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Management of Constipation within Specialist Palliative Care v4 (exp Mar 28) MMG034 423KB PDF The aim of this guidance is to aid clinical decision making when assessing and managing constipation within specialist palliative care. 27 Mar 2025
Management of dental patients with conscious sedation v4.2 (exp Sept 27) MMPr026 788KB PDF Procedures for the pre-treatment, treatment and post treatment episodes for dental patients requiring conscious sedation. 05 Jun 2025
Management of Patients on Oral Anticoagulation (exp Sept 26) MMG030 338KB PDF To provide guidance on the management of patients prescribed oral anticoagulants to reduce the risk of harm from incorrect prescribing administration or monitoring of oral anticoagulation. 23 Jan 2025
Medical Gases Operational Policy (exp Oct 26) MMP020 732KB PDF This policy is intended to give safe systems of working with medical gases to all staff involved with MGPS and medical gas cylinders used throughout NHFT. 23 Jan 2025
Medicines Reconciliation and re-use of patients own medicines in Custody Suites (Review Jul 25) MMPr020 371KB PDF This protocol is used to support the Custody Healthcare Practitioner (CHP) in the administration of detainees own medications for which there were existing prescriptions prior to their arrest and detention. 23 Jan 2025
Medicines reconciliation on admission to hospital protocol v4 (exp Nov 26) MMpr034 734KB PDF This protocol defines the medicines reconciliation (MR) process for NHFT to reduce preventable medication errors on admission to hospital or transfer between hospital units, and discharge to primary care 23 Jan 2025
MMPr039 Protocol for the administration of medication by HRAs AND HRTs in ICT (Sep22-Sep25).pdf 594KB PDF The protocol is applicable in community situations where Healthcare Rehabilitation Assistants (RAs) and Healthcare Rehabilitation Technicians (RTs) are required to provide support to patients to self-administer, prompt / assist patients to self-administer, or to administer medication to patients, without the direct supervision of a registered health care professional from within the Intermediate Care Team. 23 Jan 2025
NHFT Symptom Management Guidelines for a Person thought to be in the last days and hours of life v4 (exp Mar 28) MMG035 327KB PDF These guidelines are for the management of common symptoms for a person thought to be in the last few days and hours of life. 23 Apr 2025
Non-Medical Prescribing Protocol (exp Mar 26) v4.1 MMPr032 698KB PDF The aim of this protocol is to outline Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts (NHFT) processes and quality assurance for Non-medical Prescribing. 23 Jan 2025
Podiatric Surgery – Peri Operative Management of Diabetic Patient (exp Mar 27) MMPr022 494KB PDF This document outlines the Podiatric Surgery protocol developed to support peri-operative practice with regards to the Diabetic patient. 23 Jan 2025
Podiatric Surgery – Prevention of VTE and bridging (exp Mar 27) MMPr017 915KB PDF This document outlines the podiatric surgery protocol developed to support the prevention of VTE. 05 Jun 2025
Podiatric Surgery Protocol: Local Anaesthesia & Cortico-Steroid Injection Therapy v11.1 (exp Mar 27) MMPr018 538KB PDF This document outlines the podiatric surgery protocol developed to support the practice of local anaesthesia. 23 Jan 2025
Policy for Primary Thromboprophylaxis for Patients admitted to NHFT (exp Mar 28) MMP016 810KB PDF The purpose of this policy is to aid clinical decision-making regarding primary thromboprophylaxis for VTE. 20 May 2025
Policy for the use of controlled stationery - FP10 Prescription Forms (exp Sept 27) MMP005 1061KB PDF This Policy is to ensure that patients in need of immediate treatment can be issued with a prescription that can be taken to a community pharmacy of their choice, and to ensure that a secure system is in place for the ordering, storage and use of FP10 prescription pads. 04 Feb 2025
Prescribing Guideline for Oral Systemic Anti Cancer therapies (exp Sept 26) MMG019 309KB PDF The purpose of this guidance is to provide a framework of the process to follow if a patient who is receiving a systemic oral anti-cancer drug is admitted to an inpatient area. 23 Jan 2025
Procedure ACHS Community Nursing - Administration of medications by Non-registered Staff (Review May 25) MMPr042 344KB PDF This Procedure aims to provide a framework for Non-registered staff to use in order to administer medicines. 23 Jan 2025
Procedure for administration of ketamine for treatment resistant depression v3.1 (May22-Jul25) MMPr028 1392KB PDF This protocol defines the use of Ketamine as a therapeutic agent for treatment resistant depression (TRD) in Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT). 16 May 2025
Procedure for handling of patients own medicines (exp Nov 26) MMPr014 345KB PDF This procedure is intended to provide clear and standardised guidance on the use of Patient’s Own Drugs with NHFT inpatient areas. 23 Jan 2025
Procedure for the development, authorisation, use and review of Patient Group Directions v4.2 (exp May 25) MMPr023 1286KB PDF To define a system and process for use when managers of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust services are considering the need for, developing, authorising, using and reviewing PGDs. 23 Jan 2025
Procedure for the Handling & Administration of Medical Gases (exp Sept 26) MMPr036 1133KB PDF Subordinate to the Medical Gases Operational Policy Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust issues procedure for the handling and administration of medical gases to ensure patient safety. 23 Jan 2025