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Relaxing your pelvic floor muscles: Physio advice
This leaflet gives advice and exercises to help you contract and relax your pelvic floor muscles
Read moreRemifentanil patient controlled analgesia (PCA)
This leaflet is for pregnant women who would like an alternative form of pain relief to an epidural. If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to your midwife or doctor.
Read moreRemoving your child's cannula
Instructions explain how to safely remove a cannula used to give your child medication or fluids
Read moreRemoving your child's K-wires in the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department
Uutlines what to expect when you attend the Orthopaedic Outpatient (Fracture) Clinic to have your child’s “K” wires removed
Read moreRenal denervation for hypertension
Explains how renal denervation (RDN) is used as add-on treatment for the management of resistant hypertension (high blood pressure)
Read moreRenal Remote Monitoring
Explains how Renal Remote Monitoring can help you manage your kidney condition
Read moreRenogram scan as an outpatient
A scan of your kidneys to see how well each kidney is working, and whether urine from the kidneys passes down into the bladder without obstruction
Read moreRenogram scan for children
A nuclear medicine scan of the kidneys to see how well each kidney is working, and whether urine passes from the kidneys down to the bladder without obstruction
Read moreRequesting same sex health care professionals
This leaflet outlines the Trust’s response to requests for treatment by a member of the patient’s own gender.
Read moreRespiratory Physiotherapy Team
Explains who the Respiratory Physiotherapists are and how they can help you
Read moreRetained placenta: Manual removal
This leaflet explains what is meant by a retained placenta, what it means for you, and how it affects your care after giving birth.
Read moreRetained Placenta: Previous manual removal
This leaflet is for anyone who has experienced a retained placenta which needed an operation following birth and is now pregnant again. We will talk about the possibility of it happening again and your birth choices.
Read moreRetinal detachment surgery
Explains what retinal detachment is and what treatment is available
Read moreRetinal detachment surgery with posturing required
Advice on posturing after surgery for patients who have undergone retinal surgery
Read moreRetinal vein occlusion (RVO)
Explains what RVO is and how it is treated, including the risks and benefits
Read moreReturn of tissue in formaldehyde
Advice about handling tissue that has been preserved in formaldehyde.
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