Useful contact numbers
This leaflet is for pregnant women, partners and new parents, to access for support during or after pregnancy.
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Useful contacts after leaving hospital (Occupational Therapy)
Contact details for resources, walking aids and support following discharge from hospital
Read moreUseful organisations and support groups for people with eye / sight conditions
Contact details for organisations and support groups (eyes)
Read moreUseful resources during pregnancy
Congratulations on your pregnancy! This information is a list of useful resources to help you develop a relationship with your baby and learn more about feeding and safe sleeping.
Read moreUsing the Milk Ladder to reintroduce milk and dairy (in children)
How to use the Milk Ladder to reintroduce milk and dairy to infants and children with a delayed cow’s milk allergy -known as a ‘non-IgE mediated’ milk allergy
Read moreUsing the telephone with hearing aids
Useful guide for learning how to use the telephone with your hearing aids
Read moreUsing vaginal dilators after pelvic radiotherapy
Guide to using vaginal dilators following pelvic radiotherapy
Read moreUterine artery embolisation (UAE) to treat obstetric haemorrhage
This information is about a procedure called uterine artery embolisation (UAE), which can be used to treat ongoing excessive bleeding from the uterus (womb) following birth. This leaflet may be given to you before or after the procedure to give you a better understanding of what has been done and why.
Read moreUterine fibroid embolisation aftercare advice
Advice following embolisation of uterine fibroids
Read moreUvulo-palato-pharyngoplasty (UPPP) aftercare advice
Advice for patients who have had UPPP (operation to help snoring). which involves trimming the soft palate and removal of uvula
Read moreVaccinations in pregnancy
This is a link to GOV.UK website where you can find information on the vaccinations recommended when you are pregnant. There are links to the information in various languages and formats which can be found by scrolling down the page.
Read moreVACU Alcohol detox
For patients who are discharged home following a stay in hospital with alcohol withdrawal
Read moreVACU Complex bone and joint infection
For patients who are discharged home following treatment for bone or joint infection and who require ongoing monitoring of symptoms and possible side effects of antibiotics
Read moreVACU complex urinary tract infection (UTI)
Information for patients discharged home following treatment for a complex urinary tract infection (UTI), who require ongoing monitoring of symptoms and possible side effects of antibiotics
Read moreVACU Coronavirus (Covid-19)
For patients who are discharged home following a stay in hospital with Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Read moreVACU Pneumonia
For patients discharged home following a diagnosis of pneumonia (chest infection) and who require ongoing monitoring of symptoms and possible side effects of antibiotics
Read moreVACU Pulmonary embolism
For patients who are discharged home following diagnosis of a pulmonary embolism - explains how you can monitor yourself at home
Read moreVACU Virtual Acute Care Unit
Information for patients who are discharged home from VACU following a diagnosis which requires further home monitoring. It explains how you can monitor yourself at home to make sure your body’s oxygen levels, heart rate, body temperature and blood pressure remain safe.
Read moreVacuum Assisted Biopsy (VAB) of the breast
VAB is the way in which we take larger sample of breast tissue by using the vacuum-assisted method guided by x-ray or ultrasound
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