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The Anaesthetic Department operates a specialist lead, nurse co-ordinated acute pain service, throughout the hospital. Pictured here are Karla Mansen (left) and Ganying Song.
The aims of the service are;
Criteria for acceptance of referrals:
- Post operative patients
- Trauma
- Patients with complex acute pain
Referring patients to the ACUTE pain service:
Working hours- Phone the Acute Pain Clinical Nurse Specialists direct to refer patients via their Cellphone on 027 809 9192 ( 0830 – 1600)
After hours– please email the PAINNURSES with patient information and details and we will review the next day.
For urgent overnight review – please call the on call anaesthetist via switchboard.
Information Required:
As per internal referral form CRG/C/005
Information for nurses and midwives caring for patients with epidural catheters - please refer to EDMS document 48404
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