Good Morning

 

Please find attached an acknowledgment to your Freedom of Information
request.

 

Kind regards

 

jackie

 

Jacqueline Knowles
Information Governance
Secretary                                                                                                                                   

Clinical Governance, Audit and Risk Department

University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

Computer Building, Royal Infirmary, Princes Road, Hartshill,

Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7LN

 

Tel: 01782 55(5349)

Fax: 01782 746991
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Hi Mr Singh

 

Please find attached the information as requested.

 

Regarding post-operative instructions for day surgery patients:

     1. Do you have a leaflet with instructions for patients? If yes

     could you please send by email? See attachment

 

     2. When can patients return to work after inguinal hernia surgery?

Depends on the job, usually 2 weeks after but if in a job that requires
heavy lifting that could be up to 6 weeks before returning to work.

 

     3. When can patients return to driving after inguinal hernia

     surgery?

Not for 24 hours after general anaesthetic and only when able to make an
emergency stop without any pain or discomfort.

 

     4. When can patients return to work after varicose vein surgery?

  2 weeks after surgery usually

 

     5. When can patients return to driving after varicose vein surgery?

Not for 24 hours after general anaesthetic and only when able to make an
emergency stop without any pain or discomfort.

 

     6. When can patients return to work after haemorroidectomy surgery?

  2 weeks after surgery usually but does depend on how comfortable the
patient is and how bad they were and also what job the person does

 

     7. When can patients return to driving after haemorrhoidectomy

     surgery?

Not for 24 hours after general anaesthetic and only when able to make an
emergency stop without any pain or discomfort.

 

A general rule is that that not one instruction fits all as it depends on
what job the person does and how big or small their surgery was.

 

Kind regards

 

Bex

 

Rebecca Viggars
Operational Services Manager
General Surgery & Urology Directorate  -Surgical Division,

University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust,

City General, Newcastle Road,

Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG.

 

Tel  01782 55(2672)

Fax 01782 55(3306)
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Good Afternoon

 

Please find attached a response to your Freedom of Information request.

 

Kind regards

 

jackie

 

Jacqueline Knowles
Information Governance
Secretary                                                                                                                                   

Clinical Governance, Audit and Risk Department

University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust

Computer Building, Royal Infirmary, Princes Road, Hartshill,

Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7LN

 

Tel: 01782 55(5349)

Fax: 01782 746991
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