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Communications: Policies and Procedures

FOI 5771 Clinical Waste

Published: February 23, 2018

I would like to know what the trust currently uses to seal clinical waste bags and the annual quantity purchased (as well as the annual cost to the Trust if possible)? A form of sellotape with the ward details printed on it. Annual quantity: 32,000 rolls. Annual cost £43,177 I would also like to know […]

FOI 5719 Specialling/1-1/Bed watch

Published: February 2, 2018

 Provide or attach location of policy regarding one to one/specialling/bedwatch/Enhanced Care services at your Trust.? Please see attached Policy for Enhanced Observation for Patient Safety v3.0. Enhanced Observation Policy V3  Does the current system fulfil the requirements of the policy? Yes the tools within the policy do support staff in the decision making process. […]

FOI 5710 Caesarean sections

Published: January 26, 2018

Advise how many maternal request caesarean sections with no obstetric, medical or significant psychological reason were carried out by each obstetric unit within your Trust between April 2016 and April 2017. Please see attached FOI 5710  Provide a copy of any locally agreed guidelines, staff guidelines and patient information leaflets that explain how requests for […]

FOI 5709 Implementation of NICE guidance DG27

Published: January 22, 2018

We are requesting the following information relating to the implementation of NICE guidance DG27: Molecular testing strategies for Lynch syndrome in people with colorectal cancer, within your trust. The guidance, published in February 2017, recommends that ‘testing be offered to all people with colorectal cancer, when first diagnosed, using immunohistochemistry for mismatch repair proteins or […]

FOI 5717 GDPR

Published: January 22, 2018

Please could you provide me with the following information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 1. Total summary or estimate of expenditure to date to prepare your organisation for the incoming GDPR legislation We do not hold this information. The work is led by the Information Governance team, however […]

FOI 5691 Visual Impairments

Published: February 2, 2018

Please can you let us know how many current inpatients you have with a visual impairment. Please see attached PDF FOI5691 Also, the information on the policies or procedures you have in place to help identify and support the needs of people with visual impairment using your inpatient services. Please see attached the documents ‘’ Meeting […]

FOI 5661 Low Staffing

Published: December 19, 2017

Can you please email me your policy/guidance on what to do when low staffing is an issue There is no set guideline of policy that is enacted when staffing levels are below the recommended levels. However, there is a Trust-wide process. Each case is dealt with on an individual basis and takes into account the […]

FOI 5586 Medicines Management Policies

Published: November 14, 2017

1. Please can you provide a copy of your medicines management policies for the Trust which includes the policy of sharing medicines in vials and how the policy fulfils the requirements of the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) with regards to vial sharing? Copy of Medicines Prescribing & Administration procedure attached: Prescribing and Administering Medicines Procedure […]

FOI 5490 Sepsis antibiotic administration

Published: September 19, 2017

As part of your trusts clinical response to emergency department sepsis presentations; could you clarify whether antibiotics are administered under Patient group directives (PGD) or prescription only? Yes – for administration of meropenem and pip/taz for neutropenic sepsis presenting to haematology/oncology day unit or acute medicine across 3 sites. Could you also please provide me […]

FOI 5493 Fall’s policy

Published: September 15, 2017

Falls policy Integrated Falls Policy v3.0

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