• Continue to work alongside the Capital Development team to influence the development
of the new Emergency Department which is on schedule for completion in 2021
(delays with COVID-19 and conversion of ASB level 6)
• Provide safe and effective care during COVID-19
• Protect staff - both psychologically, physically, and emotionally as we manage the pandemic
• Introduce regular Multi-Disciplinary Team directorate meetings
• Fully engage and support development regional programme of No More Silos work in
relation to:
- Emergency only EDs
- Ambulance offload areas
- Urgent Care Centres
- Scheduling Unscheduled Care.
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NICE Guidelines
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) uses the best available evidence to
develop recommendations. The recommendations in the guidelines represent the view of NICE,
arrived at after careful consideration of the evidence available. When exercising their judgement,
professionals are expected to take this guideline fully into account, alongside the individual needs,
preferences and values of their patients or service users.
During 2019/2020 via the Department of Health, the Trust received various NICE Guidelines for
implementation that had been endorsed for implementation in Northern Ireland - these included
Clinical Guidelines, Technology Appraisals and Public Health Guidance.
Implementation of these guidelines can be complex and include bringing together different service
areas to develop and agree pathways. There are often financial and wider strategic implications
which limit implementation of NICE guidelines.
The Trust has well established systems and processes in place for monitoring implementation of
these NICE Guidelines along with an agreed internal process for their management. The Trust also
provides assurance on a bi-monthly basis to PHA/HSCB on progress with implementation of Clinical
Guidelines and Technology Appraisals in line with their reporting requirements.
• The Trust will continue to work with the NICE Implementation facilitator for Northern Ireland.
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Facts & Figures
• Technology Appraisals received - 41
• NICE Guidelines received - 22.
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