Monday 05 May 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8472
Date Request Received: 18/02/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 26/02/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: urinary catheter insertion and management
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from The Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. Please may you provide me with the information for the following: o Does the healthcare organisation you work for offer education for registered nurses in urinary catheter insertion and management? Y/N | |
| Answer To Question 1: Yes | |
| Question Number 2: o Who is the education for urinary catheter insertion and management aimed at in your healthcare organisation? | |
| Answer To Question 2: Registered nurses, registered Nursing Associates or other registered professionals who may be involved in the insertion and management of Urinary Catheters and have not received appropriate training elsewhere and HCAs band 3 and above | |
| Question Number 3: o Who are the key stakeholders involved in the design, implementation and delivery of urinary catheter insertion and management education? | |
| Answer To Question 3: Practice Education Team and Urology specialist nursing team | |
| Question Number 4: o How is education in urinary catheter insertion and management at your organisation delivered? (Tick all that apply) ▢ E-Learning ▢ Face to Face ▢ Simulation ▢ Assessment of knowledge ▢ Assessment of practical skills Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 4: Face to Face, Simulation, Assessment of Knowledge and Assessment of Practical Skills | |
| Question Number 5: o How long is the educational offering of urinary catheter insertion and management at your healthcare organisation? o 0-2 hours o 3-5 hours o 6-8 hours Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 5: 3-5 hours | |
| Question Number 6: o How is the urinary catheter insertion and management education evaluated in your healthcare organisation? (Tick all that apply) ▢ Participant feedback ▢ Catheter associated urinary tract infection rates ▢ Catheter days per patient ▢ Patient feedback Other (Please specify) | |
| Answer To Question 6: Participant Feedback, Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rates | |
| Question Number 7: o How often are registered nurses required to undertake education in urinary catheter insertion and management in your healthcare organisation? o Never o Once during induction to the Trust o Every year o Every 2 years o Every 3 years o Every 4 years o Every 5 years Other (Please comment) | |
| Answer To Question 7: Once During induction to the Trust; Other: Previous education can be passported over from another organisation. | |
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