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What is a cognitive assessment? Cognitive assessments give us a snapshot of someone’s thinking skills and reasoning abilities, in order to identify areas of strength and any areas of difficulty. Sometimes this snapshot will open up extra support by us providing recommendations to school. We do not...

What is psychoanalytic psychotherapy for? Sometimes people can feel overwhelmed by their emotions and this can cause problems with things like relationships and staying healthy. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy can help young people when this happens to them. Why have I been referred for a...

The acute assessment unit (AAU) AAU is a busy 14 bedded unit. The unit is usually used for referrals, short stay admissions and Emergency Department (ED) patients that we need to watch for a longer time. Please use the use the entrance for the Emergency Department to get to AAU. Please bring any...

What happens before my steroid joint injections? A couple of weeks before your steroid joint injections you will be asked to come into hospital for a pre-operative assessment. This is to ensure that you understand what will happen when you have your joint injections, to give you an opportunity to...

What is a pre-flight oxygen test? A pre-flight oxygen test will see how well your child’s body will adapt to a flight. Why is this assessment necessary? Plane cabins are pressurised to between 5,000 to 8,000 feet, which means that the pressure of oxygen inside the plane is lower than what we...

What is bladder assessment? This is a test that helps us to see how well your bladder is working. Your bladder is like a balloon in your tummy that holds your pee. It is sometimes called a non-invasive bladder study, or NIBS. Why do I need it? If you have problems with your bladder such…...

Your child has been invited to attend an appointment at the Sheffield Children’s Orthotic Department where they will be assessed by one of our orthotists. The orthotic service is based in the Outpatient department. What is the orthotic service? The orthotic service provides devices for children to...

What happens before surgery? A few weeks before your surgery you will be asked to come into hospital just for a day for a pre-operation assessment. This is to check that you are fit for the operation and to make sure you know what will happen and why. Some investigations will be carried out...