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Patient Information Leaflets
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Nasal surgery aftercare advice
Advice following functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), septoplasty, submucous resection of the septum, middle meatal antrostomy, reduction of inferior turbinates and nasal polypectomy
Nasogastric tube feeding guide (children on the ward)
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
Nausea and vomiting - Help with eating if you have nausea and vomiting
Advice on preventing and controlling nausea and vomiting
Nebulised Colomycin
Information about the use of an antibiotic called Colomycin® via a nebuliser to treat chronic respiratory (chest) infections
Nebulisers
Explains how to use and look after a nebuliser - a machine that can deliver drugs to the lungs for the treatment of lung disease
Neck injury
Explains how to manage your whiplash injury at home
Necrotising fasciitis
Explains what necrotising fasciitis is, its causes and how it is treated
Neonatal physiotherapy - Why has my baby been referred?
Information for parents of babies born under 30 weeks who have been referred to the Neonatal Physiotherapy Service
Nephrectomy (kidney removal): Enhanced recovery programme
This leaflet will explain what will happen when you come to the hospital for your operation. It is important that you understand what to expect and feel able to take an active role in your treatment.
Nephrostomy aftercare advice
Explains a procedure where a tube is placed through the skin into the kidney to allow urine to drain externally when the usual internal pathway is blocked
Nephrotic syndrome
Explains what Nephrotic Syndrome is and how it is managed
Neuroendocrine tumours and diet
Advice and information about managing diet to help with symptoms of neuroendocrine tumour (NET) and NET treatment(s)
Newborn hearing screen program information (RBFT)
This leaflet has been written to provide information on the Newborn Hearing Screening team to parents whose baby/babies have been admitted to the special care baby unit (Buscot Neonatal Ward).
Newborn Hearing Screening on Buscot
This leaflet has been written to provide information on the Newborn Hearing Screening team to parents whose baby/babies have been admitted to the special care baby unit (Buscot Neonatal Ward).
Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy: Patient information sheet
We would like to invite you to consider taking part in our research study on newborn genetic screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Taking part is voluntary; it is entirely up to you to decide whether this is something you would like to do. To help you decide, we have prepared this information sheet which explains why we want to do this research study and, most importantly, what taking part would involve for you and your newborn baby.
NHS Continuing Care (CHC) - information for relatives
Explains what you might expect to happen if a relative or someone you care for requires consideration for NHS continuing healthcare after leaving Royal Berkshire Hospital
No longer allergic - Following a child's Oral Food Challenge (OFC)
Advice for families whose child has demonstrated in an Oral Food Challenge that they are no longer allergic to the food / milk that they were challenged to
Non-dialysis care
Explains about not choosing dialysis for kidney failure – known as ‘non-dialysis care’ – what it means for you and how your condition will be managed without dialysis
Non-functioning pituitary adenoma
For patients diagnosed with a non-functioning pituitary adenoma - explaining what having an NFA means and how it can be treated
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) R445 for women with previous positive Trisomy result
This information has been developed by NHS England R445 Working Group to provide information to service users who have had a previous pregnancy with a positive result for Down’s, Edwards’ or Patau’s syndromes (T21, T18 and T13).