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Thank You

Last updated on Tuesday, April 24, 2018

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Pre-op Assessment

Last updated on Monday, October 5, 2020

To ensure your fitness for surgery you will have a pre-op assessment. If you do not have this your planned procedure cannot take place.  An initial assessment may be carried out straight after your clinic appointment or by telephone at another time. Your appointment letter will inform you if you...

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Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP)

Last updated on Monday, August 18, 2025

Click here to find your nearest screening site We invite anyone who is living with or who has ever had diabetes aged 12+ to a free NHS diabetic eye screening every 1 or 2 years (or more often if the eye disease is detected). If you have gestational diabetes, which is often a temporary conditi...

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Tag:   screening (15)     diabetic (8)     diabetes (15)     blood sugar (11)     desp (8)     retinopathy (8)     retina (10)    

Well being of babies

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

MiNESS 20-28   About the study The study is aiming to identify medical, environmental, lifestyle and healthcare factors that could affect pregnancies and the well being of the baby between 20-28 weeks pregnancy.   Who can take part? There are 2 groups of women who can take part. People w...

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Tag:   research (44)     pregnancy (5)     Midwifery (5)    

Follicular lymphoma

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

PETReA   What is the study about? The study is trying to improve treatment for people with follicular lymphoma who need drug treatment for the first time. The study is using a type of body scan called PET-CT to split patients into two groups based on how long their disease is likely to stay aw...

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Tag:   research (44)     cancer (26)     Clinical Trials (17)     blood (14)    

Pre-term birth

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

What is this study about? Preterm birth (PTB) happens when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. About 10% of babies are born preterm worldwide. PTB can have a serious impact on the lives and health of children and families. Researchers have found specific genetic factors related to P...

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Tag:   research (44)     preterm (2)     pregnancy (5)    

Advice if you are on long-term steroids, or have adrenal insufficiency

Last updated on Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Patients undergoing endoscopic investigations are at an increased risk of adrenal crises due to prolonged fasting for their endoscopic investigations. We will send you information when we send you an appointment letter with advice on how to manage this. It is really important that you read the in...

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