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Patient Information Leaflets
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Messy food play
Advice for parents and carers on introducing and progressing different textures for children with food issues
Metatarsus adductus (inward turning foot)
Answers some of the questions that you or your child may have about metatarsus adductus and its treatment
Methotrexate for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Explains about a drug called Methotrexate, used to treat Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Micturating cystogram (children)
Explains what happens during a micturating cystogram examination in the Radiology (X-ray) Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Mild hearing loss (children)
Tells you about what mild hearing loss means and what help is available
Modified Dunn's procedure for slipped upper femoral epiphysis in children
Answers some of the questions that you or your child may have about care once you are home following surgery
MRI or CT scan for children
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their scan.
MRSA and young children / babies
For parents /carers of babies admitted to the Neonatal Unit of the Royal Berkshire hospital - explains how we test for MRSA, and what happens if your baby is diagnosed with it
My baby: Getting ready to leave Buscot Ward
Our aim is to support and prepare you for taking your baby home.
Nasogastric tube feeding guide (children on the ward)
Explains what an NGT is and how to insert one and look after it. The doctor / nurse will do this initially but if you are comfortable doing it, they will teach you how to do this at home for as long as your child needs it
Neonatal physiotherapy - Why has my baby been referred?
Information for parents of babies born under 30 weeks who have been referred to the Neonatal Physiotherapy Service
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
Oral Food Challenge (OFC)
Explains what you need to know when your child is referred for an Oral Food Challenge (OFC)
Oral surgery (children)
Answers some of the questions that you/ your child may have about their mouth or dental operation
Orchidopexy (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you / your child may have about their operation to bring a testicle down into the scrotum
Otovent use
Explains an alternative treatment option for glue ear
Paediatric clinical psychology
This leaflet is for children, young people and their families to tell them about the Paediatric Clinical Psychology service at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Paediatric Doctor-Led Virtual Thyroid Clinic
What to expect at your / your child’s virtual thyroid clinic appointment
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.
Paediatric hearing aid information
For parents and carers of children who need a hearing aid