28/11/2025
Updated : Hypothyroidism - Combined with Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Hypernatraemic Dehydration - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Hypokalaemia - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Hypoglycaemia - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Hypocalcaemia - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Hyperkalaemia - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Hyperglycaemia - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Hydrops Fetalis - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Home Oxygen Therapy for Infants with Chronic Lung Disease - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Hepatitis B and C - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Hypotension - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Hypertension - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Heart Failure - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Hearing Screening - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Guideline for the Management of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome at Home - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Guideline for the insertion of a Nasogastric tube at home - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Guideline for the initial Neonatal Outreach home visit - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Guideline for Capillary blood Sampling of Neonates at home - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Guideline for the Management of a Baby with Meconium Present at Delivery - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Golden Hour- Preterm babies <28 weeks' gestation - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Gastroschisis - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Gastro-oesophageal Reflux (GOR) - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Follow-up of babies discharged from Neonatal Unit - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Exomphalos - Initial Management - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Growth Monitoring - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Extravasation Injuries - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Exchange Transfusion - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Endotracheal Tube (ETT) Suctioning - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : ECG Abnormalities - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Environmental Humidity for premature babies - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Dropped Baby - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Down Syndrome - Initial Management - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Disorders of Sexual Development - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Discharge from Neonatal Unit - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Diagnosis and Management of Congenital CMV Infection - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Delayed cord clamping - Combined with Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Death and Seriously ill Babies - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Admission of babies to the Neonatal Unit, Transitional Care Unit and Post Natal Wards at WRH- Combined with Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Developmental follow-up of children born preterm -Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) - Combined with Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Cranial Ultrasound Scans - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Cot space checklist Type : Document Updated : Contacting a Consultant - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Consent - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Conjunctivitis - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Congenital Heart Disease (CDH): Duct-dependent Lesions (Including HLHS) -Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Care of the Skin in Relation to Tissue Viability Guidelines Type : Document Updated : Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Common Problems in well term Neonates on Postnatal Ward - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Coagulopathy - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Chronic Lung Disease - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Chest Physiotherapy - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Chest Drain Insertion - Traditional - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Chest Drain Insertion - Seldinger Technique - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Cardiac Murmurs - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Cannulation - Peripheral - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Broviac Line Insertion - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Breastfeeding - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Breast Milk Handling and Storage - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Breast Milk Expression - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Bottle Feeding in the Neonatal Unit - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Bloodspot Screening - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Blood Group Incompatibilities (Including Rhesus Disease) - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : BCG - Combined with Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Babies born at Margins of Viability - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Aseptic Non-Touch Technique Neonates - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Arterial Line Sampling - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Arterial Line Insertion - Network guideline with amendments 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Apnoea and bradycardia - Combined with Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Antenatal Ultrasound Abnormalities - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Anorectal Malformation - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Ankyloglossia (Tongue-Tie) - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Accessory Digits and Facial Skin Tags in Newborns - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Abstinence Syndrome - Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document
27/11/2025
Updated : Supporting your baby's development - 26-28 weeks gestation (A5 Leaflet) Type : Document Updated : Pre-operative Management of Antiplatelet Medications Type : Document Updated : Water Safety Policy WAHT-CG-817 Type : Document Updated : Passy-Muir Speaking Valve (PMSV) Type : Document Updated : Guidelines for Acute Respiratory Failure Type : Document Updated : Guidelines for the Limitation of Treatment for Adults requiring Intensive Care Type : Document
26/11/2025
Updated : Medical Staff Appraisal and Revalidation Policy Type : Document
25/11/2025
Updated : Policy and Procedures for the Prescribing and Administration of Injectable Medicines Type : Document New Link : Diagnostic Glaucoma Clinic (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : 7. Debrief LocSSIP Type : Document Updated : 2. Team Brief LocSSIP Type : Document
24/11/2025
Updated : Decontamination of Medical Devices Policy Type : Document Updated : Annual Leave in Maternity Type : Document Updated : Annual Leave in Maternity Type : Document
21/11/2025
New Link : Vestibular Neuritis Type : Link New Link : Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - WAHT-PI-2343 Type : Link Updated : Worcestershire Neonatal Community Outreach Service (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : High Consequence Infectious Diseases Policy for Initial Management and Investigation of Possible Cases Type : Document
20/11/2025
Updated : Altered Airway: Laryngectomy Care Pathway WAHT-KD-030 Type : Document Updated : Altered Airway: Laryngectomy Care Pathway WAHT-KD-030 Type : Document New Link : Apnoea, Bradycardia, Desaturations and your baby (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Protecting your baby from low blood glucose (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Jaundice, Phototherapy and your baby (Leaflet) Type : Link
18/11/2025
Updated : Policy for the Management of External Agency Visits and Recommendations Type : Document Updated : Policy for managing the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 Type : Document Updated : Medicines Policy Type : Document
17/11/2025
Updated : Policy for the Management of NICE Guidance Type : Document Updated : SOP West Theatres Night-Time Shutdown – Alexandra Hospital. Type : Document Updated : SOP West Theatres Night-Time Shutdown – Alexandra Hospital. Type : Document
14/11/2025
New Link : Image-guide Arthrogram (Leaflet) Type : Link New Additional Document : Strategy Trust Template Type : Additional Document New Additional Document : Policy Trust Template Type : Additional Document New Additional Document : Protocol Trust Template Type : Additional Document New Additional Document : Procedure Trust Template Type : Additional Document New Additional Document : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document Updated : Guideline Trust Template Type : Additional Document New Document : Speech and Language Therapy Functional Assessment of Voice using Flexible Nasendoscopy Type : Document Updated : Quality Impact Assessment (QIA) Policy Type : Document Updated : Appendix 4 Formal Stage 1 or 2 Attendance Review meeting guidance document Type : Document
12/11/2025
Updated : Non-medical Referrer Policy (Imaging Exams) Type : Document New Document : A Parent's Guide to Auditory Brainstem (ABR) Testing Type : Document New Link : Management of vaginal symptoms information for women with breast cancer (Leaflet) Type : Link New Link : Lifestyle Advice for Fertility patients (Leaflet) Type : Link
11/11/2025
Updated : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (P): Making, amending and cancelling referrals Type : Document New Document : PROCEDURE FOR JUSTIFICATION AND AUTHORISATION OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE EXAMINATIONS Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (P): Making amending and cancelling referrals Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (O): To ensure clinical audit is carried out Countywide with procedures Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (N): To establish appropriate dose constraints for Comforters and Carers Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (M): To be observed in the case of non-medical imaging exposures Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (L): Procedure to ensure that the referrer, practitioner, and the individual exposed or their representative Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (K): To ensure that the probability and magnitude of accidental or unintended exposure Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (J): Carrying out and recording of a clinical evaluation Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (I): information relating to the benefits and risks associated with the radiation dose from the exposure Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (H): giving of information and written instructions - diagnosis or treatment with radioactive medicinal products Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R Procedure (G): to identify responsibilities and the essential considerations when carrying out a radiation exposure Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (F): Use and review of diagnostic reference levels Type : Document Updated : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (D): Quality assurance (QA) programmes in respect of written procedures, written protocols, and equipment are followed Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (E): The assessment of patient dose and administered activity Type : Document New Document : IR(Me)R PROCEDURE (D): Quality assurance (QA) programmes in respect of written procedures, written protocols, and equipment are followed Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (C): For making enquiries of individuals of childbearing potential Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (B): To identify individuals entitled to act as referrer, practitioner or operator within a specified scope of practice Type : Document New Document : IR(ME)R PROCEDURE (A) : to identify correctly the individual to be exposed to ionising radiation Type : Document Updated : Baby Tagging and Security of Newborn Infants Type : Document
10/11/2025
Updated : Admission of babies to the Neonatal Unit, Transitional Care Unit and Post Natal Wards at WRH- Combined with Network guideline 2022-24 Type : Document Updated : Out of Hours Emergency Enteral Feeding Regimen (Including Risk Reduction for Re-feeding Syndrome) Type : Document Updated : Identification and Management of Re-Feeding Syndrome Type : Document
07/11/2025
Updated : Well being and attendance guidance document Type : Document Updated : Appendix 9 Outcome letter following formal long term absence review meeting Type : Document Updated : Appendix 8 Invite to Formal Long term absence review meeting Type : Document Updated : Appendix 7 Long term absence review meeting guidance document Type : Document Updated : Appendix 6 Outcome letter Stage 1 or Stage 2 Attendance Review meeting Type : Document Updated : Appendix 5 invite to Stage 1 or Stage 2 Attendance Review meeting Type : Document Updated : Appendix 4 Formal Stage 1 or 2 Attendance Review meeting guidance document Type : Document Updated : Appendix 3 RTW guidance document Type : Document Updated : Appendix 2 return to work meeting record Type : Document Updated : Appendix 16 Managing long term sickness absence flow chart Type : Document Updated : Appendix 15 Managing short term sickness absence flow chart Type : Document Updated : Appendix 14 Procedures for Appeal hearing Type : Document Updated : Appendix 13 Procedures for a hearing Type : Document Updated : Appendix 12 Template report Type : Document Updated : Appendix 11 Disability related sickness absence and disability leave guidance document Type : Document Updated : Appendix 10 Well being support guidance document Type : Document Updated : Appendix 1 self certification form Type : Document Updated : Policy for Fit and Proper Persons Policy and Procedure Type : Document Updated : Management of Organisational Change Appendix 3 - Equality Impact Assessment Form Type : Document Updated : Management of Organisational Change Appendix 2 - Checklist Type : Document Updated : Management of Organisational Change Appendix 1 - Change Proposal Document Type : Document Updated : Appendix 2 - Pay Control Meeting (Terms of reference) Type : Document Updated : Appendix 1 - Starting Salary Proforma Type : Document Updated : Toolkit - Stress at Work Type : Document Updated : Appendix 2 – Support Plan for Transition Type : Document Updated : Appendix 1 - Abbreviations and Definitions Type : Document Updated : Supporting Colleagues through Traumatic Incidents - poster Type : Document Updated : Flowchart for Staff Support debriefing following a traumatic event Type : Document Updated : Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) - Referral Pathway - West Midlands Perinatal Network Type : Document New Document : Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) - Referral Pathway Type : Document Updated : Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) Management and Referral Pathways Type : Document
06/11/2025
Updated : SOP for Booking and swabbing of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) patients in the Local Anaesthetic MRSA Clinic (Room 101) Type : Document Updated : SOP for Booking and swabbing of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) patients in the Local Anaesthetic MRSA Clinic (Room 101) Type : Document Updated : Safe Staffing and Utilisation of Human Resource Escalation Policy - Local Policy Type : Document
05/11/2025
Updated : Care in Labour Type : Document Updated : Patient Diary Policy Type : Document Updated : Patient Diary Policy Type : Document Updated : Appendix A3 - Site Emergency Response Protocol Kidderminster Hospital Type : Document Updated : Positioning - Network guideline 2025-28 Type : Document
04/11/2025
Updated : Kangaroo Care - Network guideline with amendments 2025-28 Type : Document Updated : Neonatal Skin Care Document - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Environment and Noise - Network guideline 2025-28 Type : Document Updated : Developmental Care - Network guideline 2025-28 Type : Document Updated : Hypoglycaemia protocol flow chart WAHT-END-004 Type : Document Updated : Maternity Key Documents - Contents Page Type : Document Updated : Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia in Pregnancy (Management of) Type : Document
03/11/2025
Updated : Sickness, Absence, Health and Wellbeing Policy Type : Document Updated : Worcester Neonatal Unit Skin Assessment Tool Type : Document Updated : Guideline to Support Olfactory and Reduce Negative Responses - Local Guideline Type : Document Updated : Guideline to Support Developmental Care for Infants Undergoing ROP Screening - Local Guideline Type : Document New Link : Unscheduled Bleeding on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) (Leaflet) Type : Link Updated : Falls Risk Reduction in Hospital (Leaflet) Type : Link