Industrial action 27 June to 2 July 2024 - unless we contact you, please attend any appointments as planned.
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Patient Information Leaflets
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Uvulo-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
Advice following a general anaesthetic (ENT)
Gives you advice and information following treatment that required a general anaesthetic (i.e. you were asleep).
Dorrell Ward welcome
Explains the ward's routines and facilities
Epistaxis (nose bleed) advice after cautery
Gives advice on preventing further bleeds and what to do if you do get a nose bleed, following cautery (treatment with silver nitrate stick to stop bleeding)
Mastoid surgery
Information about ear operations which include combined approach tympanoplasty, modified radical mastoidectomy and cortical mastoidectomy
Myringoplasty (eardrum repair)
Explains surgery to repair a hole (perforation) in the eardrum
Myringotomy and grommet insertion aftercare advice
Advice following surgery to make a small cut in the eardrum to insert tiny tubes called grommets which act as a ventilation tube
Nasal douching (washing) advice
Explains how to clean out your nose using a nasal douche
Nasal sprays - How to use them
Instructions on how to use your steroid nasal sprays and saline washes
Nasal surgery (septorhinoplasty) aftercare advice
Advice following nasal surgery (septorhinoplasty)
Nasal surgery aftercare advice
Advice following functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), septoplasty, submucous resection of the septum, middle meatal antrostomy, reduction of inferior turbinates and nasal polypectomy
Nose drops - How to use them
Instructions for patients prescribed nose drops to treat or manage a condition
Parathyroidectomy
Explains what happens when you come to the hospital for a parathyroidectomy operation - a procedure in which one, or up to four, parathyroid glands are removed
Salivary gland / neck surgery aftercare advice
Aftercare advice following salivary gland / neck surgery including branchial cyst / neck node biopsy
Scopes aftercare advice
Aftercare advice following scopes (microlaryngoscopy, endoscopy / EUA of throat)
Stapedectomy (middle ear repair)
Explains an operation to remove part of the fixed stapes bone in the middle ear and replace it with a small teflon piston
Thyroidectomy (ENT)
Explains what happens during surgery to treat or explore an overactive thyroid gland, benign nodules or suspicion of cancerous cells in the thyroid gland
Thyroidectomy aftercare advice
Aftercare advice for patients who have had surgery to remove the whole or part of their thyroid
Tonsil surgery (adults)
Provides some background information about tonsil surgery in adults
Tonsillectomy aftercare advice
Advice following an operation to remove the tonsils (two structures at the back of the throat)