If you are considering a knee replacement surgery, you might be wondering how best to prepare for this procedure, whether the surgery is right for you and if there are different types of knee replacement surgeries to choose from. We found out the answers to such questions by speaking with leading orthopaedic knee…
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a common disabling condition of the hand, caused by pressure on the median nerve in the wrist. It can be extremely painful, causing numbness, tingling, itching and weakness in the palm of the hand and fingers, especially the thumb, index and middle fingers. Statistics CTS affects 7 –…
During the Covid -19 pandemic, Theatres at One Ashford Hospital have had to adjust to the challenges of working with an unknown assailant that the virus was in March 2020. Lisa DeBono, Theatre Manager explains how the hospital managed the challenges they faced during these uncertain times. ‘The COVID-19 pandemic has meant…
Your hand may hurt after an obvious injury or for no obvious reason at all. The majority of problems with the hand have a specific cause and can be treated either by a Specialist Hand Therapist or by a Specialist Hand Surgeon. Common injuries include joint sprains, ligament tears and fractures of the…
We are pleased to inform you that One Ashford Hospital’s GP Newsletter for Winter 2020 is now available to download via the link below. One Ashford Hospital GP Newsletter – Winter 2020
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Helmut Zahn, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee at One Ashford Hospital Over the past few months, healthcare in the United Kingdom has been put under enormous pressure by the Coronavirus outbreak. Because of the unknown nature of this new predator, drastic action had to be taken, in order to…
Every year, several conventional total shoulder replacements are successfully performed in the UK for patients with shoulder arthritis. This type of surgery, however, is less beneficial for patients with large rotator cuff tears who have developed a complex type of shoulder arthritis called “cuff tear arthropathy.” For these patients, a conventional total shoulder replacement…
Following the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the safety of our patients is becoming even more crucial than ever. Where previous operations were mostly performed asleep under general anaesthetic, medical advances have made it possible to now operate with patients awake during their procedure. This is carried out via injections at the top of…
The annual Medications Safety Week forms part an international effort to raise awareness about the importance of reporting suspected adverse drug reactions with national medicines regulatory authorities from 74 countries across the globe and their stakeholders participating. The theme of the campaign is “every report counts” and can help others in the future. This #MedSafetyWeek…
One Ashford’s GP Newsletter for Autumn 2020 is now available and can be downloaded here. Alternatively, please click on the images below to enlarge.
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