Anaesthetics, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Management (GP information)
Introduction
The department of anaesthetics provides anaesthetic services for a variety of surgical specialities, obstetrics, diagnostic procedures and some medical procedures. This includes providing a twenty-four hour emergency theatre service and a twenty-four hour obstetric anaesthesia service. The department supports the nurse provided pre-assessment service. There are several high risk pre-anaesthetic assessment clinics including a general clinic, obstetric clinic and paediatric clinic. There is also a dedicated bariatric anaesthesia clinic. The department provides an acute pain service for inpatients. Other services which come under the department are the Chronic Pain service and the Critical Care service.
Patient Information Leaflets
Clinicians - Consultants/Specialist Nurses
Anaesthetics, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain management
Anaesthetics, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain management
Useful Contacts
PALS@ldh.nhs.uk