Use of restraint mitts and freedom splints in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Explains how and why patients may wear restraint mitts and freedom splints in ICU.
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Patient Information Leaflets
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Useful Apps for cancer patients
A list of apps, from external organisation, that you and your family may find helpful
Read moreUseful contact numbers
This leaflet is for pregnant women, partners and new parents, to access for support during or after pregnancy.
Read moreUseful 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 to read during 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 Betamethasone 500 microgram soluble tablets (as a mouthwash)
British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine information on using Betamethasone as a mouthwash to reduce pain, redness and swelling in the mouth.
Read moreUsing Fluticasone Propionate 400 microgram nasal drops (as a mouthwash)
British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine information on using Fluticasone Propionate nose drops as a mouthwash to help reduce pain, redness and swelling in the mouth
Read moreUsing Prednisolone 5 mg soluble tablets (used as a mouthwash)
British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine info on using Prednisolone as a mouthwash for reducing pain, redness and swelling in the mouth
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 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)
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