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- Paediatric Diabetes Team
Title - Advice for young people with type 1 diabetes in the workplace and university
Description - Moving away and starting university is an exciting chapter, but it can also bring some nervous feelings. Living with type 1 diabetes means there are a few extra things to think about if moving away to university.Title - Moving from the children's to the adult diabetes service
Description - As you have now reached adolescence it is time to consider how your diabetes care will change when you move from childrens’ to adult services. This information leaflet should alleviate some of the anxieties you may have, and give you a better understanding of what changes to expect. - Paediatrics
Title - Day case dental patients what to expect (Paediatrics)
Description - You will be asked to arrive at hospital for 7.30am and you will be given an allocated bed space on the ward. Usually there are 3 dental patients, sometimes 4. You should expect to be at hospital until late morning, maybe lunchtime. - Pain Team
Title - Fascia Iliaca block
Description - Treating and managing pain following fracture neck of femurTitle - Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
Description - Following surgery your doctor may prescribe you PCA. This is a system that involves a cannula in your arm being connected to a machine containing a supply of pain relieving medication (Morphine). The machine allows you to control the delivery of your own pain relief.Title - Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
Description - Analgesia is the medical term for pain relief medication. Following surgery your doctor may prescribe you PCA. This is a system that involves a cannula in your arm being connected to a machine containing a supply of pain relieving medication (Morphine). The machine allows you to control the delivery of your own pain relief.Title - Rectus Sheath Block
Description - Treating and managing pain following abdominal surgery - Patient Experience
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