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Number of people in A&E department
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Hours
Average wait to be seen by a clinician
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Average time in the department
Patient Information Leaflets
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Exercises and advice to help you recover after surgery
Explains the physiotherapy management of post-operative patients
Read moreFinger exercises for children
Exercises to improve strength and movement of a child's hand
Read moreFinger fractures discharge advice
Discharge advice and how to ‘buddy strap your fingers following your finger or hand fracture
Read moreFinger volar plate injury (jammed finger)
Outlines conservative (non-surgical) management of a jammed finger
Read moreFirst metatarsophalangeal joint fusion surgery
Explains what will happen when you come to the hospital for an operation to fuse the big toe
Read moreFlexible flat feet
Answers some of the questions that you or your child may have about flexible flat feet and its treatment
Read moreFoot injuries discharge advice
Advice and exercises following discharge from hospital with a foot injury
Read moreForearm crutches
Gives advice on how best to use prescribed crutches to take weight off one of your legs / ankles / feet
Read moreFractured humerus (upper arm bone) discharge advice
Aftercare advice for patients discharged with a fractured humerus
Read moreFreiberg's condition
Answers some questions about a foot problem most commonly affecting the head of the second metatarsal bone (one of the long bones in the middle of the foot) including treatment
Read moreFrozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) management options
Management advice and treatment options following a diagnosis of a frozen shoulder
Read moreFrozen shoulder surgery
Information to help you gain the maximum benefit and understanding of your shoulder operation
Read moreFurther investigations following a recent fracture
Bone Health / Fracture Liaison Service information explains why we wish to do further investigations and what this entails
Read moreFurther investigations in Orthopaedic Outpatients
Outlines any further investigations – scans, tests etc. – you may need following your appointment in Orthopaedic Outpatients
Read moreGamma nail advice and exercises
Advice for patients who have had a gamma nail following a fractured neck of femur (hip fracture)
Read moreGanglion cyst
Explains what a ganglion cyst (on the hand or wrist) is and outlines treatment options
Read moreGetting ready for elective (planned) surgery (not hip)
Advice on how to get yourself and your home ready for when you leave hospital after an elective (planned) operation
Read moreGluteal tendon repair surgery
An operation to repair damage to the gluteal tendons - outlining what surgery entails, including risks and benefits
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