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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Which weight loss operation is right for me?
Explains the options and factors you will need to consider in order to decide the right choice of operation for you
Whitley Ward
Aims to answer some of the questions you may have about your (or your relative’s) stay on Whitley Ward
Whooping cough
For parents and carers of children with whooping cough - explains what the condition is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Why do I need to see a specialist in the next two weeks?
Outlines the referral into the urgent two week suspected cancer pathway
Why have I been referred for a fetal medicine scan?
You have attended the Maternity Ultrasound today for a routine scan. This might have been a dating, a ‘combined screening’, 20 week ‘anomaly’ or a growth scan. The sonographer (ultrasound technician) has either not been able to check all the details required to be seen or has identified that there ‘may’ be a possibility of an abnormality with the pregnancy, for which we offer a scan review by a specialist fetal medicine doctor.
Wide local excision - What is it and why do I need it?
Information for patients who have had plastic and reconstructive surgery
Will I Need A Blood Transfusion?
Information from the National Blood Transfusion service about receiving a blood transfusion.
Wire guided excision biopsy of the breast
Explains what happens during a wire-guided excision biopsy of an abnormality identified on your mammogram or ultrasound scan
Wireless capsule endoscopy
Information about an investigation of your small bowel using wireless capsule endoscopy
Wisdom teeth removal
Explains possible forthcoming treatment and contains answers to many of the commonly asked questions
Womb Cancer: Self directed follow up
This leaflet is for women who have received treatment for womb/endometrial cancer. It explains how follow-up appointments are changing.
Woodley Ward welcome
Ward routines, facilities and contact details
Wound care after leaving the Emergency Department
Advice on how to care for your wound at home, after leaving the Emergency Department
Wound care and nutrition
Managing and improving wound healing through changing diet
Wound care during and after radiotherapy
Step-by-step guide will help you to care for your wound at home with the on-going support of the Review Radiographer Team
Wrist (distal radius) fracture conservative (non-operative) management
Outlines conservative management of a wrist fracture
Wrist (distal radius) fracture surgical management
This leaflet outlines surgical management (an operation) of a wrist fracture
Wrist active range of movement exercises
Exercises to gently stretch your wrist if you have arthritis
Wrist fracture exercises following surgery
Exercises to help you get back to full fitness as quickly as possible after your operation
Wrist injuries discharge advice
Advice and exercises following discharge from hospital with a wrist injury