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- This information leaflet has been produced by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Unit to provide information to pregnant women who are referred for an Anomoly scan. Purpose of the Anomaly Scan The anomaly scan is commonly referred to as the ’20 week scan’. It can take place between 18 and 22+6 weeks of pregnancy […]
A breech baby at the end of pregnancy
This information leaflet has been produced by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Unit to provide information to pregnant women whose baby is breech near the end of their pregnancy. What is breech? Breech means that your baby is lying bottom first or feet first in the womb (uterus) instead of in the usual head […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
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
Information for patients Metacarpal Phalangeal (MCP) Joint Replacement
What is an MCP joint replacement? The metacarpal phalangeal (MCP) joints are the knuckle joints of your hand. Due to conditions like rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, using your hand can become difficult due to pain, reduced range of movement and deformity of the fingers. The surgical procedure involves replacing the arthritic MCP joint with something […]Topic: Physiotherapy
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Welcome to Ward 23
Meal Times: Breakfast 08:30-09:30Lunch 12:00-13:00Supper 17:00-18:00 Female unit: 0191 445 2023 Male Unit: 0191 445 6777 Hello and welcome to Ward 23 We are a Care of the Elderly ward which specialises in the assessment and treatment of patients who often have a combination of medical and mental health needs. When patients are admitted to […]Topic: Elderly Services
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Bladder and Bowel Specialist Service
Bladder and Bowel Specialist ServiceType: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Getting you ‘one step closer to home’ and helping you leave hospital safely
It is our aim to discharge you from hospital as soon as you are well enoughTopic: Discharge
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
Wide Core Needle Biopsy of a Lymph Node
This leaflet is to provide you with information on having a Wide Core Needle Biopsy (WCNB). This leaflet is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the doctor and healthcare team, but may act as a starting point for discussion. What is a WCNB? The doctor has recommended that you have a WCNB […]Topic: Breast Screening
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
follow-up care after treatment for breast cancer – Oncology
Follow up plan This booklet will inform you of your planned follow up care after treatment for breast cancer. Once you have completed treatment you will not need to attend the follow up clinic regularly but you will remain under our care for yrs. This means that you will not have to attend regular hospital […]Topic: Breast Screening
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors