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Radioiodine Treatment – Higher Dose

Radioiodine has been used to treat hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) since the 1940’s. It has been shown that for many people it is better than drug therapy and surgery. Your consultant has decided that this is the best way of treating your thyroid gland and they will have discussed this with you in clinic. How does […]

Topic: Radiology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Radioiodine Treatment Standard Dose

Radioiodine has been used to treat hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) since the 1940’s. It has been shown that for many people it is better than drug therapy and surgery. Your consultant has decided that this is the best way of treating your thyroid gland and they will have discussed this with you in clinic. How does […]

Topic: Radiology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Myocardial Perfusion Scan

What is a Myocardial Perfusion Scan? A Myocardial Perfusion Scan is a scan to look at the blood supply to your heart muscle. Why do I need this test? You have been referred for this scan by one of the hospital Consultants or a Cardiac Nurse Practitioner. You may already have existing heart problems which […]

Topic: Radiology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Breastfeeding Guidance for Medical Physics Investigations

This information leaflet is to help you prepare before and after your medical physics procedure if you are breastfeeding. Background Medical physics investigations involve the administration of a radioactive tracer (radiopharmaceutical). Depending on the test you are coming for this may be given to you as an injection, swallowed or breathed in as a gas. […]

Topic: Radiology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Breast Sentinel Lymph Node Injection

Why am I being referred for this injection? A sentinel lymph node injection is given to patients who are undergoing breast surgery which includes a sentinel lymph node biopsy. The sentinel lymph node is the first lymph node on the lymphatic drainage system. This injection helps the surgeon locate where your sentinel lymph node is, […]

Topic: Radiology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Lung Scan (V/Q scan)

A lung scan gives us a set of pictures which shows the air supply and the blood supply to your lungs.

Topic: Radiology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Equality, diversity and inclusion action plan 2020 to 2024

This action plan spans four years from 2020 to 2024 and covers the actions that the trust will undertake aligned to: Within the action plan is also a summary for each year of the progress made against the strategy.

Topic: Equality diversity and inclusion

Type: Report

Audience: Patients and visitors, Staff
Board agenda and papers November 2022

Agenda and papers for the QE Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust board of directors meeting on Wednesday 30th November 2022.

Type: Board papers

Audience: Patients and visitors
Equality, diversity and inclusion annual report

All NHS Trusts are required to follow the Legislative Framework underpinned by the Equality Act 2010, Human Rights – the Mental Health Act Code of Practice, the Equality Delivery System (EDS2), the Workforce Race Equality Standards (WRES), the Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES), Gender Pay Gap (GPG), and the Accessible Information Standard (AIS). The Equality […]
Gateshead Specialist Memory Hub based at Bensham Hospital

We aim to provide individualised care and support to patients diagnosed with a dementia and their carers, improve the overall standard of Dementia care and raise awareness of dementia.

Topic: Elderly Services, Mental health

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors