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This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and is intended to answer most of your questions when your doctor has referred you to the Radiology department for a Tubogram. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team but may act as a starting point for […]

This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and hopes to answer most of your questions prior to attending for the removal of a Vena Cava filter. 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 […]

This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and hopes to answer most of your questions about a Percutaneous Trans hepatic Cholangiogram (PTC). 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 […]

Why are the doctors and nurses concerned? The doctors and nurses looking after your child are concerned that they have injuries or symptoms that are unusual and might be as a result of them being harmed. The term that professionals might use is ‘non-accidental injury (NAI)’ or ‘suspected physical abuse (SPA)’. Young children are particularly […]

This leaflet has been produced to provide you with information about being discharged from the breast clinic. It aims to answer some of the questions often asked by patients. Why am I being discharged from the clinic? You have been seen regularly in the breast clinic to check that all is well following your previous […]

This information leaflet is to provide you with some information about the stoma care nursing team. We are a group of specialist nurses who have undertaken extra training in the support and education of patients who may or are definitely having the formation of a stoma. We will: At clinic today you will have been […]

This booklet is for patients who have had knee replacement surgery at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. Inpatient length of stay We aim to get you home as soon as possible following surgery once all discharge goals have been achieved and you are medically well. This is usually 1-2 nights after surgery. Goals of initial […]

This booklet is for patients who have had hip replacement surgery at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. Inpatient length of stay We aim to get you home as soon as possible following surgery once all discharge goals have been achieved and you are medically well. This is usually 1-2 nights after surgery. Some patients may […]

Healing Soft tissue injuries normally take approximately 6-8 weeks to heal, although in some cases this may be quicker or longer depending on the severity of the injury or if you have had surgery. Smoking will slow down your healing. We would advise that you stop smoking while your injury heals. Talk to your GP […]

This information leaflet has been produced by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Unit to provide information to pregnant people who are recommended to have an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). What is an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)? An OGTT is a test to see how your body handles a measured amount of sugar […]