Information about your treatment
If you would like to know more about your treatment, the doctors
and nursing staff responsible for your care are very happy to
discuss this with you. If you have any questions at all about your
condition or the care you are receiving, please ask to speak to the
Matron or a member of the clinical staff, or, you may wish to visit
our Information Centre in the main reception area of the General
Wing.
There may also be leaflets on your condition - for more
information and advice you can contact your GP, NHS Direct on 0845
4647 and NHS Direct on-line at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
All your medical details are confidential. No member of the
hospital staff is allowed to give information about you to anyone
who is not directly involved in your medical care, without your
permission. Please tell us who we should keep informed about your
progress.
NHS Number
Everyone registered with the NHS in England and Wales has their
own unique NHS Number. Your NHS Number is printed on your medical
card given to you when you register with a GP Practice. Your NHS
Number helps healthcare staff to find your health records. Each NHS
Number is made up of 10 digits, shown like this: 450 557 7104
(please note: this is an example number only).
If you have an old medical card, it will have an old style NHS
number made up of both letters and numbers. This has now been
replaced for all patients by a new NHS number made up entirely of
numbers. Having the old-style NHS Number will not affect your
care.
For more information on NHS Numbers please refer the 'FAQs for
patients' (Frequently Asked Questions) section on the Connecting
for Health site by clicking on below link:
www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk