Pharmacists Group
Resource Centre
The Resource Centre is an information service for members. All the information contained in the Resource Centre has been submitted by members. The Resource Centre contains
- Treatment guidelines
- Prophylaxis guidelines
- Surgical & Theatre Pharmacist job descriptions
- Past study day handouts
- Past symposia workshop handouts
- Projects undertaken in Surgery or Theatres
The Resource Centre can be accessed by contacting Ann Slee at:
- Pharmacy
- Wirral Hospital (Clatterbridge)
- Bebington
- WIRRAL L63 4JY
- Tel: 0151 482 7612
- e-mail: ann.slee@dial.pipex.com
There is no fee currently for using the Resource Centre. However, please only request information that you are currently working on in order to keep the service free. The Resource Centre requires new material to be donated on a regular basis for it to be useful. Please send your material by e-mail or hard copy to the address above.
The UKCPA Surgery & Theatres Group cannot accept any responsibility for the consequences of using the material from this Resource Centre.
| Subject | Author | Date | Pages (A4) |
| Antibiotic prophylaxis Guidelines | |||
| General Surgery & Short course antibiotictreatment guidelines. | Southampton University Hospitals | Aug 96 |
2 |
| Oral & Facial Surgery | Sunderland City Hospitals | June 96 |
3 |
| Surgery prophylaxis and short course antibiotic guidelines | Salisbury District Hospital | Feb 94 |
1 |
| Urology | Southampton University Hospitals | July 94 |
1 |
| Vascular | Southampton University Hospitals | April 97 |
1 |
| Antibiotic prophylaxis in general surgery | Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust | Jun 96 | 1 |
| Recommended regimens for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis | Royal United Hospital, Bath | June 98 |
1 |
| Antibiotic treatment | |||
| Once daily gentamicin protocol | Luton & Dunstable Hospital | ? |
1 |
| Once daily gentamicin dosing | Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother Hospital | Jan 97 |
2 |
| Use of once daily gentamicin | Leeds General Infirmary | Jul 96 |
2 |
| Once daily gentamicin policy | Royal United Hospital, bath | Nov 96 |
1 |
| Protocol for once daily aminoglycoside therapy | Dumfries & Galloway | ? |
1 |
| Guidelines for the administration & monitoring of once daily gentamicin therapy | Glan Clwyd District General Hospital | Oct 97 |
1 |
| Guidelines for the administration of Once daily Gentamicin therapy | Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust | Aug 97 |
2 |
| Treatment of cellulitis | Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust | March 98 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections | Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust | March 98 | 1 |
| Contact lists | |||
| UKCPA Surgery Practice Interest Group Directory of Members | UKCPA office | July 96 |
27 |
| Day Case Surgery | |||
| Effectiveness of analgesia and anti-emetics therapy in gynaecological day case surgery (preg-reg project abstract) | A Bloom, Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust | 1996 |
1 |
| Assessment of pain relief and nausea after day case surgery (pre-reg project abstract) | Paul Cassidy, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds | 1997 |
3 |
| Endoscopy | |||
| A study of midazolam doses used in gastro-intestinal endoscopy | Shane Beggan, Leeds General Infirmary | 1997 |
2 |
| Fluid balance | |||
| Fluid balance in the adult - workshop handouts | John Dade, St James University Hospital, Leeds | Sep 96 |
30 |
| Job descriptions | |||
| Senior clinical pharmacist - surgery | Sunderland City Hospital | Current |
3 |
| Senior Pharmacist/Team Leader - Surgery & Acute Care support Services | St Helier NHS Trust, Surrey | Mar 96 |
3 |
| Surgical & ResidenPharmacy Sertvices Manager | Leeds General Infirmary | Jul 96 |
3 |
| Directorate Pharmacist for General Surgery & Orthopaedics | Southampton University Hospitals | Mar 98 |
4 |
| Orthopaedic Pharmacist - grade D & job specification | Northern General Hospital, Sheffield | Current |
3 |
| Nil by mouth policies | |||
| Surgery & long term medication - Guidelines for medical and nursing staff | University of Liverpool Teaching hospital | May 94 |
22 |
| Patients who become nil by mouth - How does this affect their medication. | Helen Parr, St Richard's Hospital, Chichester | May 95 |
16 |
| Guidelines for oral drug therapy in patients who are nil by mouth prior to surgery | Luton & Dunstable Hospital | May 93 |
1 |
| Guidelines for the management of Parkinson's disease in surgical patients | Jenny French, Southampton University Hospital | Nov 92 |
1 |
| Lectures notes from Long Term Medication and Surgery Workshop | Philip Howard, Leeds General Infirmary | Sept 96 |
8 |
| Surgery & Long term medication - A policy for medical and nursing staff | Wee Liat Chong, Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth | Apr 98 |
32 |
| Long term medication in surgery - a guide for ward pharmacists | unknown | unknown |
13 |
| Peri-operative management of diabetes | Portsmouth Hospitals | Jan 97 | 2 |
| Nutrition | |||
| Nutrition Assessment Tool | Southampton General Hospital | current |
1 |
| Estimation of nutritional requirements | Southampton General Hospital | current |
1 |
| Transfer of patients from parenteral to enteral nutrition | Southampton General Hospital | current |
1 |
| A study of the monitoring of electrolytes of patients receiving TPN (pre-reg project abstract) | Gail Ritchie, Calderdale Healthcare NHS Trust | 1996 |
1 |
| Ophthamology | |||
| Ocular use of 5-fluorouracil | Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust | Feb 98 | 1 |
| Ocular use of mitomycin | Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust | Feb 98 | 1 |
| Ocular viral conditions | Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust | Feb 98 | 1 |
| Other treatment guidelines | |||
| Treatment guidelines for oro-facial surgery | Sunderland City Hospitals | Nov 94 |
3 |
| Junior Doctors Handbook - General Surgery & urology | Swindon & Malborough Hospitals | Aug 96 |
50 |
| Pain | |||
| Acute Pain Guidelines | Leeds General Infirmary | current |
41 |
| Guidelines for the use of NSAID's in Post-operative pain | Southampton University Hospitals | July 96 |
1 |
| Acute Pain Service guidelines | University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff | current |
9 |
| Guidelines for post-operative analgesia in children | University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff | Oct 96 |
10 |
| Protocols for post-operative analgesia | Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline | Aug 96 |
2 |
| Spinal & Epidural Analgesia lecture notes | Dr P Braihtwaite, Leeds general Infirmary | Sept 96 |
16 |
| Pain Management Guidelines | Leeds General Infirmary | Sept 96 |
16 |
| PCAS monitoring & management | Dundee | May 98 |
3 |
| Protocols & guidelines for the Acute Pain Service | University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff | June 96 |
14 |
| PCAS algorithm | Leeds General Infirmary | March 98 |
1 |
| Guidelines for opioid administration to adults: IV morphine algorithm | Leeds General Infirmary | March 98 |
2 |
| Guidelines for opioid administration to adults: morphine algorithm for all routes | Leeds General Infirmary | March 98 |
2 |
| Controlling your pain after Day Case Surgery | Royal Hospital, Chesterfield | ? |
4 |
| Evidenced based Opioid Pharmaceutical Care (lecture notes) | Prof A Lipman, Utah University, Salt Lake City, USA | May 98 |
14 |
| Protocol for IV opiate administration in theatre recovery areas | Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust | May 95 | 2 |
| Pharmaceutical care | |||
| Framework for the provision of pharmaceutical care to surgical patients (draft) | UKCPA surgery practice interest group | July 96 |
5 |
| Vascular surgery - care plan | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | April 97 |
2 |
| Care plan - TURP | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | April 97 |
2 |
| General Surgery Care & Medical Discharge Plan | Glasgow Royal Infirmary | April 97 |
2 |
| Orthopaedic Patient Focused Care Pharmaceutical Team | Northern General Hospital, Sheffield | Jan 95 |
6 |
| The pharmaceutical treatment of fractured neck of femur (pre-reg project abstract) | Monica Low, Bradford Royal Infirmary | 1997 |
2 |
| Post operative nausea and vomiting | |||
| Protocol for PONV | Leeds General Infirmary | Current |
1 |
| Guidelines for the use of antiemetics in adult PONV | Southampton University Hospitals | July 96 |
1 |
| Ward guidelines for the management of PONV | St Helier Hospital, Surrey | ? |
1 |
| In patient guidelines for the prophylaxis of PONV | St Helier Hospital, Surrey | ? |
1 |
| Use of anti-emetics for prophylaxis and treatment | unknown | ? |
1 |
| Pre-admission clinics | |||
| An evaluation of the role of the Hospital Pharmacist at a Surgical Pre-admission clinic | Onagh Boyle, St James University Hospital, Leeds | 1997 |
2 |
| Prescriptions | |||
| Paediatric PCA chart | University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff | current |
1 |
| Paediatric nurse controlled analgesia (>1yr) | University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff | current |
1 |
| Paediatric nurse controlled analgesia (<1yr) | University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff | current |
1 |
| PCA chart | Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline | current |
1 |
| Observation form for pain management | Leeds General Infirmary | current |
2 |
| Epidural & PCA system prescription form | Leeds General Infirmary | current |
2 |
| Radiology | |||
| X-ray: where is all the media attention? Lecture handouts. | Fran Maguire, Royal Free Hospital, London | Nov 98 | 5 |
| Splenectomy | |||
| Treatment guidelines for adult splenectomy patients. | Southampton Unbiversity Hospitals | Feb 96 |
2 |
| Local splenectomy guidelines and information sheet for patients | Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon | Aug 94 |
4 |
| Prevention of sepsis in asplenic patients | Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust | March 98 |
2 |
| An evaluation of the leaflet "Information about Splenectomy for Patients" (pre-reg project abstract) | Jenny Cuplan, Leeds General Infirmary | 1996 |
1 |
| Thromboembolic Prophylaxis | |||
| Peri-operative prophylaxis against DVT & PE (head & neck) | Sunderland City Hospitals | March 94 |
7 |
| Guidelines for Urology | Southampton University Hospitals | April 96 |
1 |
| Guidelines for General Surgery | Southampton University Hospitals | April 96 |
1 |
| Anticoagulation guidelines | Southampton University Hospitals | July 93 |
1 |
| Implementation of evidenced based pharmaceutical care for prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (workshop notes) | Philip Howard, Leeds General infirmary | Nov 96 |
16 |
| Guidelines on the prevention of venous thromboembolism in general surgery patients | Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust | May 98 | 1 |
| Theatres | |||
| Pharmaceutical Care - can it it be applied to operating theatres | Nicola Dossett, Cardiff University 3rd year project | 1996 |
56 |
| Overview of cost containment strategies for the provision of anaesthesia | Andrew Donnelly, Rush Presbyterian - St lukes Medical Centre, Chicago | Dec 95 |
49 |
| Cisatracurium briefing sheet | Philip Howard, Leeds General Infirmary | Feb 98 |
2 |
| New neuromuscular blockers | Caroline Cole, Southampton General Hospital | Feb 98 |
3 |
| Anaesthesia: tthe correct balance & factors affecting choice (lecture notes) | John Peacock, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield | May 98 |
6 |
| The "ideal" anaesthetic (lecture notes) | Ann Slee & Kath Phillips, Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral | July 96 |
18 |
| Evolution of a theatre pharmacy service | Ann Slee & Kath Phillips, Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral | Nov 96 |
6 |
| Audit of Mivacurium - place in therapy? | Ann Slee , Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral | March 97 |
4 |
| Theatres in 2010 | Kath Phillips, Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral | May 98 |
3 |
| Workshop & Lecture Handouts | |||
| Colloids & crystalloids workshop notes | John Dade, St James' University Hospital, Leeds | Sept 96 |
4 |
| Post-operative complications workshop | Simon Badcott, UCL Hospital, London | Sept 96 |
13 |
| Thrombolysis in vascular disease | Simon McPherson, Leeds General Infirmary | May 98 |
6 |
| Pharmacoeconomics of potent vasodilator agents | Philip Howard, Leeds General Infirmary | April 98 |
8 |
| New objective approach for assessing drugs for the Drug & Therapeutics Committee | Suzanne Khalid, Leicester General Hospital | May 98 |
22 |