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Celebrating women across the Trust
For international women’s day at the Trust we are celebrating some of our inspirational women.
No Smoking Day 2022
Liz McDonald, who works in the respiratory department at the Cumberland Infirmary, has looked at the effect smoking has on mental health and wellbeing.
Vaccinating children against Covid-19
Dr Helen Horton, a GP in west Cumbria, has some advice for parents, carers and guardians about vaccinating children.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/vaccinating-children-against-covid-19
Help your NHS this Jubilee bank holiday weekend
Front-line NHS teams are asking people to do their bit and use health services sensibly ahead of the Jubilee Bank Holiday next week.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/do-your-bit-jubilee-bank-holiday-weekend
Promoting careers in medicine
The Trust is hosting an event to showcase the diverse careers in medicine that young people in Cumbria can follow.
Looking after child ailments at home
Dr Helen Horton is a GP and busy mum, Here she offers some sound advice as to how to care for children with minor ailments at home.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/looking-after-child-ailments-home
The importance of being smoke free at NCIC's hospitals and clinical sites
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) wants to make sure we are doing all we can to support the people who need us the most and one of the ways we can all do that is refraining from smoking on any of our sites.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/importance-being-smoke-free-ncics-hospitals
Trust arrangements over the Queen’s funeral bank holiday
We are deeply saddened and stand with our staff, patients and our community in mourning the death of our Queen. Her funeral, on Monday 19th September, has been declared a national bank holiday and in line with our colleagues across the UK we will be standing down some services on that day.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/trust-arrangements-over-queens-funeral-bank-holiday
Trust joins partners to support Hate Crime Awareness Week
Emergency services and health services across Cumbria joined forces to raise awareness of hate crime and encourage reporting.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/trust-joins-partners-support-hate-crime-awareness-week
NHS Consultant encourages people to ‘rethink their attitude towards alcohol’
Consultant Paul Counter issued the warning during Alcohol Awareness Week.
https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/news/nhs-consultant-encourages-people-rethink-their-attitude-towards-alcohol
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Medicines - Possession of Substances Liable to Abuse Policy
This Policy sets out the procedures that must be implemented if staff suspect that a patient in their care or a visitor is illegally in possession of, or supplying or using what is believed to be or suspected of being an illicit substance.
Medicines Reconciliation for Adult Patients Policy
This policy sets out the procedural steps needed to ensure that an accurate medication history is taken for patients on admission to North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) hospitals.
Self Administration of Medicines Policy
This policy gives guidance to the circumstances where self-administration of medicines by patients when in a hospital setting is approved and supported. It also allows for patients/carers administering medicines to patients, where this is usual practice at home.
