Ward 16, Castle Hill Hospital (Entrance Three) Telephone numbers tel: 01482 468616 / tel: 01482 461565 Please nominate one relative to telephone for news about your condition and pass the information on to others. This will assist staff by reducing the volume of calls they have to answer. Visiting Relatives escorting you into hospital on the day of surgery are … Read More
Fasting Instructions for Adult Patients attending Ward 16, CHH
Fasting Instructions for Adult Patients attending Ward 16, Castle Hill Hospital Please eat normally the day before your operation unless otherwise instructed. Your last meal should be before 12 midnight prior to your admission to the hospital. On the day of operation, up until 6.00am, you may drink unlimited clear fluids. CLEAR FLUIDS: Water Black tea / coffee Herbal teas … Read More
Fasting Instructions for Adult Patients attending Day Surgery, CHH
Fasting Instructions for Adult Patients attending Day Surgery (DSU3), Castle Hill Hospital Please eat normally the day before your operation unless otherwise instructed. Your last meal should be before 7.00am on the day of your operation. This should be a light breakfast. On the day of operation you may drink normally up until 7am. Between 7.00am and 11.00am you may … Read More
Non-Invasive Ventilation at Home
Introduction This leaflet has been produced to give you important information for you regarding your care and treatment from the Home Ventilation Service. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet please keep it in a safe place as you may need to refer back to it in the future. It is not intended to replace the discussion … Read More
Coronary Angiogram (Cardiac Catheterisation) – Information for Patients
Introduction This leaflet gives you information about the diagnostic test known as a coronary angiogram (or cardiac catheterisation) and explains what is involved. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading this you have any concerns or require further explanation, please discuss … Read More
Coronary Angioplasty – Information for Patients
Introduction This leaflet has been produced to give you information about the procedure known as angioplasty. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team but may act as a starting point for discussion. If, after reading it you have any concerns or require further … Read More
Blood Transfusion on Haemodialysis
Introduction This leaflet has been produced to give you general information about your treatment. Most of your questions should be answered by this leaflet. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and your doctor but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have any concerns or require further explanation, please discuss … Read More
Fast-Track Referrals
Introduction For some patients, the Emergency Department (ED) is not the most appropriate place to manage their symptoms. In order to improve the experience for those patients, our nursing staff are able to “fast-track” certain patients to a specialty team or area. Which conditions can be fast-tracked? The Paediatric ED nursing team can fast-track conditions such as: Some chronic or … Read More
Post-operative wound care instructions following minor skin surgery
Introduction This advice sheet has been produced to give you information about post-operative wound care following minor skin surgery. It is not meant to replace discussion between you and the healthcare team. If after reading it, you require further explanation please discuss this with the healthcare team. Following you procedure, the team will discuss with you how to look after … Read More
Post-operative mouth care following oral surgery – Advice Sheet
Introduction This advice sheet has been produced to give you information about mouth care following oral surgery. It is not meant to replace discussion between you and the healthcare team. If after reading it, you require further explanation please discuss this with the healthcare team. Cleaning your mouth It is important to keep your mouth clean. On the first night … Read More