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We publish our monthly staffing figures so that you can be reassured there are always enough staff on our wards to keep you safe.
Can I kneel on my new knee? Yes, although 30 to 40% of patients find they are unable to do so.
Creatinine may be requested on its own as part of the cardiovascular risk assessment and is reported along with eGFR.
This is completed by the Bereavement Department when seeing the relatives or on their behalf after if requested to do so over the phone.
Space is limited, so the nurses may ask you to wait in the hospital or your car until they are ready.
In children, with a TTG >100 this is highly suggestive of coeliac disease (so a biopsy may not be necessary).
“It was so frustrating as his health would take so many steps backwards and not enough forwards and, in the end, he was in intensive care for just over
The course involves attending 8 weekly online sessions on Zoom (so requires a laptop/tablet/phone to participate), in a group setting and daily meditation
Poor quality samples which are under or overfilled can also lead to errorneous results, so will not be tested.
If the ZipZoc dries out it may cause skin trauma (damage to the skin) on removal so it is important to assess the ZipZoc’s daily to avoid this happening
Every day, we review and adjust our staffing levels and display information on noticeboards on the wards so patients, families and carers can see what
The staff in the X-ray room will inform you about this at the time, so please do not be concerned.
Bladder retraining this way will gradually increase the time between your visits to the toilet, so that slowly the bladder will be able to hold on to a
and to spot problems at an early stage so that they can be addressed quickly.
Your adult can stay right by you all night so you don’t have to be on your own if you don’t want to be.
On occasion, we will ask you to confirm your details so we have up to date records.
This puts enormous pressure on the hospital and other local health and care services.
This is so that the radiotherapy team can make a treatment plan for you.
If you do feel sick, let the nurse looking after you know so that you can be given something to treat it.
each site, to expand on the topic of the month requirements. 9 further staff volunteered to be a WIT Balancing Measures: The negative affect on staff
