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This leaflet tells you how to prepare for your 24-hour pH monitoring study at the University Hospital of Hartlepool and what to expect when you come for this procedure. (The term "pH" is used as a measure of acidity).
The purpose of this policy is to outline the principles and definitions that underpin safeguarding work and to describe the statutory duties set out under the Care Act 2014.
We accept referrals direct from nursing and care homes and with patient consent. If you need advice we can discuss queries and concerns via a telephone call to service. Please refer to referral guidelines.
Angioplasty – your quick guide – BHF Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our Patient […]
This leaflet has been produced to provide you with information on the wear and care of your prescription.
You have been prescribed an Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO) after an assessment with your Orthotist.
This leaflet will provide you with information on the wear and care of your child’s prescription.
Your child has been prescribed an Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO) after an assessment with your Orthotist.
This leaflet informs you about your injury and the symptoms you can expect. It gives advice on treatment to relieve your symptoms. It also gives advice on posture and exercises you can do to help your recovery.
The following plan forms the basis of antenatal care for women assessed as higher risk throughout their pregnancy, requiring referral to an Obstetric and/or Consultant physician. Not every woman will need to attend every appointment listed here. You may be seen by the Consultant or a member of their team, which may include a physician, […]
About your injury You have been diagnosed with a ruptured (torn) Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). Rupture of the ACL is a major injury to the knee. This leaflet is designed to give you more information about your injury and how it can be managed. What is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)? A ligament joins one […]
University Hospital of Hartlepool awarded surgical hub status, our £4 million robotic theatre, and meet the team supporting people awaiting a cancer diagnosis. Read Anthem now.
A doctor from Ukraine has teamed up with his health trust to smash a fundraising target and our chief executive Julie Gillon speaks about her ambitions to ensure that the Tees Valley is ‘levelled up’.
University Hospital of Hartlepool awarded surgical hub status, our £4 million robotic theatre, and meet the team supporting people awaiting a cancer diagnosis. Read Anthem now.
Our diagnostic centre opens its doors to patients, a new stop smoking service for Hartlepool and a college course showing the harsh realities of knife crime. Read Anthem now.
AI investment speeds up lung cancer diagnosis, a new campaign highlighting suicide prevention and the livestreaming technology opening theatres up to midwives. Read Anthem now.
Atrial fibrillation – your quick guide – BHF Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our […]
This leaflet tells you about the Back to Fitness exercise class which has been designed by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust physiotherapists to help you manage your lower back pain.
Patient information leaflet describing different exercises you can do while in hospital and when returning home to aid with maintaining muscular strength.
This handbook has been provided to inform users of the Biochemistry laboratory about which services are available and how to obtain the services required.
Our latest declared declarations of interest. It is especially important for NHS to demonstrate transparency of public spend or share any conflicts of interest.
This handbook has been provided to inform users of the Cellular pathology-Histology/cytology - Laboratory about which services are available and how to obtain the services required.
Patient information leaflet describing the different exercises you can do while in hospital and when you return home to aid with maintaining muscular strength.
Information for patients, parents and carers explaining what happens when the local social care team is involved in a child protection medical examination.
We have an open referral system, this means that patients, carers and professionals can refer a child or young people can refer themselves to our Children's speech and language therapy team.
This leaflet tells you about the Clostridium difficile infection which is thought to be causing your diarrhoea. It is sometimes called C.diff, Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD) or Antibiotic Associated Diarrhoea (AAD).
What is the Community Pain Management (CPM) service? Community Pain Management (CPM) is a team of Psychologists, Psychological Therapists and Physiotherapists who specialise in pain management. You may have been referred to us from Secondary Care Pain Team (Pain Clinic), Integrated Musculoskeletal Service, or Rheumatology. What do we do in the Community Pain Management Service? […]
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust's plan on a page outlines our vision, strategic aims, values and key foundations of success mapped into a framework.
We have refreshed our corporate strategy (2020 - 2025) to acknowledge the journey that we are on as a leading NHS Foundation Trust and provider of acute and community services, and to ensure we are concentrating on the things that matter most to our patients.
This leaflet tells you about the support available to you after the loss of a baby. This could be through miscarriage, stillbirth, termination of pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy or sudden death of a child.
Our dementia strategy builds on what we have already achieved and sets out key areas that are the building blocks for the delivery of quality dementia care.
Patient information leaflet describing the changes you will need to make, about what and how you eat following your bariatric surgery in order to reduce your risk of any problems.
This leaflet will give you dietary advice to improve your nutritional intake and help prevent weight loss when you have been advised to follow an altered texture diet due to a difficulty swallowing.
This leaflet will give you dietary advice to improve your nutritional intake and help prevent weight loss when you have been advised to follow an altered texture diet.
This leaflet will give you dietary advice to improve your nutritional intake and help prevent weight loss when you have been advised to follow an altered texture diet due to a difficulty swallowing.
Our annual equality and diversity report for 2017 to 2018 outlines our organisations commitment to providing and improving equal opportunities for our staff.
Our annual equality and diversity report for 2018 - 2019 outlines our organisations commitment to providing and improving equal opportunities for our staff.
Our annual equality and diversity report for 2019 - 2020 outlines our organisations commitment to providing and improving equal opportunities for our staff.
Our annual equality and diversity report for 2020 - 2021 outlines our organisations commitment to providing and improving equal opportunities for our staff.
Our annual equality and diversity report for 2021 - 2022 outlines our organisations commitment to providing and improving equal opportunities for our staff.
Our annual equality and diversity report for 2022 - 2023 outlines our organisations commitment to providing and improving equal opportunities for our staff.
Our annual equality and diversity report for 2023 - 2024 outlines our organisations commitment to providing and improving equal opportunities for our staff.
The Equality Delivery System (EDS) has been designed to help NHS organisations to review and improve their performance and support in meeting the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). The EDS supports the outcomes of the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and the Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES).
Papers for the Extra Ordinary Meeting in Common between the Board of Directors of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A patient information leaflet describing what a febrile convulsion (seizure, fit) is in children, why it happens and what the parent/carer can do to help their child.
What is a Renal Pelvic Dilatation? Renal Pelvic Dilatation is one of the most common findings found on anomaly ultrasounds. We see this appearance in approximately 1 in 100 pregnancies at 20 weeks. The renal pelvis is the area in your baby’s kidney where urine collects. If the renal pelvis looks wider (more dilated) than […]
This leaflet will tell you about Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogue (GnRH) injections (also known as Prostap). It will tell you about the reason the medication may be started, possible side effects and what will happen if you are started on the medicine.
Sustainability is a critical part of the future of the NHS. How we adapt to our responsibilities as a provider organisation and the way in which we work, will have a huge impact on the carbon footprint.
This handbook has been provided to inform users of the Haematology laboratory about which services are available and how to obtain the services required.
What is a Central Slip Injury? The central slip makes up part of the extensor tendons of the fingers. The extensor tendons are responsible for straightening your fingers. The central slip works on straightening the middle joint of your fingers. An injury to these tendons is a serious injury and will require regular Hand Therapy […]
Heart surgery guide – Heart Conditions | BHF – BHF Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to […]
Head lice and nits – NHS (www.nhs.uk) Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our Patient […]
Heart attack – your quick guide – BHF Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our […]
ICD – your quick guide – Publications British Heart Foundation – BHF Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is […]
Patient information leaflet describing the dietary and lifestyle changes you will need to make following your bariatric surgery in order to make it successful.
This leaflet explains ‘lower limb’ exercises and specifically our lower limb class which has been designed by North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust Physiotherapists to help in the management of strength and function of the lower limbs.
Introduction Keeping your bowels healthy is essential for healthy living. It is important to know what can cause poor bowel habits. Poor bowel habits can lead to constipation (being unable to poo) and/or faecal incontinence (no control over when you need to poo) which is often uncomfortable and can be painful. This leaflet gives you […]
This leaflet tells you about the Maternity Assessment Units. These units are part of the Maternity Department within North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. This leaflet also explains why you may be asked to go to the Units and what to expect when you get there.
This leaflet will explain to you the process of a procedure called Mechanical Induction of Labour, and how it differs from other methods to induce Labour.
The pathology department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides laboratory services at the James Cook site for a wide variety of service users, including local and regional hospitals, local GP surgeries and local employers. The Department also hosts the North Tees Microbiology service.
This statement is made pursuant to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and sets out the steps that the Trust and its subsidiary companies have made to make sure that modern slavery or human trafficking is not taking place within our business.
This leaflet explains the potential risk from having X-ray imaging. It does not apply to other kinds of medical imaging such as Ultrasound and MRI Scans. What is an X-ray? X-ray examinations use a special kind of light beam. The beam cannot be seen with the eye. It can pass right through your body to […]
NHS Improvement (NHSI) (exercising its Monitor regulatory functions) commissioned an independent investigation in February 2022 in response to concerns about the governance of the North Tees and Hartlepool Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This leaflet tells you how to prepare for your oesophageal manometry and what to expect when you come for this procedure at the University Hospital of Hartlepool.
Royal Osteoporosis Society – Osteoporosis Charity UK (theros.org.uk) Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our […]
Royal Osteoporosis Society – Osteoporosis Charity UK (theros.org.uk) Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our […]
Sustainability is a critical part of the future of the NHS. How we adapt to our responsibilities as a provider organisation and the way in which we work, will have a huge impact on the carbon footprint.
Pacemaker – your quick guide – BHF Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our Patient […]
Patient information leaflet describing Paediatric 24 hour Open Access and where to contact if you have concerns following discharge from the Paediatric Unit.
This leaflet explains what a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device is, how to use the device and some of the common side effects of using the device.
The following protocols are guidelines only. Operation notes must be read carefully in case of special instructions affecting rehabilitation. If post-operative advice is not clear please discuss with the relevant surgeon.
Patient information leaflet providing some recipe ideas for meals that can be blended down to achieve a suitable consistency for the first 4 weeks following bariatric surgery.
This leaflet will explain how we try to reduce the risk of you having a blood clot after you have been admitted to hospital. If you have a blood clot in your leg, it is called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). If you have a blood a clot in your lung, it is called pulmonary embolus […]
We accept referrals directly from dental professionals. If you need advice we can discuss queries and concerns via a telephone call or email query. Please refer to our referral guidelines below.
Scabies – NHS (www.nhs.uk) Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our Patient Experience Team is […]
This leaflet provides information and advice for patients who have had sepsis. It gives an overview of what sepsis is, how it is diagnosed and treated while in hospital. It gives advice on post sepsis syndrome and what you can expect when you get home from hospital and what to look out for in the future.
Patient information leaflet describing the Surgical Ambulatory Area which is part of Surgical Decisions Unit, what to expect and who to contact once you leave the unit.
A patient leaflet explaining the process of surgical termination. Including risks, preparation, what to expect afterwards and useful contact information.
Taking control of saturated fats – BHF Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our Patient […]
Transfusion Information for Patients (transfusionguidelines.org) Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our Patient Experience Team […]
Understanding blood pressure – BHF Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our Patient Experience Team […]
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/publications/heart-conditions/understanding-cholesterol Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our Patient Experience Team is here to try […]
Patient information leaflet describing the different helpful sites and apps parents, carers of children and young adults can use to understand good health.
Understanding your weight – BHF Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our Patient Experience Team […]
http://verusarthritis.org Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our Patient Experience Team is here to try […]
This leaflet tells you why the ward/room where you are currently a patient is being closed for a while and what you can do to help reduce the risk of infection spreading.
This leaflet explains how to wash a patient's clothing that has become dirty during their stay in hospital. Staff on the ward should give you the clothing in a special bag called a "dissolve sack", which is clear with a pink tie. The bag should not be opened before washing the clothing.
Your guide to heart failure – BHF Comments, concerns, compliments or complaints Patient Experience Team (PET) We are continually trying to improve the services we provide. We want to know what we’re doing well or if there’s anything which we can improve, that’s why the Patient Experience Team (PET) is here to help. Our Patient […]
You have been given this leaflet because your GP or hospital doctor has referred you to our Gynaecology Rapid Access Clinic. It explains what the Gynaecology Rapid Access Clinic is and what to expect at your appointment.
