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Information leaflets

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General
Cardiac care
Anaesthetic, pre-assessment
Anticoagulation
Community nurses team - Children with a learning disability
Dermatology
Diabetes
Ear, nose and throat
End of life care
Gastroenterology
Haematology
Infection control
IV therapy
National Spinal Injuries Centre
Neurological rehabilitation
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Ophthalmology
Paediatrics
Pharmacy
Plastics and burns
Pregnancy, labour and postnatal care
Pregnancy loss
Respiratory medicine
School nursing team
School nursing team
Sexual health
Surgery
Trauma and orthopaedics
Urology

General

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Advice for patients following a blood clot (0.36 MB)

Antibiotics Information Leaflet (0.23 MB)

Breast MRI (0.11 MB)

Consent 4 Contact (0.21 MB)

Following our investigation into your concerns (0.11 MB)

Concerns Complaints and Compliments (0.52 MB)

Early Arthritis Clinic Patient Information (0.23 MB)

Early Inflammatory Arthritis Patient Education Session (0.14 MB)

Fluid intake to prevent falls (0.18 MB)

Freedom of Information Act (0.13 MB)

How are you feeling (0.16 MB)

How to get to our hospitals leaflet.pdf (1.44 MB)

Inflammory Arthritis - managing a flare (0.16 MB)

Information for Private Patients (0.14 MB)

Make the right call - helping you look after yourself this winter (0.41 MB)

Occupational therapy (0.11 MB)

Chronic Pain Management Programme (0.18 MB)

Prevention of pressure ulcers - a patient guide (0.17 MB)

Revalidation_Helping your doctor to improve the quality of care they give you (0.17 MB)

Rheumatology medication (0.16 MB)

Rapid Access Pathway - Information for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (0.14 MB)

Side Effects of Post Joint Injections v1.0 rvw 05 2020 (0.20 MB)

Spiritual and pastoral care department 2018 (0.14 MB)

Relatives Information Booklet Wycombe Hospital ICU (0.10 MB)

Relatives Information Booklet Stoke Mandeville Hospital (0.10 MB)

Anaesthetic pre-assessment

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Brachial Plexus Block (0.36 MB)

Diabetes and Surgery (0.23 MB)

Discharge advice (0.15 MB)

Elective colorectal surgery enhanced recovery programme patient diary (0.55 MB)

Elective colorectal surgery enhanced recovery programme (0.31 MB)

Epidural Pain Relief (0.05 MB)

Femoral Nerve Blocks (0.37 MB)

Hip replacement_enhanced recovery after surgery (0.32 MB)

Information for people on regular medication due to come in for surgery (0.16 MB)

About Consent (0.35 MB)

How to recognise and prevent complications (0.13 MB)

Information for patients attending preoperative assessment clinics (0.11 MB)

Management of Pain Following Surgery (0.05 MB)

Patient advice following regional anaesthetic (nerve block) (0.16 MB)

Patients' Charter (0.13 MB)

Popliteal sciatic nerve block (0.37 MB)

Preload carbohydrate loading drink to enhance patient recovery after surgery (0.14 MB)

Pre-op pregnancy testing for adults (0.13 MB)

Preparing for your hospital stay (0.13 MB)

Sciatic nerve block (0.38 MB)

How to get fit for surgery (0.12 MB)

Anticoagulation

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Warfarin Clinic and Anticoag Service (0.19 MB)

Home visits for Warfarin clinic patients (0.11 MB)

Cardiac care

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Amiodarone v1 0 rvw 04 2021 (0.30 MB)

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography (0.30 MB)

ICD and CRT-D Patient booklet (0.31 MB)

Pacemaker guide for patients (0.31 MB)

Transoesophageal Echocardiography (0.30 MB)

Transthoracic Echocardiography (0.14 MB)

Community nurses team - Children with a learning disability

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Positive thinking about challenging behaviour (0.29 MB)

Community nurses team for children with a learning disability (0.20 MB)

Positive thinking about toilet training (0.22 MB)

Dermatology

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Application of local anaesthetic cream (0.19 MB)

Attending the dermatology Bucks review clinic (0.08 MB)

Attending the Leg Ulcer Clinic.pdf (0.11 MB)

Attending the Paediatric Allergy Clinic.pdf (0.13 MB)

Attending the Patch Test Clinic.pdf (0.14 MB)

Attending the Photodynamic Therapy Clinic (0.12 MB)

Attending the Wilkinson Day Unit.pdf (0.10 MB)

Peripherally inserted central catheters (0.38 MB)

Milk Free Diet sheet for children (0.23 MB)

Post-operative wound care following male genital biopsy (0.12 MB)

Understanding Patch Test Results (0.18 MB)

Emollients and Moisturisers.pdf (0.12 MB)

Minor skin surgery (0.21 MB)

Post operative wound care secondary intention (0.13 MB)

Post operative wound care vulval biopsy (0.12 MB)

Post operative wound care (0.19 MB)

Supermarket Free From list.pdf (0.11 MB)

Patient Phototherapy Treatment Information Amersham Hospital (0.30 MB)

Patient Phototherapy Treatment Information Stoke Mandeville Hospital (0.30 MB)

Diabetes

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Administration of insulin via a pen (0.13 MB)

CGMS.pdf (0.07 MB)

Complications of diabetes explained (0.37 MB)

Contraception advice for young people with diabetes (0.20 MB)

Dental advice for young people with diabetes (0.14 MB)

Diabetes research (0.08 MB)

Driving.pdf (0.08 MB)

Drugs and diabetes (0.20 MB)

Foot care (0.18 MB)

Health for girls with diabetes (0.14 MB)

Hypoglycaemia.pdf (0.10 MB)

Information for parents with a newly disagnosed child with diabetes (0.27 MB)

Injections.pdf (0.09 MB)

Inpatient.pdf (0.08 MB)

Insight.pdf (0.09 MB)

diabetic patients CT colon 2018 (0.12 MB)

Local arrangements for sharps disposal (0.07 MB)

Management of hyperglycaemia via a pen (0.15 MB)

Management of hyperglycaemia via a pump (0.15 MB)

Physical activity and type 1 diabetes in children and young people (0.20 MB)

Diabetes and pregnancy (0.17 MB)

Sensible drinking and type 1 diabetes (0.34 MB)

Sick day guidelines for a child with diabetes (0.15 MB)

Smoking and diabetes (0.20 MB)

Travel pack for a child with diabetes (0.22 MB)

Ear, nose and throat

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Adult patients having tonsillectomy as a day case (0.16 MB)

Discharge advice following rhinoplasty or septo-rhinoplasty (0.08 MB)

Discharge information following nasal and sinus surgery (0.08 MB)

Having an MRI scan for Hearing Loss (0.13 MB)

Undergoing major ear surgery (0.29 MB)

Skin Prick Test (0.08 MB)

Patulous Eustachian Tube (0.29 MB)

Advice for patient undergoing vocal cord surgery_Microlaryngoscopy (0.13 MB)

End of life care

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FNH-001 Care in last days of life v2 0 rvw 01 2021 (0.37 MB)

FNH-003 Care in the last few days of life hospital v2 0 rvw 01 2021 (0.38 MB)

FNH-006 Just in Case Medication v1 0 rvw 01 2021 (0.13 MB)

Information about your T34 Syringe Driver v1 0 rvw 12 2020 (0.14 MB)

Planning for your future care (0.21 MB)

Gastroenterology

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Having A Peg (0.15 MB)

After care (0.06 MB)

What to expect after your Oesophageal Dilatation (0.28 MB)

What to expect after your ERCP (0.28 MB)

What to expect after your gastroscopy (0.27 MB)

What to expect after your colonoscopy (0.28 MB)

Having a gastroscopy (0.35 MB)

Having a colonoscopy (0.35 MB)

Having an ERCP (0.39 MB)

Having a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (0.33 MB)

Eating after esophageal stent placement (0.55 MB)

Gastrostomy tube PEG aftercare guidelines for patients and carers (0.16 MB)

Having a capsule endoscopy (0.30 MB)

Having a PEG tube (0.18 MB)

Moviprep leaflet v2 11_May_2018 (0.38 MB)

The nasal loop system (0.13 MB)

WZZ- How to Take Plenvu v1 0 rvw 01 2022 (0.45 MB)

Haematology

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Cancer care and haematology - Teenage and young adults day case treatment (0.20 MB)

Understanding Gynaecological Cancers (0.37 MB)

Sexual Health when having systemic anti-cancer treatment (0.14 MB)

Vague Symptoms Pathway (0.35 MB)

Having a Bone Marrow Test (0.14 MB)

Mouthcare for patients undergoing cancer treatment (0.27 MB)

Risk of infection (0.13 MB)

Infection control

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Bed Space Information Leaflet (0.13 MB)

Campylobacter Patient Leaflet 2019 (0.14 MB)

Candida auris patient information leaflet (0.15 MB)

Clostridium difficile patient information leaflet (0.16 MB)

Contact Screening patient information (0.15 MB)

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (0.20 MB)

Diarrhoea and vomiting caused by Norovirus - information for patients (0.15 MB)

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

What is Clostridium difficile GDH? (Glutamate Dehydrogenase) (0.16 MB)

Good hand hygiene benefits everyone (0.16 MB)

Glycopeptide Resistant Enterococci (GRE) (0.16 MB)

MRAB Patient Leaflet 2019 (0.14 MB)

MRSA Eradication Therapy Patient Instruction Leaflet 2019 (0.12 MB)

MRSA patient information leaflet (0.16 MB)

MRSA Suppression Patient Leaflet 2019 (0.12 MB)

MRSA for visitors and general public (0.16 MB)

Norovirus Leaflet 2019 (0.14 MB)

PVL information leaflet (0.16 MB)

Screening What to expect (0.15 MB)

What is Salmonella Patient Leaflet 2019 (0.14 MB)

While you are in isolation patient leaflet 2019 (0.14 MB)

IV therapy

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Peripheral IV Cannula (0.29 MB)

OPAT service leaflet (0.14 MB)

Cellulitis (0.31 MB)

Peripherally inserted central catheters - PICCs (0.40 MB)

Tunnelled cuffed catheter_Hickman_removal leaflet rvw 08 2020 (0.30 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)

Assisted Coughing (0.47 MB)

Baclofen Pumps (0.14 MB)

Barbara bus (0.32 MB)

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

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

Botulinum Toxin for Focal Spasticity (0.14 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)

Community rules and guidelines (0.02 MB)

Coping with anxiety (0.22 MB)

Coping with depression.pdf (0.17 MB)

Coping with SCI.pdf (0.21 MB)

Coping with chronic pain (0.07 MB)

Facilities at the NSIC (0.10 MB)

Family Counselling Leaflet (0.16 MB)

Frequently asked questions (0.08 MB)

Healthy bowels following a spinal cord injury (0.37 MB)

Healthy eating diet with spinal cord injury (0.48 MB)

Heart health and spinal cord injury (1.18 MB)

How to look after your feet (0.36 MB)

Kitchen guideline leaflet.pdf (0.20 MB)

Advice following a general anaesthetic (0.11 MB)

MRSA - patient information (0.13 MB)

Litholopaxy after Spinal Cord Injury (0.09 MB)

local transport.pdf (1.44 MB)

Managing Stress and Anxiety within the family after Spinal Cord Injury (0.23 MB)

Memory difficulties and SCI.pdf (0.31 MB)

NSIC Patient FAQ discharge leaflet V1 rvw 08 2020 (0.22 MB)

NSIC Orthotics clinic (0.26 MB)

Family Counselling Leaflet (0.16 MB)

Managing Stress and Anxiety within the family after Spinal Cord Injury (0.22 MB)

Pressure ulcer (1.20 MB)

Rehabilitation and goal planning at the NSIC.pdf (0.16 MB)

Relaxation.pdf (0.21 MB)

Respiratory Care and Management at Home Following SCI (0.38 MB)

Sexual Relationships and Fertility Advice Clinic (0.33 MB)

Sexual relationships and fertility advice clinic (0.13 MB)

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

Skin Care patient information leaflet v1 0 rvw 06 2021 (0.27 MB)

Spinal outpatient services (0.14 MB)

SPOP Patient Information v3 0 rvw 07 2019 (0.14 MB)

Supporting children when their parent has a SCI.pdf (0.28 MB)

Suprapubic Catheterization after Spinal Cord Injury v5.0 rvw 07 2021 (0.32 MB)

The department of clinical psychology at the NSIC (0.14 MB)

Useful publications (0.02 MB)

Weight management with Spinal Cord Injury (0.66 MB)

What you will need (0.02 MB)

Who should I speak to (0.01 MB)

WZZ - Advice for Spinal Patients Treated With Rubber Band Ligation v4.0 rvw 04 2022 (0.13 MB)

Information Booklet for Families and Friends NSIC (0.29 MB)

Your admission to the centre (0.02 MB)

Neurological rehabilitation

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Community Neurological Rehabilitation Service guide for clients and their families.pdf (0.15 MB)

Parkinsons Disease anxiety patient leaflet (0.19 MB)

Parkinsons Service (0.19 MB)

Speech and Language Therapy for people with Parkinsons disease (0.19 MB)

Obstetrics and gynaecology

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Abdominal Hysterectomy (0.34 MB)

Admission to 23 Hour Elective unit (0.34 MB)

Admission to Surgical Floor (0.32 MB)

Bleeding in early pregnancy (0.35 MB)

Botox injections into bladder (0.40 MB)

Colposcopy examination (0.17 MB)

Cystoscopy (0.39 MB)

Early Pregnancy Unit (0.34 MB)

Ectopic pregnancy (0.34 MB)

Endometriosis (0.06 MB)

Fibroid embolisation (0.30 MB)

Going home after laparoscopic surgery (0.06 MB)

How to check your coil threads after a coil fit (0.30 MB)

HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAM_HSG (0.26 MB)

Hysteroscopic Endometrial Resection (0.32 MB)

Hysteroscopy in outpatients V5 (0.38 MB)

Hysteroscopy outpatient for spinal cord patients (0.29 MB)

Hysteroscopy under general anaesthesia (0.30 MB)

Laparoscopic hysterectomy and assisted vaginal hysterectomy (0.37 MB)

Laparoscopic keyhole surgery (0.32 MB)

Laparoscopic sterilisation (0.31 MB)

Laparoscopic subtotal and total hysterectomy (0.36 MB)

Laparoscopy (0.30 MB)

Miscarriage expectant management.pdf (0.32 MB)

Miscarriage - medical management (0.32 MB)

Miscarriage - surgical management (0.35 MB)

Molar Pregnancy (0.06 MB)

Pelvic Floor Exercises (0.39 MB)

Positive pregnancy test with scan showing empty womb (0.41 MB)

Transcervical resection of fibroids.pdf (0.07 MB)

Treatment of Uterine Fibroids (0.31 MB)

Urodynamics.pdf (0.32 MB)

Vaginal and pelvic floor repair.pdf (0.46 MB)

Vaginal hysterectomy pelvic floor repair (0.48 MB)

Ophthalmology

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Nutrition and Eye Health Leaflet OPD-001 (0.27 MB)

Paediatrics

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Bruising Leaflet v1 0 rvw 05 2021 (0.48 MB)

Childrens Community Nursing Team (0.19 MB)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Leaflet V2 rvw 08 2020 (0.13 MB)

Paed General Anaesthetic - Ward 3 SMH v2.0 rvw 05 2022 (0.47 MB)

Paed General Anaesthetic - Ward 7 WH v2.0 rvw 05 2022 (0.45 MB)

Paed General Aneasthetic - Mandeville Wing v2.0 rvw 05 2022 (0.47 MB)

Pregnancy testing in girls under 16 (0.12 MB)

Stoke Mandeville neonatal unit parent information (0.40 MB)

Paediatric Drug Challenges (0.11 MB)

Basic Life Support for Infants (0.13 MB)

Pharmacy

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Denosumab.pdf (0.14 MB)

Infliximab and biosimilars (0.15 MB)

Non medical prescribing leaflet.pdf (0.20 MB)

Unlicensed Medicines PIL (0.16 MB)

WZZ- How to Take Plenvu v1 0 rvw 01 2022 (0.45 MB)

Plastics and burns

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Axillary and groin dissection - discharge information for patients (0.14 MB)

Corticosteroid injections for scars (0.14 MB)

Going home with drains (0.31 MB)

Hydradenitis - discharge information for patients (0.14 MB)

Implant based breast reconstruction (0.15 MB)

Scar care - information for patients who may have a scar post procedure (0.14 MB)

Skin grafts (0.31 MB)

The burns unit clinical psychology social work team for adults (0.31 MB)

The paediatric clinical psychology service - burns (0.11 MB)

Pregnancy, labour and postnatal care

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Amniocentesis (0.32 MB)

Antenatal hand expression (0.55 MB)

Antenatal Screening for Diabetes (0.05 MB)

Birth place decisions (1.47 MB)

Bleeding in early pregnancy (0.35 MB)

Breastfeeding for mothers with diabetes.pdf (0.09 MB)

Breastfeeding support (0.14 MB)

Breech presentation (0.30 MB)

Bucks NHS Maternity Private Rooms (1.48 MB)

Caesarean section planned leaflet.pdf (0.28 MB)

Commercial umbilical cord blood collection (0.26 MB)

Coping with Labour.pdf (0.08 MB)

Crying and feeding issues advice for parents (0.26 MB)

CVS chorionic villus sampling (0.28 MB)

Diet and gestational diabetes (0.08 MB)

Domestic abuse - information about help available (6.13 MB)

Expressing your breast milk (0.20 MB)

Feeding your baby during a hospital admission (0.28 MB)

Group B Streptococcus.pdf (0.06 MB)

HIV in Pregnancy.pdf (0.28 MB)

Homebirth leaflet (0.27 MB)

I am anxious about giving birth.pdf (0.21 MB)

Induction of labour (0.29 MB)

Insulin pump therapy (0.29 MB)

Looking after your skin (0.33 MB)

Low Lying Placenta (0.26 MB)

My labour is beginning (0.51 MB)

My waters have broken and I am not having contractions (0.39 MB)

Neonatal outreach team (0.19 MB)

Obstetic cholestasis (itching liver disorder) (0.07 MB)

Partner staying overnight (0.27 MB)

Pelvic Girdle Pain (0.32 MB)

Perineal care (0.06 MB)

Postnatal guide for you and your baby.pdf (0.50 MB)

Preterm birth clinic (0.26 MB)

Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes.pdf (0.27 MB)

Prolonged Jaundice Screen (0.13 MB)

Referral to specialist breastfeeding clinic (0.26 MB)

Screening tests for you and your baby_Public health England.pdf (4.39 MB)

Seeding at planned caesarean section (0.44 MB)

Suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (0.15 MB)

Thromboprophylaxis.pdf (0.06 MB)

Tongue tie information (0.08 MB)

Tube Feeding Your Baby Troubleshooting Points (0.17 MB)

Tube feeding your baby (0.32 MB)

Twins and multiple pregnancy - dichorionic diamniotic (DA) (0.28 MB)

Twins and multiple pregnancy - monochorionic (MC) (0.10 MB)

Vitamin D leaflet in pregnancy breastfeeding and children under 5 (0.28 MB)

Vitamin K for newborn babies (0.26 MB)

Waterbirth leaflet.pdf (0.05 MB)

Why being overweight in pregnancy matters (0.06 MB)

Donor Breast Milk (0.44 MB)

Infection Screening for Infants (0.34 MB)

My Baby seems small (0.27 MB)

Vaginal Birth after Caesarean Section (0.28 MB)

WZZ-1966 - SMH Neonatal Unit v2 0 (0.41 MB)

Your Babys movements in pregnancy (0.32 MB)

Your birth choices (1.04 MB)

Pregnancy loss

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Following the loss of your baby - late miscarriage (0.27 MB)

Following the loss of your baby - medical termination for fetal abnormality (0.31 MB)

Following the loss of your baby - miscarriage before 20 weeks of pregnancy (0.30 MB)

Following the loss of your baby - stillbirth during pregnancy (0.33 MB)

Following the loss of your baby (0.32 MB)

Respiratory medicine

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Aftercare following a lung biopsy (0.14 MB)

Azathioprine information (0.11 MB)

Chest drain insertion (0.03 MB)

Corticosteroids information (0.11 MB)

Having a bronchoscopy - Stoke (0.03 MB)

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis information (0.10 MB)

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis information (0.10 MB)

Pneumonia and follow up after discharge (0.07 MB)

Pulmonary rehabilitation programme (0.08 MB)

Urgent respiratory GP referral advice sheet (0.24 MB)

School nursing team

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Accidents and safety (0.19 MB)

Emotional health and wellbeing (0.32 MB)

Facts about bullying (0.19 MB)

Healthy eating for young people (0.33 MB)

Physical activity (0.24 MB)

Sexual health

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Coil fitting appointment (0.15 MB)

HIV post exposure prophylaxis (0.19 MB)

Stroke

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Early supported discharge after a stroke (0.13 MB)

Helping us to help you - treatment at home (0.13 MB)

Surgery

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Advice for Patients with a Plaster Cast (0.26 MB)

Breast reconstruction_discharge information (0.33 MB)

Breast reduction surgery (0.24 MB)

Elective plastic surgery_adults (0.20 MB)

Elective waiting lists explained - information for patients (0.31 MB)

Knee replacement_enhanced recovery after surgery (0.29 MB)

Major colorectal surgery recommended patient leaflets (0.20 MB)

Mirco_pigmentation_medical tattooing (0.16 MB)

Nipple reconstruction (0.17 MB)

Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block v3.0 rvw 06 2021 (0.38 MB)

Pregnancy testing before surgery for adolescents and young adults (0.18 MB)

Preoperative advice for overweight patients having surgery (0.16 MB)

Private Rooms (1.54 MB)

SPEAC_Surgical and Plastics Emergency Ambulatory Care (0.14 MB)

Trauma and orthopaedics

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Advice for patients with an upper limb plaster cast (0.14 MB)

Foot and Ankle complications (0.23 MB)

Hip Replacement Diary (0.32 MB)

Knee Replacement Diary (0.29 MB)

Fractures of the Radial Head and Neck in Children (0.19 MB)

Care Removal of Softcast Splints for Buckle Fractures (0.23 MB)

Fractures of the Radial Head or Radial Neck in Adults (0.19 MB)

Collar Bone Fractures in Children (0.20 MB)

Buckle Fractures of the Forearm in Children (0.18 MB)

Head Injury Advice (0.16 MB)

Going home after orthopaedic surgery (0.20 MB)

Urology

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Caring for a nephrostomy and what is uretic stenting (0.16 MB)

Laser Prostatectomy (0.15 MB)

Prostate artery embolisation (0.15 MB)

Trans Urethral Resection of Prostate (0.14 MB)

Prostate care diary (0.33 MB)

Uterine fibroid embolization (0.15 MB)

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