Breast Guidelines
- GP Infant Feeding Network
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Breast RaTC
- East Kent Breast Screening Programme
- Family history of breast cancer
- Nipple Rash
- Nipple Distortion or Retraction
- Nipple Discharge
- Mastalgia
- Gynaecomastia
- Galactorrhoea
- Breast lumps
- Breast Infection/ inflammation
- Breast Implant Complications
Cancer
- QFIT
- RaTC Oncology
- Kent and Medway Cancer Collaborative Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary Alliance Group
- Cancer Cafe
- How to refer on eRS
- ERS and 2 week access Cancer Services.
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- Home Oxygen
- Chemotherapy Advice
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Macmillan Cancer Support
- 2WW Referral Forms
Cardiology
- Ashford Community Cardiology Service
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- Stroke prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Anti-Coagulation Monitoring Service Providers – Ashford
- Lipid Guidelines
- Community Warfarin Initiation Referral
- Primary Care ES Clinics – ECG (Ambulatory)
- Primary Care ES Clinics – ECG (Standard)
- Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Service
- Heart Failure MDM Referral Form
- Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic
- Syncope Pathway
- Community Cardiology Referral Guidelines
- Prescribing Guidelines: Cardiovascular
- Atrial Fibrillation Primary Care Pathway
Community Services - Ashford
- EK Podiatry Referral
- Wheelchair Service
- Podiatry Service – KCHFT
- Adult Speech and Language Therapy Outpatient Referral Form
- Anti-Coagulation Monitoring Service Providers – Ashford
- Patient Transport Service Booking System
- Ashford Minor Injuries Units
- Exercise Referral Scheme
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
- Ashford Local Referral Unit
Dermatology
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Dermatology website
- Ashford – Routine Dermatology Triage Referrals
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Treatment for Aesthetic reasons
- Treatment of Alopecia and Hair Loss
- Primary Care Dermatology Society guidelines
- Hirsutism
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Dermatology
- Benign Skin Lesions
- Psoriasis
- Hyperhidrosis
- Prescribing Guidelines: Dermatology
- Referral and Treatment Criteria – Dermatology
- Solar Keratosis
- Urgent – 2WW Dermatology Referral Form
- Treatment of Acne Vulgaris
- Generalised Pruritus
- Dermatitis and Eczema
- Rosacea and Rhinophyma
- Urticaria and Angiodema
Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Referral to Diabetes Specialist Nursing and Education Service
- Diabetes Information Prescriptions
- Diabetes Type 1 – Patient resource
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- KAT1E – Kent Adult Type 1 Education
- DEREK – Diabetes Education and Revision in East Kent
- Diabetic Foot Assessment
- Podiatry Service – KCHFT
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Diabetes Sick Day Rules
- Lipid Guidelines
- Osteoporosis
- Exercise Referral Scheme
- Prescribing Guidelines: Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes: The Management of Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes: Prevention in People at High Risk (Nation Diabetes Prevention Programme)
- Diabetes UK
Ear, Nose and Throat
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Waiting times for specialist referrals
- Primary Care OP Clinics – ENT
- Prescribing Guidelines: ENT
- Referral and Treatment Criteria
- Hearing Loss in Children
- 2WW Referral Form
Gastroenterology: Medical and Surgical
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Waiting times for specialist referrals
- Bariatric Surgery Referral
- MUST online calculator
- Bowel Cancer Screening
- Surgical Emergency Admission Unit SEAU
- Upper GI and Dyspepsia
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Iron Deficiency Anaemia
- Gall Stones
- Prescribing Guidelines: Nutrition and Blood inc. ACBS products/ONS/Gluten Free
- Prescribing Guidelines: Gastroenterology
- 2WW Referral Form
General Surgery
- Divarication of rectus abdominis muscles
- Bariatric Surgery Referral
- Surgical Emergency Admission Unit SEAU
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Surgery (Minor Ops)
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Surgery (General)
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Surgery (Colorectal)
- Sports Hernia
- Hernia Repair
- Abdominoplasty / Apronectomy
Gynaecology and Obstetrics
- RaTC Gynaecology
- Perinatal Mental Health Service
- Cervical screening for women with Learning Disabilities
- GP Infant Feeding Network
- Urogynae Physio referral form
- Healthy Start
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Waiting times for specialist referrals
- Fibroids
- RaTC Guidance – Reversal of female sterilisation
- FGM Female Genital Mutilation
- EKHUFT Biochemistry Guidelines
- Sexual Assault Adults
- Female Sterilisation
- Pregnancy Guidelines
- Cervical Screening
- Kent Psychosexual Therapy Service
- Gynaecology Assessment Unit
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Amenorrhoea – Secondary
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Gynaecology
- Prescribing Guidelines: Gynaecology and Urinary Tract
- Menorrhagia
- Amenorrhoea – Primary
- 2WW Referral Form
- Cervical Polyps
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Dysmenorrhoea
- Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU)
- Intermenstrual Bleeding
- Menopause and HRT
- Ovarian Cysts
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Polymenorrhagia
- Post-Coital Bleeding
- Post-Menopausal Bleeding
- Prolapse
- Miscarriage
- Subfertility
- Uro-Gynaecology
- Vulval Disorders
- Recurrent UTIs in Women
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
- Microguide
- Prevention and Management of Clostridium Difficile in Primary Care
- Notification of Infectious Disease NOIDs
- Prescribing Guidelines: Vaccines
- Target Resources
Mental Health
- CHUMS Specialist Bereavement Service
- We are with you Mind and Body Programme
- Porchlight Adolescent Wellbeing Service (PAWS)
- Porchlight BeYou Project
- Mental Health Referral Information
MSK, Chronic Pain and Rheumatology
Neurology
- RaTC Neurology
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Diagnosis of Migraine With or Without Aura: FSRH Guidance
- Driving Advice
- Epilepsy
- East Kent Referral Guidelines
- Headache Management in Primary Care
- Syncope Pathway
- Prescribing Guidelines: CNS
- 2WW Referral form – Neurology
- TIA Clinic Referrals
Ophthalmology
- Hydroxychloroquine
- RaTC Ophthalmology
- Diabetic Eye Screening
- Wet AMD
- Minor Eye Conditions – East Kent Ophthalmology Referral Pathway
- Ophthalmology Prescribing
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Eye Casualty
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Ophthalmology
- IOP & Glaucoma Pathway
- Cataract
Paediatrics
- RaTC Paediatrics
- Health Visitor contact details
- Bedwetting – Nocturnal Enuresis – and Continence Services
- GP Infant Feeding Network
- Podiatry MSK pathways
- Healthy Start
- Support for Children with Gender Identity Issues
- Podiatry Service – KCHFT
- Tongue Tie
- NIPE: New Born and Infant Screening Programme
- Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (USAC)
- Urinary tract infections in children
- Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy in Children
- Children and young persons mental health service pages
- When Should I Worry Booklet
- Neonatal Jaundice
- Bronchiolitis
- Acute Asthma/Wheeze Pathway (not for bronchiolitis)
- Gastroenteritis Pathway: Children < 5yrs with Suspected Gastroenteritis
- Born to Move APP
- Fever pathway for children younger than 5 years
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
- Amenorrhoea – Primary
- 2WW Referral Forms
- Children’s Centres
- Urticaria and Angiodema
Palliative and End of Life care
- Home Oxygen
- End Of Life Care information packs for Patients and their Carers
- Care of dying adults in last days of life – NICE guidance
- Prescribing Guidelines: Palliative Care
- Pilgrims Hospices Patient Information/PDAs
- Just In Case (JIC) Boxes
Prescribing
- Polypharmacy and Deprescribing
- Prescribing Guidelines: Chronic Pain
- Prescribing Recommendations
- Microguide
- Prescribing of Lyrica/Pregabalin
- Shared Care Prescribing
- NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service
- Community medicines support service
- DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Related Conditions
- Appropriate Prescribing of Infant Formula
- MHRA Drug Safety Update
- Prescribing Guidelines: Diabetes
- Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
- Prescribing Guidelines: Palliative Care
- Prescribing Guidelines: Dressings and Appliances
- Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) Prescribing Guidelines
- Prescribing Guidelines: Vaccines
- Prescribing Guidelines: Dermatology
- Prescribing Guidelines: ENT
- Prescribing Guidelines: Nutrition and Blood inc. ACBS products/ONS/Gluten Free
- Prescribing Guidelines: Gynaecology and Urinary Tract
- Prescribing Guidelines: CNS
- Prescribing Guidelines: Respiratory
- Prescribing Guidelines: Cardiovascular
- Prescribing Guidelines: Gastroenterology
- General Recommendations and Information
- Prescribing Newsletters
- Formularies and High Cost Drug (HCD) Information
- Target Resources
- Just In Case (JIC) Boxes
Referral and Treatment Criteria (RaTC)
- Individual Funding Request Process -IFR
- RaTC Guidance – Reversal of female sterilisation
- Breast RaTC
- RaTC Orthopaedics guidance
- All RaTC Specialities
- Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy – not routinely commissioned
Renal
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- CKD
- Acute Kidney Injury AKI
Respiratory
- COPD NICE Guidance
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- Home Oxygen
- Pneumonia Pathway
- Inhaler Guidance
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Preferred Inhalers for Chronic Asthma in Adults (18 years and above)
- Prescribing Guidelines: Respiratory
- 2WW Referral Form
Urology
- RaTC General Surgery urology and vascular
- Urinary Tract Infection Resources to support the UTI and CAUTI Pathway
- Urogynae Physio referral form
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Waiting times for specialist referrals
- Urology Care Line
- Ashford Community Urology Service
- Prostate Cancer and PSA Testing
- Kent Psychosexual Therapy Service
- Prescribing Guidelines: Gynaecology and Urinary Tract
- 2WW Referral Form
- Haematospermia
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men (LUTS)
- Non-visible Haematuria
- Recurrent UTIs in Women
Vascular
- RaTC General Surgery urology and vascular
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- Lipid Guidelines
- Varicose Veins
- Leg Ulcer Diagnosis Quick Reference Guide
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Termination Clinics
- EKHUFT Biochemistry Guidelines
- Kent Psychosexual Therapy Service
- Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
- Subfertility
Dementia
- Dementia Support Services for Carers Ashford CCG
- Dementia Diagnosis and Referral Service
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Age UK Ashford
- Advocacy Services
- Safeguarding Adults
- Mental Capacity Act
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
- Admiral Nurse
- Dementia Support Services Ashford CCG
Ear Guidelines
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Audiology
- Vertigo
- Tinitus
- Pinnaplasty (procedure not routinely commissioned)
- Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) / Insertion of Grommets
- Otitis Externa
- Hearing Loss in Children
- Hearing Loss in Adults
- Ear Wax
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Bell’s Palsy
- Acute Otitis Media (adults and children)
Head and Neck Guidelines
Nose Guidelines
Throat Guidelines
- EKHUFT Nurse Led Tonsil Clinic
- Voice Problems
- Tonsillitis
- Recurrent Sore Throat
- Hoarseness
- Globus
- Dysphagia
- Chronic Cough
Sepsis
- Sepsis
- Severe Sepsis and SECAmb
- Sepsis NICE Guidance and Algorithms
- Sepsis – National Early Warning Score
- Fever pathway for children younger than 5 years
- Post Pregnancy Sepsis
- Sepsis In Pregnancy
- Sepsis Screening and Action Tool
- GP Management of Sepsis – Toolkit
Over 75s
- Stroke Recovery Service
- EKHUFT and KCHFT Falls Clinic Referrals
- Guidance for Over 75s Medication Reviews
- Frailty – PRISMA 7 Questionnaire
- Medication STOPSTART Toolkit
- The Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test
Safeguarding
- Kent and Medway CCGs Safeguarding Policy
- Community Adult Learning Disability Team
- Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs)
- Serious Case Reviews (SCRs)
- Self Neglect
- Learning Disabilities Mortality Reviews
- Advanced Decision Making
- Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs)
- Modern Slavery
- Domestic Abuse Support Services
- FGM Female Genital Mutilation
- Sexual Assault Adults
- Prevent
- Mental Capacity Act
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Ambulatory Care
- EKHUFT DVT Service
- EKHUFT Elective ‘Cold’ Service
- EKHUFT Emergency ‘Hot’ Service
- Ambulatory Care Score Card
MSK Guidelines
- RaTC Orthopaedics guidance
- Musculoskeletal Imaging for GPs
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Orthopaedic inc. Spinal
- Primary Care OP Clinics – MSK inc. Limb Injections
- Sports Hernia
Chronic Pain Guidelines
- Prescribing Guidelines: Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pain Toolkit – Self Management
- Chronic Pain Referral Point – triage guidelines
- Chronic Pain Management – referral guidelines
Rheumatology Guidelines
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Community Rheumatology Advice and Guidlines
- DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Related Conditions
- EKHUFT Biochemistry Guidelines
- Early Arthritis Clinic Rapid Access Referral
- Giant Cell Arteritis Urgent Referral (Temporal Arteritis)
Spinal
- Keele STarT Back Pain – Screening Tool
- Kings Neurosurgery Spinal MDM Referral
- ARC Patient Information Leaflets
- Spinal problems potentially requiring surgery
- Facet Joint Injections – not routinely commissioned
- Spinal Fusion – not routinely commissioned
Foot and Ankle
- Diabetic Foot Assessment
- Podiatry MSK pathways
- Podiatry Service – KCHFT
- ARC Patient Information Leaflets
- Foot Problems (Bunion) – not routinely commissioned
Hand and Wrist
- Hand Therapy Service
- ARC Patient Information Leaflets
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – local referral forms
- Carpel Tunnel Syndrome – RaTC/not routinely commissioned
- Dupuytren’s Disease – not routinely commissioned
- Trigger Finger – not routinely commissioned
Shoulder and Elbow
Hip
Knee
Trauma
Children and Young Person Mental Health Services (CHYPMS)
- CHUMS Specialist Bereavement Service
- We are with you Mind and Body Programme
- Porchlight Adolescent Wellbeing Service (PAWS)
- Porchlight BeYou Project
- Childrens ND/LD referrals in East Kent
- East Kent Mental Health Safe Havens
- Kent handbook for families on Autism and ADHD
- Suicidal thoughts and Self-Harm in Children and Young People
- Mental Health Referral Information
- Bereavement Support After Suicide
- Online Counselling Support for Young People
- Children and Young Persons Mental Health
- Children and Young Persons – Early Help
- Eating Disorders (All Age)
- Domestic Abuse Support Services
- Support for Children with Gender Identity Issues
- Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (USAC)
- Young Persons Substance Misuse Support Services
- Mental Capacity Act
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Cancer Screening Programmes
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Bowel Cancer Screening
- Cervical Screening
- East Kent Breast Screening Programme
Screening and Immunisation Programmes
Adult Mental Health
- East Kent Mental Health Safe Havens
- Mental Health Referral Information
- Bereavement Support After Suicide
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- Carers Support
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Armed Forces and Veteran Support
- Bereavement/Loss
- Suicide Prevention
- Adult Mental Health
- Mental Health and Substance Misuse
- Psychosis
- Eating Disorders (All Age)
- Personality Disorders
- Depression
- Anxiety and Panic Disorders
- Perinatal Mental Health Service
- Domestic Abuse Support Services
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- GP Line for Advice from Psychiatry
- Adult ADHD and ASC Service in east Kent
- Sexual Assault Adults
- Advocacy Services
- Safeguarding Adults
- Adult Community Mental Health Resources
- Mental Capacity Act
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Non Cancer Screening Programmes
Immunisation
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccination
- Pneumococcal Vaccine
- Immunisation Contraindications and General Considerations
- Measles – Guidance re Vaccination
- Men B Immunisation Programme
- Prescribing Guidelines: Vaccines
On Line Training Resources
- Musculoskeletal online Training Resources
- Gynaecology On-line Learning and Resources
- Safeguarding Adults Training
- Prevent
- National Early Warning Score
Infectious Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Infection
Contraception
- Information for patients re VTE risk and CHC use
- Vasectomy
- Combined Hormonal Contraception and Surgery
- Diagnosis of Migraine With or Without Aura: FSRH Guidance
- Female Sterilisation
- Sexual Health Clinics
- FSRH Contraception Guidance: Updated with UKMEC 2016
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
COPD
- COPD NICE Guidance
- Living with COPD
- COPD Diagnosis and Management
- Inhaled Therapy for COPD: EKPG Recommendations
- COPD Patient Resource Pack
Ashford
Canterbury and Coastal
Vascular
- RaTC General Surgery urology and vascular
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- Lipid Guidelines
- Varicose Veins
- Leg Ulcer Diagnosis Quick Reference Guide
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Breast Guidelines
- GP Infant Feeding Network
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Breast RaTC
- East Kent Breast Screening Programme
- Family history of breast cancer
- Nipple Rash
- Nipple Distortion or Retraction
- Nipple Discharge
- Mastalgia
- Gynaecomastia
- Galactorrhoea
- Breast lumps
- Breast Infection/ inflammation
- Breast Implant Complications
Cancer
- RaTC Oncology
- Kent and Medway Cancer Collaborative Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary Alliance Group
- How to refer on eRS
- ERS and 2 week access Cancer Services.
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- Home Oxygen
- Chemotherapy Advice
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Macmillan Welfare Benefits Advice Service
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Prostate
- Macmillan Cancer Support
- 2WW Referral Forms
Cardiology
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- Stroke prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Lipid Guidelines
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Echocardiography
- Primary Care OP Clinics – DVT
- Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Service
- Heart Failure MDM Referral Form
- Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic
- Syncope Pathway
- Community Cardiology Referral Guidelines
- Prescribing Guidelines: Cardiovascular
- Atrial Fibrillation Primary Care Pathway
Community Services - Canterbury
- EK Podiatry Referral
- Adult Community Mental Health Resources
- Wheelchair Service
- Adult Speech and Language Therapy Outpatient Referral Form
- Anti-Coagulation Monitoring Service Providers – Canterbury
- Social Prescribing
- Patient Transport Service Booking System
- Local Referral Unit
- Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services
- Dementia Support Services Canterbury
- Canterbury Minor Injuries Units
- Exercise Referral Scheme
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
Dementia
- Dementia Support Services for Carers Canterbury CCG
- Admiral Nurse
- Dementia Diagnosis and Referral Service
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Dementia Support Services Canterbury
- Advocacy Services
- Safeguarding Adults
- Mental Capacity Act
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Dermatology
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Dermatology website
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Dermatology
- Treatment for Aesthetic reasons
- Treatment of Alopecia and Hair Loss
- Primary Care Dermatology Society guidelines
- Hirsutism
- Benign Skin Lesions
- Psoriasis
- Hyperhidrosis
- Prescribing Guidelines: Dermatology
- Referral and Treatment Criteria – Dermatology
- Solar Keratosis
- Urgent – 2WW Dermatology Referral Form
- Treatment of Acne Vulgaris
- Generalised Pruritus
- Dermatitis and Eczema
- Rosacea and Rhinophyma
- Urticaria and Angiodema
Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Referral to Diabetes Specialist Nursing and Education Service
- Diabetes Information Prescriptions
- Diabetes Type 1 – Patient resource
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- KAT1E – Kent Adult Type 1 Education
- DEREK – Diabetes Education and Revision in East Kent
- Diabetic Foot Assessment
- Podiatry Service – KCHFT
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Diabetes Sick Day Rules
- Lipid Guidelines
- Osteoporosis
- Exercise Referral Scheme
- Prescribing Guidelines: Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes: The Management of Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes: Prevention in People at High Risk (Nation Diabetes Prevention Programme)
- Diabetes UK
Ear, Nose and Throat
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Waiting times for specialist referrals
- Primary Care OP Clinics – ENT
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Audiology
- Prescribing Guidelines: ENT
- Referral and Treatment Criteria
- Hearing Loss in Children
- 2WW Referral Form
Gastroenterology: Medical and Surgical
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Waiting times for specialist referrals
- Bariatric Surgery Referral
- MUST online calculator
- Bowel Cancer Screening
- Surgical Emergency Admission Unit SEAU
- Upper GI and Dyspepsia
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Iron Deficiency Anaemia
- Gall Stones
- Prescribing Guidelines: Nutrition and Blood inc. ACBS products/ONS/Gluten Free
- Prescribing Guidelines: Gastroenterology
- 2WW Referral Form
General Surgery
- Divarication of rectus abdominis muscles
- Waiting times for specialist referrals
- Primary Care OP Clinics – General Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery Referral
- Surgical Emergency Admission Unit SEAU
- Sports Hernia
- Hernia Repair
- Abdominoplasty / Apronectomy
Gynaecology and Obstetrics
- RaTC Gynaecology
- Perinatal Mental Health Service
- Cervical screening for women with Learning Disabilities
- GP Infant Feeding Network
- Urogynae Physio referral form
- Healthy Start
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Fibroids
- RaTC Guidance – Reversal of female sterilisation
- FGM Female Genital Mutilation
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Gynaecology
- EKHUFT Biochemistry Guidelines
- Sexual Assault Adults
- Female Sterilisation
- Pregnancy Guidelines
- Cervical Screening
- Kent Psychosexual Therapy Service
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Amenorrhoea – Secondary
- Prescribing Guidelines: Gynaecology and Urinary Tract
- Menorrhagia
- Amenorrhoea – Primary
- 2WW Referral Form
- Cervical Polyps
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Dysmenorrhoea
- Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU)
- Intermenstrual Bleeding
- Menopause and HRT
- Ovarian Cysts
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Polymenorrhagia
- Post-Coital Bleeding
- Post-Menopausal Bleeding
- Prolapse
- Miscarriage
- Subfertility
- Uro-Gynaecology
- Vulval Disorders
- Recurrent UTIs in Women
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
- Microguide
- Prevention and Management of Clostridium Difficile in Primary Care
- Notification of Infectious Disease NOIDs
- Prescribing Guidelines: Vaccines
- Target Resources
Mental Health
MSK, Chronic Pain and Rheumatology
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Waiting times for specialist referrals
- Primary Care OP Clinics – X Ray Service
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Osteopathy
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Physiotherapy
- Primary Care OP Clinics – MSK inc. Limb Injections
Neurology
- RaTC Neurology
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Driving Advice
- Epilepsy
- East Kent Referral Guidelines
- Headache Management in Primary Care
- Syncope Pathway
- Prescribing Guidelines: CNS
- 2WW Referral form – Neurology
- TIA Clinic Referrals
On Line Training Resources
- Musculoskeletal online Training Resources
- Safeguarding Adults Training
- Prevent
- National Early Warning Score
Ophthalmology
- Hydroxychloroquine
- RaTC Ophthalmology
- Diabetic Eye Screening
- Wet AMD
- Minor Eye Conditions – East Kent Ophthalmology Referral Pathway
- Ophthalmology Prescribing
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Eye Casualty
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Ophthalmology
- IOP & Glaucoma Pathway
- Cataract
Over 75s
- Stroke Recovery Service
- Stroke Recovery Service
- Age UK Canterbury and Coastal
- EKHUFT and KCHFT Falls Clinic Referrals
- Guidance for Over 75s Medication Reviews
- Frailty – PRISMA 7 Questionnaire
- Medication STOPSTART Toolkit
- The Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test
Paediatrics
- RaTC Paediatrics
- Health Visitor contact details
- Bedwetting – Nocturnal Enuresis – and Continence Services
- Home Start – Canterbury
- GP Infant Feeding Network
- Podiatry MSK pathways
- Healthy Start
- Support for Children with Gender Identity Issues
- Podiatry Service – KCHFT
- Tongue Tie
- NIPE: New Born and Infant Screening Programme
- Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (USAC)
- Urinary tract infections in children
- Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy in Children
- When Should I Worry Booklet
- Children’s Centres
- Neonatal Jaundice
- Bronchiolitis
- Acute Asthma/Wheeze Pathway (not for bronchiolitis)
- Gastroenteritis Pathway: Children < 5yrs with Suspected Gastroenteritis
- Born to Move APP
- Fever pathway for children younger than 5 years
- Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
- Amenorrhoea – Primary
- 2WW Referral Forms
- Urticaria and Angiodema
Palliative and End of Life care
- Home Oxygen
- End Of Life Care information packs for Patients and their Carers
- Care of dying adults in last days of life – NICE guidance
- Macmillan Welfare Benefits Advice Service
- Prescribing Guidelines: Palliative Care
- Pilgrims Hospices Patient Information/PDAs
- Just In Case (JIC) Boxes
Prescribing
- Polypharmacy and Deprescribing
- Prescribing Guidelines: Chronic Pain
- Prescribing Recommendations
- Microguide
- Prescribing of Lyrica/Pregabalin
- Shared Care Prescribing
- NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service
- Community medicines support service
- DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Related Conditions
- Appropriate Prescribing of Infant Formula
- MHRA Drug Safety Update
- Prescribing Guidelines: Diabetes
- Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
- Prescribing Guidelines: Palliative Care
- Prescribing Guidelines: Dressings and Appliances
- Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) Prescribing Guidelines
- Prescribing Guidelines: Vaccines
- Prescribing Guidelines: Dermatology
- Prescribing Guidelines: ENT
- Prescribing Guidelines: Nutrition and Blood inc. ACBS products/ONS/Gluten Free
- Prescribing Guidelines: Gynaecology and Urinary Tract
- Prescribing Guidelines: CNS
- Prescribing Guidelines: Respiratory
- Prescribing Guidelines: Cardiovascular
- Prescribing Guidelines: Gastroenterology
- General Recommendations and Information
- Prescribing Newsletters
- Formularies and High Cost Drug (HCD) Information
- Target Resources
- Just In Case (JIC) Boxes
Referral and Treatment Criteria (RaTC)
- Individual Funding Request Process -IFR
- RaTC Guidance – Reversal of female sterilisation
- Breast RaTC
- RaTC Orthopaedics guidance
- All RaTC Specialities
- Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy – not routinely commissioned
Renal
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- CKD
- EKHUFT Biochemistry Guidelines
- Acute Kidney Injury AKI
Respiratory
- COPD NICE Guidance
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- Home Oxygen
- Pneumonia Pathway
- Inhaler Guidance
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Preferred Inhalers for Chronic Asthma in Adults (18 years and above)
- Prescribing Guidelines: Respiratory
- 2WW Referral Form
Safeguarding
- Kent and Medway CCGs Safeguarding Policy
- Community Adult Learning Disability Team
- Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs)
- Serious Case Reviews (SCRs)
- Self Neglect
- Learning Disabilities Mortality Reviews
- Advanced Decision Making
- Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs)
- Modern Slavery
- Domestic Abuse Support Services
- FGM Female Genital Mutilation
- Sexual Assault Adults
- Prevent
- Mental Capacity Act
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Screening and Immunisation Programmes
Sepsis
- Sepsis
- Severe Sepsis and SECAmb
- Sepsis NICE Guidance and Algorithms
- Sepsis – National Early Warning Score
- Fever pathway for children younger than 5 years
- Post Pregnancy Sepsis
- Sepsis In Pregnancy
- Sepsis Screening and Action Tool
- GP Management of Sepsis – Toolkit
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Urology
- RaTC General Surgery urology and vascular
- Urinary Tract Infection Resources to support the UTI and CAUTI Pathway
- Urogynae Physio referral form
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Waiting times for specialist referrals
- Urology Care Line
- Vasectomy
- Prostate Cancer and PSA Testing
- Kent Psychosexual Therapy Service
- Prescribing Guidelines: Gynaecology and Urinary Tract
- 2WW Referral Form
- Haematospermia
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men (LUTS)
- Non-visible Haematuria
- Recurrent UTIs in Women
Ambulatory Care
- Ambulatory Care Scorecard
- EKHUFT Emergency ‘Hot’ Service
- EKHUFT Elective ‘Cold’ Service
- EKHUFT DVT Service
Adult Mental Health
- East Kent Mental Health Safe Havens
- Mental Health Referral Information
- Bereavement Support After Suicide
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- Carers Support
- Bereavement/Loss
- Adult Community Mental Health Resources
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Personality Disorders
- Depression
- Anxiety and Panic Disorders
- Armed Forces and Veteran Support
- Mental Health and Substance Misuse
- Suicide Prevention
- Adult Mental Health
- Eating Disorders (All Age)
- Perinatal Mental Health Service
- Domestic Abuse Support Services
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- GP Line for Advice from Psychiatry
- Adult ADHD and ASC Service in east Kent
- Sexual Assault Adults
- Advocacy Services
- Safeguarding Adults
- Mental Capacity Act
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Children and Young Person Services (CAMHS)
- Childrens ND/LD referrals in East Kent
- East Kent Mental Health Safe Havens
- Kent handbook for families on Autism and ADHD
- Suicidal thoughts and Self-Harm in Children and Young People
- Mental Health Referral Information
- Bereavement Support After Suicide
- Online Counselling Support for Young People
- Children and Young Persons Mental Health
- Children and Young Persons – Early Help
- Eating Disorders (All Age)
- Domestic Abuse Support Services
- Support for Children with Gender Identity Issues
- Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (USAC)
- Young Persons Substance Misuse Support Services
- Mental Capacity Act
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
MSK Guidelines
- Primary Care OP Clinics – MSK inc. Limb Injections
- RaTC Orthopaedics guidance
- Musculoskeletal Imaging for GPs
- Sports Hernia
Sexually Transmitted Infection
Cancer Screening Programmes
- Hereditary Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines
- Bowel Cancer Screening
- Cervical Screening
- East Kent Breast Screening Programme
Immunisation
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccination
- Pneumococcal Vaccine
- Immunisation Contraindications and General Considerations
- Measles – Guidance re Vaccination
- Men B Immunisation Programme
- Prescribing Guidelines: Vaccines
Non Cancer Screening Programmes
Infectious Diseases
COPD
- COPD NICE Guidance
- Living with COPD
- COPD Diagnosis and Management
- Inhaled Therapy for COPD: EKPG Recommendations
- COPD Patient Resource Pack
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Chronic Pain Guidelines
- Prescribing Guidelines: Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pain Toolkit – Self Management
- Chronic Pain Referral Point – triage guidelines
- Chronic Pain Management – referral guidelines
Rheumatology Guidelines
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Community Rheumatology Advice and Guidlines
- DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Related Conditions
- EKHUFT Biochemistry Guidelines
- Early Arthritis Clinic Rapid Access Referral
- Giant Cell Arteritis Urgent Referral (Temporal Arteritis)
Foot and Ankle
- Diabetic Foot Assessment
- Podiatry MSK pathways
- Podiatry Service – KCHFT
- ARC Patient Information Leaflets
- Foot Problems (Bunion) – not routinely commissioned
Hand and Wrist
- Hand Therapy Service
- ARC Patient Information Leaflets
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – local referral forms
- Carpel Tunnel Syndrome – RaTC/not routinely commissioned
- Dupuytren’s Disease – not routinely commissioned
- Trigger Finger – not routinely commissioned
Hip
Knee
Shoulder and Elbow
Spinal
- Keele STarT Back Pain – Screening Tool
- Kings Neurosurgery Spinal MDM Referral
- ARC Patient Information Leaflets
- Spinal problems potentially requiring surgery
- Facet Joint Injections – not routinely commissioned
- Spinal Fusion – not routinely commissioned
Trauma
Ear Guidelines
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Audiology
- Vertigo
- Tinitus
- Pinnaplasty (procedure not routinely commissioned)
- Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) / Insertion of Grommets
- Otitis Externa
- Hearing Loss in Children
- Hearing Loss in Adults
- Ear Wax
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Bell’s Palsy
- Acute Otitis Media (adults and children)
Head and Neck Guidelines
Nose Guidelines
Throat Guidelines
- EKHUFT Nurse Led Tonsil Clinic
- Voice Problems
- Tonsillitis
- Recurrent Sore Throat
- Hoarseness
- Globus
- Dysphagia
- Chronic Cough
Stroke Services - Ashford
- Moving Forward After Stroke Exercise Referral Scheme
- Stroke Recovery Service
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Anti-Coagulation Monitoring Service Providers – Ashford
- Lipid Guidelines
- TIA Clinic Referrals
Patient Transport Service
Patient Transport Service
Workforce
Workforce
Contraception
- Information for patients re VTE risk and CHC use
- Vasectomy
- Combined Hormonal Contraception and Surgery
- Diagnosis of Migraine With or Without Aura: FSRH Guidance
- Female Sterilisation
- Sexual Health Clinics
- FSRH Contraception Guidance: Updated with UKMEC 2016
Allergy
- Guidelines for Referral to the Allergy Clinic
- Adrenaline Auto-injectors (AAIs)
- Urticaria and Angiodema
Allergy
- Guidelines for Referral to the Allergy Clinic
- Adrenaline Auto-injectors (AAIs)
- Urticaria and Angiodema
Education & Training
PLT 19/20
- East Kent Respiratory Network Annual Conference
- m. Joint PLT Tuesday 27th February 2018
- l. 8th November 2017 Joint PLT- Hot Topics Alternative
- j. 26th September 2017 Canterbury PLT- Diabetes
- i. 13th September 2017 Ashford PLT- Diabetes
- k. 8th November 2017 Joint PLT- Hot Topics
- h. 28th June 2017 Canterbury PLT- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
- g. 14th June 2017 Ashford PLT- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
- f. 8th March 2017- Ashford PLT
- e. 8th February 2017- Joint PLT
- d.14th December 2016- Ashford PLT
- c. 3rd November 2016- Ashford PLT
- b.14th September 2016- Ashford PLT
Education & Training
PLT 19/20
- East Kent Respiratory Network Annual Conference
- m. Joint PLT Tuesday 27th February 2018
- l. 8th November 2017 Joint PLT- Hot Topics Alternative
- j. 26th September 2017 Canterbury PLT- Diabetes
- i. 13th September 2017 Ashford PLT- Diabetes
- k. 8th November 2017 Joint PLT- Hot Topics
- h. 28th June 2017 Canterbury PLT- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
- g. 14th June 2017 Ashford PLT- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
- f. 8th March 2017- Ashford PLT
- e. 8th February 2017- Joint PLT
- b. 22nd September 2016- Canterbury Nurses PLT
- b. 22nd September 2016- Canterbury PLT
- c. 20th October 2016 Canterbury PLT- Alternative PLT
- c. 20th October 2016 Canterbury PLT- Hot Topics
Primary Care Clinics
- (NOUS) Ultrasound Referral Form – Sydenham House
- Ashford Community Urology Service
- (NOUS) Ultrasound Referral Form – Charing Surgery
- Primary Care ES Clinics – ECG (Ambulatory)
- Primary Care ES Clinics – ECG (Standard)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – local referral forms
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Surgery (Minor Ops)
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Surgery (General)
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Surgery (Colorectal)
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Orthopaedic inc. Spinal
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Ophthalmology
- Primary Care OP Clinics – MSK inc. Limb Injections
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Gynaecology
- Primary Care OP Clinics – ENT
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Dermatology
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Audiology
- (NOUS) Ultrasound Request Forms – Ivy Court Surgery
Diagnostic Imaging
- RaTC Radiology
- Radiology contact details for EKHUFT
- DEXA Scan referral criteria
- i refer Imaging Guidelines
Diagnostic Imaging
Primary Care Ultrasound Service
- (NOUS) Ultrasound Referral Form – Sydenham House
- (NOUS) Ultrasound Referral Form – Charing Surgery
- (NOUS) Ultrasound Request Forms – Ivy Court Surgery
Haematology
- Novel Anti-Coagulant (NOAC) DVT and PE Treatment
- Anti-Coagulation Monitoring Service Providers – Ashford
Haematology
- Novel Anti-Coagulant (NOAC) DVT and PE Treatment
- Anti-Coagulation Monitoring Service Providers – Canterbury
Colorectal
University and External Modules
- Medway School of Pharmacy
- University of Greenwich
- Canterbury Christchurch University
- Funding of External Modules
University and External Modules
- Medway School of Pharmacy
- University of Greenwich
- Canterbury Christchurch University
- Funding of External Modules
Hepatology
Hepatology
E-Referrals and Advice and Guidance
E-Referrals
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis
Community Services - Over 65s
- Stroke Recovery Service
- Dementia Support Services for Carers Canterbury CCG
- Consultant Geriatrician Advice and Guidance Service
- Seniors Helping Seniors
- Age UK Ashford
- Care Navigator Service – Over 50s
- Support at Home for Over 65s
- EKHUFT and KCHFT Falls Clinic Referrals
- Dementia Support Services Ashford CCG
Community Services - Children's Services
Lifestyle & Health Promotion
- Patient Information Leaflets – Treatment of Burns
- Healthy Start
- Ashford One You Shop
- Ashford Volunteer Centre Services
- Home Start Ashford
- Age UK Ashford
- Driving Advice
- Care Navigator Service – Over 50s
- Exercise Referral Scheme
- Health Walks
Lifestyle and Health Promotion
- Age UK Canterbury and Coastal
- Smoking Cessation – Canterbury & Coastal services
- Patient Information Leaflets – Treatment of Burns
- Healthy Start
- Health Walks
- Driving Advice
- Exercise Referral Scheme
Community Services - Childrens' Services
Community Services - Over 65s
- Stroke Recovery Service
- Stroke Recovery Service
- Age UK Canterbury and Coastal
- Seniors Helping Seniors
- EKHUFT and KCHFT Falls Clinic Referrals
Primary Care Clinics
- Primary Care OP Clinics – X Ray Service
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Prostate
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Osteopathy
- Primary Care OP Clinics – NOUS
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Headache
- Primary Care OP Clinics – General Surgery
- Primary Care OP Clinics – General Medicine
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Fracture
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Echocardiography
- Primary Care OP Clinics – DVT
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Physiotherapy
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Ophthalmology
- Primary Care OP Clinics – MSK inc. Limb Injections
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Gynaecology
- Primary Care OP Clinics – ENT
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Dermatology
- Primary Care OP Clinics – Audiology
Endocrinology and Biochemistry
Endocrinology and Biochemistry
3. Care Homes
- Red Bag Scheme
- Contacts
- Care Home Education and Training Sessions
- Care Home Forums
- Care Home – Resources
- NPSA Guidance
- Age UK Ashford
3. Care Homes
- Red Bag Scheme
- Contacts
- Care Home Education and Training Sessions
- Care Home Forum
- Care Home – Resources
- NPSA Guidance
Workforce
On Line Training Resources
- Musculoskeletal online Training Resources
- Gynaecology On-line Learning and Resources
- Safeguarding Adults Training
- Prevent
- National Early Warning Score
Workforce
Surgery - Plastic
Surgery -Plastic
Safeguarding Adults
Safeguarding Children
- Looked After Children – LAC
- Referrals to Children’s Services
- Serious Case Reviews (SCRs)
- Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (USAC)
- Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
- Contact Details for Safeguarding Team
Safeguarding Adults Training
Safeguarding Children Training
Safeguarding Adults
Safeguarding Adults Training
Safeguarding Children
- Looked After Children – LAC
- Referrals to Children’s Services
- Serious Case Reviews (SCRs)
- Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (USAC)
- Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
- Contact Details for Safeguarding Team
Safeguarding Children Training
PLT 18/19
- k. Tues 19th March 2019 Canterbury PLT
- j. Wed 13th March 2019 Ashford PLT
- i. Wed 13th February 2019 Ashford- Joint Ashford and Canterbury PLT
- g. Thurs 6th December 2018 Canterbury PLT
- h. Wed 12th December 2018 Ashford PLT
- f. Tues 20th November 2018 Joint Ashford and Canterbury PLT
- e. Tues 18th September 2018 Canterbury PLT
- d. Wed 12th September 2018 Ashford PLT
- a. Wed 9th May 2018 Ashford – Practice Based
PLT 18/19
- k. Tues 19th March 2019 Canterbury PLT
- j. Wed 13th March 2019 Ashford PLT
- i. Wed 13th February 2019 Ashford- Joint Ashford and Canterbury PLT
- g. Thurs 6th December 2018 Canterbury PLT
- h. Wed 12th December 2018 Ashford PLT
- f. Tues 20th November 2018 Joint Ashford and Canterbury PLT
- e. Tues 18th September 2018 Canterbury PLT
2. Primary Care Support Services
1. Referral Support Tool
Quality
Practice Engagement
Primary Care Commissioning
- Practice Boundary Change Application Form
- Reimbursement of Locum Costs
- Contract variations
- Primary Care Commissioning
1. Referral Support Tool
2. Primary Care Support Services
Quality
Practice Engagement
Primary Care Commissioning
Infection Prevention and Control
- IPC – Training
- IPC Practice Leads/Link Practitioners
- IPC – Policies
- MRSA
- Sepsis
- Scabies
- Vaccinations
- The Health and Social Care Act
- Updates
- IPC – Commissioning Toolkit
- Hand Hygiene
- Cleaning Schedules and Monitoring
- Clostridium Difficile
- IPC – Audit Tools
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Outbreaks of illnesses
- Winter Preparedness
- Catheter Passport
CQC Information
Serious Incident Reporting
CQC Information
Infection Prevention and Control
- IPC – Training
- IPC Practice Leads/Link Practitioners
- IPC – Policies
- MRSA
- Sepsis
- Scabies
- Vaccinations
- The Health and Social Care Act
- Updates
- IPC – Commissioning Toolkit
- Hand Hygiene
- Cleaning Schedules and Monitoring
- Clostridium Difficile
- IPC – Audit Tools
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Outbreaks of illnesses
- Winter Preparedness
- Catheter Passport
Serious Incident reporting
Weekly Bulletins
- 7 August 2019
- 19 July 2019
- 15 April 2019
- 2 August 2019
- 5 July 2019
- 27 June 2019
- 21 June 2019
- 5 June 2019
- 30 May 2019
- 24 April 2019
- 10 May 2019
- 24 May 2019
- 16 May 2019
Weekly Bulletins
- 7 August 2019
- 2 August 2019
- 19 July 2019
- 5 July 2019
- 27 June 2019
- 21 June 2019
- 5 June 2019
- 30 May 2019
- 15 April 2019
- 24 April 2019
- 10 May 2019
- 24 May 2019
- 16 May 2019
Primary Care Engagement Scheme
Practice Manager - Meetings and Resources
Advice and Guidance
E-Referral Advice and Guidance
- Joint Guidance on the use of NHS e-Referral Service
- ERS and 2 week access Cancer Services.
- e-Referral Advice and Guidance Manual
eRS (Paper Switch Off) Programme
- Services currently available / not available on eRS at EKHUFT
- eRS – How to access Training and Smart Cards
- Appointment Slot issues (what to do)
- How to refer on eRS
eRS (Paper Switch Off) Programme
- Services currently available / not available on eRS at EKHUFT
- eRS – How to access Training and Smart Cards
- Appointment Slot issues (what to do)
- How to refer on eRS
Stroke Services - Canterbury
- Stroke Recovery Service
- IAPT for Long Term Conditions
- DVLA Guidance on Fitness to Drive
- Lipid Guidelines
- TIA Clinic Referrals
4. All Staff
4. All Staff
Cancer Talks
- Cancer Talk January 2020
- Cancer Talk December 2019
- Cancer Talk July 2019
- Cancer Talk August 2019
- Cancer Talk June 2019
- Cancer Talk March 2019
Cancer Talks
- Cancer Talk January 2020
- Cancer Talk December 2019
- Cancer Talk July 2019
- Cancer Talk August 2019
- Cancer Talk June 2019
- Cancer Talk March 2019
Acute Oncology
- Kent and Medway Cancer Collaborative Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary Alliance Group
- Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC)
IT
IT
0. End of Life Care Resources (COVID 19)
- Macmillan on a Page
- Access to the NHS 111 CAS for Care Homes and Healthcare Professionals
- Pilgrims Hospice Referral Form
- tandard Operating Policy for Out of Hospital Treatment Pathways for Adult Patients for Covid-19
- Urgent Response and Patient Support Referral pathways in Medway and Swale
Education & Learning
- Training Event about Treatment Escalation Plans (TEP)
- Webinar recording for Let’s talk about
- Infection Control / End of Life Information from Skills for Care
- Care homes staff training package
- E-Learning on how to complete a TEP
- Do Not Attempt Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR)
- Verification of Expected Death (VoED)
- Syringe Pump (setting up and medication)
- Introduction to EoLC e-learning available
- Communication skills
Symptom Control
- K&M Additional Guidance Access to Palliative Care Medication
- Specific advice for symptom Control in patients dying with COVID-19
- Kent & Medway Sympton Control Guide
Advance Care Planning and Treatment Escalation Plan (TEP)
- TEP Training Event Recording
- Training Guide – Using the Treatment Escalation Plan (TEP)
- Communication Tool for the Treatment Escalation Plan
- E-Learning on how to complete a TEP
- Flowchart Guidance for completed TEP & DNACPR Kent and Medway
- My Advance Care Plan
- Guide to use of Treatment Escalation Plans (TEPs) during COVID-19
Care After Death
Bereavement Support
Kent & Medway Primary & Community EOL Care COVID Response Resources
National Guidance
Family Administration of Sub-Cut Medication
1. Primary Care & Community End of Life Care Resource Pack for use During COVID-19
Child Bereavement
Verification of Death
- Verification of Expected Death Individual Learning Workbook
- Kent and Medway Process for Verification of Expected Death in Period of COVID
DNACPR
- DNARCPR for General Practitioners
- DNACPRs to SECAmb
- Kent and Medway Primary and Community Care End of Life Care COVID19 Response Resource Pack
00. Care Home Resources (COVID 19)
- Useful KCHFT Care Home Leaflets
- Useful Contacts
- tandard Operating Policy for Out of Hospital Treatment Pathways for Adult Patients for Covid-19
- 0 Heatwave Advice for Care Homes
- Urgent Response and Patient Support Referral pathways in Medway and Swale
- RESTORE 2 Information
- 0 Guidance on how to get the test for staff and residents
- The Coronavirus National Testing programme FAQs
- Guidance on how to set up NHS Mail
- Top Tips for GPs from the Royal College GPs Clinical Adviser Network
- Help to Care Engagement Pack
- How NHS employees get a test for Covid-19
Care Home Guidance
- Support for Care Homes
- Management of the symptoms in COVID-19
- Guide for Care Home on caring for patients with COVID-19
- Capacity Tracker Updates
- Bereavement access flowchart
- Test and Trace: guidance for social care employers about staff isolation
- Kent and Medway Process for Verification of Expected Death in Period of COVID
- Managing a fall that may require an ambulance during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Management of symptoms for all COVID-19 Patients
- Multi-compartmental Aid Guidance For Care Homes
- Using technology to help in the COVID-19 crisis
- Registration with CQC and changes to statements of purpose during COVID-19
- Guidance from Skills for Care
- British Geriatric Society
- Kent and Medway Discharge Flowchart
- How to protect care home residents and staff during the coronavirus outbreak
Care Home Swabbing
- How to take a Combined Nose and Throat Swab
- Requirement to Test Patients being Discharged from Hospital to a Care Home
- Guidance from Public Health England (PHE)
Advance Care Planning (ACP) and Treatment Escalation Plan (TEP)
- Training Guide – Using the Treatment Escalation Plan (TEP)
- Communication Tool for the Treatment Escalation Plan
- COVID-19 Escalation tool
- Advanced Care Planning
- Treatment Escalation Plans
MCA and DOLs
Education and Training
- Training Event about Treatment Escalation Plans (TEP)
- Restore2 Training
- Virtual West Kent Care Home Managers’ Summit
- Infection Control / End of Life Information from Skills for Care
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Prevention and Control Advice for Care Homes
- The framework for enhanced Health in Care homes
- Rapid Training Plans for Nurses
PPE General Guidance
Specific advice for Learning Disabilities / Autism
Medicines
- Medicines Response Summary
- EOL Drug Formulary
- Supply Shortages Alerts
- Repurposing of medicines document
- Guidance on Re-Purposing of Medicines
- K&M Medicines Optimisation Team Newsletter
- Out of Hours Pharmacy List
Sudden Death
A Guide To Having Difficult Conversations With Patients/Relatives
Pathways for Palliative Care Flyer
Support and Wellbeing Information
- NHS Wellbeing of Care Home Staff
- NHS Care Home Psychological wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic – guidance for staff
- LGA Employer’s Guide – Managing the Wellbeing of Social Care Staff During Covid-19
- ICS Sustaining Wellbeing COVID-19 Poster
- Health & Well-being Information for Social Care Staff
- Developing Emotional Resilience
- Support for Registered Nurses
Support and Wellbeing Information
- Bereavement access flowchart
- Clinical guide for supporting compassionate visiting arrangements for those receiving care at the end of life
- NHS Wellbeing of Care Home Staff
- NHS Care Home Psychological wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic – guidance for staff
- LGA Employer’s Guide – Managing the Wellbeing of Social Care Staff During Covid-19
- ICS Sustaining Wellbeing COVID-19 Poster
- Health & Well-being Information for Social Care Staff
- Developing Emotional Resilience
Symptom Control
Frailty
POST COVID Support
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