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Keeping you safe during your stay in hospital: Patient information leaflet

by Claire Cox

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Summary

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has produced this leaflet to help keep patients safe in hospital.

Content

This leaflet includes patient information on:

  • why is patient safety important
  • how you can help
  • your medicine
  • recognising acute illness
  • what happens if your Early Warning Score increases?
  • what should relatives or friends do if they are worried that your health is worsening or not improving?
  • blood clots
  • safe surgery
  • infections
  • falls prevention advice
  • preventing pressure ulcers.
Keeping you safe during your stay in hospital: Patient information leaflet https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Patients-and-Visitors/For-inpatients/Downloads/PROOF-patient-s…
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