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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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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.
