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Patient Information Leaflets
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Help with pancaking of your stoma
For patients with a stoma, explaining how to avoid problems with ‘pancaking’ and how to manage it if it persists
Helping your child accept new foods into their diet
Advice to support parents and carers in helping their children overcome behavioural or emotional problems around eating
Henoch Schonlein Purpura (HSP)
Explains what HSP is, how it will affect your child and how it is managed
Heparin (Fertility patients)
Heparin is a blood thinning treatment that does not harm your baby. It reduces clotting in the blood and can possibly help a pregnancy to implant in the womb.
Hepatitis B: screening care in pregnancy and protecting your baby
Information on hepatitis B infection, screening and care in pregnancy and the vaccine which protects babies born to women with hepatitis B. Translations of the information are also available on this link, scroll down the page to find the translation you require
Hepatobiliary / Jaundice Nurse Specialist Service
Explains how the HPB/Jaundice nurse specialist can support you with your liver condition.
Hernia repair (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you / your child may have about their operation.
Hiatus hernia, oesophagitis and reflux symptoms - tips for patients
Some tips – some do’s and don’ts – to help manage your condition and reduce symptoms in addition to any medication or treatment you may be taking
Hibiscrub & Bactroban decolonisation therapy
Explains Staphylococcus aureus decolonisation therapy using Hibiscrub wash solution and Bactroban ointment, for patients coming in for surgery or a procedure
HIDA scan as an outpatient
A nuclear medicine study used to evaluate your gallbladder function - also used to look at the bile excreting function of your liver and track flow of bile from liver to small intestine
High anterior resection
What happens during surgery to remove the sigmoid colon, which lies on the left side of your abdominal cavity (tummy), and the upper part of the rectum
High blood pressure in pregnancy: Postnatal advice
This leaflet is about what happens after birth if you have had high blood pressure in pregnancy. It covers the medication you may be taking when you leave hospital, and recommendations for follow-up with various doctors. It also explains what may occur in any future pregnancies and in later life.
High BMI (body mass index) in pregnancy and birth
The body mass index (BMI) is a measure that uses your height and weight to work out if your weight is in what is considered a ‘healthy’ range. Your BMI has been noted as above this range, and this leaflet will explain how that might affect your pregnancy and your birth.
High BMI: Why do I need to see an anaesthetist?
It is possible to have a straightforward pregnancy and a vaginal birth if you have a high BMI. This leaflet explains why you might need to meet with an anaesthetist, so you are informed of the options available for pain relief, as well as the safest type of anaesthetic should you need any help delivering your baby.
High output stoma dietary advice
Offers dietary advice when you have a high output stoma
High protein supermarket food options
Advice for those whose dietitian, doctor or nurse has recommended that you follow a high protein diet
Hinged knee brace
Advice on caring for and using a hinged knee brace
Hints and tips for birth process
Useful information on activities to help manage your contractions and avoid becoming tense during your labour and birth.
Hip arthroscopy staged rehabilitation
Guide to rehabilitation following hip arthroscopy - a less invasive form of hip surgery that aims to reduce pain, instability and stiffness within the hip joint
Hip arthroscopy with labral reconstruction
For patients having a hip arthroscopy with labral reconstructionfor femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) – a painful condition with a decrease in the hip’s range of motion - outlining what surgery entails, including risks and benefits