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Updated 11 January 2024

News and updates relevant to GPs are issued via NHS Dorset's weekly Primary Care Bulletin. If you would like to be added to the distribution list or contribute to the bulletin, please email communication@nhsdorset.nhs.uk

Recent DCH updates issued for GPs are also available below.

Unfractionated Heparin Monitoring (January 2024)
The quoted therapeutic range for unfractionated heparin monitoring is changing from Tuesday, 16 January 2024.

This change is being made in recognition of how the methodology used to measure APTR in the presence of unfractionated heparin performs.  The new range will ensure that patients are not under or over anti-coagulated.

There will be no change to the results being produced from the laboratory.

New range 2.0 – 3.0

Changes to Andrology semen analysis methods (October 2023)
Andrology services hosted at Dorset County Hospital NHS Trust have made changes to the laboratory method for fertility semen analysis (update to 6th version of WHO guidance). 

Clinicians referring patients for semen analysis; please follow links to obtain information on the changes and a copy of the updated patient information leaflet.   

Sleep Disorders Service (Issued 2 December 2022)
This is a temporary Dorset County Hospital service that will run from 2 January 2023 until the end of March 2023 in Weymouth, in place of the current service based in Dorchester. From April onwards appointments will be available in the Dorchester service again.

Sabrina Ghataura
Business Manager
Patient Access and Performance Directorate
Dorset County Hospital
01305 254075
Sabrina.ghataura@dchft.nhs.uk

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