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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
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
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
Aftercare advice: X-Ray Dye (Omnipaque) Reaction

This information leaflet has been produced to give you further information on what you should do if you have had a reaction to the x-ray dye that was given to you as part of your CT scan. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act as […]

Topic: Radiology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Azathioprine and Mercaptopurine for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

IBD Nurses Consultant E Wilson Dr. D Mansour Dr. R Qureshi F McClure Dr. A Reddy Dr. J Barbour IBD Pharmacist Dr. A Saeed Dr. J Singh L Greenwell Dr. E Johns Dr. A Niegowski Telephone: 0191 4453148 Dose of Azathioprine or Mercaptopurine DATE COMMENCED DOSE […]

Topic: Gastroenterology

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Adult with a Viral Illness

You have been diagnosed with a viral infection. Viral illnesses are common. The symptoms make take several days, or longer, to recover. Viral infections do not respond to antibiotics; therefore, you will not be prescribed antibiotics. Symptoms may include Do’s Seek medical attention if Please contact

Topic: Emergency Care

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Ageing well in Gateshead

A practical guide to help you to age well in Gateshead.
Amiodarone

What is Amiodarone? Amiodarone is classed as an anti arrhythmic drug which can be used to treat irregular heartbeats and ventricular tachycardia. How does it work? A heart beat is stimulated by electrical signals which come from cells in the heart. An arrhythmia is caused when these regular signals are disrupted. Amiodarone acts on these […]

Topic: Pharmacy

Type: Patient information leaflets

Audience: Patients and visitors
Annual General Meeting 2024

Our Annual General Meeting and Annual Members' Meeting was held on Wednesday 25 September 2024

Type: Annual reports

Audience: Patients and visitors, Staff