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- This information leaflet has been produced by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Unit to provide information to pregnant people who have received a diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes. It explains how we routinely manage Gestational Diabetes during the birth of your baby and what happens after the baby is born. How will gestational diabetes be […]
Aftercare advice: Extravasation
This information leaflet has been produced to give you further information on what you should do if the x-ray dye injection that you were given for your CT or MRI scan has leaked out under your skin (extravasation). It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act […]Topic: Radiology
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Aftercare advice: CT Colonoscopy
This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and hopes to answer most of your questions after having a CT Colonoscopy. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have any concerns […]Topic: Radiology
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Aftercare advice: X-Ray Dye (Omnipaque) Reaction
This information leaflet has been produced to give you further information on what you should do if you have had a reaction to the x-ray dye that was given to you as part of your CT scan. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act as […]Topic: Radiology
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Azathioprine and Mercaptopurine for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
IBD Nurses Consultant E Wilson Dr. D Mansour Dr. R Qureshi F McClure Dr. A Reddy Dr. J Barbour IBD Pharmacist Dr. A Saeed Dr. J Singh L Greenwell Dr. E Johns Dr. A Niegowski Telephone: 0191 4453148 Dose of Azathioprine or Mercaptopurine DATE COMMENCED DOSE […]Topic: Gastroenterology
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Adult with a Viral Illness
You have been diagnosed with a viral infection. Viral illnesses are common. The symptoms make take several days, or longer, to recover. Viral infections do not respond to antibiotics; therefore, you will not be prescribed antibiotics. Symptoms may include Do’s Seek medical attention if Please contactTopic: Emergency Care
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Ageing well in Gateshead
A practical guide to help you to age well in Gateshead.Amiodarone
What is Amiodarone? Amiodarone is classed as an anti arrhythmic drug which can be used to treat irregular heartbeats and ventricular tachycardia. How does it work? A heart beat is stimulated by electrical signals which come from cells in the heart. An arrhythmia is caused when these regular signals are disrupted. Amiodarone acts on these […]Topic: Pharmacy
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Annual General Meeting 2024
Our Annual General Meeting and Annual Members' Meeting was held on Wednesday 25 September 2024Type: Annual reports
Audience: Patients and visitors, Staff
Annual General Meeting / Annual Members’ Meeting
The agenda and papers for the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Annual General Meeting / Annual Members’ Meeting on Wednesday 25 September 2024 can be downloaded below. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please contact us to tell us what format […]Type: Annual reports, Board papers
Audience: Patients and visitors