ensure that friends and family receive information and emotional support to help them cope with the current situation.

Everyday; 11pm until 8pm. Visiting outside these hours can be arranged with the Shift Lead.

Note:  No children less than 12 years of age will be permitted on to the unit as per hospital policy. However we realise that there maybe exceptional circumstances and in these cases it will be at the discretion of the Shift Lead.

Useful Links:
British Thoracic Society
Department of Health

Visiting times

• Every day – 11am – 8pm

There is no visiting during times 12pm – 1pm and 5pm – 6pm. Those with a relative who needs assistance with meals, you may be allowed on the ward during protected mealtimes following discussion with the nurse in charge.

What do I need to bring?

On behalf of the team who will be caring for you we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Russells Hall Hospital. We aim to make your stay as short and as comfortable as possible.

Medicines

If you are regularly using medication including tablets, inhalers or creams prescribed by your own doctor or medication you buy from your local pharmacy or health food shop or if you have a special card with details of any treatment, please bring them with you during your hospital stay.

On many wards there are now safe drug storage lockers by your bed where we will store your medication during your stay. We will remove any old or unwanted medication and add any newly prescribed medication to your locker while you are in hospital.

This all helps to make sure you receive the best care. If you are unable or not willing to bring in your own medication please bring an up-to-date list of all your regular medication so we can ensure the drug chart at the end of your bed is correct. Bringing your own medication into hospital is very helpful and can reduce the time you wait for your tablets prior to discharge.

Address and telephone number of next of kin

Please bring a note of the name, address and telephone number of your next of kin or closest friend.

Personal Property

Please bring with you the following items, as appropriate:

• Personal toiletries
• Nightdress/pyjamas
• Dressing gown
• Well fitted slippers/footwear
• Tissues
• Towels
• Indoor clothes – if preferred
• Spectacles, hearing/walking aids etc

Single Assessment Folders (SAP)

If you are receiving care and treatment from community and social care staff you may have a Single Assessment Folder (SAP). If so, please bring this to hospital with you.

What NOT to bring with you

Please don’t bring the following into hospital with you:

• Alcohol
• Tobacco or tobacco products
• Outdoor clothing
• TV and Radio
• Money and valuables

Security

The ward has a controlled access for security reasons so please use the intercom system and when a staff member answers, please speak into the loudspeaker. It is important that you use this system to gain entry and do not enter unannounced if, for instance, the door is open due to someone else leaving. When you and your visitors leave the ward, it is also important that you do not allow entry to others at the same time.

The Trust

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust has three sites including Russells Hall Hospital, Corbett Outpatient Centre, Guest Outpatient Centre, in addition to community services.

Your training will be based at Russells Hall Hospital which is the largest of our three sites and the Trust’s centre for all inpatient care (approx.700 beds).  Russells Hall, Corbett and Guest are all modern buildings each with their own pharmacy, in a pleasant working environment.

Based in the heart of the Black Country, the Trust serves a population of more than 400,000 in Dudley and the surrounding areas. We are a Foundation Trust and have a teaching status with the University of Birmingham. The hospital provides a full range of secondary care services for the local population and some specialist services for the wider populations of the Black Country and West Midlands.

The Role of Pharmacy

The pharmacy service is provided by over 130 staff. The pharmacy department is state of the art and supported by extensive dispensary automation, which enables the pharmacy team to concentrate on patient-focused clinical services.

We use a number of well-established IT packages throughout the department to help provide an efficient and effective service.  We have well developed speciality services in Aseptics and Medicines Information. Out of hours we have a residency service, so advice and medicines can be provided whenever needed.

The pharmacy staff are friendly and enthusiastic, providing a positive and supportive environment for your learning. The pharmacy department usually organises a number of social and charitable events throughout the year.

The Training Programme

We treat each of our pre-registration trainee pharmacists as an individual.  We will give you a structured programme with a degree of flexibility designed to make your year an enjoyable experience. You will be supported by experienced pre-registration tutors with a good track record of seeing students successfully complete their pre-registration year. We will develop your skills, knowledge and responsibility throughout the year, at a pace that’s appropriate for you. We expect you to show enthusiasm, initiative and commitment to your learning and contribute to the efficient running of the department.

We currently offer two different training programmes:

• A 52-week training programme in hospital pharmacy which includes a 2-week cross sector training placement in community pharmacy.
• A split training programme which involves approximately two-thirds of the year within the hospital sector and one-third in General Practice (GP).

The Trust has a focus on interprofessional learning and Better Training Better Care. During your year you will have the opportunity to interact and learn with pre-registration and post-registration medical and nursing colleagues.  You will attend regular regional study days where you will network with other hospital pre-registration trainees from the West Midlands region.

Contact us

The Pharmacy Department, Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY1 2HQ

Tel: 01384 456111 ext. 2031

Lobna Harb – Principal Pharmacist Professional Development and Training lobna.harb@nhs.net