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Communications: Policies and Procedures

FOI 2817 Policies for dementia

Published: February 28, 2014

  1)      Does your acute hospital(s) have specific policies for treating people with dementia who get admitted to hospital? If so, please provide me with a list of acute hospitals which do have specific policies and those that do not. No   2)      Where specific policies are in place, please send me an electronic copy […]

FOI 2813 Dermatology leaflets

Published: February 28, 2014

Do you have a dermatology department? Yes   How many dermatology departments does your organisation have? There is one dermatology department which is based at Solihull hospital. There are dermatology clinics at Good Hope hospital as part of the out-patient service, and paediatric dermatology clinics at Birmingham Heartlands hospital as part of the Children’s Outpatients […]

FOI 2801 Pharmacy

Published: February 28, 2014

Freedom of information request: availability of ocriplasmin (Jetrea) for the treatment of vitreomacular traction (VMT)     1)    Is ocriplasmin routinely available for prescription to eligible patients following the publication of the guidance on 23rd October 2013?   No   If not, why not? Ocriplasmin is not available for prescribing at HEFT.  We are waiting […]

FOI 2756 Outpatient Hysteroscopy/Biopsy – Pain control and Patient Choice

Published: February 28, 2014

1. The current patient information leaflet: please see attached, please note this is reproduced from the version from our Patient Information Database which logs leaflets provided to patients.   2. The current consent form: verbal consent is documented in patient’s notes   3. The current surgical protocol. Please see attached   4. Does the leaflet […]

FOI 2753 Intravenous therapy

Published: February 28, 2014

The number of patients discharged from Heart of England hospitals and receive intravenous therapy in the community We do not hold this information   The number of medically fit patients who have their stay extended for the purpose of receiving intravenous therapy. We do not hold this information   The cost of an overnight stay […]

FOI 2752 Liverpool care pathway

Published: February 28, 2014

1. How many patients in the care of your acute health Trust were put on the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) between January 2013 and October 2013 inclusive? Please break this figure down month-by-month (one figure for January 2013, another for February 2013… etc). If possible, could you also please break down […]

FOI 2713 Self medication policy

Published: February 28, 2014

Does your Trust have a self-administration of medicines by competent patients policy? Yes If yes, please can you provide us with a copy of this policy? Please see attached policy –  Policy and Procedure for  Patient Self-Administration of Medicines in Adults V 3.2   If no, are you planning to introduce this policy? Not applicable […]

FOI 2696 Policies

Published: February 27, 2014

Please  send me a list of all of the Trust policies relating to staff. Initially it would be useful to have policies relating to: Leave, including study leave; Training and development; Over-time; and Private working/consultancy. Annual Leave Policy Business Expenses Policy Disciplinary Policy and Procedure v3 Fixed Term Contract Policy Flexible Working Policy Learning Development […]

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