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Patient Information Leaflets
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Following a death in the Emergency Department (A&E) - Advice for relatives
Guides friends and relatives through some arrangements that they need to make and the options they have
Food allergies in schools and nurseries
General advice on managing food allergies while your child is in school or nursery.
Food First Approach: Making the most of what you eat
Dietary advice for those struggling with a poor appetite or who have lost weight recently
Food First Approach: Making the most of what you eat on a South Asian diet
Dietary advice for people on a South Asian diet who are struggling with a poor appetite or have lost weight due to illness
Foot and ankle stretches following serial casting
Stretches for children who have had serial casting and are required to do exercises as advised by their physiotherapist or orthotist
Foot care advice for people with diabetes
Gives advice on looking after your feet for patients with diabetes
Foot injuries discharge advice
Advice and exercises following discharge from hospital with a foot injury
Forearm crutches
Gives advice on how best to use prescribed crutches to take weight off one of your legs / ankles / feet
Foreign bodies in the nose
Explains treatment given when a child attends the Emergency Department with a foreign body in the nose
Forget Me Not - Information for relatives and carers
Explains how the Forget Me Not initiative aims to enhance the experience of patients with dementia by improving communication and interaction between the patient, carers and staff
Fractured humerus (upper arm bone) discharge advice
Aftercare advice for patients discharged with a fractured humerus
FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor (adults)
A system that uses a small sensor placed just under the surface of your skin in the subcutaneous layer (where you would normally do an injection), which measures interstitial glucose.
FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor (children and young people)
Explains how a prescription glucose monitor works and outlines advantages and disadvantages of using a Freestyle Libre flash glucose monitor compared to a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)
Freiberg's condition
Answers some questions about a foot problem most commonly affecting the head of the second metatarsal bone (one of the long bones in the middle of the foot) including treatment
Frozen shoulder surgery
Information to help you gain the maximum benefit and understanding of your shoulder operation
Full thickness skin graft aftercare advice
Information for patients who have had plastic and reconstructive surgery
Further investigations following a recent fracture
Bone Health / Fracture Liaison Service information explains why we wish to do further investigations and what this entails
Further investigations in Orthopaedic Outpatients
Outlines any further investigations – scans, tests etc. – you may need following your appointment in Orthopaedic Outpatients
Gallstones dietary advice
Dietary advice for people diagnosed with gallstones - a healthy well balanced diet high in fibre
Gamma nail advice and exercises
Advice for patients who have had a gamma nail following a fractured neck of femur (hip fracture)