At George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust we are constantly striving to make improvements to the way we care for you and to make your care as safe as possible - so we have introduced a 'blue wristband' system.
What is the blue wristband system?
A blue wristband is worn in addition to the patient identification wristband and is an alert which can be easily seen by all our staff when they are caring for patients. This will alert the staff that the patient has had a vaginal pack inserted during surgery.
Who decides which patients need to wear one?
The surgeon who has looked after you/performed your procedure will have inserted a vaginal pack during your surgery and highlighted that a blue wristband is required.
What does this mean for me?
Because you are wearing a blue wristband, this alerts the nurses/midwives and doctors, and ensures that they are aware of the need for the removal of the pack during your discharge.
Please ensure before leaving the hospital that you confirm with a member of the team that your vaginal pack and therefore your blue wristband have been removed.
If your blue wristband remains in place after you have gone home, you should attend the Accident & Emergency department to ensure that the vaginal pack has been removed.
Extra care will be taken to ensure that this is completed prior to your discharge from hospital.
If you require any further information, please ask one of the nurses or midwives looking after you.
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