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Modular build at West Cumberland Hospital to begin
Work to improve the capacity within the emergency department at West Cumberland Hospital will start in the New Year. The work is part of the £4 million winter funding awarded to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust earlier this year and will enable us to further develop the same day emergency care facilities we can offer on site.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/extension-e-west-cumberland-hospital-begin-next-month
Trust opens specialist A&E childrens’ department
A new specialist paediatric department has opened in the Cumberland Infirmary’s Accident & Emergency department today.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/trust-opens-specialist-e-childrens-department
Working through the pandemic from a community team perspective
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/working-through-pandemic-community-team-perspective
Farewell to ENT consultant Andrew Robson
Mr Robson retires on Friday
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/farewell-ent-consultant-andrew-robson
Maternity care during the coronavirus outbreak
The NHS in north Cumbria wants to reassure and update mums on the current maternity guidance during the pandemic.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/maternity-care-during-coronavirus-outbreak
From kitchen staff to frontline Covid healthcare workers
Brenda Lock, Penny Deakin and Angela Davenport were part of the kitchen staff based in Wigton Community Hospital.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/kitchen-staff-frontline-covid-healthcare-workers
Health and care leaders tackle COVID-19 pressures together
Lyn Simpson, Chief Executive of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust who chairs the group in North Cumbria said, “This third wave has brought a challenge on a scale that we haven’t seen before."
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/health-and-care-leaders-tackle-covid-19-pressures-together
Collaborative working enables efficient patient care
Upper Eden is a small community and the teams have a great relationship.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/collaborative-working-enables-efficient-patient-care
Trust research team supports Oxford COVID-19 study
Cumbrian residents with COVID-19 are working with the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust’s research team to help find treatments for the virus.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/trust-research-team-supports-oxford-covid-19-study
Hospital calls in local firm for specialist upholstery work
The education centre at the Cumberland Infirmary has gone the extra mile to ensure the safety of staff and students with the help of a specialist upholstery firm.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/hospital-calls-local-firm-specialist-upholstery-work
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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