Preparation

Before a doctor or any other kind of medical practitioner can treat you, they must have your consent. Although you can often be asked to sign a medical consent form, this is more to safeguard you. ...

How it’s important to try to remain positive, focused and to keep looking forward if your hospital surgery is delayed. Some of the emotions you may feel and how you should go and see your GP if you ...

The reasons why you are told not to eat or drink anything for several hours prior to surgery and how it’s the effects of the anaesthetic which can cause problems if your stomach is not completely ...

How to explain to a young child that you need to go into hospital. The importance of being open and honest with them and being prepared to answer any questions they might have as well as making sure ...

Anaesthesia is quite a complex issue to understand and it’s often by combining several different techniques that the desired effect is achieved and each of these medications has its own effects, ...

some of the various methods you might care to adopt to prepare yourself mentally for a hospital stay. How this will vary from person to person and how some people find that less information and ...

A list of the things you should do prior to surgery in order that you go into hospital in the best physical shape possible. The importance of speaking to your GP or surgeon first if you are unsure ...

Things you can do to help prepare your child if they need to go into hospital for surgery. The importance of offering love and support and how it’s useful to take them on a hospital visit first so ...

How your surgeon will be able to answer any of your questions and concerns about the surgery you may be planning to undergo. The more typical questions that get asked and how it’s important that your ...

How some people are given premeds (or can request them) prior to surgery. What a pre-med is and the different purposes they’re designed for. How they’re more commonly associated with sedative ...

What is meant by informed consent and how it’s important to understand what you are legally entering into if you sign a medical consent to treatment agreement. How people can make living wills and/or ...

The types of things which are involved in a pre-admission test procedure before hospital surgery. How certain tests and reviews will be carried out and instructions will be given to you by the ...