HuntsComm Homepage

Practice Based Commissioning Consortium for Huntingdonshire

NHS STAFF, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE nww SITE

WHAT'S NEW FOR 2010

There is a new HUNTS HEALTH page on the nww site, available only to NHS staff - the latest HH update can be found there. 

Mental Health - new IAPT leaflet for patients Oct '10.   Please follow the link:

http://www.huntscomm.nhs.uk/default.asp?id=307

Referral Information for Hinchingbrooke TIA Clinic here

Click here for an update regarding referrals to the Hinchingbrooke TIA clinic, and here for the ABCD2 score table.

Hunts Patient Congress:

Click here to find out more about the Hunts Patient Congress, including previous minutes and future meeting dates.

DEXA Scanning at Papworth - (07.06.10)

Referral information for direct access is available here

Updated link for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Public Health Network

To view the Low Priority Thresholds click here
To view the Surgical Threshold policies click here

DEXA Scanning Services (Jan 2010)

Information on direct access services in the area, including referral forms and criteria can be found here.

Direct Access Gastroscopy - Bretton, Peterborough (11.12.09)

Referral form and guidelines available to download.

End of Life - Preferred Priorities of Care Documents (07.12.09)

This section has been updated with PPoC documents to download, including a patient leaflet. Click here to view.

Re-Commissioning of Community Alcohol Misuse Services

Patient Resources - Mental Health Section

There is now a recommended reading list for patients and a list of useful websites under Clinical / Mental Health/Patient Resources.

NEW - MSK Audit Section

Please click here to access audit documents and further information.

NEW - End of Life Section

Gill Scott has helped to create a new 'End of Life' section on the website. This includes contact details for local hospices and referral forms. Please click here to access the section.

VISITS TO PHYSIOTHERAPY - FOR NHS STAFF (Sept 09)

Take up this opportunity to see the 3 different aspects to the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service offered to patients within the Huntingdon Locality. View a physio direct consultation, experience a core face to face appointment and sit in on a clinical specialist assessment.For further information and to book a visit please contact Physio Admin on 01480 416564

Pathology Services - Information For Users (Hinchingbrooke Hospital) a 2009 handbook is available to download here. N.B. This is a large document and may take awhile to load

Referral Guidelines for Rapid Access TIA Clinic at Hinchingbrooke Hospital

click here

Grommets Surgical Thresholds Policy (3.7.09)

This has recently been reviewed and updated. Click here for the policy and here for the checklist.

New Sexual Health Online Booking System

NHS Cambridgeshire is pleased to announce a new online booking system for Sexual Health services in Cambridgeshire which was launched on Monday 27 April 2009. Click here to read more.

GP Editor of Website

Dr Frankie Lasman is the GP Editor for the website.

If you wish to submit documents to the HuntsComm website, or feedback any general queries and/or comments about this site, please do so via the following contacts:

Jan Tuckwood - PA to Ian Weller
NHSC/Practice Based Commissioning - Hunts
Tel: 01480 354362
Email: janet.tuckwood@cambridgeshire.nhs.uk