Information for health professionals

Inside this section:

NHS Sheffield Library Service
The Library Service is a specialist resource primarily aimed at primary care health professionals in Sheffield.

 

Infection Prevention & Control for Independent Contractors
Quick and easy access to information, guidance and useful links and resources, on all aspects of Infection Prevention & Control

 

Referrals information for health professionals in Sheffield

 

NHS Sheffield Dental Referral Protocols

 

Infant Mortality in Sheffield

 

Emergency Care Plans:

Emergency Care Plan - Sheffield (53kb Word)

Emergency Care Plans Guidelines (46kb Word)

Emergency Care Plan Pilot Information (30kb Word)

Emergency Care Plans Pilot Audit (46kb Word)

Sheffield Emergency Care Plans Pilot Evaluation (34kb Word)

 

Medicines Management & Area Prescribing Committee:

Sheffield Formulary
The Sheffield Formulary has been produced under the auspices of the Sheffield Area Prescribing Committee (APC) and is designed to give clear concise guidance on drug selection.

Sheffield Palliative Care Formulary (895kb pdf)

Traffic Light Drugs List

Resources for Community Pharmacists

Medicines Management newsletter

Shared Care Protocols

Area Prescribing Committee

Controlled Drugs

Care Home Resources

 

Respiratory Care
Helping to support healthcare professionals look after people with respiratory conditions.

End of Life Care

Palliative Care in Sheffield

 

GP Appraisal

 

Other useful resources:

Prescriber referral to Community Pharmacy for MUR or NMS form (92kb Word)

Review of the Personal Child Health Record (Red Book) March 2011

QIPP Top Tips for GPs (157kb pdf)

Sheffield GP Assessment Unit website

Diabetes: A Guide and Resource Pack for Sheffield (2.81mb pdf)

Dietary Information Sheets

Infant Feeding Guidelines

Presentations from Heart Failure Clinical Pathway Protected Learning Event

Sheffield City Council High Support Service referral form

Primary Care Premises Room Specification for Local Enhanced Services - Infection Prevention and Control Guidance / Recommendations (146kb pdf, opens in a new window)

Common childhood conditions

Swine flu information for health professionals

Zest for Health - child weight management service

Central Alerting System

The Central Alerting System brings together CMO’s Public Health Link (PHL) and the Safety Alert Broadcast System (SABS). It enables alerts and urgent patient safety specific guidance to be accessed at any time.

The Central Alerting System can be accessed at https://www.cas.dh.gov.uk/

Building the local public health system

Materials:

PH Transition Project Initiation Document (784kb pdf)

PHLI Overview October 2011(253kb pdf)