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Patient Information Leaflets
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Cannulated screw fixation advice and exercises
Advice for patients who have had a cannulated screw fixation following a fractured neck of femur (hip fracture)
CAPD catheter radiological insertion
Information to assist you and your family prior to your admission for insertion of a CAPD (Tenckhoff) catheter via X-ray
CAPD catheter surgical insertion
Information to assist you and your family prior to your admission for insertion of a CAPD (Tenckhoff) catheter
CAPD catheter surgical removal
Information to assist you and your family prior to your admission for removal of a CAPD (Tenckhoff) catheter on the Adult Day Surgery Unit
Capsaicin cream
Information for patients being prescribed capsaicin cream to manage pain
Carbapenesmase-producing enterobacterales
Explains what having Carbapenemase-producing enterobacterales (CPE) means and how it is managed
Carbimazole in thyrotoxicosis
For patients prescribed carbimazole medication to reduce overactivity of the thyroid gland
Carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring during pregnancy
You will be offered CO monitoring throughout your pregnancy and referred to our Health in Pregnancy Team if you want help and support. This information is provided in several different translations by ash.org.uk
Carbon monoxide monitoring - Translations
We routinely offer monitoring during your pregnancy to detect Carbon monoxide (CO). This provides information in a selection of different languages by the Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group.
Cardiac Care Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Information about the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Cardiac CT scan (CTCA)
Information on having a heart CT / computerised tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) scan
Cardiac device generator replacement
Explains what is involved in replacing a cardiac device generator
Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme
Explains programme to promote awareness of exercise requirement and to encourage you to change and adapt your lifestyle, as a way of managing your heart condition or following heart surgery
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Home Exercise Programme
Exercise programme to follow once discharged from hospital following treatment for a heart condition
Cardiology Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU)
What the Cardiology Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU) service is and how it can help you manage your heart condition
Cardiology referrals
Explains what to expect once referred to the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Cardiology Department by your GP or another healthcare professional
Cardioversion
Answers some questions you may have about your direct current cardioversion
Care Crew
Explains the role of the Care Crew on the Elderly Care wards at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Care home advice - Care of fistulas and grafts
Caring for patients with fistulas and grafts for dialysis
Care planning when patients are unable to make decisions for themselves
Information for older people and their relatives and carers - to accompany “No decision about me without me” Advance Care Planning