- This information sheet explains the implications of breast reconstruction surgery and should be read in addition to the Breast Cancer Care booklet ‘Breast Reconstruction’. This information is intended to help you to understand the operation and the after care that will be necessary to achieve the best possible results. What does this involve? This type […]
Prolonged Neonatal Jaundice
This leaflet offers more information about prolonged neonatal jaundice. A baby with jaundice will have a yellow colouring of their skin and the whites of their eyes. This is very common in newborns. Jaundice is caused when the baby’s blood has raised levels of bilirubin, which is a normal waste product usually removed by the liver.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Board agenda and papers May 2022
Agenda and papers for the QE Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust board of directors meeting on Wednesday 25 May 2022.Type: Board papers
Protecting Your Baby from Low Blood Glucose
Babies who are small, premature, unwell at birth, or whose mothers are diabetic or have taken certain medication (beta-blockers), may have low blood glucose in the first few hours and days after birth. It is especially important for these babies to keep warm and feed as often as possible to maintain normal blood glucose levels.Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Contraception after you have had your baby (postnatal contraception)
What is postnatal contraception? Postnatal contraception is birth control after having your baby to delay or avoid another pregnancy. Many unplanned pregnancies occur in the first few months after pregnancy so it is important to have a plan for contraception that suits you. When do I need to start contraception? You need to start contraception […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Epidural Advice for Maternity Patients
Why have I been given this leaflet? You have been given this leaflet because you have recently had an epidural inserted. Serious risks from epidurals are rare (1 in 13,000) but can present up to 10 days after having your epidural. Please be observant for the signs and symptoms listed below once discharged from hospital. […]Topic: Maternity
Type: Patient information leaflets
Audience: Patients and visitors
Safer Staffing
Safer staffing reports enable patients and the public to easily see how hospitals are performing in relation to their staffing levels.Topic: Safer staffing
Type: Report
Audience: Staff
Welcome to Gateshead NHS
Congratulations on your new role and welcome to the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust team.Audience: Staff
Council of Governors May 2022
A meeting of the Council of Governors was held at 10am on Wednesday 11th May 2022.Type: Governor papers