Bronchiolitis in children
Explains what the condition is, how the infection is treated and gives you some helpful suggestions to aid your child’s recovery at home
Explains what the condition is, how the infection is treated and gives you some helpful suggestions to aid your child’s recovery at home
Advice to make you feel more confident in caring for your child when they leave hospital following a procedure under a general anaesthetic
Explains what chemotherapy is to help you understand what will happen to you when you come into hospital.
Information for parents and carers of children coming into hospital for tests or an operation or procedure
Explains the process when your child is admitted to hospital because of an eating disorder
Information for parents / carers of children fitting due to a raised temperature - explains what a febrile convulsion is, how it is treated and any likely after effects
Explains what the condition is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Explains what hypoglycaemia and ketotic hypoglycaemia are, what causes them, symptoms to look out for and gives feeding guidelines to manage a hypoglycaemic episode (low blood sugar)
Explains what ITP is, how it may affect your child and how it is managed
Aims to answer some of the questions that you/ your child may have about their operation
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their operation to remove K-wires used to control fractures
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their knee operation
Information specific to Lion Oncology Ward at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Explains how melatonin can be used for children experiencing problems with sleep, when other methods have failed
Explains what an NGT is and how to insert one and look after it. The doctor / nurse will do this initially but if you are comfortable doing it, they will teach you how to do this at home for as long as your child needs it
This leaflet is for children, young people and their families to tell them about the Paediatric Clinical Psychology service at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Explains what pressure ulcers are and gives advice on how to lessen the risk of getting them
For parents or carers whose child requires medicine for a short period of time - explains how to reconstitute the bottle of medicine you have been given
Explains why all female patients who are 12 years old or above have a routine pregnancy test before some procedures
Explains what it means to be sedated and what the risks involved are