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Nursing and Midwifery Staffing during COVID-19 Pandemic and Winter Pressures - Standard operating Procedure

Review date - December 2022

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Acute pain control for adult patients

Review date - 12th November 2022

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Care pathway for all patients with a tracheostomy

Review date - 27th June 2020 

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Guideline for Care of the skin

Review date - 5th March 2023

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Guidelines for the Care of skin in relation to Tissue Viability

Review date - 22nd July 2021

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place

Capacity Management Policy (Excluding Admission to Obstetrics)

Review date - 11th August 2021

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place

Guidelines for Registered Nurses Verification of an Expected Adult Death (RNVoEAD)

Review date - 25th May 2025

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Chaperone policy

Review date - 1st June 2024

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Conservative Sharp Debridement in Advanced Wound Care

Review date - 2nd March 2024

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place

Delivering same sex accommodation policy

Review date - 4th June 2022

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Follow up Colorectal cancer patients nurse led clinic

Review date - 11th August 2021

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Guideline for Good practice at mealtimes Guidelines

Review date - 12th December 2022 

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Identification of Orthostatic Hypotension

Review date - 5th October 2022

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place

Missing Inpatient guideline 

Review date - 4th February 2023

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Guideline for Malnutrition Screening of Adult Inpatients and its Subsequent Management - Using the 'Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool' ('MUST')

Review date - 15th June 2024

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Guidelines for the Management of constipation in adults

Review date - 4th November 2022

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Policy for Mattress decontamination and storage

Review date - 6th May 2024

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Postural (Orthostatic) Hypotension Policy and Guideline

Review date - 14th April 2024

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Medical devices policy including education and training

Review date - 11th August 2021

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Guideline for the use of Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)

Review date - 2nd March 2024

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Nurse led removal of chest drain in adult patients

Review date - 11th January 2025

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Nurse led discharge of patients attending the intervention suite - Kidderminster

Review date - 30th July 2023

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Nasogastric feeding tube insertion and care - Adult

Review date - 7th June 2025

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Policy for the management of Duty Rosters

Review date - 24th September 2022

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Nurse led 2 week wait clinic for suspected colorectal cancer patients

Review date - 8th July 2021

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Oral care guidelines

Review date - 7th October 2022

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Guidelines for Promoting rest and sleep at night

Review date - 5th October 2023

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Preceptorship policy for Nurses, Midwives, Allied health professionals and health care scientists 

Review date - 5th November 2023

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers Policy

Review date - 2nd March 2024

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

In-Patient Falls Prevention, Reduction and Management Policy

Review date - 1st March 2025

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Policy for the secondment to professional training for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals

Review date - 1st September 2022

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Guideline for safe prescribing, handling and administration of chemotherapy drugs 

Review date – April 2021

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Policy for supporting people with disabilities when accessing acute hospital services

Review date - 11th August 2021

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Tissue Viability 

Guideline for Transfer of patients from Ward 1 at Kidderminster to other hospitals

Review date - 29th December 2024

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Wound Assessment and management guideline

Review date - 4th May 2024

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

In-Patient Enhanced Observation Guideline - Adults

Review date - 15th November 2024

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Non-Medical Prescribing Policy

Review date - 4th November 2022

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place

Privacy and dignity policy

Review date - 6th August 2022

This is the most current document and should be used until a revised version is in place 

 

Page last updated: 05 September 2022