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People who have contracted Hepatitis B do not show any symptoms at first.
We can only involve them in discussions and decisions about you if you give your verbal consent to do so. More information here: carers
We do this to make sure that we give you the right support at the right time.
Beverly Jones, Ward Manager for Paediatric Planned Care at GRH, said: “It was such a lovely thing to do and the cast were so good with the children.
Do not drive to the appointment as your vision will be blurred for several hours after the treatment.
Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA)
Where do I start?
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Do not move the fixation device for the first 14 days.
Home births We continue to offer planned home births but there may be occasions when we do not have staff available to attend a homebirth, this is usually
commemoration marking a year of COVID-19, we remembered the lives lost to the pandemic and thanked our colleagues for everything they did and continue to do
adults, blood taken into a 5mL gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit) For children, blood taken into a 3.5mL rust top tube Storage/transport Do
Storage/transport Do not store. Sample should be sent immediately to the laboratory for urgent transport to the assaying laboratory.
Do this for 5 to 10 minutes, 3 to 4 times a day.
Do not wait for pain to become severe; mild pain is easier to control.
It is important that you remain mobile during the next few days but do not do any strenuous exercise for a couple of weeks.
Sample Storage and Retention Pre analysis storage: do not store, send to laboratory within 2 hours.
Storage/transport Do not store but send immediately to the laboratory, as samples must be separated and serum/plasma frozen the same day as venepuncture
Next steps Do another PDSA cycle, trialling a print-out laminated reminder on all computers to do the ABCDE assessment.