About Us. Ward C30 specialises in Colorectal Surgery. For current Trust visiting guidance please click here.
What is Ward C31 Sunderland hospital?
Ward C31 specialises in Bariatric Surgery.
What is Ward C32 Sunderland hospital?
The colorectal ward is located on C-level in Sunderland Royal Hospital Ward C32. Our colorectal specialists are located in out-patients.
How many wards does Sunderland hospital have?
35 wards
Sunderland Royal Hospital has 814 inpatient beds across 35 wards; there are 34 maternity beds and 25 critical care beds.
What is a colorectal service?
Our colorectal service fast-tracks investigations for the management of all suspected colorectal cancer. It also provides specialist surgical treatment for some patients within the North Central London Sector who are diagnosed with bowel cancer under the NHS bowel cancer screening programme based at UCLH.
What is an acute emergency ward?
An acute ward is a ward in a hospital where you are sent from A&E, if the doctors feel you are too unwell to go home. A few patients from Urgent Treatment or Walk-in Centre are also sent there. It is a facility with beds where you can be looked after for a short (2-3 days), medium (a week) or long (over two week) stay.
What is Ward D42 Sunderland hospital?
Ward D42 is our Surgical Admissions Ward. For current Trust visiting guidance please click here.
What is a Type C hospital?
Type C. Type C hospitals provide primary care services and basic secondary care services.
What’s a Category 3 in hospital?
Triage category 3
People who need to have treatment within 30 minutes are categorised as having a potentially life-threatening condition. People in this category are suffering from severe illness, bleeding heavily from cuts, have major fractures or are severely dehydrated.
What is C5 Ward Uhw?
University Hospital of Wales (UHW)
Currently Diabetes is based on Ward C5.
What is the Phoenix unit in Sunderland?
The Phoenix Unit is the Trust’s Chemotherapy, Haematology and Infusion Day Unit. Sunderland is recognised as a Cancer Unit and is part of the North of England Cancer Network.
What Ward is E56 at Sunderland hospital?
Ward E56 – Care of the older persons (dementia and delirum) :: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
How many beds does Sunderland hospital have?
Sunderland Royal Hospital has 833 beds. Sunderland Royal Hospital provides medical, surgical, critical care, maternity, children’s and young people’s services for people across the Tyne and Wear and Durham area. The hospital also provides accident and emergency (A&E) and outpatient services.
Why would you be referred to colorectal?
If you have been suffering from a condition related to the colon or rectum, your primary care doctor may have referred you to a colorectal specialist or colorectal surgeon.
What happens at your first colorectal appointment?
At your appointment, you will be seen by either a senior doctor or a senior nurse. After the clinician has asked many questions you may have an abdominal examination, a rectal examination or both. An abdominal examination is when you lie on a couch and the clinician will examine your tummy for any abnormalities.
How long is the hospital stay for colorectal surgery?
The length of your hospital stay will depend on the type of procedure you are having and how quickly you recover. For example, the average hospital stay for a laparoscopic partial colectomy ranges from three to six days.
What kind of patients are in Acute Medical Unit?
The unit sees patients presenting with a range of acute medical problems, but common problems treated include:
- heart problems.
- asthma, chest infection and other respiratory conditions.
- gastrointestinal bleeding.
- drug and alcohol problems.
- acute illness in the elderly.
Is acute care serious?
Acute care is a branch of medicine that treats severe, short-term medical conditions. Acute conditions typically come on quickly and need prompt attention, and their treatment and recovery is generally short, unlike chronic conditions that persist for months or years.
How long do you stay in the Acute Medical Unit?
A patient’s stay in the unit is limited, usually no more than 48 hours. The AMU deals with admissions only, patients will never be transferred from a ward to the AMU. Surgical procedures are not carried out in the unit either; these are referred on to the relevant theatre such as cardiothoracics and general surgery.
What is a clinical decision Ward?
What is the clinical decisions unit (CDU)? The CDU is a short stay unit (open 24 hours a day) within the emergency department. It is for. people who need more clinical care, but don’t need to be admitted to hospital.
What is an escalation ward in a hospital?
Escalation beds are used in addition to permanent bed stock and are brought in by hospitals to provide capacity for limited periods in temporary or repurposed wards or as additions to existing wards. The vast majority of NHS hospitals commonly deploy them in winter.