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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Voice care tips for a healthy voice
Explains how the voice is produced and gives tips and advice to help with your voice difficulties
Voice change after Covid-19
Information and advice for those experiencing a change in voice quality following a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis
Voice change after intubation
Explains how intubation can affect your voice and what you can do to keep your voice box healthy and improve symptoms
Voice therapy
An overview of what voice therapy may include
Voice warm up and warm down exercises
Exercises for people advised by a speech and language therapist to carry out a voice “warm up” and “warm down”
VQ lung scan as an outpatient
A nuclear medicine test that looks at your lungs and how they are working
Vulval biospy
This leaflet is for women having a vulval biopsy – a sample taken from the skin of the vulva. This sample will be sent off for examination under a microscope so that a diagnosis can be made.
Vulval Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN)
This leaflet is for women who have been diagnosed with vulval intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) and describes the options available for treatment.
Waiting for an oral, maxillofacial or orthodontic procedure
Information for patients on the oral and maxillofacial surgery waiting list
Walking Programme guide
Guide recommending a programme of walking to help manage your heart condition
Warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
Information for adults diagnosed with warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA)
Watchful waiting patient plan
This folder provides you with information regarding your diagnosis, treatment plan and follow-up, as well as contact details and information regarding the team involved in your care.
Water births: Use of a birthing pool for labour and birth
This card will have been given to you by your midwife because you have requested to use the birthing pool/bath, or the midwife has recommended this for you. Please take a few minutes to read this information and if you have any further questions please ask.
Water drinking test for glaucoma
A type of stress test used in glaucoma clinics
Water safety and testing
Explains about the bacteria that may be in the hospital water supply and how and why we monitor them to keep everyone safe
Water soluble contrast enema
What happens when you come into hospital for a water soluble contrast enema - a special X-ray examination to view the colon after surgery
Wax removal in the targeted Wax Removal Clinic
Explains how to prepare for the clinic, what will happen next and any risks involved
Wearing a face mask covering with hearing aids
Tips for safely and comfortably wearing a face mask with hearing aids
Wearing and cleaning your new ear protection
Care advice for people using swim/full shell noise/music/canal noise/sleep plugs to protect their ears and hearing
Weight loss in newborn babies
This leaflet explains why some babies may gain weight slower than others, and also explains how we will support you at this time.