Leaflets Offer Advice on Recovering from Operations

November 2009

General Practitioners

Country of origin: UK

Click for Full Details: www.rcseng.ac.uk

A series of new leaflets, offering practical advice on post-operative recovery for patients, are being piloted by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) of England and specialist surgical associations with funding from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). Initially they cover seven common operations and provide advice to help patients steadily get back to every day activities and work.

The leaflets are available online.

Click for Full Details: www.rcseng.ac.uk

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