Chest wall injury
Gives advice and guidance to patients with fractured (broken) ribs, fractured sternum (breastbone) and chest wall bruising
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People
Number of people in A&E department
17:03
Hours
Average wait to be seen by a clinician
2:17
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Average time in the department
Patient Information Leaflets
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Chickenpox and shingles in children
For parents and carers of children with chickenpox or shingles - explains what the condition is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Read moreChickenpox in pregnancy: RCOG information
This information is for you if you want to know more about chickenpox and pregnancy. The link takes you to the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists website.
Read moreChild Protection - Why a medical examination has been requested
Explains what happens when the local social care team is involved in a child protection medical examination
Read moreChild Protection - Why we follow a child protection process
Explains why we follow a child protection process if we are concerned for a child or young person when they come into hospital with an unexplained injury, or one which is unlikely to have happened accidentally
Read moreChildren (over 1 year old) who need extra help to meet their nutritional needs dietary advice
Dietary advice to the parents and carers of children who need extra help to meet their nutritional needs
Read moreChildren's blood tests - Where to get them
Lists different locations where your child can have a blood test
Read moreChildren's ear, nose and throat (ENT) Clinic welcome
What to expect when you take your child for an ENT outpatient appointment
Read moreChildren's eye test (refraction)
Explains what will happen if your child needs a test for glasses (refraction) at their next appointment
Read moreChildren's glasses
This leaflet answers some of the common questions parents ask when a child needs to wear glasses
Read moreChildren's mallet finger injury discharge advice
Advice for caring for a child’s injured finger
Read moreChildren's MultiMic quick pairing guide
Instructions on how to pair your child’s MultiMic to their hearing aid in order to stream sound wirelessly
Read moreChildren's Occupational Therapy - What to expect
Information for parents/carers whose child has been referred to the Children’s Occupational Therapy Team - OTs help children and young people to be as independent as possible
Read moreChoosing not to have dialysis
For patients who decide not to have dialysis for kidney failure - explains how we monitor you and help you to control your symptoms
Read moreChronic Achilles tendon rupture reconstruction surgery
Explains what will happen when you come to the hospital for an operation to reconstruct a chronic Achilles tendon (hamstring) rupture
Read moreChronic cough and throat clearing
Explains how throat problems can produce a number of symptoms such as cough, throat clearing, irritation in the throat and mucus
Read moreChronic pelvic pain
This leaflet gives you information, advice and exercises if you are experiencing chronic pain anywhere in your pelvic area.
Read moreCircumcision (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you / your child may have about their operation to remove the foreskin from the end of the penis
Read moreCircumcision under local anaesthetic
What to expect before and after your circumcision (foreskin surgery) done using a local anaesthetic (you are awake but numb)
Read moreCircumcision using general anaesthetic
Explains what to expect before and after your circumcision (foreskin surgery) done using a general anaesthetic (you are asleep)
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