These information sheets cover core pain management topics. UNDERSTANDING PAINUnderstanding Pain.pdf MANAGING ACTIVITYManaging Activity.pdf STRESSStress.pdf SLEEPSleep.pdf FLARE UP PLANNINGFlare Up Management.pdf
If you need further tests including a brain scan, ECG or scan of blood vessels the doctor will ask you to take a seat back in the waiting room. The nurse will then show you where to go for these tests which can normally performed on the same day. Heart tests Sometimes strokes are due
Further Tests This page explains what to expect if you have to have further tests after your Bowel Screening. If you have to have Further Tests Results Making Changes to your Appointment Understanding My Results Bowel Screening Programme Things to Help
Learn Tell me more Self-Assess Tools for self-assessing How do you know if you have chronic pain? Q: Have you experienced pain for more than twelve weeks?Q: Has your pain persisted despite the use of medication or treatment? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, you may recognise the experiences described below: How your body
Learn Tell me more Self-Assess Tools for self-assessing Do you worry too much about your health? If you find that you’re preoccupied with your health and frequently thinking that you have an illness, then you may have something called health anxiety. If so, you might recognise some of the common experiences described below: How your
Learn Tell me more Self-Assess Tools for self-assessing Do you have low self-esteem? Low self-esteem affects how you think, behave and feel, both emotionally and in your body. Here are some common experiences described by people who struggle with low self-esteem: How your body might feel Thoughts you might have Feelings you might have Things you might
Radiology is a central and essential part of modern medicine. We work with the teams looking after you who have requested tests to image parts of your body to help answer a clinical question. There are lots of different ways we can do this imaging, some using X-rays, magnets or ultrasound. You may also come to
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