We need to make sure there are beds available for those who need our care most.

Timely discharge allows the sickest patients to be admitted and treated appropriately.

We’re asking patients and their families for their co-operation when being discharged.

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Did you know we have 23 different topics available on our Children's Symptom Checker? ✅

Therefore, if your child is unwell, there's plenty of useful information and tips for you to check out before attending the Emergency Department 🚨

Visit: bit.ly/4azyRM9

We're delighted to be involved with this workshop led by world leader in dignity in health care, Dr Harvey Max Chochinov.

Click here for more info and to register: tinyurl.com/Dignity24

#DignityInCare24

“All the staff were very professional and compassionate - they all made me feel so much at ease.”

Kind words from a service user about their recent experience of the Elective Overnight Stay Centre at the Mater Hospital shared on Care Opinion.

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📽️ A series of training videos by the Department explain the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards within the Mental Capacity Act.

They outline safeguards and tools that complement MCA training by the Department or HSC Trusts.

➡️More info and videos here: health-ni.gov.uk/mca-deprivatio…

Big thank you to @UniteUnionNI who treated our encompass team to pizza today! 🍕

This was in recognition of the huge amount of work our staff are putting in for the implementation of our new digital patient record system on 6th June 🌟

#ThankYouThursday #encompassNI

The Trust was delighted to share its learning from the launch of encompass, the new regional digital patient record system, with our colleagues across Northern Ireland! 📲

Good Luck Belfast Trust who Go-Live on the 6th June 🚀 🧑‍🚀

Department of Health

Congratulations to our Community Diabetes Team who are finalists in the NI Healthcare Awards 2024. Good luck everyone!
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'It has improved quality, it has improved speed & helped us to deliver health care the way we want to deliver it to you.'

Today we had our 60 day Go-Live Readiness Assessment for encompass.

Find out more about what encompass is & how it will be benefit you ⬇️

#encompassNI

Today staff across the Trust are taking part in an encompass Go-Live Readiness Assessment to update on progress.

Dr. Shane McKee, encompass Deputy Chief Clinical Information Officer, shares his excitement for the project and the benefits it offers service users. #encompassni

Ann Marie Ward is our encompass Transformation Lead for Trauma, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation. With less than 60 days to our encompass Go-Live on 6 June, Ann Marie shares her thoughts on the benefits this digital system offers both staff and our service users.
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An extended stay in hospital for someone who is well enough to leave can have a significant impact on your long-term recovery.

We need you to work with us to get you or your loved one home or into an appropriate community care setting.

Team Translink are at the Royal Victoria Hospital from 12:00pm to 2pm to help provide staff and visitors with information on how to get to and from the hospital. If you’re in the area, pop over for a chat 😃 Belfast Trust

Superheroes at the ready for Friends of the Cancer Centre’s Take on The Tower Superhero Abseil!

Become a superhero and abseil 190ft down Belfast City Hospital’s tower block on to support local families impacted by cancer.

For more information and to register visit: shorturl.at/AGHI0

Our Children’s Emergency Department is currently extremely busy. Please only attend if your child has a serious medical emergency.

If your child does not need urgent medical attention consult our symptom checker below for expert advice and guidance.

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If you have experienced the death of a child at RBHSC or they were cared for by a Belfast medical team, we would like to invite you to our memory walk.

A remembrance service will be held followed by a walk around the grounds of Stormont.

Register here: tinyurl.com/5n6c7292

🚨 Before attending the Children’s Emergency Department, we would ask you to consider the other care options available to you like your community pharmacist, GP out of hours and our Children's Symptom Checker.

Find out more from Emma, one of our Advanced Nurse Practitioners 👇

A weather warning for strong winds today.
Danger to life from large waves/beach material at coast and flying debris, travel disruption, power cuts, fallen trees possible.
Info & advice: nidirect.gov.uk/winds
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#StormKathleen

“I recognise that this has been a complex construction project which has encountered delays, however this is very welcome news.” - Health Minister, Robin Swann

Details: bit.ly/3PO8KZE

Department of Health

Our Child and Adolescent Autism Service have put together a guide a for helping people better understand the kind of language we can be using to support autistic people.

The full guide is now available on our website: bit.ly/3vx4xD5

#AutismAcceptanceWeek