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The position of your ankle joint may be different from the image (on the right) but this will vary depending on your injury.
Put on clean underclothes /nightwear every day
You will start on a 0.625mg dose on alternate days; any further changes to the dose will be discussed in your follow up consultations.
The evaluation also noted a reduced reliance on secondary care, offering a model that could be adopted nationally.
We have a cordless phone on the ward which you can use if you are unable to get a signal on your mobile phone and need to contact a relative.
A leaflet on travel cost claims ‘Help with travel costs’ can also be found on the NHS Choices website.
Advice and guidance on visting our hospitals, including visiting times.
If you have symptoms of coronavirus, use the NHS 111 online tool for advice on what to do.
Alternatively please contact the PALS team on 0800 019 3282.
Play Specialists are available on phone and bleep and attend patients as requested on the ward.
Coagulation tests can only be performed on samples taken by clean venesection and filled to the correct level (indicated by the black arrow on the vacutainer
Signs to look for: Purple/blue patches on dark skinned people Red patches on light skinned people Pain over bony parts of the body, such as the elbows
Information on how to perform a probability (Wells) score for suspected DVTs and PEs can be found on the Trust's NHS SharePoint site.
What happens on the day of surgery?
How did COVID-19 impact on waiting times?
, such as shadowing staff, taking on extra duties or just being inquisitive!
on the ward to arrange collection.
Assay will only be performed on samples with an abnormally low C3. Associated with mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis.
Can also be analysed on CSF Time limit for add-on 3 days Turnaround Times 21 days Reference Range Negative = Normal
To mark National No-Smoking Day on 8 March 2023, Our Tobacco Free Team are manning stands in the Atrium and Women's Centre at GRH
