Hospital Waiting List Helpline
Patients can contact University Hospitals Morecambe Bay Waiting List Helpline directly for queries relating to their hospital appointment. Either call 01539 716998 Option 2, or email patientchoice@mbht.nhs.uk
Guide to NHS waiting times in England – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
After contacting us, we will contact you to arrange a consultation or direct you to the most appropriate care. We will try, where possible, to contact you at a time that is most convenient for you, via your preferred method of contact.
- Medication Reviews
- Medication Queries
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NEW musculoskeletal problems in patients that are not otherwise unwell:
- Soft tissue injuries, sprains, strains or sports injuries
- Arthritis – any joint
- Possible problems with muscles, ligaments, tendons or bone e.g. tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, ankle sprains
- Spinal pain including lower back pain, mid-back pain and neck pain
- Spinal related pain in arms or legs, including nerve symptoms, e.g. pins & needles or numbness
- Post-orthopaedic surgery
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Physician associates (PAs) are healthcare professionals with a generalist medical education, who work alongside doctors, physicians, GPs and surgeons providing medical care as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. Physician associates are dependent practitioners working with a dedicated supervisor, but are able to work autonomously with appropriate support.
Physician associates work within a defined scope of practice and limits of competence. They:
- carry out physical examinations
- see patients with undifferentiated diagnoses
- see patients with long-term chronic conditions
- formulate differential diagnoses and management plans
- perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- develop and deliver appropriate treatment and management plans
- request and interpret diagnostic studies (except those involving ionising radiation)
- provide health promotion and disease prevention advice for patients.
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Review of your Long Term Condition:
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- COPD
- CHD
- Hypertension
- Hypothyroidism
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- Dressings
- Family Planning, Sexual Health and Women’s Health
- Vaccinations, including Children’s and Travel Immunisations
- Suture Removal
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- Blood Tests
- BP Check
- Spirometry
- INR
- ECGs
- Health Checks (Click – to book online via Patient Access)
- New Patient Medicals
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- Minor Surgery
- FREE Appliance Delivery Service
- FREE Medication Delivery Sevice (for Dispensing Patients)
- Other Non-NHS Medical Services
- South Lakes Dermatology Service
- South Lakes ENT Service
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