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Guidelines for managing thyroid dysfunction in early psychosis (Mar24-Mar27) MMG041 .pdf 688KB PDF Guidelines for managing thyroid dysfunction in early psychosis 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for Monitoring of Antimanic and Prophylactic Medication in Bipolar Disorder (exp Sept 27) MMG023 564KB PDF To provide guidance for prescribers on the monitoring required for patients on medicines used to prevent and treat mania in bipolar disorder 16 May 2025
Guidelines for Out of Hours Treatment of Opioid Dependent Patients on Inpatient Wards (exp May 27) MMG028 281KB PDF To provide advice for Doctors for the initial treatment of opioid dependent patients on admission 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for Prescribing Oral Methotrexate (exp Sept 26) MMG031 360KB PDF To provide guidance on the management of patients prescribed oral methotrexate, to reduce the risk of harm from incorrect prescribing administration or monitoring of methotrexate. 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for supervising and assessing Nursing students (exp Jan 28) CLPg073 377KB PDF These guidelines support the implementation of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards for Supervision and Assessment (SSSA, NMC 2018, NMC 2023) for Pre and Post Registration education within NHFT. 16 May 2025
Guidelines for the Assessment & Management of Wounds (exp Apr 26) CLPg005 1490KB PDF This guidance considers the processes involved in normal wound healing and measures that can be taken when these fail. 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for the Clinical Management of Valproate v1 (Sep24-Sep27) MMG043.pdf 333KB PDF To ensure prescribing adheres to all regulatory measures as advised by the MHRA which came into force in January 2024 27 Nov 2024
Guidelines for the development of screening procedures and diagnostic testing procedures (Review Jul 25) CLPg064 251KB PDF To provide a framework for the development of screening procedures and diagnostic testing procedures. 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for the Management of Antipsychotic-induced Hyperprolactinaemia (exp Nov 25) MMG007 510KB PDF This document provides guidance to prescribers on the management of hyperprolactinaemia related to antipsychotic use. 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes during the end of Life (Review Sept 25) MMG010 383KB PDF This guidance has been developed to aid healthcare professionals working in the specialist field of palliative care to ensure adults aged 18 or over with diabetes who are nearing the end of life have good glycaemic control in the inpatient setting. 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for the prevention and management of Pressure Ulcers in all Care Settings V6 (exp Dec 25) CLPg003 2408KB PDF These guidelines aim to prevent harm/lapses in care that may result in the development of pressure ulceration within all Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust care settings. 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for the safe use of Mobile Electric Patient Lifting Hoists (exp Oct 25) HSCg001 521KB PDF This guidance is for all staff whose duties covers the treatment of service users who are not able to weight bear, and cannot be transferred safely in any other way. 30 Oct 2024
Guidelines for the use of Antipsychotic drugs in the treatment of Schizophrenia (exp Nov 26) MMG009 785KB PDF To provide guidance on the prescribing of antipsychotics in patients with schizophrenia. 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for the use of hypnotics for the treatment of insomnia (exp Sept 25) MMG003 445KB PDF To provide guidance on the appropriate and safe use of hypnotics in controlling insomnia 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for the use of syringe pump BodyGuard T (exp Nov 25) v5.12 CLPg074 965KB PDF To promote a Trust-wide approach to the use of syringe pumps thereby ensuring consistency in approach 05 Jun 2025
Guidelines for the use of topical morphine for painful skin ulcers in palliative care (exp Nov 26) MMG029 353KB PDF To provide guidance on the use of topical morphine for painful skin ulcers in Specialist Palliative Care. 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for the use of Zuclopenthixol Acetate Injection (review May 28) MMG006 335KB PDF To provide guidance on the prescribing and use of zuclopenthixol acetate injection. 06 Jun 2025
Guidelines for the use, decontamination and maintenance of Ice Machines (CSOP08 ) exp Dec 25.pdf 123KB PDF To reduce the risk to patients these procedures should be undertaken when cleaning and using ice making machines 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for use of clozapine in patients with Covid-19 (exp Sep 25) MMG039.pdf 376KB PDF This document sets out a pragmatic clinical practice guideline for clinicians providing healthcare in NHFT to support the safe management of clozapine use in those who have tested positive for COVID-19 06 Nov 2024
Guidelines for use of primary thromboprophylaxis in the palliative care setting (Review July 2025) MMG015 381KB PDF The aim of this guidance is to aid clinical decision making regarding primary thromboprophylaxis for VTE in patients with malignant and non-malignant conditions in the palliative care setting. 06 Nov 2024