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The Leeds Quality Standards for Care Homes with Nursing was introduced in April 2010. NHS Leeds will be piloting new quality standards in partnership with Leeds City Council through 2010-2011. The Quality Standards are mandatory for care homes with nursing.
The Quality Standards cover a wide range of key areas including health-specific topics as follows:
Please find below a list of resources linked to the Quality Standards that are currently available. We will be adding additional resources in the near future.
Please note some of these documents are aimed at health professionals and will include clinical language/terms.
NHS Leeds care home monitoring - report template (pdf document)
NHS Leeds care home monitoring - monitoring tool (excel document)
NHS Leeds care home monitoring - reporting schedule 2011-2012 (word document)
Food for life nutrition training - promotional flyer (pdf document)
Clinical practice guidelines for care home residents with diabetes (pdf document)
Flowchart for care homes dietetic referrals (pdf document)
Social Care Institute for Excellence - eating and nutritional care (web link)
NHS End of Life Care Programme (web link)
NHS Gold Standards Framework - care for people nearing end of life (web link)
Leeds Palliative Care website - end of life initiatives
Liverpool care pathway for the dying patient (web link)
Community Urology and Colorectal Service
Community Urology and Colorectal Service patient referral form (to be completed by health professional)
Maintaining a healthy bowel information leaflet
Continence and memory problems information leaflet
NICE guidelines faecal incontinence
NICE guidelines irritable bowel syndrome
NICE guidelines lower urinary tract symptoms
NICE guidelines management of urinary incontinence in women
National audit of continence care (published September 2010)
Department of Health good practice in continence services
Bladder and Bowel Foundation website
TenaNet online resouces for health professionals (please note a log in and password is required)
PromoCon website - continence and product awareness
William Merritt Centre - disabled living centre and mobility services
IA Support website - ileostomy and internal pouch support group
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust infection prevention and control service
Infection prevention and control information on our website
Leeds Safeguarding Adults Partnership website
Leeds Safeguarding Adults Partnership - alert/referral form (pdf document)
NICE quick reference guide - assessment and prevention of falls in older people (web link)
NICE guide - the assessment and prevention of falls in older people (web link)
National Ageing Research Institute (Australia) - falls risk assessment and management tool (web link)
Medicines management information on our website
Assessment of wounds in adults and children
Guidance for completion of incidents and root cause analysis
Prevention and management of pressure ulcers
Wound management in adults and children
During April and May this year, we are promoting the Sun Awareness campaign. Please Click here to find out more about this campaign.
The video below is to promote the Sun Awareness campaign.
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