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Recovering well after a minor gynaecological operation or examination under general anaesthetic - patient information

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This factsheet explains what to expect after having a minor gynaecological operation or examination under general anaesthetic.
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Steroid therapy for brain tumours - patient information

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Information about steroid therapy for brain tumours.
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/Media/UHS-website-2019/Patientinformation/Brain-and-spine/Steroid-therapy-for-brain-tumours-494-PIL.pdf

For patients who are waiting for a procedure

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If you're a patient currently waiting for a procedure, then you will soon receive a text message, letter or phone call from us.
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/AboutTheTrust/Newsandpublications/Latestnews/2020/December/For-patients-who-are-waiting-for-a-procedure.aspx

Ministerial praise for COVID ZERO campaign

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Health minister Nadine Dorries MP has praised a University Hospital Southampton campaign aimed at protecting hospitals from the spread of COVID-19.
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/AboutTheTrust/Newsandpublications/Latestnews/2020/September/Ministerial-praise-for-COVID-ZERO-campaign.aspx

covid19_advice_for_parents_when_child_unwell_or_injured_poster

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Advice for parents during coronavirus Whilst coronavirus is infectious to children it is rarely serious. If your child is unwell it is likely to be a non-coronavirus illness, rather than coronavirus itself. Whilst it is extremely important to follow Government advice to stay at home during this period, it can be confusing to know what to do when your child is unwell or injured. Remember that NHS 111, GPs and hospitals are still providing the same safe care that they have always done. Here is some advice to help: If your child has any of the following: • Becomes pale, mottled and feels abnormally cold to the touch • Has pauses in their breathing (apnoeas), has an irregular breathing pattern or starts grunting • Severe difficulty in breathing becoming agitated or unresponsive • Is going blue round the lips • Has a fit/seizure • Becomes extremely distressed (crying inconsolably despite distraction), confused, very lethargic (difficult to wake) or unresponsive • Develops a rash that does not disappear with pressure (the ‘Glass test’) • Has testicular pain, especially in teenage boys You need urgent help: Go to the nearest A&E department or phone 999 If your child has any of the following: • Is finding it hard to breathe including drawing in of the muscles below their lower ribs, at their neck or between their ribs (recession) or head bobbing • Seems dehydrated (dry mouth, sunken eyes, no tears, drowsy or passing less urine than usual) • Is becoming drowsy (excessively sleepy) or irritable (unable to settle them with toys, TV, food or picking up) - especially if they remain drowsy or irritable despite their fever coming down • Has extreme shivering or complains of muscle pain • Babies under 3 months of age with a temperature above 38°C / 100.4°F • Infants 3-6 months of age with a temperature above 39°C / 102.2°F • For all infants and children with a fever above 38°C for more than 5 days. • Is getting worse or if you are worried • Has persistent vomiting and/or persistent severe abdominal pain • Has blood in their poo or wee • Any limb injury causing reduced movement, persistent pain or head injury causing persistent crying or drowsiness You need to contact a doctor or nurse today. Please ring your GP surgery or call NHS 111 - dial 111 The NHS is working for you. However, we recognise during the current coronavirus crisis at peak times, access to a health care professional may be delayed. If symptoms persist for 4 hours or more and you have not been able to speak to either a GP or 111, then take your child to the nearest A&E If none of the above features are present • You can continue to provide your child care at home. Information is also available on NHS Choices • Additional advice is available to families for coping with crying of well babies • Additional advice is available for children with complex health needs and disabilities. Self care Continue providing your child’s care at home. If you are still concerned about your child, call NHS 111 - dial 111 Published 2020 The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is a registered charity in England and Wales (1057744)and in Scotland (SCO38299). RCPCH Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Leading the way in Children’s Health
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Updated: Important information for patients and visitors

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We recently experienced a number of ward closures across our Trust due to cases of norovirus and an increase in emergency admissions. Please help us keep the virus contained and keep the emergency department working effectively by following the guidance here.
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/AboutTheTrust/Newsandpublications/Latestnews/2019/November/Updated-Important-information-for-patients-and-visitors.aspx

Key research funders_remit_Nov2019

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Key research funders – their focus and philosophies UKRI – UK Research and Innovation Launched in April 2018 and with a £7bn budget, UKRI brings together the seven Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England (formerly HEFCE) to support world-leading research and innovation and create the optimal environment for research and innovation to flourish. Funded primarily through the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), UKRI aspires to: ? Push the frontiers of human knowledge and understanding ? Deliver economic impact and prosperity ? Create social and cultural impact UKRI works in partnership with universities, research organisations, businesses, charities and government. UKRI is seen as a key vehicle to help the government reach its target of increasing investment in R&D to 2.4% of GDP by 2027. UKRI funding will be delivered through a combination of traditional routes through the separate Councils, and a number of centrally held pots of money, a few of which are detailed below. ? UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships – this scheme aims to develop, retain, attract and sustain research and innovation talent in the UK. Providing up to seven years of funding, the scheme will tackle difficult and novel challenges. There are two calls each year. ? Strategic Priorities Fund – for high quality multi- and interdisciplinary research and innovation programmes. Groups of Councils bid into UKRI around a specific area, and if successful, a call is announced through a lead Council. ? Strength in Places Fund – this new, competitive scheme takes a place-based approach to growth through Research and Innovation. The scheme looks at clusters of businesses within a region that have the potential to innovate or adopt new technology, and to enhance local collaborations of research and innovation. ? Global Challenges Research Fund - a £1.5 billion fund announced by the UK Government in late 2015 to support cutting-edge research projects that address the challenges faced by developing countries. Funding is allocated in a mixed of internal competitions and in response to arising opportunities or challenges. The University of Southampton leads these applications. ? Fund for International Collaboration – aims to enhance the UK’s research and innovation through global engagement via bilateral and multilateral programmes. This fund of around £110m is delivered through the UKRI Councils. ? Turing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Acceleration Fellowship and Turing AI World-Leading Fellowship will open in November. The University of Southampton leads these applications. www.ukri.org MRC – Medical Research Council The MRC supports research across the full spectrum of medical science from laboratory research to clinical trials and population studies. It also provides career awards for scientists. Funding opportunities are either researcher-led or aligned to an area strategic to the MRC. The delivery plan focuses on four areas: ? Discovery science ? Investing in people ? Fostering collaboration Key research funders_remit_Nov2019 ? New technologies and infrastructure Underpinning this, seven priority health themes have been identified in their strategy: ? Prevention and early detection ? Precision medicine ? Multi-morbidities ? Advanced therapies ? Mental health ? Antimicrobial resistance ? Global health www.mrc.ukri.org BBSRC – Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Focuses on supporting discovery research, transformative technologies and researcher development: ? Advancing the frontiers of bioscience discovery ? Understanding the rules of life ? Transformative technologies ? Tackling strategic challenges ? Bioscience for sustainable agriculture and food ? Bioscience for renewable resources and clean growth ? Bioscience for an integrated understanding of health ? Building strong foundations ? People and talent ? Infrastructure ? Collaboration, partnerships and knowledge exchange Funding opportunities exist through doctoral training, leadership and responsive mode research grants. www.bbsrc.ukri.org Other Research Councils AHRC – Arts and Humanities www.ahrc.ukri.org EPSRC – Engineering and Physical Sciences www.epsrc.ukri.org ESRC – Economic and Social www.esrc.ukri.org NERC – Natural Environment www.nerc.ukri.org STFC – Science and Technology Facilities Council www.stfc.ukri.org Innovate UK Part of UKRI, Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas. It funds business and research collaborations, accelerating innovation and commercialisation. Five strategic goals are laid out in the Delivery Plan 2019: 1. Deliver measurable economic and societal impact across the UK 2. Support and invest in innovative businesses and entrepreneurs with the potential and ambition to grow Key research funders_remit_Nov2019 3. Maximise the commercial impact of world-class knowledge developed in UK industries and its research base 4. Identify, support and grow transforming and emerging industries through innovation 5. Build a coherent, supportive environment incentivising R&D investment and enabling people and businesses to innovate Priority Areas for Investment: ? Artificial intelligence (AI) and the data economy ? Ageing society, health and nutrition ? Clean growth and infrastructure ? Mobility, manufacturing and materials https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk NIHR – National Institute for Health Research Established in 2006, the NIHR is the nation’s largest funder of health and care research and works in partnership with the NHS, universities, local government, other research funders, patients and the public. Its central mission is to improve the health and wealth of the national through research. This is delivered by fiver strategic workstreams: ? Funding, supporting and delivering high quality research ? Engaging and involving patients, carers and the public ? Attracting, training and support the best researchers ? Investing in world class infrastructure and a skilled delivery workforce ? Partnering with other public funders, charities and industry Ten programmes address different research areas, methodologies and scales. In addition, the NIHR Academy delivers career support and advice, access to leadership development opportunities, mentoring and guidance through a range of training awards for all healthcare professionals. Many schemes are open cyclically, providing regular opportunities for making applications at times to suit career and project trajectories. www.nihr.ac.uk Wellcome Trust The Wellcome Trust directly funds scientists and researchers around the world at every step from discovery to impact through grants for research project and career development. Grants are available across biomedical sciences, population health, medical innovation, humanities and social science, and public engagement. Wellcome focusses funding in areas where it can lead significant change within five to ten years, such as drug-resistant infections; vaccines; mental health; epidemics; and data science and innovation. https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding Details of other funders can be found on the current funding calls web page Key research funders_remit_Nov2019
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/Media/Southampton-Clinical-Research/Grants/Download/Key-research-funders-remit-Nov2019.pdf

New website to help you find the right NHS service

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Emergency department, urgent treatment centre, NHS 111, GP appointment, pharmacy visit or self care at home? The new website Use the Right Service helps you decide which service is right for you. Visit the website for: information about local services in Southampton and south west Hampshire advice on where to get help if you have specific symptoms, including when to go to the emergency department or call 999 tips for treating minor conditions (such as a cold or indigestion) at home pharmacy opening times instructions for registering with a GP. Go to the Use the Right Service website
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/AboutTheTrust/Newsandpublications/Latestnews/2019/October/New-website-to-help-you-find-the-right-NHS-service.aspx

Twitter guidelines for #PPIimpact tweetchat

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New to twitter? Twitter is an online news and social networking site where people communicate in short messages called tweets. ‘Tweeting’ is sending short messages to anyone who follows you on Twitter. Anything you post on Twitter is called a ‘tweet’ but there are different types including plain text, images, videos and gifs (animated images). Twitter have some ‘getting started’ pages available here - https://help.twitter.com/en/twitter-guide. You will need to sign up to an account – easy to do!! Some hints and tips: * Your timeline will be filled of tweets from people you follow. Follow people who are of interest to you. * People who follow you will see your tweets. * When you see other people’s tweets that you want to engage with you can: * Reply to the tweet * ‘Retweet’ to share it with your followers. You can also add a comment when you retweet, if you want. * ‘Like’ the tweet (similar to facebook likes). This is most commonly used to show you approve or agree with a statement. * Directly message the person who made the tweet. Useful if you want to continue a conversation in private (like if you want to share contact emails) but not all ‘tweeter’s allow you to message them in private. * Hashtags {#} connect all tweets about the same topic. If you click on a hashtag you will see other tweets which contain that hashtag. * You can ‘tag’ other twitter users in your tweet by using the ‘@’ symbol followed by that persons username (this is called their twitter handle). This is useful to: * Alert the tagged user to your tweet (eg. Our department is at ABC today @Colleague1 @Colleague2) * Give them publicity (eg. Went to a great event @barXYZ last night) * Direct a conversation/question at them (eg. @JoeBlogs what do you think of this article? * Posts with pictures tend to get better engagement from your followers – a picture says a thousand words. Twitter chat basics What is a Twitter chat? A Twitter chat is where a group of Twitter users meet at a pre-determined time to discuss a certain topic, using a designated hashtag for each tweet contributed. For our tweetchat will be using the hashtag #PPIimpact. * A host or moderator will pose questions (designated with Q1, Q2…) to prompt responses from participants (using A1, A2…) and encourage interaction among the group. * The host for this chat is the @SouthamptonBRC account. You will need to follow this account to see the conversation. @SouthamptonBRC is hosting the chat on behalf of the Wessex Public Involvement Network (#WessexPIN). (ie Caroline Barker and Claire Ballinger will be posing the questions and leading the Tweetchat via the BRC account). * Our tweetchat is Monday 23rd April at 20:00 (GMT). It will last an hour. Why participate in a Twitter chat? It’s like an online version of a networking event and a great way to chat with new people with similar interests. We will be using it to have a conversation around the impact of public involvement, and network with others who are passionate about PPI. Twitter chats provide a chance to network and grow your circle (and knowledge!) through shared interests. It also gives you a chance to join the national conversation about PPI impact. How to take part in a tweetchat You can participate in our Twitter chat simply by entering the hashtag (#PPIimpact) into a twitter search and interacting with people there. If using a desktop you type the hashtag in the ‘Search Twitter’ box (top right). On the Twitter app click the magnifying icon and the ‘Search Twitter’ bar will appear at the top. For every tweet you do, including replies to others, you need to include the hashtag #PPIimpact so that others can follow your conversation. Twitter chats do move quickly. Don’t worry too much if you get lost or can’t keep up – tweets don’t disappear so you can find them at any time and continue the conversations after the event. Using Tweetdeck If you’re feeling particularly confident, there are many other great tools that help organize and filter tweets into different streams, to help make it easier to follow the conversation. Tweetdeck is owned by twitter and is a simple way to keep on track with at Twitter chat. You log in to Tweetdeck using the same details as your Twitter log in. You can also tweet directly from Tweetdeck, so it is the only webpage you’ll need to have open! TweetDeck allows you to have columns displaying specific content that interests you. These columns appear side-by-side. We would suggest that you: * Add a ‘User’ column to follow @southamptonBRC, the host for our tweetchat * Add a column to follow the hashtag: * After you click ‘Add column’ select the Search option * Type #PPIimpact and click the magnifying icon – this will add a column for the hashtag * Add a ‘Notifications’ column. This will show your tags, mentions and likes. Twitter has its own help pages for using Tweetdeck - https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/how-to-use-tweetdeck 10 quick tips for Twitter chat participants 1) @southamptonBRC will post the questions (designated with Q1, Q2…). Indicate the question you are responding to by using A1, A2…etc 2) Always include the hashtag #PPIimpact in all your responses 3) Don’t be afraid to contribute. We want to hear from as many people as possible – whether you are very experienced or have only just heard of PPI! 4) If you’re answering a specific question or commenting on another’s tweet, use Twitter handles (eg @PersonX I agree with that comment, and think that…) 5) If you start a tweet with a twitter handle (eg @1234) then the tweet will not show up on all feeds. You can add a fullstop ‘.’ To prevent this. 6) It’s okay to not take part in the whole event, just contribute where you want to. 7) Be polite and positive 8) Don’t be afraid to follow up with people after the chat and keep the conversation going. You never know what you’ll learn or who you’ll connect with. 9) Tweetchats can move quickly – don’t worry if you can’t keep up with all the conversations. You can just follow the conversations that are most interesting to you. 10) Enjoy it!
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Southampton researchers lead landmark £2m study to develop new whooping cough vaccine

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Researchers in Southampton are leading the UK arm of a landmark European-wide study to develop a new vaccine to prevent whooping cough.
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/AboutTheTrust/Newsandpublications/Latestnews/2017/June-2017/Southampton-researchers-lead-landmark-2m-study-to-develop-new-whooping-cough-vaccine.aspx
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