Patient Safety Manual

GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST PATIENT SAFETY MANUAL

Treat patients quickly, safely and effectively.

Junior doctors have quick and easy access to a wealth of clinical information with the Patient Safety Manual. Common clinical conditions and reference materials are available in this comprehensive patient safety manual created by consultant doctors at one of the UK’s leading NHS Foundation Trusts.

The Patient Safety Manual gives junior doctors quick access to the wealth of information they need to treat their patients safely. Created by senior consultants from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, this patient safety manual is an invaluable guide to common clinical situations, such as chest pain, alcohol withdrawal or hypertension, and commonly needed reference material, such as optimum fluid management, common drug doses and clinical scoring systems.

Features: •Alphabetical search •Bookmarking for even quicker reference •Commonly used clinical storing systems •Fluid and electrolyte management •Common drug doses •Management of acute presentations •Electrocardiogram analysis

The Patient Safety Manual has been compiled by: Eammon Sullivan (Deputy Chief Nurse) Mark Kinirons (Consultant Geriatrician) Adrian Hopper (Consultant Geriatrician)