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Online support sessions available with public health nurses
Cumbria’s public health nurses are holding online support sessions to offer health advice for those caring for children and young people aged between 5 – 19 years old.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/online-support-sessions-available-public-health-nurses
Green light given for north Cumbria heart centre upgrade
Planning permission to upgrade The Heart Centre at the Cumberland Infirmary has been granted.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/green-light-given-north-cumbria-heart-centre-upgrade
Robot set to revolutionise hospital pharmacy department in Whitehaven
The way medicines are stocked and dispensed is set to change at West Cumberland Hospital’s Pharmacy with the introduction of a state-of-the-art robot.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/robot-set-revolutionise-hospital-pharmacy-department-whitehaven
Ophthalmology: Contact lens service
Care of your rigid gas permeable contact lenses
Ophthalmology: Soft contact lens
Care of your soft contact lenses
2,000 fake Sexually Transmitted Infection(STI) tests have been seized
Fake Sexually Transmitted Infection testing kits which can give incorrect results are being sold online
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/2000-fake-sexually-transmitted-infectionsti-tests-have-been-seized
Out with the old to make way for the new
The second phase of the programme of work to upgrade the diagnostic equipment at the Cumberland Infirmary is now well underway. The old CT and MRI scanners from the ground floor have now been removed to make way for new scanners.
Public can now book sexual health appointments on line
Cumbria Sexual Health Service (CSHS) can now offer patients the ability to book appointments online.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/public-can-now-book-sexual-health-appointments-line
The NHS is here for you over the Jubilee holidays
As the nation readies for the most prestigious jubilee in history your NHS is ready in more ways than you may realise should you need medical help.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/nhs-here-you-over-jubilee-holidays
Stock up your medicine cabinet for the festive season
Do it now and save having to drag yourself to the pharmacy when you're poorly.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/stock-your-medicine-cabinet-festive-season
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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