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Lightheadedness is a common and typically unpleasant sensation of dizziness [1] or a feeling that one may faint. The sensation of lightheadedness can be short-lived, prolonged, or, rarely, recurring. In addition to dizziness, the individual may feel as though their head is weightless.
The hospital was founded by Johanna Chandler as the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic at Queen Square in 1859. [2] The hospital was completely rebuilt in the early 1880s: the East Wing was re-opened by Princess Helena in 1881 and the West Wing was re-opened by the Prince of Wales in 1885. [ 2 ]
Visual snow is a phenomenon where a person perceives visual disturbances, such as fine graininess or "static," in their field of vision. This can occur in low-light conditions, in the dark, or when the visual system amplifies light perception.
Heavy-headedness is the feeling of faintness, dizziness, or feeling of floating, wooziness. [1] [2] [3] Individuals may feel as though their head is heavy; also feel as though the room is moving/spinning also known as vertigo. Some causes of heavy-headedness can be tough to get rid of and can last a long period of time, however most can be treated.
North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) is an NHS foundation trust which provides mental and community health services. It runs Foxglove Ward, Goodmayes Hospital and Sunflowers Court in Ilford, Phoenix House in Basildon, Heronwood & Galleon Inpatient Facility in Wanstead, Grays Court Community Hospital in Dagenham, and Hawkwell Court in Chingford.
The centre achieved NHS Trust status in 1992, and NHS Foundation Trust status in 2009. [3] In 2014 the Walton Centre became the first hospital in the UK to virtually open its doors to Google Street view to the main clinical areas. [4] It was announced, on 4 October 2022, that the centre had achieved the status of a university hospital. [5]
A Care Quality Commission inspection in 2015 found great variation in service delivery. The trust's forensic inpatient services were rated as "outstanding". Mental health crisis services, wards for older people with mental health problems and community mental health services for older people were rated "good" but, overall, the trust was rated as "requires improvement" because of concerns about ...
The independence of Foundation Trust governors was challenged in 2021 when the governors of Queen Victoria Hospital, a small specialist trust, called for a pause to plans for it to merge with University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. NHS Improvement were said to have effectively ordered the council of governors to work towards a merger ...