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Plenvu Bowel Preparation for Patients Undergoing Surgery

Introduction This leaflet tells you how to prepare your bowel for your surgery using bowel preparation laxatives. The laxatives will work to cleanse your bowel. What is the bowel preparation? â€¯ Plenvu is a strong bowel cleanser, which comes in sachets of white powder. The powder must be dissolved in a jug of water, when […]

Topic: Colorectal, Gynea Oncology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Publication of spend over £25,000

To improve transparency of how public funds are used, central government and public sector organisations are required to publish all expenditure over £25,000.

Type: Corporate Information

Audience: GPs and professionals, Patients and visitors, Staff
Pioglitazone

This leaflet is designed for people taking Pioglitazone for type 2 diabetes. What does this medication do? Pioglitazone helps your body make better use of the insulin it produces to control yourblood sugar levels. How do I take this medication? This medicine is taken once daily at the same time each day, with or without […]

Topic: Diabetes

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Patient Cancer Podcast Dislaimer

This disclaimer applies to you when you view, access or otherwise use the “Patient Cancer Series” podcast located on YouTube, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

Topic: Cancer services

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Participant Information Sheet – IBEX Innovations Limited

Why are we conducting this research? IBEX Innovations Limited (IBEX), a high-technology business based locally in Sedgefield, has developed a unique software-based product called Trueview® which significantly improves the quality of mammogram images. To finalise development and testing of the Trueview® software, we would like to access mammogram images taken of patients in the clinical […]

Topic: Breast Screening

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Prolonged Neonatal Jaundice

This leaflet offers more information about prolonged neonatal jaundice. A baby with jaundice will have a yellow colouring of their skin and the whites of their eyes. This is very common in newborns. Jaundice is caused when the baby’s blood has raised levels of bilirubin, which is a normal waste product usually removed by the liver.

Topic: Maternity

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Protecting Your Baby from Low Blood Glucose

Babies who are small, premature, unwell at birth, or whose mothers are diabetic or have taken certain medication (beta-blockers), may have low blood glucose in the first few hours and days after birth. It is especially important for these babies to keep warm and feed as often as possible to maintain normal blood glucose levels.

Topic: Maternity

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Parking instructions for Blue Badge Holders

Please display the clock portion of your Blue Badge in your vehicle and present the photo portion to reception to register your vehicle for free parking for the duration of your stay – your full, correct vehicle registration is required. Blue Badge holders can currently register their details on the parking eye tablets located at […]

Topic: Parking

Type: Leaflets