Saghir
It runs very smoothly thankfully. The clinical teams are grateful not to have to get involved! Occasionally we cannot get immediate consent - for example when a patient has just come out of theatre or like last Friday when the source patient was prepped for theatre and high on pethidine!! But then we read the notes to see if there is anything in them to point to a possible high risk and then consent the patient when they are 'with it'. We run an on-call service between three of us and it is rare that we have to go out at night as most incidence are assessed as low risk over the phone and the patient source can be visited the next day. We do receive on-call payment and payment for call-outs. We received our training from the GUM dept in Portsmouth.
Regards
Su
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From: Saghir Siraj [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 02 February 2004 08:58
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: TREATMENT SERVICE
Good morning Sue,
That sounds interestinting, I have not come across an OH dept who consent
and take bloods from the source patient. It is something that has crossed my
mind in the past but I always thought that the clinical teams looking after
the patient have responsibility and may object to OH interference.
Does your system work smoothly, if the answer is yes then It is something to
be considered ourselves in the future.
Thanks
Saghir.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Porter Suzanne [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 30 January 2004 12:57
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TREATMENT SERVICE
>
> In some areas GUM take the lead, in our Trust we at OH have taken the lead
> and had all necessary training. We are one of the few Trust's where OH
> have the lead on this and we have developed the policies with our
> Consultant Microbiologist, Public Health/CCDC consultant, GUM consultant
> and Infection Control Nurse Specialists. It is an enjoyable part of our
> role.
>
> Su
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 30 January 2004 12:51
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: TREATMENT SERVICE
>
>
> Su
> Why is it an OH remit to obtain consent from in - patients following a
> contamination incident? Certainly isn't in the Trust where I work.
> Regards
> Marj Dawson
>
>
> > from: Porter Suzanne <[log in to unmask]>
> > date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:17:43
> > to: [log in to unmask]
> > subject: Re: TREATMENT SERVICE
> >
> > Hi All
> >
> > On the note of uniforms. My dept have not worn uniforms but we are now
> each having one for when we visit the wards to see in-patients for gaining
> consent to test for HBV & HCV following a contamination incident. We also
> feel that when our screening nurses go out on our new mobile unit it may
> help if they wear uniform so that they are identified as nurses. We wear
> the Trust's Specialist Nurse Uniform.
> >
> > Su
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kate Venables
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 29 January 2004 20:31
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: TREATMENT SERVICE
> >
> >
> > Oh good-oh - we can have another round of "when I used to wear a frilly
> > cap and black stockings" from the lads out there. I'm rubbing my hands
> > in glee in anticipation - Kate
> >
> > >>> [log in to unmask] 29/01/04 19:35:52 >>>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I found the inclusion of the nurse wearing a uniform very interesting.
> > Uniform debate has taken up many pages of nursing press of late, and
> > indeed in the
> > NHS department where I work they have been re-introduced (I must add
> > that I and
> > some other colleagues have decided not to go back into uniform).
> >
> > My question is to other NHS OHP's to see if there are any other
> > departments
> > that still wear the traditional nurses uniform.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Glenn Raybone
> >
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