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PMH Spotter's Guide
The PNH National Service in England have released this useful summary to assist clinicians working in anticoagulation and thrombosis in spotting and referring potential cases of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria (PNH).
HAT RCA Standard Operating Procedure
The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to describe the standard procedures to be followed for root causeanalysis of all hospital acquired thrombosis.
Thrombosis UK
The priority of Thrombosis UK is for everyone to KNOW the Risks Signs & Symptoms of VTE and to support research to extend understanding into the prevention and best management of VTE.
Thrombosis Canada
Thrombosis Canada is dedicated to furthering education and research in the prevention and treatment of thrombotic vascular disease.
Thrombosis Research Institute
Internationally renowned for pioneering, multi-disciplinary research, the Thrombosis Research Institutes comprise two independent charitable foundations based in London, UK and Bangalore, India.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Working to improve health care for women by setting standards, training and educating doctors, and advocating for women's health worldwide.
North American Thrombosis Forum
The North American Thrombosis Forum is a multi-disciplinary organization founded with the objective of improving patient care through thrombosis education.
NHS:Blood Clots
Every year, thousands of people in the UK develop a blood clot in a vein. It's known as venous thromboembolism (VTE) and is a serious, potentially fatal, medical condition.
American National Blood Clot Alliance
The National Blood Clot Alliance is a non-profit, voluntary health organization dedicated to advancing the prevention, early diagnosis and successful treatment of life-threatening blood clots such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and clot-provoked stroke.
King's Thrombosis Centre
The King's Thrombosis Centre is a leading multidisciplinary clinical and research group dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of hypercoagulable conditions.
International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) is a global not-for-profit membership organization advancing the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic and bleeding disorders.
Clinical Leaders of Thrombosis (CLOT)
The Clinical Leaders of Thrombosis (CLOT) is a special interest group which unites multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals working in the field of Haemostasis and Thrombosis.
British Thoracic Society
The goal of the British Thoracic Society is to improve standards of care for people who have respiratory diseases.
British Orthopaedic Association
The mission of the British Orthopaedic Association is to bring relief to people suffering from injury or musculoskeletal disorder by advancing the science, art and practice of orthopaedic surgery.
British Committee for Standards in Haematology
The primary purpose of the BCSH is to provide haematologists with up to date advice on the diagnosis and treatment of haematological disease./span>
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Preventing Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism: A Guide for Effective Quality Improvement.
NHS England eLearning for healthcare: VTE
Australian – CEC
Sometimes blood can pool and thicken inside normal, healthy veins and block the flow of blood through the body. This is known as a blood clot, or medically as a Venous Thromboembolism (VTE). It includes blood clots that form in the deep veins, known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and clots that become lodged in the lungs, known as a pulmonary embolism (PE).
Canadian – Thrombosis Canada
The Thrombosis Canada clinical guides have been developed to assist clinicians with point of care decision making. They are not intended to be taken as guidelines.
American - ACCP - Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease
Working to improve health care for women by setting standards, training and educating doctors, and advocating for women's health worldwide.
British Society for Haematology - Cancer guidelines
This guideline reviews the indication for warfarin, duration or treatment for patients with a PE and/or lower limb DVT, the initiation of treatment, the management of peri-operative anticoagulation, the management of patients who are bleeding or with an elevated INR including those with a head injury and finally includes a section on patients on warfarin who also require an anti-platelet agent.
Care Quality Commission - Duty of candour guidance
The intention of this regulation is to ensure that providers are open and transparent with people who use services and other 'relevant persons' (people acting lawfully on their behalf) in general in relation to care and treatment. It also sets out some specific requirements that providers must follow when things go wrong with care and treatment, including informing people about the incident, providing reasonable support, providing truthful information and an apology when things go wrong.
British Society for Haematology – Use of vena cava filters
The objective of this guideline was to provide healthcare professionals with clear guidance on the management of VC filters. In all cases individual patient circumstances may dictate an alternative approach.
British Society for Haematology – Travel related VTE
The guideline was drawn up to inform practitioners in the UK who are involved in counselling patients regarding travel-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE). It aims to provide information on the incidence of thrombosis, risk factors for thrombosis and strategies for the prevention of thrombosis.
NHS Standard Contract
NHS Standard Contract.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - Thrombosis and Embolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium, Reducing the Risk (Green-top Guideline No. 37a)
This guideline provides advice on the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy and birth and following delivery.
NICE – Quality standard 22 chapter 9 - Antenatal care
Pregnant women at high risk of venous thromboembolism at the booking appointment are referred to a specialist service.
NICE Quality Standard 201, venous thromboembolism in adults
This quality standard covers reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in adults who are in hospital. VTE includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism. It covers people admitted as inpatients and those admitted to a hospital bed as day-case patients, including women who are pregnant and women after childbirth. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism
The risk of venous thromboembolism is significantly increased in patients who are hospitalised after trauma, surgery or immobilising medical illness, and in pregnant and puerperal women.
NICE-Venous thromboembolism in over 16s: reducing the risk of hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.
This guideline covers assessing and reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE or blood clots) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in people aged 16 and over in hospital. It aims to help healthcare professionals identify people most at risk and describes interventions that can be used to reduce the risk of VTE.
C & W VTE RCA Process Map 2017
Outline of process map.
VTE Prevention Competency Document
Competency Assessment Document.
VTE champion role description
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention is a key patient safety issue. An inpatient is twice as likely as someone in the community to develop a VTE. A link practitioner is someone who is able to act as a resource in their clinical area and liaise with the VTE prevention nurse and anticoagulation team. The link person has an active role in improving the quality of care, educating of staff and patients and improving communication between the ward and the service.
UK Thrombosis Research Network
Introduction to the UK Thrombosis Research Network (UK-TReN)
