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Biologics and other Targeted Medicines 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 This leaflet contains information about biologics and other targeted medicines used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). […]

Topic: Gastroenterology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Buckle Fracture of the Wrist

Your child has sustained an injury of the wrist bone which your doctor has diagnosed as a “Buckle Fracture”. This injury is treated like a sprain and will not cause any long term problems. Treatment We have provided your child with a wrist support (splint) to make them more comfortable and to reduce the chances […]

Topic: Emergency Care

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Back Pain

Back pain may be due to many causes, including Do’s Don’ts You should seek urgent medical advice/attend A&E if you have back pain and develop any of the following: Back Exercises Standing, support your back with your hands, lean backwards until you feel a stretch. Hold for five seconds and repeat 10 times. Lying on […]

Topic: Emergency Care

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Bladder Training

What is overactive bladder? If you feel an urgent need to pass urine and have to go more often your bladder may be irritable or overactive. This makes it difficult to get to the toilet on time and you could have leakage before you get there. Normally the muscle lining the bladder stays relaxed so […]

Topic: Bladder and Bowel

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Breast Screening and Assessment Unit

You have been given an appointment to attend an Assessment Clinic in the Breast Screening Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead. This is the second stage of the breast screening process. Your screening mammograms have shown some changes in your breast which need to be investigated further. The majority of changes are benign and present […]

Topic: Breast Screening

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Breast reconstruction (Tissue expansion)

This information sheet explains the implications of breast reconstruction surgery and should be read in addition to the Breast Cancer Care booklet ‘Breast Reconstruction’. This information is intended to help you understand the operation and the aftercare that will be necessary to achieve the best possible result. What is tissue expansion breast reconstruction? This is […]

Topic: Breast Screening

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Breast Pain

This leaflet is for women who have breast pain and will give you advice and information about your breast pain.

Topic: Breast Screening

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Board Agenda and Papers – November 2024

The agenda and papers for the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust board of directors meeting on Wednesday 27 November 2024 can be downloaded below.

Type: Board papers

Audience: Patients and visitors
Board Agenda and Papers – September 2024

The agenda and papers for the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust board of directors meeting on Tuesday 24 September 2024 can be downloaded below.

Type: Board papers

Audience: Patients and visitors
Board Agenda and Papers – July 2024

The agenda and papers for the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust board of directors meeting on Wednesday 31 July 2024 can be downloaded below.

Type: Board papers

Audience: Patients and visitors