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Unique opportunity for former nurses to top up their skills and return to work
Return to Practice (RtP) gives people who have previously been Registered Nurses the opportunity to return to the profession by undertaking a return to nursing practice course.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/unique-opportunity-former-nurses-top-their-skills-and-return-work
Caution urged as lockdown restrictions set to be eased
The number of new COVID-19 infections in Cumbria dropped to 114 in week ending 19 March, a 17% reduction on the previous week.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/caution-urged-lockdown-restrictions-set-be-eased
Celebrating International Day of the Nurse
We want to take the opportunity to say thank you to every one of our 2300 nurses for your work over the most extraordinary year last year and every day. This year the theme of international nurses day is about the leading role that nurses have to play in the future of healthcare #IDN2021
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/celebrating-our-nurses-today-and-always
Films offering health and wellbeing advice for people in Cumbria
A virtual health and wellbeing event has made more than 20 films available offering advice and tips to help people improve how they feel and tackle specific problems.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/films-offering-health-and-wellbeing-advice-people-cumbria
National Numeracy Day
National Numeracy empowers children and adults to ‘get on with numbers so they can get on in life’.
Peek inside NCIC maternity units
Throughout the pandemic, our midwives have been supporting families-to-be in whatever way they could, including the making of virtual maternity tours.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/peek-inside-ncic-maternity-units
Thank you to our army of volunteers
During this year’s Volunteers’ Week (1st – 7th June 2021) the Trust is taking the time to say thank you to our volunteers for their incredible support.
Increase of medical students studying in west Cumbria
West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven is now oversubscribed as more students are choosing to study in West Cumbria for part of their course
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/increase-medical-students-studying-west-cumbria
First time mums-to-be asked to take part in research to improve maternity care
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) is looking for first time mums-to-be to take part in a research study with the overall aim of improving maternity care.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/first-time-mums-be-asked-take-part-research-improve-maternity-care
Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2021
A smear test takes five minutes and could save your life.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/cervical-screening-awareness-week-2021
Files
Purchasing Medicines for Safety Policy
This policy sets out the requirements of the Pharmacy Department within NCIC for the safe purchase of medicines.
Pharmacy Homecare Service Policy
This policy outlines how we commission and use homecare medicine services of a high quality that are delivered correctly, safely, in a ready to use form, at the right time for our patients, and to achieve the best value for the Trust and the wider NHS.
Clinical Risk Management System Policy
This Clinical Risk Management System (CRMS) outlines the processes to be followed to ensure that all healthcare IT used to support real-time/near real-time care within North Cumbria integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is developed, implemented, used and decommissioned in a safe manner.
FOI 0000 1999 Contact and income and management software
FOI 0000 2802 Senior Manager (SM) grade
FOI 0000 3029 pharmacy
FOI 0000 3204 infection prevention and control contact
FOI 0000 3230 neonatal and paediatric critical care pharmacy staffing level
FOI 0000 3303 Ellis grade 3 coronary artery ruptures