HealthInfo Canterbury
23 December |
Living with a health condition – The following pages have been reviewed and updated with mostly minor changes: Conserving energy, Fatigue, Getting back into community-based activities, Getting back into work or study, Managing everyday activities, Occupational therapists and Workplace wellness. |
8 December |
Blood transfusions – The page has been updated to show that transfusions that were being done in the community are now being done at Burwood hospital. |
6 December |
Scans & X-rays – The Scans & X-rays section has been reviewed and the pages have been expanded with more detailed information, including a new page about PET-CT (positron emission tomography and CT) scan. |
5 December |
First aid – The First aid section has been reviewed and updated with mostly minor updates. |
23 November |
Diabetes – The diabetes section has been reviewed with changes to improve formatting and consistency and make sure the information is up to date. |
21 November |
Care of your arm & hand while in a wrist cast – The page has been updated with new photos and updated instructions. |
16 November |
Broken hip – A new page about broken hips, including treatment and recovery. |
16 November |
Delirium in palliative care – A new page about delirium in palliative care, including causes, symptoms and treatment. |
15 November |
Brain & nerves topics – Motor neurone disease, the Multiple sclerosis section, Parkinson disease and Tests for nervous system problems have been reviewed and updated. |
26 October |
Caesarean section – A new page about caesarean section operations, including planned caesarean sections and emergency caesarean sections. |
25 October |
Older persons' health – The following pages have been reviewed and updated: Delirium, Elder abuse, Falls, Goal setting after an illness, Loneliness and social isolation and Sex and intimacy in older people. |
21 October |
Brain & nerves – The following pages have been reviewed and updated: Bell's palsy, Brain injury & concussion, Epilepsy, Essential tremor, Headaches & migraines in adults, Pain after shingles (postherpetic neuralgia), Peripheral neuropathy and Trigeminal neuralgia. |
19 October |
Sleep – The section has been reviewed and updated, including Obstructive sleep apnoea and CPAP therapy. |
17 October |
Understanding test results – The pages in this section have been reviewed and updated with mostly minor changes. |
7 October |
Eating well for older people – This section has been reviewed and updated, along with Quick easy meals and Shopping and cooking for one. |
29 September |
Breast cancer – The Breast cancer section has been reviewed and updated including Breast cancer surgery. |
21 September |
Stroke and Transient ischaemic attack – These sections have been reviewed and updated with some pages combined |
12 September |
Low sodium – A new page about Low sodium (hyponatraemia), including causes, symptoms and how to prevent it. Lung nodules – A new page about lung nodules, including causes, diagnosis and follow-up. |
18 August |
Overview of sexual health, Safer sex, Sexual Health Centre, Sexual health services in Canterbury and the Sexual health for young people section – These pages have been reviewed and updated with mainly minor changes. |
17 August |
Assisted dying – A new page about assisted dying under the End of Life Choice Act 2019. Penis health – The section has been reviewed and updated with minor wording changes and the addition of videos. |
16 August |
Memory loss, mild cognitive impairment & dementia – The section has been reviewed and updated. The review included restructuring the section to simplify it. It also included new pages on Dementia and Self-care for memory loss & dementia. Surgery – Bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, Hernia, Patient surgical journey videos and General surgical risks have been reviewed and updated. |
12 August |
When someone is dying – The section has been updated with new pages: Overview of dying at home and Planning a funeral or memorial. |
10 August |
Flat head in babies (plagiocephaly), Twisted neck in babies (torticollis), Inguinal hernia in children, Mesenteric adenitis, the Penis & foreskin problems in boys section and the Testicular & scrotal problems in boys section – These pages and sections have been reviewed and updated with mostly minor changes. A new page has been created about Undescended testicles (testes). |
9 August |
Blood vessels – The blood vessels section has been reviewed and updated with mostly minor changes to all pages about arteries and veins. |
27 July |
Breast lumps – The section has been updated with more detail about non-cancerous causes of breast lumps. Breast pain – This page has been reviewed and updated. |
26 July |
Anal fissure, Anorectal abscess, Appendicitis, Bowel surgery, Gallbladder & gallstones, Haemorrhoids and Pilonidal disease – These pages have been reviewed and updated. Diverticular disease & diverticulitis – The section has been reviewed and updated. |
25 July |
Monkeypox – A new page about the viral disease called monkeypox. Shoulders & arms – The Shoulders & arms section has been reviewed and updated. |
19 July |
Hips & legs – The Hips & legs section has been reviewed and updated with mostly minor changes. |
11 July |
Prostate – The Prostate section has been reviewed and updated, including Prostate Cancer. |
8 July |
Allergies – The section has been reviewed and updated, including new pages about Self-care for allergies, Food allergies and Food intolerance. |
6 July |
Contraception & sterilisation – The pages in this section have been reviewed and updated. |
28 June |
Sexually transmitted infections – The pages in this section have been reviewed and updated with minor changes. |
27 June |
Preparing for your operation and Having an anaesthetic – These pages have been reviewed and updated. |
21 June |
Skin surgery and wound care – The pages in this section have been reviewed and updated, |
15 June |
Cellulitis, ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), Colds in adults, Funny turns or fainting and Weak immune system (immunosuppression) – These pages or sections have been reviewed and updated. |
13 June |
Low-fat eating – A new page about how to follow a low-fat diet, including which foods to include and which foods to avoid. Many of the pages and subsections in the Wrist & hands section have been reviewed and updated, including Broken finger, Broken hand bones, Broken wrist, Care of your wrist & hand following a fracture, Mallet finger and Ulnar nerve compression. |
10 June |
A new page about general practice teams and an update to the page about general practitioners. Hips and legs (children) – This section has been reviewed and updated. |
25 May |
Diarrhoea & vomiting – The diarrhoea & vomiting section has been reviewed and updated, including CDI, E. coli, Norovirus and so on. Skin infections – The skin infections section has been reviewed and updated, including impetigo, orf, scabies and staphylococcus. |
23 May |
Bone pain in children, Trigger thumb and the Ankles & feet (children) section – These pages have been reviewed and updated. |
19 May |
Antibiotics and Antibiotic-resistant infections – These sections have been reviewed and updated. Infectious diseases – This section has been reviewed and updated. |
11 May |
Ankles & feet – The section has been reviewed and updated. |
7 May |
Hip & knee replacement – The section has been reviewed and updated. |
4 May |
Back & neck and Ribs & breastbone – These sections have been reviewed and updated. |
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