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Prevention and Management of Sharps Injuries and Contamination Incidents Policy
Prevention and Management of Sharps Injuries and Contamination Incidents Policy,
Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) and AMP C Management Guidelines (G295)
G295 - Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) and AMP C Management Guidelines (Section 6.9 in P69)
Nursing Home Referral Criteria for Wound Management (G269)
G269 - Nursing Home Referral Criteria for Wound Management
Disclosure Ref 202521 - Health records & Electronic Document Management System (eDMS).pdf
Disclosure to freedom of information request regarding Electronic Document Management System (eDMS) for digitised patient Health Records
HRP14 Healthy Workplaces and Stress Management Policy.docx
HRP14 Healthy Workplaces and Stress Management Policy
Promotion and Management of Continence for Adult Services Policy (P10)
This policy aims to identify a framework for the standards of care and best practice for bladder, bowel and continence promotion. The range of multidisciplinary professionals involved in continence care is diverse, and it is therefore essential that a continence service delivers integrated working practices across organisational and professional boundaries in order to provide effective care and efficient use of resource. The information detailed within this document will assist healthcare professionals who are undertaking a continence assessment and sets the standards of care for patients who present with a bladder or bowel problem. The continence advisory service aims to provide a quality service to all adults registered with a Derbyshire or Derby City GP. People with continence needs should be seen at the most appropriate time by the most appropriate professional. Excellence in continence care (2018) suggests that the initial assessment is best undertaken by staff trained in continence care within in a community setting, the provision of a high-quality assessment is the foundation of high-quality continence care.
Policy For the Use of Sterile Maggot Therapy in Wound Management (P101)
The purpose of this policy is designed to support suitably qualified healthcare professionals in managing wound debridement using maggot (larval) therapy, (which may only be instigated by a Tissue Viability Specialist) and to make sure it is carried out in a safe and clinically effective manner, acceptable to patients and carers. This policy aims to ensure the appropriate use of maggot (larval) therapy within Derbyshire Community Health Service NHS Foundation Trust.
HRP19 Management of Change Manager's Guide - Appendix 3 Group Consultation Meeting Invite Letter.docx
Drug Management of Violence and Aggression and Rapid Tranquilisation Policy (P114)
The aim of this policy is to support practitioner’s decision making, when considering or using medication by the parenteral route, when the use of oral medication is not possible or appropriate and urgent sedation with medication is required. NICE Guidance NG10 (2015)