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A joint Medical-Urology pathway has been agreed for Pyelonephritis Study Running  – Send Urine Sample prior to Antibiotics (if this does not interfere with treatment of Red-Flag… Read more

Sepsis – Click Here Suspected Covid-19 – Click Here Site Specific – Click Here Paediatric – Click Here Can’t find it in our drug cupboard… Read more

Ditch the Dipstick – for patients >65Yrs or Catheterised! Approx. 50% of over 65’s and most of those with catheters have asymptomatic bacteriuria. The patient… Read more

NHS England has introduced the use of a “40 step desaturation test” into discharge planning from the ED. You will have heard Covid -19 patients… Read more

NIV/CPAP  is NOT an Aerosol Generating Proceedure (AGP) [As of Sept 2022] CPAP/EPAP levels of 8-15cmH2O is suggested to work well by the Italian society of… Read more

2 video links to PHE how to Don and Doff your PPE Read more

AKA: Paediatric Inflammatory Multi-system Syndrome – Temporally associated with SARS-CoV 2  Although COVID-19 seems a benign disease in almost all children there are increasing evidence (however… Read more

British Society of Thoracic Imaging (BSTI) have released a free learning resource containing CXR and CT of confirmed Covid-19 cases, will short history including time… Read more

In 2022 we can now refer Covid-19 patients who are being discharged into the  “Oximetry @home” pathway. CHFT staff need to complete the attached referral… Read more

Do NOT use this regime for: Pregnant women Children under 16 years Urology surgery prophylaxis patients ANY patient who has ascites, limb amputation, cystic fibrosis,… Read more

There has been a resent increase in cases of Legionnaires Disease in the North West. So remember to request Urine Legionella Antigen test, if you… Read more

Suspected/Confirmed patients should be ISOLATED & wear PPE  Treating Staff – (should not be; non-immunised, pregnant or immunocompromised) single-use, disposable gloves single-use, disposable apron (or… Read more

Please see the updated SOP for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. Make sure you are familiar with this protocol and for anymore information please contact… Read more

Wear Gloves & Wash Your Hands!!! There have been >100 patients identified as having Mpox in the UK during the current outbreak. Most of these… Read more

Our OPAT service can provide IV antibiotics for cellulitis for those patients that can be managed as out patients but either require IV antibiotics or… Read more

Prevent the spread of infections by ensuring: routine immunisation, high standards of personal hygiene and practice, particularly hand-washing, and maintaining a clean environment. However, Public… Read more

Recent Incident: Bat contact was not recognized (effectively touching a bat without gloves means treatment is recommended) Rabies is an acute viral encephalomyelitis caused by members of… Read more

Three large scale multi-centre trials into Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: ProCESS (USA), ARISE(Aus), ProMISe(UK), all showed the same thing. What works is good early… Read more

First Aid (ALL) Encourage bleeding Wash with copious amounts of water or saline Don’t Suck Don’t use Caustic agents   Read more

Background Acute sore throats are often caused by a virus, last about a week and get better without antibiotics. withholding antibiotics rarely causes complications. Antibiotic… Read more

The prevalence of diseases transmitted by tick bite have increased in recent years, within the UK. And it is now recognised that there are 3… Read more