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Falls Awareness Week: 16 - 20th September, 2024
Last updated on Monday, September 9, 2024
Falls are a big concern in hospitals, but the good news is that most of them can be prevented. By understanding the risks and taking simple steps, we can keep our patients safe and healthy. The Truth About Falls There are many factors that can contribute towards a fall but with the right a...
read moreFreedom of Information
Last updated on Monday, June 14, 2021
Covid-19 & Freedom of Information Requests Please consider if your request for information is absolutely necessary to submit at this time. Any request that can be deferred or delayed will allow staff time to be focused on other areas. Whilst we will continue to make every effort to respo...
read moreCardiology (Heart)
Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024
What we do If you are a patient of our Cardiology Service, you may have been referred to us by your GP or you may have come through our Emergency Department Common heart problems include angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure and arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation or bradycardia. We...
read moreColposcopy
Last updated on Thursday, June 13, 2024
Colposcopy is a detailed examination of the cervix using a special microscope called a colposcope. It is required as part of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme to investigate women who have had abnormal cervical smears and to help decide if treatment is needed. Most women who have an abnorm...
read moreOur Vision and Values
Last updated on Monday, July 1, 2019
As one of the North West’s biggest and busiest hospitals our Vision and Values are important to embracing a positive future for our organisation. To develop our Vision and Values, we spoke to over 2,500 staff and members of the public. If you took part in this engagement, we’d like to say a very...
read morePlanning to get you home
Last updated on Thursday, February 22, 2024
We know that patients recover best at home, so that’s why we start planning for your return home as soon as you arrive in hospital. If you come in to stay overnight with us, we'll issue you with a ‘Ticket Home’ which details all the conversations that you’ll have while you're with us, that will...
read moreAssistant and Trainee Assistant Practitioners
Last updated on Wednesday, September 5, 2018
An Assistant Practitioner (AP) is a health and social care worker who delivers health and social care to patients with a level of knowledge and skill beyond that of the traditional healthcare assistant or support worker. They are qualified to deliver elements of health and social care and underta...
read moreSedation
Last updated on Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Intravenous sedation is the most common form of sedation and is the use of drugs through a cannula in a vein (a drip) to make you feel less anxious and it will often make you drowsy or sleepy. The drugs may actually make you sleep and the drugs can make you forget what has happened. Other ways of...
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