Overview.You have been referred to the TIA team due to a suspected TIA (transient ischaemic attack or mini-stroke). A TIA is the sudden onset of stroke-like symptoms that resolve within 24 hours (but most commonly within thirty minutes). It usually occurs due to a temporary blockage in the blood supply to the brain. If your symptoms have lasted longer than …
Read moreOverseas visitors emergency department leaflet
23rd May 2019OverviewThis article explains who has the right to receive free hospital treatment under the National Health Service (NHS). It also tells you about the kind of hospital care you may have to pay for. Please tell us if you have any difficulty reading this article and we can try to arrange help for you to understand this document. For further …
Read moreRapid Access Clinic for Older People (RACOP) ED leaflet
23rd May 2019Overview. Following your discharge from hospital we have referred you to an outpatient clinic for further medical assessment. The RACOP (Rapid Access Clinic for the Older Person) provides rapid clinic assessment for any patient with frailty or complex needs, irrespective of age. Patients are referred to the clinic from GPs, community services, various hospital teams and A&E. The aim of …
Read moreHip fracture emergency department leaflet
23rd May 2019OverviewThis leaflet is designed to advise people who have suffered a hip fracture (a broken hip). Our main aim is to help you recover from your broken hip as quickly and safely as possible. We aim to keep you as comfortable as possible, so please let us know if you are in any pain. A team of specialists will see …
Read moreAlternatives to the Emergency Department
2nd May 2019The emergency department We treat patients who have suffered a recent injury or accident, or who have developed a sudden illness. All emergency departments use a priority system where the most seriously ill patients are seen first. We may direct you somewhere else if: Your nurse thinks that your condition is not an emergency. You have certain symptoms which mean …
Read moreKnee pain emergency department leaflet
9th April 2019OverviewYou have been seen in the Emergency Department for knee pain and discharged home. This leaflet provides an overview of knee pain, how to treat it and exercises to help improve the movement of your knee joint. The vast majority of knee pain settles without any intervention and requires no more treatment than pain relief. Most patients require no intervention …
Read moreWrist fracture manipulation ED leaflet
11th February 2019Overview. This article is designed to help people who have suffered a wrist fracture. Your fractured (broken) wrist has been placed in a plaster backslab (a half plaster cast, which will be changed to a full cast once your swelling has gone down) to make sure that the wrist is kept still while the fracture heals. We have referred you …
Read moreSupra ventricular tachycardia (SVT)
11th February 2019Overview.You are reading this article because you have attended the Emergency Department with a condition called supra ventricular tachycardia (SVT). You may have attacks like this again. These techniques aim to help stop your SVT episode when it comes on. The valsalva manoeuvre. Take a deep breath, shut your mouth tight, hold your nose tightly and blow out as hard …
Read moreSore throat ED leaflet
11th February 2019Overview.Sore throats are very common and usually nothing to worry about. They normally get better by themselves within a week. See your GP if your symptoms aren’t improving after a week, if you feel hot and shivery, or if you have a weakened immune system from chemotherapy or diabetes, for example. Seek immediate medical attention (call 999) if You have …
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