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Information leaflets

How often have you seen a leaflet during your hospital visit and wished that you had picked up a copy when you got home? Now you can download (right click) and print off our leaflets anytime.

General
Cardiac care
Diabetes
Ear, nose and throat
Infection control
National Spinal Injuries Centre
Ophthalmology
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Plastics and burns

General

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Reducing the risks of deep vein thrombosis (0.05 MB)

Concerns, complaints and compliments leaflet (0.71 MB)

pressure ulcer prevention leaflet.pdf (0.80 MB)

Rheumatology medication information (0.08 MB)

Cardiac care

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Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography Information for Patients (0.02 MB)

Transoesophageal echocardiography information for patients (0.02 MB)

Transthoracic echocardiography information for patients (0.02 MB)

Diabetes

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CGMS.pdf (0.07 MB)

Diabetes research (0.08 MB)

Driving.pdf (0.08 MB)

Hypoglycaemia.pdf (0.10 MB)

Injections.pdf (0.09 MB)

Inpatient.pdf (0.08 MB)

Insight.pdf (0.09 MB)

Pregnancy.pdf (0.09 MB)

Ear, nose and throat

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Discharge advice following a nosebleed (0.04 MB)

Discharge advice following parotid surgery (0.02 MB)

Ear surgery discharge advice (0.02 MB)

Fractured nose discharge advice (0.03 MB)

Nasal surgery (except rhinoplasty) discharge advice (0.03 MB)

Rhinoplasty discharge advice (0.03 MB)

Thyroid surgery advice (0.02 MB)

Infection control

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Bed space patient information leaflet (0.10 MB)

Campylobacter patient information leaflet (0.13 MB)

Clostridium difficile - information for visitors and public (0.13 MB)

Clostridium difficile patient information leaflet (0.13 MB)

Contact screening patient information leaflet (0.13 MB)

Diarrhoea and vomiting caused by Norovirus - information for visitors and public.pdf (0.15 MB)

Extended Spectrum (ESBL) patient information leaflet (0.00 MB)

Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) patient information leaflet (0.13 MB)

Good hand hygiene benefits everyone - patient information leaflet (0.12 MB)

Introduction to infection control team (0.08 MB)

MRSA cohort bay patient information leaflet (0.12 MB)

MRSA eradication therapy patient instruction leaflet (0.07 MB)

MRSA - information for visitors and public (0.06 MB)

MRSA patient information leaflet (0.13 MB)

MRSA screening patient information leaflet (0.15 MB)

MRSA supression therapy (0.05 MB)

Multi-resistant Acinetobacter (MRAB) patient information leaflet (0.08 MB)

PVL patient information leaflet (0.23 MB)

Salmonella patient information leaflet (0.12 MB)

What are Glycopeptide Resistant Enterococci - GRE - patient information leaflet (0.13 MB)

While you are in isolation - patient information leaflet (0.13 MB)

National Spinal Injuries Centre

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Urine collection (24 hour) (1.20 MB)

Advice following surgical repair of a pressure ulcer (0.22 MB)

Baclofen pumps (1.20 MB)

Barbara bus (0.04 MB)

Blueprint Guide for schools - their way.pdf (0.82 MB)

Blueprint Guide for young people - their way.pdf (1.05 MB)

Bowel management following spinal cord injury (0.14 MB)

Care of a paralysed limb fracture in spinal cord individuals - when casting (0.03 MB)

Caring for the skin of a spinal cord injured patient (0.05 MB)

Clinical psychology (0.13 MB)

Community rules and guidelines (0.02 MB)

Coping with anxiety (0.10 MB)

Coping with chronic pain (0.07 MB)

Coping with depression (0.09 MB)

Coping with spinal cord injury (0.07 MB)

Facilities at the NSIC (0.05 MB)

Family counselling at the NSIC (0.04 MB)

Family counselling leaflet.pdf (0.13 MB)

Frequently asked questions (0.08 MB)

General anaesthetic (1.20 MB)

How to look after your feet (0.11 MB)

Advice following a general anaesthetic (0.11 MB)

MRSA - patient information (0.13 MB)

Local accommodation (0.14 MB)

Local Accommodation 2010.doc (0.14 MB)

Local Accommodation 2011.pdf (0.17 MB)

local transport.pdf (1.44 MB)

Memory difficulties (0.07 MB)

Posture Programme.doc (0.03 MB)

Pressure ulcer (1.20 MB)

Relaxation notes (0.04 MB)

Respiratory care and management at home following spinal cord injury (0.13 MB)

Rubber band ligation (1.20 MB)

Sexual relationships and fertility advice clinic (0.13 MB)

Sexual relationships and fertility following spinal cord injury (0.03 MB)

Spinal outpatient services (0.02 MB)

Useful publications (0.02 MB)

What you will need (0.02 MB)

Who should I speak to (0.01 MB)

Your admission to the centre (0.02 MB)

Ophthalmology

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Children in spectacles - a guide for parents (0.02 MB)

Information pack for children with vision impairment (0.09 MB)

Obstetrics and gynaecology

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After your Emergency or Planned Caesarean Section.pdf (0.06 MB)

Amniocentesis v6 (0.08 MB)

Antenatal Screening for Diabetes.pdf (0.07 MB)

Baby seems to be moving less (0.05 MB)

Breastfeeding Clinic Leaflet.pdf (0.06 MB)

Breastfeeding support for you.pdf (0.05 MB)

Breech presentation (1.61 MB)

Choices after waters have broken (0.03 MB)

Coping with Labour.pdf (0.07 MB)

CVS - Chorionic villus sampling (0.10 MB)

Domestic abuse - information about help available (6.13 MB)

Downs syndrome combined screening test.pdf (0.07 MB)

Ectopic pregnancy (0.10 MB)

Expressing your breast milk (0.24 MB)

Group B Streptococcus (0.04 MB)

Gestational Diabetes.pdf (0.09 MB)

Going home after laparoscopic surgery (0.07 MB)

Group B Streptococcus (0.10 MB)

Information for patients with high BMI (0.05 MB)

Induction of labour (0.11 MB)

Induction of labour (0.03 MB)

Following the loss of your baby - information about medical termination for fetal abnormality (0.08 MB)

Following the loss of your baby - information about surgical termination for fetal abnormality (0.07 MB)

Following the loss of your baby - information following a late miscarriage (0.09 MB)

Following the loss of your baby - information about miscarriage before 20 weeks of pregnancy (0.09 MB)

Following the loss of your baby - information following stillbirth or neonatal death (0.08 MB)

Insulin pump therapy during pregnancy and birth (0.10 MB)

Laparoscopic subtotal and total hysterectomy (0.26 MB)

Maternity day assessment unit (0.09 MB)

Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy - Advice and Information for Patients (0.09 MB)

Multiple Pregnancy - Advice and Information for Women (0.04 MB)

My baby seems small.pdf (0.09 MB)

My waters have broken and I am not having contractions (0.11 MB)

Not in established labour (0.09 MB)

Obstetic cholestasis (itching liver disorder) (0.05 MB)

Perineal care following childbirth (2.11 MB)

Positive pregnancy test with scan showing empty uterus (0.07 MB)

Postnatal guide for you and your baby.pdf (5.82 MB)

Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes.pdf (0.05 MB)

Rothschild and Verney suites.pdf (0.30 MB)

Rubella and pregnancy (0.05 MB)

Thromboprophylaxis.pdf (0.10 MB)

Twins and multiple pregnancy (0.08 MB)

Umbilical-Cord-Blood-Collection-Info-Leaflet-for-Parents.pdf (0.08 MB)

Vaginal birth after caesarean section.pdf (0.06 MB)

Vaginal hysterectomy and pelvic floor repair.pdf (1.07 MB)

Vitamin K for newborn.pdf (0.09 MB)

Waterbirth leaflet.pdf (0.06 MB)

Waters have broken and no contractions (0.07 MB)

Your birth choices (1.04 MB)

Plastics and burns

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Burns - clinical psychology and social work team for adults (0.06 MB)

Burns - paediatric clinical psychology service (0.07 MB)

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