Admission to the Children's Trauma Orthopaedic Unit
Useful information and advice for parents and carers of young patients coming in for emergency surgery under the care of the Orthopaedic Department
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People
Number of people in A&E department
1:27
Hours
Average wait to be seen by a clinician
2:13
Hours
Average time in the department
Patient Information Leaflets
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Bronchiolitis 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 moreCaring for your child after a general anaesthetic
Advice to make you feel more confident in caring for your child when they leave hospital following a procedure under a general anaesthetic
Read moreChemotherapy for children and young people
Explains what chemotherapy is to help you understand what will happen to you when you come into hospital.
Read moreDolphin and Lion Ward welcome
Information for parents and carers of children coming into hospital for tests or an operation or procedure
Read moreEating disorder / food refusal: what to expect when a child is admitted to Lion and Dolphin Ward
Explains the process when your child is admitted to hospital because of an eating disorder
Read moreFebrile convulsions in children
Information for parents / carers of children fitting due to a raised temperature - explains what a febrile convulsion is, how it is treated and any likely after effects
Read moreGastroenteritis in children
Explains what the condition is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Read moreHypoglycaemia and ketotic hypoglycaemia
Explains what hypoglycaemia and ketotic hypoglycaemia are, what causes them, symptoms to look out for and gives feeding guidelines to manage a hypoglycaemic episode (low blood sugar)
Read moreImmune thrombocytopenic purpura (children)
Explains what ITP is, how it may affect your child and how it is managed
Read moreInfective endocarditis in children
Explains what infective endocarditis is, how it can be prevented and how it is treated / managed
Read moreIngrowing toenail surgery (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you/ your child may have about their operation
Read moreJuvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Information for children, young people and their parents and carers on Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), how it can affect you and what treatments and monitoring are available
Read moreK-wire removal under general anaesthetic
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their operation to remove K-wires used to control fractures
Read moreKnee arthroscopy for children
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their knee operation
Read moreLion Ward - information for parent and carers of children with cancer
Information specific to Lion Oncology Ward at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Read moreMelatonin for sleep problems in children
Explains how melatonin can be used for children experiencing problems with sleep, when other methods have failed
Read moreMethotrexate for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Explains about a drug called Methotrexate, used to treat Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Read moreNasogastric tube feeding guide (children on the ward)
Explains what an NGT is and how to insert one and look after it. The doctor / nurse will do this initially but if you are comfortable doing it, they will teach you how to do this at home for as long as your child needs it
Read morePaediatric clinical psychology
This leaflet is for children, young people and their families to tell them about the Paediatric Clinical Psychology service at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
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