Current visiting times

We know how important it is for patients and families to be able to see visitors. Please help us keep our patients and staff as safe as possible by checking the guidance below before you visiting. 

Read more on visiting times...


Messages for loved ones and keeping in touch

We recognise the impact that a long stay in hospital can have on families and the importance of maintaining strong communication.  Our ward staff are keeping in touch with patients’ next of kin directly and our Voluntary Services team can help pass on personal messages from family and friends.

Read more information about messages for loved ones…

Current visiting times

After suspending visiting earlier in the year, we are now able to offer limited visiting to some wards at the discretion of the nurse in-charge.”

Read more on visiting times...


Messages for loved ones and keeping in touch

We recognise the impact that a long stay in hospital can have on families and the importance of maintaining strong communication.  Our ward staff are keeping in touch with patients’ next of kin directly and our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) can help pass on personal messages from family and friends.

Read more information about messages for loved ones…

Our Strategy – Working Together, Improving Together

Our strategy sets out our vision, values, strategic aims and most importantly, how we will deliver against these ambitions for our patients, communities, and people in the future.

It is not just a document, it is for and about everyone at PHU, building on what we have achieved with a renewed focus on continuous improvement and the need to continue to work together and improve together to achieve our goals. 

A full copy of the strategy can be downloaded here.

For more information, please visit our strategy webpage.

There are lots of opportunities for you to get involved with the Trust, from volunteering to attending our public meetings, our Annual General Meeting or our hospital open day which is held every year.

Video Conferencing

User Guide

 

Zoom

 

Join anywhere, on any device, on the go!

Zoom is a simplified remote conferencing product with a reliable cloud platform for video and audio collaboration that is accessible on desktop, mobile and telephone.

 

Scroll for instructions and guides to help you and your teams safely and successfully transition to a remote work environment using Zoom

 

 

 

User guides:

Click here to view the simplified user guide, pictured left 

Click here to view the step by step guide for mobile and browser, including tips and troubleshooting

 

How to get started

How to join a meeting

No need to create an account.

  1. Click on your invitation link sent to you by the host, or copy and paste the meeting ID from the invite into https://zoom.us/join
  2. You are now in the meeting

Accessible from any device, works best in the application.

Equipment required:

  • Speaker/headphones essential
  • Microphone preferential
  • Camera desirable

Please note: If using the Secure Mail app (using Bring Your Own Device), you won't be able to access the link or copy and paste. Instead you can either write down the meeting ID and rewrite into https://zoom.us/join, or forward the email to your personal account and open the link from there.

 

 

How to host a meeting

Camera, microphone and speakers required.

  1. Download the mobile app for iOS/Android, or the desktop app for Windows/Mac, or visit https://zoom.us/
  2. Sign up for free with your @porthosp.nhs.uk email address (you must use a strong password)
  3. To start a meeting now, click Host a Meeting
  4. Invite colleagues whilst in the meeting (the wording is device dependant, try either Invite/Participants/Manage Participants)
  5. To plan the meeting for later, click Schedule (on desktop this can be found under My Account)
  6. As a host you are able to tailor the meeting to suit your needs; decide if participants can use their camera and microphone, set a meeting password, use your personal meeting ID or randomly generate. Check the settings.
  7. Click save and the choose how you want to invite your participants. If on a trust thin client, select Copy Invitation Link, this should draft an email to send out.
  8. When you are ready to start your scheduled meeting, log in and view My Meetings, click on your meeting and click Start
  9. Wait for your colleagues to join 

 

HD video and audio

Bring HD video and audio to your meetings with support for up to 100 video participants.

Built-in collaboration tools

Multiple participants can share their screens simultaneously and co-annotate for a more interactive meeting.

Meet Securely

End-to-end encryption for all meetings, role-based user security, password protection, waiting rooms, and place attendee on hold.

Recording and transcripts

Record your meetings locally or to the cloud, with searchable transcripts.

Streamlined calendaring

Support scheduling or starting meetings from Outlook, Gmail, or iCal.

Team Chat

Chat with groups, searchable history, integrated file sharing. Easily escalate into 1:1 or group calls.

Frequently Asked Questions

Download

 

Troubleshooting

Please note: If using the Secure Mail app (using Bring Your Own Device), you won't be able to access the link or copy and paste. Instead you could either write down the meeting ID and rewrite into https://zoom.us/join, or forward the email to your personal account and open the link from there.

  

If you have any queries please contact digitalworkinghub@porthosp.nhs.uk

Alternative Solutions

Facetime user guidance

Related leaflets and downloads

pptxZoom User Guide (0.62 MB)


pdfZoom FAQs (0.16 MB)

Related pages

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