Board Agenda and Papers – March 2025
The agenda and papers for the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday 26 March 2025 can be downloaded below.
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Ankle Injury
Soft tissue injury of ankle or foot A soft tissue injury is an injury to the muscle, ligament or tendon. It is usually caused by overstretching of the soft tissues. Recovery can take from 2 to 6 weeks and sometimes longer. It may become more bruised and swollen over the next few days. This is […]Topic: Emergency Care
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Kidney Infection – Pyelonephritis
Discharge instructions for pyelonephritis You have been seen in the same day emergency care (SDEC) / emergency department today and told that you have a kidney infection. This is called pyelonephritis. What is a kidney Infection A kidney infection is a painful bacterial infection of one or both of your kidneys. It is caused by […]Topic: Emergency Care
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
A guide to Birth and the Postnatal Period for people with Gestational Diabetes
This information leaflet has been produced by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Maternity Unit to provide information to pregnant people who have received a diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes. It explains how we routinely manage Gestational Diabetes during the birth of your baby and what happens after the baby is born. How will gestational diabetes be […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Council of Governors Agenda and Papers – February 2025
The agenda and papers for the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Council of Governors meeting on Wednesday 19 February 2025 can be downloaded belowType: Governor papers
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Board Agenda and Papers – January 2025
The agenda and papers for the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust board of directors meeting on Wednesday 29 January 2025 can be downloaded below.Type: Board papers
Audience: Patients and visitors
Gastric CT Scan
This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and hopes to answer most of your questions when requiring a Gastric CT scan. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have concerns […]Topic: Radiology
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
CT Scan
This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and hopes to answer most of your questions when requiring a CT scan. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have concerns or […]Topic: Radiology
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Aftercare advice: Extravasation
This information leaflet has been produced to give you further information on what you should do if the x-ray dye injection that you were given for your CT or MRI scan has leaked out under your skin (extravasation). It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act […]Topic: Radiology
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Aftercare advice: CT Colonoscopy
This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and hopes to answer most of your questions after having a CT Colonoscopy. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have any concerns […]Topic: Radiology
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors