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It is offered by midwives who are trained to advise and administer these therapies. There are guidelines in place to support this service.
Who to contact if you have concerns after the surgery
Your hand will be assessed by the surgeon, who will check that a needle fasciotomy is an appropriate treatment – sometimes we get this wrong and a bigger
Eye infection rates are also higher in contact lens wearers who smoke.
Anyone who has mended an item of clothing will know that a single stitch will snap, but it the stitch is repeated over and over then the repair is much
Patients who have diabetes may find that their blood sugar levels need closer monitoring over the few days following a corticosteroid injection.
If you have any concerns, please contact the secretary of the consultant who carried out your operation, your GP or NHS 111.
At all other times your call will be diverted to the operator who will contact the on-call eye doctor.
People who have a strong family history of osteoarthritis tend to report that single joints flare intermittently, and the process moves on to another joint
Mothers who have a caesarean section usually stay in hospital for about 2 days.
Bladder retraining is of no help to people who go frequently or urgently because of a urine infection (such as cystitis).
People who have diabetes do not get more illnesses than other people.
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When your treatment is due, you will be taken to the treatment room and introduced to the lithotripsy technicians who will explain the procedure to you
You will be seen by a nurse who will check your personal details.
Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) This is a county-wide service offering a variety of support programmes for women and men over 16 years old who
These include tuberculous lesions, specimens from patients with viral hepatitis and patients who are known HIV positive).
This is important for patients who are having the test because of specific symptoms such as dizziness or palpitations.
We have toys, games, colouring, televisions and play specialists who will tell you all you need to know about going to have your operation so there will
On the day of your treatment, you will be seen by one of the Nuclear Medicine team who will talk to you about the therapy and answer any questions you