Industrial action 27 June to 2 July 2024 - unless we contact you, please attend any appointments as planned.
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Patient Information Leaflets
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Short Stay Unit (SSU)
Explains what the SSU does and gives some useful information on what you can expect to happen during your stay
Shoulder active and assisted exercises
Exercises following a shoulder injury
Shoulder dystocia: RCOG information
Shoulder dystocia is when the baby’s head has been born but one of the shoulders becomes stuck behind the mother’s pubic bone, delaying the birth of the baby’s body. This link takes you to the RCOG website for further information.
Shoulder injuries discharge exercise advice
Exercise advice following discharge from hospital with a shoulder injury
Shoulder replacement surgery
Information to help you gain the maximum benefit and understanding of your shoulder operation
Sialogram
What to expect during a sialogram – an examination of your salivary glands
Sick Day Rules for children with adrenal insufficiency
Guidance on what to do if your child with adrenal insufficiency is unwell
Sick Day Rules for children with diabetes an a 2 or 3 times daily insulin regime
Outlines ‘Sick Day Rules’ for children with diabetes who are on two or three times daily insulin regimes and their family
Sick Day Rules for children with diabetes an a basal bolus regime
Outlines ‘Sick Day Rules’ for children with diabetes who are on basal bolus regime and their family
Sick Day Rules for children with diabetes on an insulin pumps
Outlines ‘Sick Day Rules’ for children with diabetes who are on insulin pumps and their family
Side-lying manoeuvre for BPPV
Explains treatment a condition called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and what you can expect
Sigmoid colectomy
What happens in an operation to remove the sigmoid colon, which lies on the left side of your abdominal cavity (tummy)
Silent reflux
Advice and treatment options for a condition where stomach acid rises into the back of your throat, affecting the throat lining and the voice box
Simple guide for postmortem on babies and children
We have written this leaflet to give a brief explanation of why the doctors or midwives may ask your permission for a post mortem examination to be carried out or why you may be told that your child is to have a post mortem examination.
Sinding-Larsen Johansson condition
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about Sinding-Larsen Johansson Condition - which causes knee pain in children before or around the teenage years (ages 10-15)
Single-handed Care Service
Explains what single-handed care is and how the service works to ensure you leave hospital with suitable and safe care support
Single-sided deafness management
Dealing with hearing loss in one ear - advice and information about hearing aids
Skin care following high dose interventional CT procedures
Outlines how high dose interventional CT procedures using can affect your skin and gives advice on how to take care of it
Skin care following high dose interventional fluoroscopy procedures
Outlines how high dose interventional fluoroscopy procedures using can affect your skin and gives advice on how to take care of it
Skin to skin contact
This leaflet explains the benefits of early and ongoing skin-to-skin contact, and how to do it safely.