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Essential tips for keeping children a healthy weight
Obesity is one of the most serious health epidemics facing our society today with one in three children currently overweight or obese in the UK.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/essential-tips-for-keeping-children-healthy-weight
July is Group B Strep Awareness Month
July is Group B Strep Awareness Month, an annual campaign to highlight the importance of group B Strep awareness, education and research.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/july-group-b-strep-awareness-month
Health Trust seeks to appoint new public and staff governors
Nominations for the 15 governor posts are now open.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/health-trust-seeks-appoint-new-public-and-staff-governors
Know for sure that you are Hep C free
Nurses are coming to a location near you to encourage you to know your Hepatitis C status. Being treated sooner can help prevent against further health conditions.
Positive feedback following investment in children’s A&E
Back in December 2020, we opened a specialist paediatric area in the Cumberland Infirmary’s Accident & Emergency department.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/positive-feedback-following-investment-childrens-e
Cancer Centre marks one year anniversary
Today (Friday 19 August) marks the one-year anniversary of the official opening of the Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/cancer-centre-marks-one-year-anniversary
Signs of lung cancer: Help Us, Help You!
Lung cancer GP referrals have been the slowest of all cancer types to recover since the start of the pandemic.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/signs-lung-cancer-help-us-help-you
New digital surgical platform launches for patients
A digitally-based surgical patient pathway has launched for all adult elective surgical patients. This is big step forward in modernising our surgical care and has been recognised nationally by NHS England to improve patient outcomes, improve patient experience and improve patient decision making in their surgical care.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/new-digital-surgical-patient-pathway-launches
Dr Louise Buchanan talks heart health and smart watches
Consultant Louise Buchanan was recently asked to appear on a national radio station to talk about the benefits of smart watches when it comes to heart health.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/dr-louise-buchanan-talks-heart-health-and-smart-watches
Joint recruitment event to be held at West Cumberland Hospital
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, construction company GRAHAM and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust will hold a joint recruitment event at West Cumberland Hospital on Saturday 8th October.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/joint-recruitment-event-be-held-west-cumberland-hospital
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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