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How is TB contracted
Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
People get TB when they breathe in the TB bacteria, which are spread through the air. But most people won’t get ill because: TB bacteria are only in the air after someone with infectious TB coughs or sneezes. You need to spend many hours close to a person with infectious TB to breathe in enou...
read moreUrology Services
Last updated on Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Urology is a surgical specialty caring for various ailments affecting kidneys, ureter, bladder, prostate and male reproductive organs. The Urology team consists of nine consultants, one associate specialist and three specialist trainees. They are supported by four Uro-oncology nurses, three spe...
read moreWhat is Tuberculosis (TB)?
Last updated on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB primarily affects the lungs, but it can also affect any other organ or part of the body. There are two types of TB. Active TB and Latent TB. A person with ACTIVE TB will: Feel ill...
read morePolcythemia vera (PV)
Last updated on Wednesday, December 4, 2024
MITHRIDATE What is the study about? The aim of this research study is to test how safe and effective a drug called ruxolitinib is when treating patients with PV when compared to the current Best Available Therapy (BAT). Who can take part? People with high risk PV How do I take part? Pl...
read moreEarly Pregnancy Unit
Last updated on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
What is The Early Pregnancy Unit? The Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) provides outpatient care to women with problems or concerns in early pregnancy up to 16 weeks and 6 days of their pregnancy. Ultrasound scans are undertaken to confirm the location and viability of a pregnancy followin...
read moreWhat to do if you have not heard anything further regarding your appointment
Last updated on Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Please contact the orthotics service on the numbers provided on the left of this page.
read moreVitamin D for dialysis patients
Last updated on Friday, August 9, 2024
About This study will test whether “natural” vitamin D (called colecalciferol, and made by the body when sunlight falls on the skin) improves the health of patients on dialysis treatment. What's involved If you take part, you will be chosen at random to either take high dose of vitamin D...
read moreGynaecological Urgent Suspected Cancer Clinic
Last updated on Monday, February 3, 2025
This page gives details of the services that the clinic provides and what you can expect when you attend. Location of the Gynaecological Urgent Suspected Cancer Clinic You will find us in the Gynaecology Department of the Women and Children’s Hospital. When you arrive, please check in with...
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