On behalf of the team who will be caring for you, we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Day Surgery Unit.  The unit is managed by speciality manager Angela Larkin, alongside her team of experienced nurses, health care assistants and ward clerks.

Our elective Day Surgery Unit treats over 13,000 patients a year from a variety of specialities to enable patients to have their surgery with an aim to discharge the same day.  Surgery is scheduled for morning, afternoon and evening theatre lists.

Please note your arrival time is not your surgery time, you may be expected to wait a number of hours before going to surgery, so please bring a book, puzzles etc to help occupy you.  We will aim to keep you updated throughout your stay, but if you have any concerns please speak to your nursing staff.

Useful patient information links:

• Preventing blood clots in hospital
• Pain relief after day surgery
• Recovery after a general anaesthetic or sedation
• Advice for patients after minor surgery with local anaesthetic V5

How to access the service

Telephone numbers

• 01384 456111 ext.1848 or 1886
• Pre-operative Assessment – 01384 456111 ext. 3301

Useful Information – limit to (if relevant) location, contact details and opening hours – these will feature on the right-hand side

This service is available at:

• Russells Hall Hospital

Where to find us

• Day Surgery Unit, 1st Floor, West Wing, Russells Hall Hospital

Key staff 

Management team

• Angela Larkin,  Lead Nurse

Nursing leads

• Simon Gregory, Matron

Patient information leaflets

• Advice after having local anaesthetic (rapid access) V4
• Advice for patients after a dental extraction V5
• Advice for patients after anal procedures V5
• Advice for patients after hernia repair V6
• Advice for patients after laparoscopic hernia repair V5
• Advice for patients after manipulation v5
• Advice for patients after minor surgery with local anaesthetic V5
• Advice for patients after removal of a pilonidal sinus V5
• Advice for patients after removal of ingrowing toenail V5
• Discharge advice following day surgery
• Morton’s neuroma V4
• Removal of a ganglion V4

When you have been diagnosed with cancer it can be very over whelming. This page will provide information around types of cancer treatments.

Your case and results will be discussed at a multidisciplinary team meeting (MDT), where a group of health of professionals including a MDT coordinator, consultants, histopathologist, radiologist, oncologist and clinical nurse specialists who specialise in the type of cancer you have been diagnosed with.

Your treatment depends on the type of cancer you have been diagnosed with, your fitness levels, past medical history, choice and general well-being. Not all treatments are an option for every patient who has cancer. Your clinical team will discuss with you what treatments are an option for you. There are different types of cancer treatment and understanding how they work, how they are administered, and the side effects can help prepare you to cope. Below you will find the main treatments available for cancer treatments.

Across the Trust we have several teams covering various forms of cancer. Please find further details below.

The Living with and Beyond Cancer (LWBC) team are here to support you through your cancer diagnosis and beyond. The team provides holistic needs assessments, information, support and signposting to other services and organisations, as well as facilitating cancer information events.

If you suspect your baby of having a tongue tie (sometimes known as frenulotomy or ankyloglossia), or if a tongue tie has been diagnosed by a health professional, a referral may be made to our midwife tongue tie practitioners. The referral must be made by completing the Tongue-tie_Referral_Form and forwarding by email to: dgft.tonguetie.assessment@nhs.net. On our receipt of this fully completed form, we will contact you by telephone within a week.

During the telephone call, we will assess the need for you to attend an appointment at the Tongue Tie clinic. Clinics are held three times a week and are located on the ground floor of Russells Hall Hospital in the Paediatric area of the Women and Children’s Outpatient Department. This is the first department on the left if you enter the hospital by the Maternity entrance.

If your baby was born at Russells Hall Hospital or you live in the Dudley borough, please contact the infant feeding team who will provide you with feeding support and assess your baby for tongue tie. The team can be contacted by calling 01384 456111 ext. 3887 or emailing dgft.spmwif@nhs.net.

If you make the informed decision to bottle feed your baby it is important to learn how to do so safely.

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/bottle-feeding-resources/guide-to-bottle-feeding/

The above link has all the necessary information regarding sterilising feeding equipment and preparing infant formula.

If you are bottle feeding it is recommended that you use first infant formula for the first year. For information regarding which milk to choose:

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/bottle-feeding-resources/infant-formula-responsive-bottle-feeding-guide-for-parents/

It is important that the baby’s parents give most of the baby’s bottle feeds, as this will help build up a close and loving relationship between you. Offer the bottle in response to signs that you baby is ready to feed, gently invite baby to take the teat and pace the feeds to meet the baby’s needs.

Make snuggling up and bottle feeding your baby a special time for you both. While you are feeding your baby maintain eye contact and cradle him. This will help your baby feel safe and loved.

If you are planning to bottle feed please bring a formula starter pack into hospital.

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/breastfeeding-resources/maximising-breastmilk-video/

Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust run regular breastfeeding workshops classes to help pregnant woman and their families prepare for feeding and caring for their new baby. We strongly recommend attending however you think you might feed your baby. To book please call 01384 244358 between 10am-12noon Monday-Friday.

You can also view the breastfeeding workshop here.

What happens in your baby’s first years of life has a big impact on how healthy he will be in the future.

Breastfeeding provides everything your baby needs in terms of nutrition, protection and comfort.

Colostrum is the yellowish, sticky breastmilk produced at the end of pregnancy. It is recommended by WHO (World Health Organisation) as the perfect food for newborn babies and feeding should be initiated within the first hour after birth.

Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended up to 6 months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years of age or beyond. There are many benefits to breastfeeding:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/benefits-breastfeeding/#close

All midwives and maternity support workers receive regular training to help you get your breastfeeding journey off to the best start.

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/breastfeeding-resources/positioning-and-attachment-video/

https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/breastfeeding-resources/off-to-the-best-start/

There is lots of support available within the Dudley borough once you have left hospital. In addition to the support you will receive from your community midwife and health visitor, Dudley breastfeeding peer support run regular groups throughout the week for more information:

https://www.facebook.com/dudleybreastfeeding/

Please bring with you:

• Pregnancy Notes
• List of medicines
• Toiletries
• Emergency contact number(s)
• Name of current GP

If in labour please bring with you:

• Any medication prescribed by your GP or consultant
• Nightwear (nightie, dressing gown, slippers) and an old, comfortable/loose garment for delivery
• Underwear (disposable ones for after the birth)
• A bath towel, hand towel and flannel
• Toiletries
• Maternity-sized sanitary towels
• Maternity bra
• Newborn-size nappies
• Cotton wool
• About three sets of baby clothes, vests, baby-grows (without feet, if possible, as these can obscure identity labels), scratch mittens, cardigan
• A hat – it is important to ensure your baby is warm. A hat may be put on your baby straight after birth, as babies lose a lot of body heat through the head
• Magazines/books and a pen

What NOT to bring with you

Please do not bring the following into hospital with you:

• Your children on admission
• Large amounts of money
• Valuables
• Electrical items
• Alcohol
• Tobacco
• Anyone with infection or diseases

The Maternity Ward at Russells Hall Hospital comprises of both antenatal and postnatal beds.