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Date: 11 December 2023

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NICE Guidance

NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health.

NICE guidance aims to ensure that promotion of good health and patient care in the NHS are in line with the best available evidence of clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness.

The Trust has the responsibility for implementing NICE guidance in order to ensure patients receive the best and most appropriate treatment and that NHS resources are not wasted by inappropriate treatment.

Guidance can be viewed on the NICE website.

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Patient SafetyThe Trust is committed to putting Patient Safety as our top priority and has signed up to the National Patient Safety Campaign. We are striving to make real measurable improvements in the safety of the care for our patientsProviding Quality Services Falls Prevention Reducing Blood Clots Infection Prevention Our Approach to Improvement Security & Safety Non-Smoking Policy

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Important information

Our services are currently extremely busy and we expect them to remain busy and under increased pressure during the strikes. We will only cancel appointments and procedures where it is necessary, if you aren’t contacted by us to rearrange, please still attend your appointment.

You can help by:

Only using our Emergency Department or call 999 for life threatening injuries or illnesses
Collecting family and friends from hospital as soon as they are ready to be discharged to free up beds for those who need them
Support friends, family and neighbours with shopping and collecting prescriptions if needed
Only call 999 in the event of a life-threatening illness or injury
Visit NHS 111 online or call NHS 111 for heath advice, or contact your local pharmacist or GP.

Please visit our patients and visitors page for general information.

Thank you for your continued support.