Home intravenous (IV) therapy
Intravenous conference: Alison Smith, IV lead at Liverpool PCT (UK), will present at the IPS IV conference in September. The Aim of the presentation is to discuss the diversity of a community intravenous therapy service.
The Liverpool PCT home IV service provides gold standard Intravenous Therapies to patients in the community whether it is in their own homes or in community NHS clnics thereby reducing the need for hospitalisation and increasing patient ability to return to their preferred place of care.
Alison sates “We are commissioned to provide IV antibiotics, Blood Product Transfusion, Intravenous Iron, Care and maintanence of Vascular accesss Devices and insertion of Midlines plus IV support for patients with long term conditions and Bronchiectasis”. Alison continues “The service provides clinical leadership, education, assessment and support to the PCT District Nursing and Community Matrons and partnership working with GPs and secondary care in the management of patients requiring intravenous therapy”.
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