The Trust's policies relate to its operation, staff, facilities, health and safety, risk management and services provided to patients
The Trust provides a wide range of policies to support staff in their everyday lives which set out the necessary guidance for decision making and the associated processes.
At NCIC, everyone is equal. We recognise the need to tackle discrimination and promote equality. We do everything we can to ensure all our policies:
Please note that the information in italics in the policy template is for author guidance only and should be removed once you have completed the information.
If you're unsure of the process to follow within any policy, speak to your line manager before contacting the policy author or accountable director.
If you are unsure of the arrangements for managing policies, email the policy help desk on policyhelpdesk@ncic.nhs.uk
If you require written communication e.g. appointment letters, clinic outcome letters, including any of our publications, to be translated into another language or format, such as Braille, large print or audio, contact:
This policy describes the measures to be taken in order to detect and manage seasonal respiratory infections including influenza and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-COV-2.
The purpose of this Policy is to indicate the measures that must be taken to reduce the risk of Nosocomial Aspergillosis to vulnerable patients during building work.
This policy outlines the measures that all Trust staff will adhere to in order to prevent and control the spread of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) within our hospitals.
The overall aim of this policy is to ensure that all North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) staff are aware of the practices to prevent and control the spread of infection by the provision of robust cleaning and decontamination procedures in all care settings.
This policy outlines the measures that all North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust (NCIC) staff will adhere to in order to prevent and control the spread of Glycopeptide Resistant Enterococci (GRE).
This policy emphasises the role of effective hand decontamination in the management and prevention of infections in clinical and community healthcare settings.
The aim of this policy is to provide clear guidance for staff on the use of ice and water from ice making machines and water coolers within North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) hospital sites.
This policy describes the infection prevention and control measures that need to be taken in order to minimise the risk of transmission of prions from patients with or at increased risk of Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (CJD) or variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (vCJD).
This policy addresses the infection prevention and control issues associated with the admission, transfer and discharge of NCIC hospital in-patients (including community hospitals) known to have or be at risk from having a hazardous infectious condition.
This policy has been developed to give clear guidance to staff in relation to the storage and handling of linen. This includes safe disposal of used linen.
This policy has been produced in order to provide Trust-wide best practice guidance to health care professionals involved in the care of patients at risk of deteriorating and management of the deteriorating patient.
This policy addresses the measures that all Trust staff will adhere to in order to ensure a robust Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening programme is in place and the practices to be implemented to prevent the spread of MRSA.
This policy is to outline the required measures to be undertaken by all staff so as to reduce the risk of Norovirus outbreaks occurring and should an outbreak occur, those measures required to minimise the impact of the outbreak.
This policy describes procedures for identifying and managing outbreaks of infection within all NCIC care settings, including major outbreaks where external support is required.
This policy supplements the Public Health England (PHE) Guidelines on the management of Pertussis and the HM Government guidelines for control of infection within Prisons. It seeks to provide additional specific guidance for minimising the risk of Pertussis in the healthcare settings within the Trust
This policy has been produced in order to provide Trust-wide best practice guidance to health care professionals involved in the care of patients presenting with sepsis or suspected sepsis.
This policy outlines the measures that must be adhered to when managing patients or staff members with a suspected Group A Streptococcal (GAS) or Invasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) infection.
The purpose of this policy is to outline the infection prevention and control measures required to minimise the risk of mycobacterium tuberculosis spreading to patients and staff in the healthcare setting.
