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Average wait to be seen by a clinician
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Average time in the department
Patient Information Leaflets
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Sick Day Rules for children with adrenal insufficiency
Guidance on what to do if your child with adrenal insufficiency is unwell
Read moreSick Day Rules for children with diabetes an a 2 or 3 times daily insulin regime
Outlines ‘Sick Day Rules’ for children with diabetes who are on two or three times daily insulin regimes and their family
Read moreSick Day Rules for children with diabetes an a basal bolus regime
Outlines ‘Sick Day Rules’ for children with diabetes who are on basal bolus regime and their family
Read moreSick Day Rules for children with diabetes on an insulin pumps
Outlines ‘Sick Day Rules’ for children with diabetes who are on insulin pumps and their family
Read moreSide-lying manoeuvre for BPPV
Explains treatment a condition called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and what you can expect
Read moreSigmoid colectomy
What happens in an operation to remove the sigmoid colon, which lies on the left side of your abdominal cavity (tummy)
Read moreSilent reflux
Advice and treatment options for a condition where stomach acid rises into the back of your throat, affecting the throat lining and the voice box
Read moreSinding-Larsen Johansson condition
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about Sinding-Larsen Johansson Condition - which causes knee pain in children before or around the teenage years (ages 10-15)
Read moreSingle-sided deafness management
Dealing with hearing loss in one ear - advice and information about hearing aids
Read moreSkin care following high dose interventional CT procedures
Outlines how high dose interventional CT procedures using can affect your skin and gives advice on how to take care of it
Read moreSkin care following high dose interventional fluoroscopy procedures
Outlines how high dose interventional fluoroscopy procedures using can affect your skin and gives advice on how to take care of it
Read moreSkin to skin contact
This leaflet explains the benefits of early and ongoing skin-to-skin contact, and how to do it safely.
Read moreSkin tunnelled catheter (Hickman) insertion and removal
Information to help you understand what a skin tunnelled catheter is, why they are used and what is involved when you have one placed and removed
Read moreSlapped cheek disease (children)
Advice to help you care for your child at home if he/she has slapped cheek disease.
Read moreSleep deprivation for ABR hearing testing
Advice for parents/carers prior to a test of your child’s hearing while they are asleep, using melatonin
Read moreSleep hygiene for patients following a stroke or traumatic brain injury
For patients who have had a stroke or brain injury, their family or carers with advice on promoting good sleep hygiene in hospital and at home
Read moreSleeve gastrectomy surgery
Outlines what happens during sleeve gastrectomy surgery – an operation to reduce the size of the stomach
Read moreSmoking Cessation - Support to stop smoking
Explains how we can help if you smoke or vape tobacco and are admitted to a ward in the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
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