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Patient Information Leaflets
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Acute Medical Unit / Higher Monitoring Unit
What to expect if you or your relative is admitted to either Acute Medical Unit (AMU) or Higher Monitoring Unit (HMU)
Read moreAdvice following a high INR reading (Adults)
Explains what possible symptoms of a high INR level you should look out for once you leave hospital, and what steps to take if you experience any of them
Read moreAntibiotics
Answers any questions you may have about why you have been prescribed antibiotics
Read moreAre we expecting you? Emergency Department (A&E) advice
Information for ‘expected’ patients visiting the Emergency Department (A&E) - explains what that means and what happens next
Read moreAssessment in the Virtual Fracture Clinic
Explains how Virtual Fracture Clinic appointments work
Read moreAsthma - my plan (children)
A record of your child's asthma medication and what to do if they have an asthma attack
Read moreBaker's Cyst
Explains how symptoms can be managed and / or treated for a Baker’s cyst? Also called a popliteal cyst, it is a fluid-filled swelling that can develop behind the knee.
Read moreBasic life support for babies
For parents who have received training in basic life support by hospital or community staff
Read moreBasic life support for children
Information for parents who have received training in basic life support by hospital or community staff
Read moreBroken bones in children
Aims to answer some of the most frequently asked questions when a child has a broken a bone – also called fractures
Read moreBronchiolitis in children
Explains what the condition is, how the infection is treated and gives you some helpful suggestions to aid your child’s recovery at home
Read moreChest wall injury
Gives advice and guidance to patients with fractured (broken) ribs, fractured sternum (breastbone) and chest wall bruising
Read moreChickenpox and shingles in children
For parents and carers of children with chickenpox or shingles - explains what the condition is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Read moreChild Protection - Why a medical examination has been requested
Explains what happens when the local social care team is involved in a child protection medical examination
Read moreChild Protection - Why we follow a child protection process
Explains why we follow a child protection process if we are concerned for a child or young person when they come into hospital with an unexplained injury, or one which is unlikely to have happened accidentally
Read moreConjunctival foreign body
How to care for your eye at home now that the foreign body has been removed in A&E
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