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VTE: focus on reducing the risk of hospital-associated venous thromboembolism

Released: 23/04/2019

Programme withdrawn

This programme has been withdrawn. The materials are no longer available to access but you can still submit feedback and earn the badge.

VTE: focus on reducing the risk of hospital-associated venous thromboembolism

Programme withdrawn

This programme has been withdrawn. The materials are no longer available to access but you can still submit feedback and earn the badge.

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Once you have completed your small group learning, let us know the completion date and provide some feedback on your experience of using this CPPE Optimise programme. In return, we will award you with a badge of completion!

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VTE: focus on reducing the risk of hospital-associated venous thromboembolism

Next steps

Now you have finished the small group learning complete the next steps below.

The NHS Standard Contract for 2018/19 states that each month 95 percent of all adult in-patients should undergo a VTE risk assessment, and each NHS provider needs to report their data on a quarterly basis. Your next steps are to find out what figures have been reported from your trust, and compare this to the national requirement.

If your trust has not met the national requirement - reflect on your approach to improving this score.

If your trust has met the national requirement – reflect on your approach to continuing to meet this national requirement.

Lead writer
Katherine Stirling, consultant pharmacist – anticoagulation and thrombosis, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

CPPE programme developer
Clare Smith, senior pharmacist, learning development

Design team
Deepa Dadhania, lead pharmacist - medicine, South Warwickshire Foundation Trust
Mary Carter, medicines optimisation programme director, South West Medicines information and training, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Angela Brennan, editor, CPPE
Sonia Mills, assistant editor, CPPE
Emma Wright, lead pharmacist, general practice education, CPPE
Justine Wong, learning development pharmacist, CPPE

CPPE reviewers
Karen Wragg, regional manager, south central
Joanne Nevinson, education supervisor
Bilkis Islam-Ali, education supervisor

External reviewers
Deepa Dadhania, lead pharmacist - medicine, South Warwickshire Foundation Trust
Mina McFaul, principle pharmacist, Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Editor
Sonia Mills, assistant editor

Piloted by
Alison Fryer, pharmacist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Funke Lawal, CPPE local tutor

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Clinical pharmacy

Public health

CPPE Optimise programmes

VTE: focus on reducing the risk of hospital-associated venous thromboembolism

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VTE: focus on reducing the risk of hospital-associated venous thromboembolism

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VTE: focus on reducing the risk of hospital-associated venous thromboembolism

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