Acute GP service
Cornwall

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Falmouth Day Hospital
Falmouth day hospital is available for the community management of patients who do not require acute admission and offer nurse-led procedures including:
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Blood transfusions
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Platelet transfusions
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Infusions (i.e., zolendronate, magnesium, immunoglobulins etc) – we would like to do others!
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Blood tests
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IM/SC injections
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Care of any CVC’s (I.e., PICC lines, mid-lines, hickman lines, TIVAD’s/portacath)
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24hr ECG’s
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Doppler tests
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Urinary catheter care, insertion, TWOC’s, suprapubic
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Wound dressings, stich and staple removal, compression bandaging, VAC pump dressings
Please ring to discuss a patient and they will be as accommodating as possible.
Day Hospital
Falmouth Community Hospital
Trescobeas Road
Falmouth
TR11 2JA
(01326) 436615 or 436616.
Generic email address for patient referrals - cft.faldayhospital@nhs.net