Using Your TENS Unit Patient information leaflet giving guidance on the use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for pain management...
After Discharge from Critical Care Information for patients being discharged from Critical Care on what to expect when they go to the ward environment, Any physical or psychological issues they may experience. A guidline for rehabiliation post Critical Care discharge..
Patient Controlled Analgesia (Parent/Carer) This leaflet is aimed at parents of children who would benefit from using Patient Controlled Analgesia systems to help control their pain...
Screening tests for you and your baby Screening tests for you and your baby provides you with important information about the screening tests that you will be offered in early pregnancy and also screening tests for your baby..
Childrens Community Nursing Team This team provide support, education, advice, counselling and nursing care in the home, where we can work alongside parents and children in partnership...
Entonox (Child/ Young Person) This leaflet is aimed at children and young people that can read confidently and clearly explains in child friendly language the purpose of using entonox to relieve pain when undergoing painful proced..
Entonox (Parent/Carer) This leaflet is aimed at parents of children who would benefit from receiving inhaled entonox as a form of pain relief when a child needs to have a painful procedure performed...
LHRH Test A LHRH or Gonadorelin Test is used in the assessment for delayed or precocious puberty. The test maytake up to 2 hours to complete and is carried out in Childrens Outpatients...
Pasteurised Donor Breast Milk Patient Information Leaflet explaining what donor breast milk is and why it is used...
Patient Controlled Analgesia (Parent/Carer) This leaflet is aimed at parents of children who would benefit from using Patient Controlled Analgesia systems to help control their pain...
Patient Controlled Analgesia (Young Person) This leaflet is aimed at children who can read confidently and explains the purpose of Patient Controlled Analgesia and the equipment used to deliver this...
Pathology Specimen Guide A quick guide to specimen containers and labelling of pathology samples covering biochemistry, haematology, transfusion and microbiology; this applies to staff within the Trust and primary care..
Pathology User Guide A comprehensive guide to the services offered by the pathology department at Tameside General Hospital. It includes contact details for key members of staff...
Radiology
Barium Meal / Swallow Radiology dept. info re:barium meal/swallow examination of the gullet and stomach..
urethrogram Xray test of the urethra, the tube that passes from the bladder through the penis when urine is passed...
Vascular stenting Xray procedure to open a blocked or narrowed artery..
water soluble enema xray examination of the large bowel to help to diagnose disease or to check after surgery..
White Cell Scan nuclear medicine info re:white cell scan to detect inflammation or infection in the body..
Surgery
Anterior Resection patient information leaflet for resection of tumours in the large bowel and rectum, general description of surgery,side effects and possible outcomes..
Cystoscopy general information about undergoing a cystsoscopy (camera inspection of the bladder) including other procedures which can be carried out at the same time..
Flexible Cystoscopy general information about undergoing a flexible cystoscopy (camera inspection of the bladder under local anaesthetic) and other procedures able to be done at the same time..
Anterior Resection patient information leaflet for resection of tumours in the large bowel and rectum, general description of surgery,side effects and possible outcomes..
Befrienders Leaflet The Befrienders leaflet describes the project where volunteers visit people who are longstaying patients who have no or few visitors..
Complaints Leaflet Guide to submitting and making a complaint regarding hospital and community services...
Concerns and Complaints Form Use this form to share your concerns or raise a complaint regarding care and treatment that you, a relative or a friend have received at the Trust...
Epidural Continuous Infusion Provides information relating to continuous epidural infusions e.g explains what an epidural is, the insertion procedure, observations, alternative regimes side effects ad complications..
Guidance for the Secure Management of Patient Property The policy sets out the steps that must be taken to ensure that the interests of the patient are protected and gives clear guidance to Trust employees in the management of patient property...
Learning from Deaths Policy The National Quality Board (NQB) Learning from Deaths framework requires hospital trusts to adopt a standardised and transparent approach to learning from the care provided to patients who die, this includes the publication of a Learning from Deaths Policy..
Legionnaires Disease A Patient information leaflet giving advice on Legionnaires Disease...
LHRH Test A LHRH or Gonadorelin Test is used in the assessment for delayed or precocious puberty. The test maytake up to 2 hours to complete and is carried out in Childrens Outpatients...
Opioid Patient information leaflet Patient Information leaflet on opioid medications used for pain control in Cancer and Palliative care..
Organ donation policy policy detailing the process of identifying and managing potential organ donors in the iTU and ED for both heart beating and non heart beating donation..
Pasteurised Donor Breast Milk Patient Information Leaflet explaining what donor breast milk is and why it is used...
Pathology Specimen Guide A quick guide to specimen containers and labelling of pathology samples covering biochemistry, haematology, transfusion and microbiology; this applies to staff within the Trust and primary care..
Patient Access Policy This policy outlines the way in which the Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will manage patients who are waiting for investigations / treatment on a referral to treatment, cancer or diagnostic pathway...
Patient Controlled Analgesia (Adult) Provides information relating to Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA), including what it is, benefits, how it works, monitoring, alternatives, side effects...
Recruitment and Selection Policy A Policy outlining the Trust commitment to equal opportunities in recruitment & selection, and ensuring a safe, comptent workforce..
Risk Management Strategy, Policy Guidance v12 Risk management is the key system through which strategic, clinical (Quality & Safety), operational, corporate and financial risks are managed by all staff..
Screening tests for you and your baby Screening tests for you and your baby provides you with important information about the screening tests that you will be offered in early pregnancy and also screening tests for your baby..
T&G ICFT EDI Strategy 2019 23 The document details the Trusts 3 year EDI Strategy to improve workforce diversity and improve the experience of underrepresented staff working at the Trust..
Workforce Race Equality Standard 2018/19 This report documents the findings of the Trust Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), based on the reference period of April 2018 to March 2019. The WRES standard reports on representation and experiences of Black, Asian Minority Ethnic staff within the Trust...
Using Your TENS Unit Patient information leaflet giving guidance on the use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for pain management...
