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Pressure Ulcers

Last updated on Thursday, April 19, 2018

All patients admitted to our organization have a full skin inspection to ensure measures are put in place to prevent skin damage. Pressure ulcers are localised injuries to the skin and/or underlying tissue as a result of pressure. They are sometimes known as bedsores. They can be classified into...

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How to Request or Change an Appointment

Last updated on Friday, April 19, 2024

To request or change an appointment, please email or telephone (see Contact Us section), or use the form below. The contact details will be on your invitation letter. In your email, please include your full name, address, date of birth and screening reference number if you have one (this is the...

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What footwear is best for accommodating an Orthosis?

Last updated on Wednesday, February 19, 2020

It may be necessary to change your chosen style of footwear if your orthosis is to be effective. Shoes or boots should have a strong, wide, supportive base. Any shoes with a heel higher than three centimetres are generally unsuitable for use, as are most types of slip-on and court shoes, as they...

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Bowel Cancer Awareness Video

Last updated on Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Bowel Cancer Awareness Video April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and we're proud to share with you an awareness video featuring Danny De Brabander. Danny bravely shares his story and talks about the important work of the charity Team DDB. Did you know that bowel cancer is the second most co...

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Genetics in critically-ill patients

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

GenOMICC Study   What is the study about? Infectious diseases and severe injuries affect millions of people around the world every year. Most cases are mild, but some people become very unwell. Our genes (or DNA) determine how vulnerable we are to critical illness. If we could find the genes...

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Elbow and hand

Last updated on Thursday, May 1, 2025

Elbow and Hand pain Most elbow and hand pain has a very simple cause and clears up within a few days. The pain usually comes from strained or inflamed soft tissues such as tendons. You can normally treat this pain yourself with over-the-counter painkillers and a few days' rest, and you may not n...

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Call for People Aged 70 And Over To Contact NHS For A Covid Jab

Last updated on Friday, February 12, 2021

People aged 70 and over who have not yet been vaccinated against Covid and who would like to be are today being asked to contact the NHS to arrange a jab. Until now the NHS has asked people to wait until they are contacted to help ensure that those who are most vulnerable are protected first - a...

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Safe staffing

Last updated on Thursday, July 18, 2024

The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) released a safe staffing guideline (2014) making recommendations on safe staffing for nursing in adult inpatient wards in acute hospitals.From June 2014, all hospitals are required to publish monthly information about the number of nursi...

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