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Patient Information Leaflets
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How to see your health records
How to see your health records – accessing information held by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
How we use your personal information
Why the NHS collects information about you and how it is used, how we keep your personal information confidential and your right to see your health records and choose how your personal information is used
Hypermobility in children over 5 years of age
Exercises for strengthening your child’s legs, arms and core muscles to help support their hypermobile joints
Hypermobility in children under 5 years of age
Exercises for strengthening your child’s legs, arms and core muscles to help support their hypermobile joints
Introducing solids for babies following a milk-free diet
For parents and carers of babies with a milk allergy - outlines how to wean your child onto solid food while maintaining a milk fee diet
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
Paediatric EEG with Melatonin
This leaflet is for the parents/carers of children who have been referred for an EEG test with melatonin at the John Radcliffe Hospital by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust’s Paediatric Epilepsy Team.
Perthes - Range of movement exercises
Useful information on suitable activities to keep children with Perthes active and flexible
Perthes - General information for parents and carers
Useful information for parents and carers on Perthes disease (hip disorder), and how your child may be affected and the condition managed
Perthes - Strengthening exercises
Useful information on suitable activities to keep children with Perthes active, and their muscles strong and flexible.
Plaster cast stretch following Botulinum Toxin A injection
An overview of calf muscle stretch exercises that can be done after a plaster cast has been removed and plaster cast care for children and young people with neurological conditions
Removing your child's cannula
Instructions explain how to safely remove a cannula used to give your child medication or fluids
SEND -Taking a child with special educational needs or a disability to hospital
Guide for parents and carers written in co-production with three parent/carer forums in the west of Berkshire
Serial casting
Explains what to expect when you bring your child in to the Plaster Room for serial casting to treat tiptoe walking
Toe walking
For parents of children who walk on their toes - explains what it is, why children do it and what treatments are available
Transitioning to adult healthcare with a learning disability
For young people with a learning disability and parents /carers - explains process for moving from paediatric to adult services and the change of services supporting you
Transitioning to adult healthcare with epilepsy
For young people with epilepsy and parents or carers - explains process for moving from paediatric to adult services and how the services supporting you will change
Transitioning to adult healthcare with neurodisability
For young people with a neurodisability and their parents /carers - explains process for moving from paediatric to adult services and the change of services supporting you
Vitamin D - Preventing bone disease in children and young people
For parents / carers of children and young people who have been advised to use Vitamin D to prevent bone disease