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vehadanaccident,butcanmakeyourownwaytohospital.

Thesedepartmentsoperate24hoursaday,everydayandarestaffedandequippedtodealwithallemergencies.

Patientsareassessedandseeninorderofneed,usuallywithaseparateminorinjuriesareasupportedbynurses.

Anaesthetics

Doctorsinthisdepartmentgiveanaestheticforoperations.

Theyareresponsiblefortheprovisionof:

∙acutepainservices（painreliefafteranoperation）

∙chronicpainservices（painreliefinlong-termconditionssuchasarthritis）

∙criticalcareservices（painreliefforthosewhohavehadaseriousaccidentortrauma）

∙obstetricanaesthesiaandanalgesia（epiduralsinchildbirthandanaestheticforCaesareansections）.

Breastscreening

Thisunitscreenswomenforbreastcancer,eitherthroughroutinemammogramexaminationsorattherequestofdoctors.It'

susuallylinkedtoanX-raydepartment.

Cardiology

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∙Outpatient:

shortvisittohospitalthatlastsnomorethanaday.

∙Inpatient:

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sstayonaward.

Thisdepartmentprovidesmedicalcaretopatientswhohaveproblemswiththeirheartorcirculation.Ittreatspeopleonaninpatientandoutpatientbasis.

Typicalproceduresperformedinclude:

∙electrocardiogram（ECG）andexerciseteststomeasureheartfunction

∙echocardiograms（ultrasoundscanoftheheart）

∙scansofthecarotidarteryinyournecktodeterminestrokerisk

∙24-hourbloodpressuretests

∙insertionofpacemakers

∙cardiaccatheterisation（coronaryangiography）toseeifthereareanyblocksinyourarteries.

Chaplaincy

Chaplainspromotethespiritualandpastoralwellbeingofpatients,relativesandstaff.Theyareavailabletoallmembersofstaffforconfidentialcounselandsupportirrespectiveofreligionorrace.Ahospitalchapelisalsousuallyavailable.

Criticalcare

Sometimescalledintensivecare,thisunitisforthemostseriouslyillpatients.

Ithasarelativelysmallnumberofbedsandismannedbyspecialistdoctorsandnurses,aswellasbyconsultantanaesthetists,physiotherapistsanddietitians.

Patientsrequiringintensivecareareoftentransferredfromotherhospitalsorfromotherdepartmentsinthesamehospital.

Diagnosticimaging

FormerlyknownasX-ray,thisdepartmentprovidesafullrangeofdiagnosticimagingservicesincluding:

∙generalradiography（X-rayscans）

∙scansforA&

E

∙mammography（breastscans）

∙ultrasoundscans

∙angiography（X-rayofbloodvessels）

∙interventionalradiology（minimallyinvasiveprocedures,egtotreatnarrowedarteries）

∙CTscanning（scansthatshowcrosssectionsofthebody）

∙MRIscanning（3Dscansusingmagneticandradiowaves）.

Dischargelounge

Manyhospitalsnowhavedischargeloungestohelpyourfinaldayinhospitalgosmoothly.

Patientswhodon'

tneedtostayonthewardaretransferredtotheloungeonthedayofdischarge.Staffwillinformthepharmacy,transportandrelativesofyourtransfer.

Tohelppassthetime,thereareusuallyfacilitiessuchasaTV,radio,magazines,puzzles,booksandnewspapers.

Ifsomeonefeelsunwellwhilewaiting,nursescontactadoctortocomeandseeyoubeforedischarge.

Earnoseandthroat（ENT）

TheENTdepartmentprovidescareforpatientswithavarietyofproblems,including:

∙generalear,noseandthroatdiseases

∙necklumps

∙cancersoftheheadandneckarea

∙tearductproblems

∙facialskinlesions

∙balanceandhearingdisorders

∙snoringandsleepapnoea

∙ENTallergyproblems

∙salivaryglanddiseases

∙voicedisorders.

Elderlyservicesdepartment

Ledbyconsultantphysiciansspecialisingingeriatricmedicine,thisdepartmentlooksafterawiderangeofproblemsassociatedwiththeelderly.Thisincludes:

∙strokemedicine

∙gastroenterology

∙diabetes

∙locomotor（movement）problems

∙continenceproblems

∙syncope（fainting）

∙bonedisease.

Itprovidesarangeofservicessuchashomevisits,dayhospitalsandoutpatientclinics.Thedepartmentoftenhascloselinkswithothercommunityservicesfortheelderly.

Gastroenterology

Endoscopy

Endoscopyinvolvesasmallthintubewithacameraontheend.

Thisisguideddownthethroattoinvestigateproblemsinyouroesophagusanddigestivesystem.

Smallsurgicalinstrumentscanbeguideddowninthesameway,meaningitcanbeusedfordiagnosisandtreatment.

Runbyconsultantsspecialisinginbowel-relatedmedicine,thisdepartmentinvestigatesandtreatsupperandlowergastrointestinaldisease,aswellasdiseasesofthepancreasandbileductsystem.

Thisincludesendoscopyandnutritionalservices.

Sub-specialitiesincludecolerectalsurgery,inflammatoryboweldiseaseandswallowingproblems.

Thereareoftenendoscopynursespecialistslinkedtoagastroenterologyunitwhoareabletoperformawiderangeofbowelinvestigations.

Generalsurgery

Thegeneralsurgerywardcoversawiderangeofsurgeryandincludes:

∙daysurgery

∙thyroidsurgery

∙kidneytransplants

∙colonsurgery

∙laparoscopiccholecystectomy（gallbladderremoval）

∙endoscopy

∙breastsurgery.

Daysurgeryunitshaveahighturnoverofpatientswhoattendforminorsurgicalproceduressuchasherniarepairs.

Gynaecology

Thesedepartmentsinvestigateandtreatproblemsofthefemaleurinarytractandreproductiveorgans,suchasendometritis,infertilityandincontinence.

Theyalsoprovidearangeofcareforcervicalsmearscreeningandpost-menopausalbleedingchecks.

Theyusuallyhave:

∙aspecialistward

∙daysurgeryunit

∙emergencygynaecologyassessmentunit

∙outpatientclinics.

Haematology

Haematologyservicesworkcloselywiththehospitallaboratory.Thesedoctorstreatblooddiseasesandmalignancieslinkedtotheblood,withbothnewreferralsandemergencyadmissionsbeingseen.

Maternitydepartments

Womennowhaveachoiceofwholeadstheirmaternitycareandwheretheygivebirth.Carecanbeledbyaconsultant,aGPoramidwife.

Maternitywardsprovideantenatalcare,careduringchildbirthandpostnatalsupport.

Antenatalclinicsprovidemonitoringforbothroutineandcomplicatedpregnancies.

High-dependencyunitscanofferone-to-onecareforwomenwhoneedclosemonitoringwhentherearecomplicationsinpregnancyorchildbirth.

Microbiology

Themicrobiologydepartmentlooksatallaspectsofmicrobiology,suchasbacterialandviralinfections.

Theyhavebecomeincreasinglyhighprofilefollowingtheriseofhospital-acquiredinfectionssuchasMRSAandC.difficile.

Aheadmicrobiologyconsultantandteamofmicrobiologiststestpatientsamplessenttothembymedicalstafffromthehospitalandfromdoctors'

surgeries.

Neonatalunit

Neonatalunitshaveanumberofcotsthatareusedforintensive,high-dependencyandspecialcarefornewbornbabies.

Italwaysmaintainscloselinkswiththehospitalmaternitydepartment,intheinterestofbabiesandtheirfamilies.

Neonatalunitshavethephilosophythat,wheneverpossible,motherandbabyshouldbetogether.

Nephrology

Thisdepartmentmonitorsandassessespatientswithkidney（renal）problems.

Nephrologists（kidneyspecialists）willliaisewiththetransplantteamincasesofkidneytransplants.

Theyalsosupervisethedialysisdayunitforpeoplewhoarewaitingforakidneytransplantorwhoareunabletohaveatransplantforanyreason.

Neurology

Thisunitdealswithdisordersofthenervoussystem,includingthebrainandspinalcord.It'

srunbydoctorswhospecialiseinthisarea（neurologists）andtheirstaff.

Therearealsopaediatricneurologistswhotreatchildren.Neurologistsmayalsobeinvolvedinclinicalresearchandclinicaltrials.

Specialistnurses（epilepsy,multiplesclerosis）liaisewithpatients,consultantsandGPstohelpwithanyproblemsthatmayoccurbetweenoutpatientappointments.

Nutritionanddietetics

Traineddieticiansandnutritionistsprovidespecialistadviceondietforhospitalwardsandoutpatientclinics,formingpartofamultidisciplinaryteam.

Thedepartmentworksacrossawiderangeofspecialitiessuchas:

∙cancer

∙kidneyproblems

∙paediatrics

∙elderlycare

∙surgeryandcriticalcare

∙gastroenterology.

Theyalsoprovidegroupeducationtopatientswithdiabetes,heartdiseaseandosteoarthritis,andworkcloselywithweightmanagementgroups.

Obstetricsandgynaecologyunits

Theseunitsprovidematernityservicessuchas:

∙antenatalandpostnatalcare

∙prenataldiagnosisunit

∙maternalandfoetalsurveillance.

Overseenbyconsultantobstetriciansandgynaecologists,thereisawiderangeofattachedstafflinkedtothem,includingspecialistnurses,midwivesandimagingtechnicians.

Carecaninclude:

∙generalinpatientandoutpatienttreatment

∙colposcopy,lasertherapyorhysteroscopyforabnormalcervicalcells

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