Best flag at Glastonbury so far. “This is a work event.”

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Look back 10years NIVAS Andrew Barton Chair kicking off the event🖥

Wow, loving this debate…so much passion and so many reasons to move away from ported PIVC but safety solutions required for the emergency situations and until addressed some areas need a port

Well done Andrew and the NIVAS Board, this is so needed for senior hospital staff to understand the value of vascular access team and help to reduce the hidden harm in VA

Presenting at the NIVAS conference, explaining the benefits of ports vs other device options. Nice to represent University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust UHP Nursing 💙 on the national stage!

Part 2 of the PICC series is out! ⁦VascuFirst⁩ Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs): The safe use - VascuFirst vascufirst.com/piccs/peripher…

The use of #Accufuser University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust not only benefitted the patients, who received the best care from the comfort and safety of their homes but also saved the hospital 75 bed days. Read more: plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/latest-news/me… #elastomericdevices #A2C #PatientCare # NHS Integrated Care

According to the Vassorano publication from the GAVeCeLt group, if a PICC insertion procedure is performed carefully, catheter-related thrombosis can be prevented. For further reading, you can check our latest article: vascufirst.com/piccs/thrombos…

We explain to our patients needing dialysis that when possible, a fistula is the most durable and effective form of vascular access. Well here is living evidence! Our patient had his fistula made in 1975 and it’s working perfectly. Imperial NHS 💙

Attending WoCoVA in Athens. Looking forward to 3 days of great content! University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust UHP Nursing 💙

Great session by my NIVAS colleague JULIE GODFREY. Great to see the data for the @BBraunUK Introcan. Seeing similar results at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust!

Day 2 at WoCoVA. Andrew Barton presenting on the white paper recommendations and collaborative working. NIVAS Nice job Andrew!

As the Clinical Skills team for the hospital, we will be supporting the Trust’s Peripheral Venous Catheter (PVC) Week which runs from the 21st to the 25th of November.

Day 1 World antibiotic awareness week - Great talk from Andrew Andrew Barton and @BBraunUK at IPS IV forum on the importance of flushing through the giving set to ensure all the antibiotic dose is given to the patient…correct dosing and completed treatment courses #education

Colin Fairhurst NIVAS Board Secretary Kickin’ off NIVAS Day 2 #vesselhealthpreservation VesselHealth

Great few days spent at the NIVAS conference 2023 in London, amazing speakers and representation from industry NIVAS Andrew Barton Maya Aquino-Guerrero RN🇵🇭🇬🇧 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust 💙

We want to wish Colin Fairhurst all the best in his new position. Thank you for everything you have done for our patients & staff, your teaching and skills has been invaluable ! You will be missed #haemteam #vascularaccesspro #onebigteam ❤️

Thanks guys @ PFM amazing vascular access study day