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Penrith Urgent Treatment centre walk in hours to change
The hours of the walk in service at Penrith UTC will change from 1st November from 8am until 10pm daily.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/penrith-urgent-treatment-centre-walk-hours-change
Urging you to make smoking a habit of the past
There are lots of support and quitting tools out there, we recommend that you download the quit smoking NHS app for extra support, it includes quitting streaks and a classic snake game!
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/urging-you-make-smoking-habit-past
Sexual Health Services support launch of U=U campaign
Sexual Health services at the Trust are taking part in an international campaign to raise awareness of HIV treatment.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/sexual-health-services-support-launch-uu-campaign
Mental health help for your winter wellness
It’s normal to feel low at the moment, as we all try to adjust to a ‘new normal’ after an incredibly difficult two years. But no matter how negative a situation is, things can get better, and help is at hand.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/mental-health-help-your-winter-wellness
Alcohol causes cancer campaign
A worrying new survey shows only one in three people in the North East and Cumbria know that alcohol also causes cancer such as bowel, breast, mouth and throat cancer.
Make sure your child gets the free flu vaccine this year!
The vaccine is our best protection against flu and it’s incredibly easy for our children to get – you just need to look out for information that gets sent from their school asking you to give consent, and then they’ll be given their free flu nasal spray. More children than ever are eligible for the vaccine this year.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/make-sure-your-child-gets-free-flu-vaccine-year
Light up Christmas at NCIC
We have launched a Winter Festival to help businesses show their support to our NHS heroes.
Wigton Hospital: Providing patient care closer to home
Since the inpatient beds at Wigton Hospital were closed in 2018, following a public consultation, a wide range of service continue to be provided at the hospital and patients are now treated at the busy day unit.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/wigton-hospital-providing-patient-care-closer-home
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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