Treatments and Investigations

DBTH policies

  • PAT/T 1 v.5 – Trust Policy for the Referral of Imaging Examinations by Qualified Non-Medical Healthcare Professionals
  • PAT/T 3 v.4 – Pressure Ulcer Policy – Tissue Viability Top Ten
  • PAT/T 8 v.8 – Specimen and Request Form Labelling Policy
  • PAT/T 16 v.6 – Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)/Enteral Tube Care Policy
  • PAT/T 17 v.6 – Nasogastric Tube Management and Care
  • PAT/T 20 v.6  – Tracheostomy Adult Care Policy (Guidelines for Best Practice)
  • PAT/T 21 v.3 – Drug Misuse Management in the Acute Hospital Setting – Guidelines
  • PAT/T 25 v.5 – Alcohol Issues in the Acute General Hospital Setting (Guidelines and Management)
  • PAT/T 29 v.3 – Chest Drains – Guidelines for the Insertion and Management in Adults
  • PAT/T 33 v.4 – Physiological Observations and prevention of deterioration in the acutely ill adult
  • PAT/T 37 v.5 – Non Obstetric Emergency Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
  • PAT/T 38 v.5 – Failsafe Alert for Radiological Findings (Communication Protocol)
  • PAT/T 43 v.2 – Nutrition and Hydration Policy for Adults in Hospital
  • PAT/T 44 – Guideline for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in over 16’s:
    Reducing the risk of hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
  • PAT/T 47 v.4 – Adjustable Gastric Band Management Practice Guidelines
  • PAT/T 48 v.4 – Prevention of Contrast Induced Acute Kidney Injury Guidelines in Adults (CI-AKI)
  • PAT/T 49 v.4 – In Hospital Management of Hypoglycaemia in Adults with Diabetes Mellitus
  • PAT/T 55 v.4 – Deactivation of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D) Devices – Procedure (adults and young people aged 16 years and over)
  • PAT/T 56 v.1 – Paracentesis for Malignant Ascites Procedure [Withdrawn until further review is complete]
  • PAT/T 57 v.4 – Diabetes Care at the End of Life
  • PAT/T 60 v.3 –  Care after Death and Bereavement Policy:  Operational policy for staff to follow in the event of a patient death
  • PAT/T 61 v.3 – Telephoned Pathology Results
  • PAT/T 62 v.3 – Child Death Review Policy
  • PAT/T 64 v.4 – Female Genital Mutilation: Identification, Reporting and Management
  • PAT/T 65 v.3 – End of Life:  Guidelines for the Management of Patients in last hours/days of life
  • PAT/T 66 v.2 – Parenteral Nutrition Policy
  • PAT/T 69 v.2 – Nasal Retention Device Policy
  • PAT/T 70 v.3 – Peri-operative Management of Diabetes In Adults
  • PAT/T 71 v.1 – High Output Stoma Policy
  • PAT/T 73 v.3 – Vascular Access Device Policy: (combines PAT/T 23 v.5 – Central Venous Access Devices (CVADs) Care and Management Policy and PAT/T 45 v.3 – Peripheral Venous Cannula (PVC) Management Guidelines)
  • PAT/T 75 – Urinary Catheter Care Policy
  • PAT/T 76 v.1 – Variable Rate Intravenous Insulin Infusion Guidelines for Adults
  • PAT/T 77 v.2 – Doncaster Wound Care Formulary
  • PAT/T 78 v.1 – Newly Diagnosed Diabetes for Young Adults
  • PAT/T 80 v.1 – Blood Transfusion Policy:  Pre-Administration
  • PAT/T 81 v.1 – Blood Transfusion Policy:  Blood Components, Blood Products and Transfusion Reactions
  • PAT/T 82 v.1 – Blood Transfusion Policy:  Massive Haemorrhage Protocol
  • PAT/T 83 v.1 – Blood Transfusion Policy:  Transfusion of Neonates, Infants and Children
  • PAT/T 84 v.1 – Blood Transfusion Policy:  Jehovah’s Witnesses and Refusal of Transfusion
  • PAT/T 85 v1 – The Assessment of Sub-conjunctival Haemorrhage (SCH) in Infants

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