At meal times, we try to ensure that patients are not interrupted by either clinicians or visitors. As a result, during mealtimes visitors will be asked to leave the ward unless the nursing staff have ...

Queen Elizabeth Hospital is working with a hospital and community based company, “Healthcare at Home”, to bridge the gap between hospital and home care by providing a service called “Hospital at Home.

To protect our patients from the potential risk of coronavirus the Bariatric support group will be cancelled until further notice. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation, and apologise ...

If you are worried about risks and symptoms, including those outside the screening age group, contact your GP. Not all symptoms mean its bowel cancer. They can be due to other conditions, which may ...

Please note that due to Covid-19, our community gynaecology clinics are closed until further notice. Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, we ask that you attend your appointment alone where ...

Listen to others and wait for a turn in a conversation. Focus when there is lots of background noise Understand and remember new learning and what you have said. Think about seating position, eg is ...

We now provide Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Service at University Hospital Lewisham. We have a full multidisciplinary team and can offer a one stop assessment with a consultant bariatric surgeon ...

Following lower limb surgery or injury, it often takes a while to return to pre-injury function or sport. After consultation and initial treatment from a Physiotherapist it may be agreed that an ...

The Trust's patient advice and liaison service offers confidential advice and support to help you with any concerns you may have about your care, or the care of a relative or friend. Our aim is to try ...

Our multi-professional respiratory team provides inpatient and outpatient services for adults with respiratory diseases. We diagnose and treat a range of lung conditions including asthma, tuberculosis ...

Health visitors are registered nurses or midwives with a specialist qualification in public health. They work with families who have children between the ages of 0-5. Lewisham's health visitors are ...

The Trust's new iCareLGT system goes live on 9 July. Bank and agency staff who use iCare will need to be trained in how to use the new system. See the training modules below and complete the ones that ...