Borders General Hospital, Melrose
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This hospital is part of NHS Borders
General hospital information
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Address & description
The Borders General Hospital is a modern and well-equipped district general hospital serving the Borders area in South East Scotland. The hospital has 293 acute beds, including a 15-bed Medical Assessment Receiving Unit. There is a CT/MRI unit at the hospital. The hospital provides acute services, as well as inpatient, day-case and outpatients facilities for most specialties, in addition to cancer services. There is also a dedicated 15-bed stroke unit.
The trust has is a paediatrician on site 24 hours a day seven days per week, and there are always at least two registered children's nurses on duty 24 hours a day on the children's ward. The Macmillan Cancer Centre has received ISO 9001 accreditation. The Extended Role Physiotherapy Practitioners have been finalists in the Scottish Health Awards.
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Accident & Emergency services at Borders General Hospital
cardiac services (heart attack) |
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| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital |
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 The National Service Framework (NSF) for coronary heart disease (CHD) states that 75% of eligible heart attack patients in England should receive thrombolytic drugs within 30 minutes of arriving at hospital. Read more about this indicator.
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| Patients having thrombolytic treatment within 60 minutes of calling for help |
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This standard reflects the combined performance of the ambulance service, general practitioners (GPs) and hospitals and is the most relevant overall indicator of care of heart attack patients. It encourages collaborative working across all relevant NHS organisations, particularly between ambulance services and hospitals to reduce delays to thrombolytic treatment. The call for professional help will usually be direct to the ambulance service but may be to a GP or NHS Direct. The Department of Health has set NHS organisations in England the target of 68% of patients receiving thrombolytic treatment within 60 minutes of calling for professional help. Read more about this indicator
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| Primary angioplasty within 90 minutes of arrival at interventional centre door |
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An interim good practice standard of 90 minutes from arrival at an interventional hospital to the time when the blocked artery is reopened (door to balloon time) has been established for provision of primary angioplasty, based on international guidelines.
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| Patients discharged from hospital on secondary prevention medication | ||
| Asprin | N/A | N/A |
| Beta blocker | N/A | N/A |
| Statins | N/A | N/A |
| ACE inhibitor | N/A | N/A |
| Clopidogrel | N/A | N/A |