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20 December 2024
New ‘sip til send’ initiative improves patient comfort

A CHANGE at Northeast Health Wangaratta this week is helping improve comfort for patients awaiting surgery.

Patients aged over 16 years of age undergoing surgery can now sip up to a cup of water per hour while waiting for their procedure, and children can also sip on a prescribed smaller amount of water or have lemonade icy poles while waiting for their procedure.

The change replaces the previou...

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