1. We put patient safety above all else Are you thinking ‘Discharge to Assess’? Dione Rogers – Head of Capacity and Patient Flow - Ext 4316 Please ensure that for these patients you check: Keys to access patient’s residence Understanding of medication regime Transport arrangements Relatives/carers are aware, and know what to do Our new ‘Discharge to Assess’ process means patients who need ongoing health/social support will have a detailed assessment of their needs in their own home, enabling an earlier discharge from hospital All patients requiring health/social support on discharge must have a ‘Patient Needs Assessment Form’ (PDNA) completed once medically fit Prepare patients to go to the Discharge Suite on the day of discharge so they can be ‘home for lunch’ See the intranet homepage for more details

2. Have your flu jab in October at the Cyber Café Monday-Friday from 5 th – 30 th October between 8.30am and 3.30pm See the Flu Fighter page on the intranet for more Are you an NGH flu fighter? And get a free THANK YOU hot drink voucher! to use in the Restaurant at any time during October We put patient safety above all else

3. Sign up to free Stoptober support! We put patient safety above all else Free expert advice and a personal quit plan Prescription stop smoking treatments Ongoing support from an NHS trained advisor Your local Stop Smoking service Call us on 0845 601 3116 Stop smoking for 28 days and you’re 5 times more likely to stop for good Your local stop smoking service includes:

4. We put patient safety above all else Hourly urinary catheter bags must be dated  Hourly bags need the date the bag was attached documented on the bag please  Hourly bags need changing every 7 days  Also please ensure each catheter is entered into VitalPAC and that VitalPAC catheter checks are completed every shift Any queries please contact the Infection Prevention Team Ext 5785

5. Point of Care equipment We put patient safety above all else  Do you require an analyser?  Is training required for your current POC equipment?  Problems with your existing devices? Please email Mary Pendleton or Charlotte Probert for advice

6. EPMA is going LIVE on Brampton Ward Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration EPMA is already in use on Eleanor, Holcot and Knightley wards And on Monday 5 October EPMA goes live on Brampton Ward  Patients TRANSFERRED from EPMA will have a printed EPMA drug chart for transcription  If you read or write on the paper drug chart you will need EPMA training and a login  Compton Ward will follow on 19 October Over coming months, the EPMA system will be rolled out to other wards in the Trust For more information: See The Street/Clinical Systems and click on ‘Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration’, on the left hand side OR Contact Andy Brown Project Manager, AndrewD.Brown@ngh.nhs.uk Ext. 3272 / 3385