Archives: Respiratory
Acute Admissions : Welcoming GP Referrals 24/7
By: The Wellington Team | Published: December 24, 2012
If you are a GP or a consultant needing to admit an urgent medical or surgical case, you can admit patients for a range of urgent conditions, from the common to the complex. The service offers…
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Open All Year Round: Appointments & Referrals
By: The Wellington Team | Published: December 18, 2012
The Platinum Medical Centre, based in Lodge Road, will only be closing for key dates such as Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, where same day GP appointments are available.
Posted in: Cardiology, Colorectal Care, Ear Nose and Throat, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Physician, General Practitioner, Gynaecology, Imaging & Diagnostics, Intensive Care, Liver HPB, Men's Health, Neurology, Oncology, Oral & Maxillofacial, Orthopaedics, Respiratory, Sports Medicine, The Wellington Hospital, Uncategorized, Urology, Women's health | No Comments | Read more
Are You Fit to Fly?
By: The Wellington Team | Published: July 4, 2012
Damian Muncaster, our Senior Chief Respiratory Physiologist based in the Lung Function suite asks, are you fit to fly this summer?
…”The physiology of flying, and its impact on a patient’s underlying illness, is important in assessing whether a patient is fit to fly.”
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Persistent Coughs – It’s not all Sinister
By: The Wellington Team | Published: May 10, 2012
This week the NHS has launched a campaign to raise awareness of Lung cancer and its symptoms. The campaign backed by celebrities such as Ricky Gervais and Sir Alex Ferguson recommends that people who have been suffering from a persistent cough for more than 3 weeks should go to see their GP. Damian Muncaster, The Wellington’s Senior Chief Respiratory Physiologist give us a brief over view on Lung Cancer and talks about persistant coughing.
Posted in: Cancer Care, Imaging & Diagnostics, Oncology, Respiratory, The Wellington Hospital, Uncategorized | No Comments | Read more
Asthma Awareness Week: 30th April – 6th May
By: The Wellington Team | Published: May 2, 2012
An asthma attack can be a frightening and potentially fatal experience. With thousands of sufferers in the UK alone, and with a vast proportion of those affected being children and young adults, asthma can be a debilitating and dangerous disease
Between 30th April until 6th May, we acknowledge Asthma Awareness Week, as it aims to raise awareness of this common affliction and highlight the importance of continual research for the future.
“Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore and you sleep alone” Anthony Burgess
By: The Wellington Team | Published: April 20, 2012
Monday 23rd of April sees the launch of National Stop Snoring Week. To mark the occasion the British snoring association have asked volunteers to investigate whether a selection of old wives tales actually work in preventing snoring. These old wives tales range from sewing a tennis ball
GP Sessions: Healthy Eating and Exercise
By: Dr Lisa Anderson | Published: December 23, 2011
GP Dr Lisa Anderson, talks about the facts you need to know before starting any New Year’s dieting promises; and how to ensure those New Year’s resolutions begin well and last well into 2012!
