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- Day Case Surgery
Title - Base of thumb replacement
Description - Discharge advice for patients following base of thumb replacement.Title - Eye Lesions
Description - Your surgery today was to remove the lesion on your eye.Title - Joint Injections
Description - Advice for patients having an injection into a joint.Title - Plastic Surgery Day Case
Description - Discharge information for plastic surgery day case patients. - Department of Medicine for Older People
- Dermatology Services
Title - Eczema Care Plan
Description - An eczema care plan for use by patients.Title - Phototherapy Oral (systemic) PUVA
Description - PUVA is the name of a treatment for certain skin conditions and stands for the use of a Psoralen drug in combination with Ultra Violet A light. The drug must be combined with exposure to the light for treatment to be effective. The Psoralen tablets are usually taken two hours before exposure to the UVA light. The tablets should not be taken on an empty stomach but with a light meal or snack. The amount of tablets taken depends on your body weight. Psoralen makes the eyes sensitive to light for some hours. After taking tablets, suitable glasses, which protect the eyes from UVA light must be worn for 24 hours. These will be provided.Title - PUVA – Psoralen Drug in combination with Ultra Violet A Light (Treatment of skin conditions)
Description - Puva is the name of a treatment for certain skin conditions and stands for the use of a Psoralen drug in combination with Ultra Violet A light. The drug must be combined with exposure to the light for treatment to be effective. The Psoralen tablets are usually taken two hours before exposure to the UVA light. The tablets should not be taken on an empty stomach but with a light meal or snack. The amount of tablets taken depends on your body weight. Psoralen makes the eyes sensitive to light for some hours. After taking tablets, suitable glasses, which protect the eyes from UVA light must be worn for 24 hours. These will be provided. - Diabetes and Endocrinology Department
Title - BEND 2 Basic Engagement for Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Group Education
Description - BEND 2 was developed by the Specialist Diabetes Team at St Helens Hospital. It meets national standards for diabetes education and was developed with local people with diabetes. It has been running since 2006.Title - Clonidine Suppression Test
Description - Your doctor has recommended you have a Clonidine Suppression test.Title - Diabetes Foot Care Glucose Balance Telephone Clinic
Description - Good blood glucose levels are important for patients with diabetes who have foot ulceration. Improving blood glucose levels can help foot ulcers to heal more quickly and can reduce problems with infection. Good blood glucose levels may help prevent worsening of foot ulcers and also help avoid amputations.Title - Diabetic Kidney Disease
Description - Diabetes can cause kidney damage, where protein appears in the urine.Title - Dietary Management of Diabetic Gastroparesis
Description - Gastroparesis is a chronic (long-term) condition in which the stomach cannot empty itself in the normal way. It is a type of neuropathy (nerve damage) affecting the nerves which control the movement of food through the digestive tract. This can lead to a delay of food leaving the stomach.Title - Foot Care Card - Staff
Description - Foot Care Card - printableTitle - Help to Manage Lifestyle (HTML2) Group Education Type 2 Diabetes
Description - HTML2 was developed by the Specialist Diabetes Team at St Helens Hospital. It meets national standards for diabetes education and was developed with local people with diabetes. It has been running since 2006 (formerly week 2 of BEND2).Title - Hydrocortisone Replacement Therapy What To Do During Sickness/Stress
Description - If you have been diagnosed with a condition which means you have to take replacement cortisol in the form of hydrocortisone then this leaflet will explain what you need to do if you become unwell or experience severe stress.Title - Insulin Pump Training Clinic
Description - Your insulin pump / continuous glucose monitoring will be delivered to the Diabetes Unit prior to your appointment, unless we have pre-arranged a remote training session; in this case we may arrange for the items to be delivered directly to your home - you will have received notification from the department if this is the case.Title - Saline Infusion Test
Description - Your doctor has recommended that you have a Saline Suppression Test.Title - Water Deprivation Test
Description - Your doctor has recommended that you have a Water Deprivation Test. - Duffy Suite
