Cystoscopy
This leaflet provides information for women who are having a cystoscopy (a procedure to look inside your bladder) under a general anaesthetic.
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Cystoscopy (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you / your child may have about their operation to examine the bladder
Read moreCystoscopy for inpatients (Urology)
This leaflet gives you information and answers some of the questions that you may have about undergoing a cystoscopy as an inpatient
Read moreD negative mother’s blood test during pregnancy
This leaflet is for expectant mothers whose blood group is D negative and explains why you are recommended to have a blood test to check your baby’s D blood group, so that you only receive anti-D injections if you need them. It also explains what haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn is. The link will take you to the NHS Blood & Transport website.
Read moreDacroscintigram (DSG) as an outpatient
Test carried out to check the drainage of your tear ducts
Read moreDay case hip and knee surgery
Answers common questions about who is suitable for ‘day case’ hip and knee replacement surgery
Read moreDCR (tear drainage surgery) aftercare advice
Advice and information following tear drainage surgery (dacryocystorhinostomy or DCR)
Read moreDeactivating an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device
Explains why deactivating an implantable cardioverter defibrillator may be considered for palliative care patients and how this is done
Read moreDeflux treatment for stress incontinence
Information about Deflux treatment for stress incontinence - what to expect on the day and in the following few days after treatment
Read moreDegenerative meniscal tears advice and exercises
Advice and exercises to patients who have been diagnosed with a degenerative meniscal tear in the knee joint
Read moreDelirium (Elderly Care)
Explains why some patients may experience acute confusion while they are in hospital, what the symptoms are and how it may be treated
Read moreDelorme surgery for rectal prolapse
Explains what will happen when you come to the hospital for an operation on your back passage
Read moreDenosumab (Prolia) drug treatment for osteoporosis
Explains Denosumab treatment for osteoporosis, including how it works, how to take it and risks and benefits
Read moreDeprivation of Liberty Safeguarding (DoLS)
DoLS protects people aged 18 years and over who lack mental capacity or are not able to make a decision about their care or treatment.
Read moreDescemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery
Tells you what to expect if you have DMEK surgery – an operation on the cornea of the eye – along with its risks and potential benefits
Read moreDescemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) surgery
Explains what DSEK (corneal graft surgery) entails
Read moreDEXA scan
Why you may need a scan used to diagnose or assess a person’s risk of osteoporosis
Read moreDiabetes and pregnancy planning
If you have diabetes, and you are thinking about having a baby, then this information is for you. If you have diabetes and do not plan to have a baby just yet, it is still important that you have this information for the future.
Read moreDiabetes care in pregnancy: Type 1 and Type 2
If you are pregnant and have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes this leaflet aims to outline the care offered at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
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