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Information for patients with an abnormal heart beat

Before you have your electrical cardioversion it is important that you understand your condition. This leaflet explains what causes an abnormal heart beat, the possible symptoms, and the treatment we recommend and why. If there is anything that you feel the leaflet does not explain in enough detail or you have any further questions, then […]

Topic: Cardiology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Information for patients who have had an unsuccessful electrical cardioversion

After you have had your electrical cardioversion it is important that you know what to do in the 48 hours following your procedure You must not You can resume normal activities after 24 hours as long as you feel well enough to do so. You must What happens next? Unfortunately, as your cardioversion was unsuccessful […]

Topic: Cardiology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Information for patients having electrical cardioversion

This leaflet explains the electrical cardioversion procedure and why it has been recommended for you. If there is anything that you feel the leaflet does not explain in enough detail or you have any further questions, then you will have the opportunity to discuss this with a specialist nurse when you attend the hospital for […]

Topic: Cardiology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Gateshead Community Integrated Nursing Locality Team

This information leaflet is to provide information on the Community Integrated Nursing Locality Teams. The locality teams provide an 8am to 8pm service seven days a week for those requiring planned nursing care for housebound patients aged 18 and over registered with a Gateshead GP. The community nursing team work across Gateshead in 5 localities […]

Topic: Community

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Cyclophosphamide

This information leaflet is to help you Dr V Saravanan Dr K Laverick Dr M Khan Dr O Jones CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE is a powerful and effective treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus and Vasculitis, and can be lifesaving drug in severe cases. The use of this drug allows the dose of steroids to be reduced. It is […]

Topic: Radiology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Vacuum Assisted Biopsy (VAB) and Vacuum Assisted Excision (VAE) of the Breast

The doctor has recommended that you have either a vacuum assisted biopsy (VAB) or a vacuum assisted excision (VAE) of the breast. Both procedures, although they have different names, are essentially the same. They are done to give us more information about changes in the breast that have been found either on your mammogram (breast […]

Topic: Breast Screening

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Having a large for gestational age (LGA) baby

What is a large for gestational age baby (LGA)? A Large for gestational age baby (LGA) is a baby that is measuring on or above the 90th centile on your GROW chart within your antenatal records. This means the baby exceeds the expected weight for its gestational age (weeks pregnant). Approximately 5-8 out of 100 […]

Topic: Maternity

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Gender pay gap reports

Gender pay gap reports for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Topic: Equality diversity and inclusion

Audience: Patients and visitors, Staff
Board Agenda and Papers – March 2024

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

Type: Board papers

Audience: Patients and visitors, Staff
Shoulder Hydrodilatation for Frozen Shoulder

What is hydrodilatation? Hydrodilatation is a medical treatment for a stiff or frozen shoulder. At Gateshead Health NHS Trust, this is done by the consultant radiologist in the ultrasound department. The procedure takes about one hour. Under ultrasound scan guidance we will put local anaesthetic onto the skin and surrounding tissues and then, along with […]

Topic: Surgery

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors