Doncaster Royal Infirmary

“We have taken the opportunity to review and refine our Enhanced Care Policy and this is proceeding through our governance process for sign off over the coming weeks. One of the changes has been to separate our Falls Risk Assessment and Confusion Risk Assessment to support easier recognition of patients who are either a falls risk or those patients who need a designated level of supervision due to behaviours of concern.”

“1. The Emergency Department has considered the use of scribes in the course of resuscitation within the emergency department. The Matron, has discussed this with the Care Group Educator and work has commenced on training individuals as scribes in such situations and to ensure that observations are accurately collated and recorded in the course of the”

“a working group has been set up with representation from ED and Anaesthetics to explore further the issue of IV drug administration in emergencies during resuscitation. The first meeting is scheduled for the end of April to look at systems and processes for working together within the Resus area.”

“The first meeting is scheduled for the end of April to look at systems and processes for working together within the Resus area.”

“The Trust has a policy entitled Venous Thromboembolysm (VTE) - Prevention and Treatment of VTE in Patients Admitted to Hospital. This policy is available on the intranet and has been in place since July 2014. It is currently being reviewed to take into consideration the changes within the organisation but the essence of the prevention policy will remain intact. The policy clearly identifies the role that individuals have in assessing and ensuring that patients receive the appropriate prophylaxis”