Flu
42% of staff have been protected against Flu so far and to say thank you for protecting yourselves, your patients and your loved ones we have entered each of you into a fantastic prize draw to win £500
The closing date for the draw is 23rd October so if you have not had your jab yet please contact your Peer Vaccinator, drop into a clinic or book an appointment now. For more details click here
Not only will your vaccine protect you against flu this winter it could put a very big smile on your face J
Ward Reconfigurations
The Trust now has 4 COVID cohort wards 2A,2C,2D and 5A
Please see latest ward information below
| Ward 1A | DMOP |
| Ward 1B | AMU |
| Ward 1C | AMU |
| Ward 1D | Cardiology |
| Ward 1E | Coronary Care Unit |
| Ward 2A | COVID Cohort Ward |
| Ward 2B | Respiratory |
| Ward 2C | COVID Cohort Ward |
| Ward 2D | COVID Cohort Ward |
| Ward 2E | Maternity |
| Ward 3A | Plastics |
| Ward 3B | Orthopaedics |
| Ward 3C | General Medicine and Diabetes |
| Ward 3D | Gastro |
| Ward 3E | Gynaecology |
| Ward 3E | Orthopaedics |
| Ward 3F | Paediatrics |
| Ward 4A | Surgical |
| Ward 4B | SAU / TCI / Haematology (4 protected beds) |
| Ward 4C | Colorectal / General Surgery |
| Ward 4D | Burns Unit |
| Ward 4E | Intensive Care Unit |
| Ward 4F | Paediatrics |
| Ward 5A | COVID Cohort Ward |
| Ward 5B | DMOP |
| Ward 5C | Stroke Acute |
| Ward 5D | Stroke Rehab |
| Bevan 1 | Frailty |
| Bevan 2 | Frailty |
| Duffy | Closed all staff relocated to Ward 1A at Whiston Hospital |
| Seddon | Rehabilitation Unit |
Home working expenses
Over recent months, many Trust employees have been required to work from home in response to the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. We appreciate that this may have resulted in increased household costs for some employees, for things like heating and electricity.
All employees who have been required to work from home during this period can claim for tax relief on £6 per week with effect from 6 April 2020. The result of such claims will be tax savings of £1.20 per week / £62 per year for basic rate (20%) taxpayers and £2.40 per week / £124 per year for higher rate (40%) taxpayers.
To clarify, this is a tax saving and employees will not receive a payment of £6 per week.
HMRC have confirmed that employees claiming for tax relief on £6 per week will not have to calculate the additional costs from their household bills or keep receipts or other evidence of those costs. Employees who believe that they have incurred increased costs above £6 per week due to working from home, can claim for more, but would need to provide evidence of the costs.
What you need to do:
To claim online:
If you have been required to work from home and wish to claim for the £6 per week tax relief, you will need to complete a P87 form which can be done online here.
To submit an online claim you will need to create a Government Gateway account, if you don’t have one already. Please click here to either sign in to your account or register for a Government Gateway ID.
To claim by post:
If you would prefer to submit a claim by post, you will need to complete the claim form online here and then print it and post it to HMRC.
Please note that the advice from HMRC is for employees to wait until they are back at work as normal (i.e. no longer required to work from home) and then make a retrospective claim for the period they were at home. The employee’s tax code will then be adjusted rather than a refund given.