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Hi, I'm Dr Hemantha Alawattegama
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and I'm the Clinical Director for
Pre-operative and Critical Care Services
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here at Addenbrookes Hospital, which is part
of Cambridge University Hospitals Trust.
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It's natural to have concerns about
coming into hospital for your appointment,
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but we don't want Covid-19
to be one of those.
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We want to reassure you that we
will do everything we can
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to make your stay here safe,
and give you the best quality of care.
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I'm here to explain some of the changes we've made
to make your stay here as safe as possible.
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Primarily, we want to make sure you don't
contract Covid-19 prior to your admission.
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This will mean that some people will have to
isolate for 14 days before their operation.
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But for many, it will be three days.
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This will be discussed at
your initial assessment.
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We ask you to make
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your own way to hospital and avoid
public transport, if at all possible.
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Once you get here, you'll notice
things are very different to normal.
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We will ask you to wear a face
mask and decontaminate your hands,
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and maintain a safe distance from others
whilst walking around the hospital.
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You can expect to see our staff walking
around the Trust with face masks
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and protective equipment on.
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Whilst we understand
that this may look scary,
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please be assured
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we are doing this to protect you
while you are here with us.
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While you are with us,
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you will be separated from patients
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with Covid-19, who will be treated
in another part of the hospital.
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You may also be required to have
another Covid-19 test whilst
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you stay with us. After your procedure
and when you are ready to go home,
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we may ask you to self-isolate
for a further period of time,
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up to 14 days, depending on
the complexity of your surgery.
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This is to protect you and to make sure that you
recover as quickly and as healthily as possible.
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We're really sorry, but visiting is still
restricted for many of our patients,
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and visiting patients being treated on
wards with Covid-19 is not possible.
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This is to prevent the further spread
of the virus around the hospital.
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Further information can
be found on our website.
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If you have any further questions
about your surgery or what we here at
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Addenbrooke's are doing to look after
you, please do not hesitate to ask.
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For further updates information,
please see our website.
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We look forward to taking care of you.
