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It didn’t take long at all to get back into the swing of things.
They are not the same as medical doctors and do not prescribe medicine, diagnose conditions or admit people into hospital.
"The NHS is under a great amount of pressure at the moment, with a rising number of admissions into our hospitals, which could rise still further in January
Temporary changes to services at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals will help ensure better and safer care for patients as we move into
You can bring as many carers with you as you want into the room where you have your anaesthetic.
The psychologist will be happy to discuss what information goes into the letter or to show you a copy before it is sent.
We have proactively requested and welcomed reviews into our services - including from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - which are now helping us to learn
To help us provide the best care and for our staff to understand your needs, if you are coming into hospital and you have a hearing or visual impairment
It will then be laid across your face and neck and gently pressed into position around your facial features.
An extravasation is when a small amount of a drug has accidentally leaked from the vein into the surrounding tissues under the skin.
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This will be repeated yearly with some exceptions for patients we have referred into the hospital eye services.
After you have been given a general anaesthetic and you are asleep, a catheter (a tube for urine drainage) will be inserted into your bladder.
This will allow us to take your blood pressure and insert the cannula (thin tube) into a vein in your arm or hand through which the sedative medicine is
You will be asked to change into the clothes that you will wear while you are on the ward.
I am coming into hospital for treatment/surgery. Is there anything I can do to prepare? Please bring all you regular medicines with you.
After the femoral endarterectomy procedure has been completed, a small wire and plastic tube (catheter) will be passed into the artery in the groin and
This will help to prevent bacteria coming into hospital and reduce the risk of infection.
While a prosthesis will mimic the lost tissues and blend into the remaining surrounding tissues it should be noted that it will not replace any lost function
With nearly half a million young people in the UK being referred into services for mental health problems every month, it's inevitable that we encounter