CCG FOI 655 – Venous Thromboembolism

Responded to: 8th September 2016

Question 1: A – How many NHS nurses are employed to provide care in nursing care homes in your CCG area?

B – Of these, how many are:

–          Anticoagulation specialists

–          VTE specialists

NHS Stockport CCG does not hold this information. You may wish to contact the Nursing Care Homes directly.

Question 2: Does your CCG provide guidance for nursing care home staff on prevention and management of VTE? If Yes, please attach a copy. No  – NHS Stockport CCG does not provide guidance.

Question 3: What information is provided to residents of nursing care homes in your CCG area on their risk of developing a blood clot? This would depend on whether the Nursing Care Home resident had accessed care for VTE prior to their admission to the Nursing Home

Question 4: What is the established procedure in the nursing care homes in your CCG area for managing recurrent VTE in residents? NHS Stockport CCG does not hold this information. You may wish to contact the Nursing Care Homes directly

Question 5: Please describe the local referral and treatment pathway for occurrences of VTE in nursing care homes in your CCG area. NHS Stockport CCG does not have a local referral and treatment pathway.

Question 6: Is there local guidance in your CCG area for the transfer of care between hospitals and nursing care homes? If Yes, please attach a copy.  There is no local guidance

Question 7: If Yes to Question 6, how does your CCG quality assure that the local guidance for the transfer of care between hospitals and nursing care homes is followed? N/ A

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