Katherine Ashton

Acute Pain Specialist Nurse @FHPainService
@NewcastleHosps 🏥
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[Katherine Ashton @Kat15A]

@cesear90 @RBandH @ICU_Harefield Hi Charlotte, I would love to know what you cover in this. Is this a mandatory or routine training session or is it a one off about something specific?

[Freeman Hospital Inpatient Pain Service @FHPainService]

Well done @ward38_freeman. Great display!

[Freeman Hospital Inpatient Pain Service @FHPainService]

More fantastic engagement for Opioid Safety Week. We're getting a variety of staff showing interest and learning new things. If you're based at the Freeman Hospital, find us at the canteen 11am-1pm Thursday and Friday this week. #OpioidSafety #OpioidsAware

[Freeman Hospital Inpatient Pain Service @FHPainService]

Jenny and Aiden have been at the Opioid Safety Week stand in the canteen at the Freeman Hospital today. We had great representation from @NuTHPharm and the pain service. Visit us 11am-1pm Monday -Friday this week to play opioid safety games and get resources for your department.

[Katherine Ashton @Kat15A]

It was great representing @FHPainService and @NewcastleHosps at @NAPS_UK to show all the great work we do to reduce our carbon footprint. Well done team! #Penthrox #Shine

[DrRichardMakin🦋 @GASMakin]

Great Talk from @Kat15A on use of Penthrox as alternative to Entonox @NewcastleHosps @FHPainService @RVIPainTeam
Reduces Carbon Footprint👍

[Vicki Applegarth @victoriaa1990]

This Saturday!! Show your support and share the word! Looking forward to it 😊

[Katherine Ashton @Kat15A]

@ward38_freeman @25_NUTH @Ward30ct We love cheap and cheerful!

[Katherine Ashton @Kat15A]

@ward38_freeman @25_NUTH @Ward30ct, what do you guys think of this for patients with chest drains to help reduce pain? Is this something we could incorporate? Let me know what you think

[Felicia Cox FRCN 💙 💛 @FeliciaJCox]

@Kat15A It is very effective to reduce movement of the intercostal drains and the rubbing against the periosteum and the neuraxial bundle. 10x10 sterile gauze folded in half. Then Mefix over the lot to secure to chest wall.

[Katherine Ashton @Kat15A]

@GeoWilding93 @FeliciaJCox Similar principle but for chest drains looks like it's as simple as some folded gauze 👍

[Katherine Ashton @Kat15A]

Looking for guidance for ward nurses on using folded gauze/dressings to support chest drains to help reduce pain. @FeliciaJCox do you have any info or images on this? I remember seeing something like this from you before.

[Katherine Ashton @Kat15A]

@FeliciaJCox Thanks a lot @FeliciaJCox, that's really valuable.

[Katherine Ashton @Kat15A]

This has been a great price of work collaborating among the multidisciplinary team to improve outcomes for our patients and standardise practice. Well done team!

[Freeman Hospital Inpatient Pain Service @FHPainService]

Our newest pancreatitis protocol launching 19th June, is only the start of the development of a number of different protocols for different presentations of #pancreatitis, this one focusing on #acutepancreatitis and 1st episode.
#OpioidSparing #OpioidsAware #RegionalAnaesthesia

[Freeman Hospital Inpatient Pain Service @FHPainService]

Coming soon... "Early Management of Adults with 1st Episode of Acute Pancreatitis". Go live date 19th June 2023. 2 weeks to go 🙌 More information to follow over the next few days. #acutepancreatitis #opioidsparing #opioidsaware

[DrRichardMakin🦋 @GASMakin]

Challenging for European places next season ??@NewcastleHosps @FHPainService @RVIPainTeam 🤔🤷‍♂️😉

[Newcastle Hospitals NMAHPs @NewcastleNMAHPs]

🌟 The ‘Engage to improve’ priority in our NMAHP Strategy means fully inclusive participation with patients & staff. This award-winning example has reaped amazing results on @ward38_freeman halving hospital length of stay for kidney transplant patients 💫 https://t.co/LOgbe4vStj

[Pain Nurse Network @RNPainNet]

We would like to share some love and highlight the essential role of #AHPs in the world of #pain #management! Thank you for everything you do! #AHPsDay #AHPsDay2022 #thankyou #teamwork

[Freeman Hospital Inpatient Pain Service @FHPainService]

Well done @25_NUTH on our #OpioidConversion game! 🙌🙌
The aim of the game is to match different opioids and doses to the oral morphine equivalent using sweets to help visualise 🍬🍬🍬 #OpioidSafetyWeek

[Freeman Hospital Inpatient Pain Service @FHPainService]

The first of our Teams Talks for #OpioidSafetyWeek starts today, Tuesday 11th October 🎦🎙️
Ouch – Making Opioids Less Painful in 5 Minutes, 12.30pm-12.40pm
Pharmacy: Opioids on Discharge, 2pm – 2.30pm
Access the links via the intranet homepage! 🖱️
#CPD #Revalidation

[Newcastle Hospitals @NewcastleHosps]

Our opioid safety group will be raising awareness of safe opioid use to improve safety & appropriate prescribing. They have been busy distributing information out to wards this week in preparation for next week's awareness activities - find out more below 👇👇 #OpioidSafetyWeek

[Freeman Hospital Inpatient Pain Service @FHPainService]

Getting ready for our @NewcastleHosps Opioid Safety Week 10th-16th October! We're putting together our resource packs to give out to the different wards/departments. Any staff who want to get involved please get in touch.
#opioidsafetyweek #safeprescribing #teamstalks