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Weights of Individuals in Wheelchairs
One of the issues that Community Nurses are identifying with care providers is a lack of weights recorded for service users, particularly when they are wheelchair users. This may be because providers are not aware of the number of wheelchair accessible weighing scales...
Hand Hygiene – Infection Control: The Hand Washing Rap
Watch the fantastic and informative 'Hand Washing Rap' made with the Purple All Stars, a learning disability group who had previously performed a dance routine for our Hertfordshire Care Awards celebration back in 2013! » Click here to Watch the video to educate about...
Update to the Purple Folder
There has been an update for the Purple Folder (PF). Please be aware that the red grab sheet that was one page and is now three pages, which is part of the PF, so they need to request these if they only have one page only. Alternatively, they can print it from the...
Helping Improve the Health of People with Learning Disabilities
There has been a website developed for people with learning disability (and carers) to access to ‘help with their health’. This website can be accessed using the link www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/LDmyhealth or alternatively by scanning the QR code at the bottom of this...
Central Alerting System: Insulin Pump Unintended Bolus Delivery
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products & Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary On the 19th of February 2019, MHRA issued a Medical Device Alert for Accu-Chek Insight insulin pumps manufactured by Roche Diabetes Centre. The alert is in regards to insulin...
Central Alerting System: Cardiac Pacemaker Failure
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products & Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary On the 13th of February 2019, MHRA issued a Medical Device Alert for Implantable Cardiac Pacemakers manufactured by Medtronic Inc. The alert is in regards to a subset of dual...
Central Alerting System: Drug Alert Class 2 Medicines Recall
Source: Medicines & Healthcare products & Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Summary On the 13th of February 2019, MHRA issued a Class 2 Medicines Recall for the Irbesartan 300mg Film-Coated Tablets; Irbesartan and the Hydrochlorothiazide 300 / 25mg Film-Coated...