Anaesthesia and sedation information for children, parents and carers [Royal College of Anaesthetists]

Attending a child health outpatient appointment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Attending a child health outpatient appointment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [LARGE PRINT]

CHAT (children's home acute team)

CHAT (children's home acute team) [LARGE PRINT]

Children's services in Basingstoke and Winchester (POSCU)

Children's services in Basingstoke and Winchester (POSCU) [LARGE PRINT]

Circumcision (boys 0 to 12)

Circumcision (boys 0 to 12) [LARGE PRINT]

Circumcision (boys 12 to 17)

Circumcision (boys 12 to 17) [LARGE PRINT]

COVID-19 tests before your child's planned procedure

COVID-19 tests before your child's planned procedure [LARGE PRINT]

Ear surgery for cholesteatoma

Ear surgery for cholesteatoma [LARGE PRINT]

Encopresis in children

Encopresis in children [LARGE PRINT]

Endoscopic sinus surgery

Endoscopic sinus surgery [LARGE PRINT]

Grommets to treat glue ear

Grommets to treat glue ear [LARGE PRINT]

Guide to type 1 diabetes

Guide to type 1 diabetes [LARGE PRINT]

Health play specialists

Health play specialists [LARGE PRINT]

Hernia repair

Hernia repair [LARGE PRINT]

Hydrocele repair

Hydrocele repair [LARGE PRINT]

I am not happy with my care [EASY READ]

Microlaryngoscopy and bronchoscopy

Microlaryngoscopy and bronchoscopy [LARGE PRINT]

Myringoplasty

Myringoplasty [LARGE PRINT]

My day case operation [Easy Read booklet for children from Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust]

Nasal surgery

Nasal surgery [LARGE PRINT]

Orchidopexy

Orchidopexy [LARGE PRINT]

Pinnaplasty

Pinnaplasty [LARGE PRINT]

Physiotherapy for children with chest infections

Physiotherapy for children with chest infections [LARGE PRINT]

Play preparation for your child's MRI scan

Play preparation for your child's MRI scan [LARGE PRINT]

Pre-auricular sinus surgery

Pre-auricular sinus surgery [LARGE PRINT]

Septoplasty

Septoplasty [LARGE PRINT]

Sistrunks procedure

Sistrunks procedure [LARGE PRINT]

Sleep and your child

Sleep and your child [LARGE PRINT]

Special school nursing team

Special school nursing team [LARGE PRINT]

Surgery to repair nasal fractures

Surgery to repair nasal fractures [LARGE PRINT]

Toenail surgery

Toenail surgery [LARGE PRINT]

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy [LARGE PRINT]

Umbilical granuloma

Umbilical granuloma [LARGE PRINT]

Viral-induced wheeze

Viral-induced wheeze [LARGE PRINT]

Visual guide to weaning home oxygen in infants under one year of age (supplement to 'Weaning your baby off oxygen at home')

Weaning your baby off oxygen at home

Weaning your baby off oxygen at home [LARGE PRINT]

Your child's admission to hospital for surgery

Your child's admission to hospital for surgery [LARGE PRINT]

Your child's eye drops

Your child's eye drops [LARGE PRINT]

Your child's dental surgery under general anaesthetic

Your child's dental surgery under general anaesthetic [LARGE PRINT]

Your child's lumbar puncture

Your child's lumbar puncture [LARGE PRINT]

Your child's MRI scan under general anaesthetic

Your child's MRI scan under general anaesthetic [LARGE PRINT]

Your child's oral surgery

Your child's oral surgery [LARGE PRINT]

Your hospital treatment - information for teenage boys

Your hospital treatment - information for teenage boys [LARGE PRINT]

Your hospital treatment - information for teenage girls

Your hospital treatment - information for teenage girls [LARGE PRINT]

Allergies and intolerances

Lactose free diet

Lactose free diet [LARGE PRINT]

Bone health - adults

Calcium and vitamin D

Calcium and vitamin D [LARGE PRINT]

Cancer - adults

Coping with a dry mouth (short version)

Coping with a dry mouth (short version) [LARGE PRINT]

Coping with a sore mouth or throat (short version)

Coping with a sore mouth or throat (short version) [LARGE PRINT]

Coping with being too tired to cook (short version)

Coping with being too tired to cook (short version) [LARGE PRINT]

Coping with constipation (short version) 

Coping with constipation (short version) [LARGE PRINT]

Coping with diarrhoea (short version)

Coping with diarrhoea (short version) [LARGE PRINT]

Coping with feeling full quickly (short version) 

Coping with feeling full quickly (short version) [LARGE PRINT]

Coping with indigestion and heartburn (short version)

Coping with indigestion and heartburn (short version) [LARGE PRINT]

Coping with nausea and vomiting

Coping with nausea and vomiting [LARGE PRINT]

Coping with taste changes

Coping with taste changes [LARGE PRINT]

Coping with wind

Coping with wind [LARGE PRINT]

Eat well during cancer [World Cancer Research]

Eating problems [Macmillan Cancer Support]

Food safety guidelines for neutropenic patients

Food safety guidelines for neutropenic patients [LARGE PRINT]

Food safety guidelines for patients receiving chemotherapy

Food safety guidelines for patients receiving chemotherapy [LARGE PRINT]

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle [Macmillan Cancer Support]

Mouth problems [Macmillan Cancer Support]

Child health

Calcium

Calcium and vitamin D for children following a dairy-free diet

Calcium and vitamin D for children following a dairy-free diet [LARGE PRINT]

Dairy-free breastfeeding

Dairy-free weaning

Fibre in your child's diet

Healthy eating and children

Healthy weight management for children from five years of age

Healthy weight management for children from five years of age [LARGE PRINT]

Introducing high energy solids

Iron

Milk challenge

Recipes for children with food allergies

Recipes for children with food allergies [LARGE PRINT]

Toddler food refusal

Vitamin D

COVID-19 (coronavirus)

Advice for COVID-19 recovery

Eating well

Taste and smell changes

Diabetes

Diet and gestational diabetes

Diet and gestational diabetes [LARGE PRINT]

Eating well during your hospital stay

Eating well during your hospital stay [LARGE PRINT]

Difficulty swallowing - adults

Easy chew diet (IDDSI level 7)

Easy chew diet (IDDSI level 7) [EASY READ]

Minced and moist diet (IDDSI level 5) 

Minced and moist diet (IDDSI level 5) [LARGE PRINT]

Pureed diet (IDDSI level 4)

Pureed diet (IDDSI level 4) [LARGE PRINT]

Soft and bite-sized diet (IDDSI level 6)

Soft and bite-sized diet (IDDSI level 6) [LARGE PRINT]

Gastroenterology - adults

Coeliac disease

Bone health for people with coeliac disease

Bone health for people with coeliac disease [LARGE PRINT]

Guide to a gluten-free communion

Guide to a gluten-free communion [LARGE PRINT]

Guide to a gluten-free communion for clergy with coeliac disease

Guide to a gluten-free communion for clergy with coeliac disease [LARGE PRINT]

Iron rich foods for a gluten-free diet

General

Dietary advice for people with diverticular disease

Dietary advice for people with diverticular disease [LARGE PRINT]

Dietary advice for the management of gallstones and cholecystitis

Dietary advice for the management of gallstones and cholecystitis [LARGE PRINT]

Food safety guidelines for immunocompromised patients

Food safety guidelines for immunocompromised patients [LARGE PRINT]

High protein and low salt diet for liver disease

High protein and low salt diet for liver disease [LARGE PRINT]

Low fibre diet

Low fibre diet [LARGE PRINT]

Preventing weight loss

Eating well to prevent weight loss

Eating well to prevent weight loss [LARGE PRINT]

Nourishing drinks

Nourishing snacks

Nourishing snacks [LARGE PRINT]

Nutrition support

General

Dietary advice to help reduce high blood pressure 

Dietary advice to help reduce high blood pressure [LARGE PRINT]

Dietary advice to prevent and slow down frailty

Dietary advice to prevent and slow down frailty [LARGE PRINT]

Patient initiated follow-up

Patient initiated follow-up [LARGE PRINT]

Tips for a healthy lifestyle

Tips for a healthy lifestyle [LARGE PRINT]

Women's health

Diet and gestational diabetes

Diet and gestational diabetes [LARGE PRINT]

Dietary advice for polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

Dietary advice for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) [LARGE PRINT]

5th metacarpal fracture (hand)

5th metacarpal fracture (hand) [LARGE PRINT]

5th metatarsal fracture (foot)

Abdominal pain in adults

Abdominal pain in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

AC (acromioclavicular) joint injury

Acute back pain

Alternative healthcare providers

Animal and human bites

Ankle injury

Ankle injury [LARGE PRINT]

Application of an arm sling

Assess your own fitness to drive after an injury

Back injury exercise programme

Big toe fracture

Bleeding in early pregnancy

Bronchiolitis in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Burns in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Cellulitis in adults

Cellulitis in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Chest injury

Clavicle (collar bone) fractures in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Conjunctivitis in adults

Conjunctivitis in adults [LARGE PRINT]

Conjunctivitis in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Corneal abrasion

Corneal abrasion [LARGE PRINT]

Croup in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Crying babies (Wessex Healthier Together)

Diarrhoea and vomiting in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Dislocated shoulder

Dislocated shoulder [LARGE PRINT]

Distal radius buckle fracture in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Earache in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Elbow injury exercise programme

Emergency dental service

Febrile convulsion (seizures) in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

First fit (adults)

Fits (seizures) in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Fractured clavicle (collarbone)

Going home after having sedation (adult)

Going home after having sedation (adult) [LARGE PRINT]

Gout

Hamstring injury

Head injuries in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Head injury discharge advice for people over 12 years

High intensity use (HIU) service

High intensity use (HIU) service [LARGE PRINT]

Hip injury exercise programme

How to apply a high arm sling

How to apply your eye drops or ointment

How to use frames and supports

How to use frames and supports [LARGE PRINT]

How to use walking sticks

How to use walking sticks [LARGE PRINT]

It's okay to not be okay

It's okay to not be okay [LARGE PRINT]

Knee injury exercise programme

Knee injury exercise programme [LARGE PRINT]

Limping in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Looking after your plaster cast at home

Lymphadenopathy in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Mallet finger

Mallet finger [LARGE PRINT]

Minor ankle fracture discharge advice

Minor ankle fracture discharge advice [LARGE PRINT]

Neck injury exercise programme

Neck injury exercise programme [LARGE PRINT]

Neighbour strapping (injured fingers and toes)

Neighbour strapping (injured fingers and toes) [LARGE PRINT]

Nosebleeds (epistaxis)

Nosebleeds (epistaxis) [LARGE PRINT]

Pain relief advice for adults

Pain relief advice for adults [LARGE PRINT]

Pain relief advice for children

Pain relief advice for children [LARGE PRINT]

Parents of children seen in the emergency department

Parents of children seen in the emergency department [LARGE PRINT]

Pre-tibial lacerations

Pre-tibial lacerations [LARGE PRINT]

Pulled elbow in children 

Quadriceps injury exercise programme

Quadriceps injury exercise programme [LARGE PRINT]

Radial head fracture

Radial head fracture [LARGE PRINT]

Reducing your risk of developing a blood clot in a lower leg splint or cast

Reducing your risk of developing a blood clot in a lower leg splint or cast [LARGE PRINT]

Rhinosinusitis (persistent runny nose) in children (Wessex Healthier Together)

Sciatica exercise programme

Sciatica exercise programme [LARGE PRINT]

Sepsis in adults

Sepsis in adults [LARGE PRINT]

Sexual health services

Sexual health services [LARGE PRINT]

Shoulder injury exercise programme

Shoulder injury exercise programme [LARGE PRINT]

Soft tissue injury

Soft tissue injury [LARGE PRINT]

Sports concussion - return to play guidelines

Sports concussion - return to play guidelines [LARGE PRINT]

Suspected broken nose

Suspected broken nose [LARGE PRINT]

Suspected scaphoid fracture

Suspected scaphoid fracture [LARGE PRINT]

Taking your child home after sedation 

Taking your child home after sedation [LARGE PRINT]

Tick bites and Lyme disease

Tick bites and Lyme disease [LARGE PRINT]

Trauma triage clinic

Trauma triage clinic [LARGE PRINT]

Using a collar and cuff sling

Using a collar and cuff sling [LARGE PRINT]

Using crutches 

Using crutches [LARGE PRINT]

Wound closure

Wound closure [LARGE PRINT]

Wrist and hand injury advice programme

Wrist and hand injury advice programme [LARGE PRINT]

Your admission to the acute assessment unit (AAU), Basingstoke

Your admission to the acute assessment unit (AAU), Basingstoke [LARGE PRINT]

Your admission to the ambulatory emergency care (AEC) unit, Winchester

Your admission to the ambulatory emergency care (AEC) unit, Winchester [LARGE PRINT] 

Your appointment at the same day emergency care (SDEC) unit, Winchester

Your appointment at the same day emergency care (SDEC) unit, Winchester [LARGE PRINT]

Your child's pulled elbow injury

Your child's pulled elbow injury [LARGE PRINT]

72 hour (three day) fast to test insulin levels

72 hour (three day) fast to test insulin levels [LARGE PRINT]

Cortisol day curve test for Cushing's Syndrome

Cortisol day curve test for Cushing's Syndrome [LARGE PRINT]

Glucagon test

Glucagon test [LARGE PRINT]

Insulin stress test

Insulin stress test [LARGE PRINT]

LHRH test

LHRH test [LARGE PRINT]

NHS steroid emergency card for non-oral steroid treatment

NHS steroid emergency card for non-oral steroid treatment [LARGE PRINT]

NHS steroid emergency card for regular long-term oral steroid treatment

NHS steroid emergency card for regular long-term oral steroid treatment [LARGE PRINT]

NHS steroid emergency card for short courses of steroid treatment 

NHS steroid emergency card for short courses of steroid treatment [LARGE PRINT]

NHS steroid emergency card for steroid treatment within the last 12 months

NHS steroid emergency card for steroid treatment within the last 12 months [LARGE PRINT]

Overnight Dexamethasone suppression test

Overnight Dexamethasone suppression test [LARGE PRINT]

Plasma metanephrine test

Plasma metanephrine test [LARGE PRINT]

Prolonged oral glucose tolerance test

Prolonged oral glucose tolerance test [LARGE PRINT]

Saline suppression test

Saline suppression test [LARGE PRINT]

Short synacthen test

Short synacthen test [LARGE PRINT]

Two hour oral glucose test to measure growth hormone excess (acromegaly)

Two hour oral glucose test to measure growth hormone excess (acromegaly) [LARGE PRINT]

Water deprivation test

Water deprivation test [LARGE PRINT]

Bowel preparation with Klean-Prep

Bowel preparation with Klean-Prep [LARGE PRINT]

Bowel preparation with Moviprep for morning appointments

Bowel preparation with Moviprep for morning appointments [LARGE PRINT]

Bowel preparation with Moviprep for afternoon appointments

Bowel preparation with Moviprep for afternoon appointments [LARGE PRINT]

Bowel preparation with Picolax for morning appointments

Bowel preparation with Picolax for morning appointments [LARGE PRINT]

Bowel preparation with Picolax for afternoon appointments

Bowel preparation with Picolax for afternoon appointments [LARGE PRINT]

Bowel preparation with Plenvu for morning appointments

Bowel preparation with Plenvu for morning appointments [LARGE PRINT]

Bowel preparation with Plenvu for afternoon appointments

Bowel preparation with Plenvu for afternoon appointments [LARGE PRINT]

Capsule endoscopy

Capsule endoscopy [LARGE PRINT]

Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy [LARGE PRINT]

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) [LARGE PRINT]

Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP)

Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) [LARGE PRINT]

Flexible sigmoidoscopy

Flexible sigmoidoscopy [LARGE PRINT]

Gastroscopy (OGD)

Gastroscopy (OGD) [LARGE PRINT]

Gastroscopy (OGD) and colonoscopy

Gastroscopy (OGD) and colonoscopy [LARGE PRINT]

Oesophageal manometry test

Oesophageal manometry test [LARGE PRINT]

Oesophageal manometry test and 24 hour pH monitoring

Oesophageal manometry test and 24 hour pH monitoring [LARGE PRINT]

Preparing for your endoscopic procedure - additional information for people with diabetes

Preparing for your endoscopic procedure  - additional information for people with diabetes [LARGE PRINT]

Gynaecology

After your cervical biopsy

After your cervical biopsy [LARGE PRINT]

Cauterisation of the cervix

Cauterisation of the cervix [LARGE PRINT]

Having a loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ)

Having a loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ) [LARGE PRINT]

How to exercise your pelvic floor muscles

How to exercise your pelvic floor muscles [LARGE PRINT]

Inserting misoprostol using a tampon

Inserting misoprostol using a tampon [LARGE PRINT]

Mirena coil (IUD)

Miscarriage advice and management

Miscarriage advice and management [LARGE PRINT]

Outpatient hysteroscopy

Outpatient hysteroscopy [LARGE PRINT]

Surgery for severe endometriosis

Surgery for severe endometriosis [LARGE PRINT]

Surgical management of miscarriage under local anaesthesia

Surgical management of miscarriage under local anaesthesia [LARGE PRINT]

Your appointment at the colposcopy clinic

Your appointment at the colposcopy clinic [LARGE PRINT]

Gynae oncology

Supported self-management 

Supported self-management [LARGE PRINT]

Urogynaecology

British Society of Urogynaecology [patient information leaflets]

How to exercise your pelvic floor muscles

How to exercise your pelvic floor muscles [LARGE PRINT]

Retraining your bladder

Retraining your bladder [LARGE PRINT]

Welcome to the SPEAR (specialist pelvic floor education for autonomous resolution) clinic

Welcome to the SPEAR (specialist pelvic floor education for autonomous resolution) clinic [LARGE PRINT]

Your appointment at the urodynamics clinic

Your appointment at the urodynamics clinic [LARGE PRINT]

 

After the birth of your baby

After the birth of your baby [LARGE PRINT]

Attending a maternity outpatient appointment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Attending a maternity outpatient appointment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [LARGE PRINT]

Diet and gestational diabetes

Diet and gestational diabetes [LARGE PRINT]

Having a community birth (Blossom and Bloom)

Having a community birth (Blossom and Bloom) [LARGE PRINT]

How to exercise your pelvic floor muscles

How to exercise your pelvic floor muscles [LARGE PRINT]

Induction of labour

Induction of labour [LARGE PRINT]

Jaundice in newborn babies

Jaundice in newborn babies [LARGE PRINT]

Management of gestational diabetes

Management of gestational diabetes [LARGE PRINT]

Maternity care for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) women

Maternity care for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) women [LARGE PRINT]

Maternity visiting arrangements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Maternity visiting arrangements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [LARGE PRINT]

Monitoring your baby in pregnancy and labour

Monitoring your baby in pregnancy and labour [LARGE PRINT]

Pain relief during labour

Pain relief during labour [LARGE PRINT]

Planned caesarean section

Planned caesarean section [LARGE PRINT]

Planned caesarean section (enhanced recovery pathway)

Planned caesarean section (enhanced recovery pathway) [LARGE PRINT]

Postnatal care: information for parents who live within the Reading catchment area

Postnatal care: information for parents who live within the Reading catchment area [LARGE PRINT]

Pulse oximetry screening for newborns

Pulse oximetry screening for newborns [LARGE PRINT]

Self-administration of medicines

Self-administration of medicines [LARGE PRINT]

Vitamin K for newborn babies

Vitamin K for newborn babies [LARGE PRINT]

Your guide to expressing and collecting your first milk (colostrum)

Your guide to expressing and collecting your first milk (colostrum) [LARGE PRINT]

Accommodative rock exercises

Accommodative rock exercises [LARGE PRINT]

Atropine eye drops before your child's glasses test

Atropine eye drops before your child's glasses test [LARGE PRINT] 

Chalazion

Chalazion [LARGE PRINT]

Cyclopentolate eye drops before your child's glasses test

Cyclopentolate eye drops before your child's glasses test [LARGE PRINT]

Entropion and ectropion lower eyelid surgery (Winchester)

Entropion and ectropion lower eyelid surgery (Winchester) [LARGE PRINT]

Fundus fluorescein angiography

Fundus fluorescein angiography [LARGE PRINT]

Glasses for children

Glasses for children [LARGE PRINT]

Intravitreal injections

Intravitreal injections [LARGE PRINT]

Laser capsulotomy to treat capsule thickening

Low vision services

Low vision services [LARGE PRINT]

Macular laser treatment

Macular laser treatment [LARGE PRINT]

Nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children

Nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children [LARGE PRINT]

Orthoptic exercises - distance E

Orthoptic exercises - distance E [LARGE PRINT]

Orthoptic exercises - near X

Orthoptic exercises - near X [LARGE PRINT]

Patching treatment

Patching treatment [LARGE PRINT]

Squint surgery

Squint surgery [LARGE PRINT]

Upper eyelid blepharoplasty surgery (Winchester) 

Upper eyelid blepharoplasty surgery (Winchester) [LARGE PRINT]

Upper eyelid ptosis surgery (Winchester)

Upper eyelid ptosis surgery (Winchester) [LARGE PRINT]

Visual stress and coloured overlays: information for teachers

Visual stress and coloured overlays: information for teachers [LARGE PRINT]

YAG laser capsulotomy

YAG laser capsulotomy [LARGE PRINT]

Your cataract operation 

Your cataract operation [LARGE PRINT]

Recovering from COVID-19

Recovering from COVID-19 [LARGE PRINT]

Occupational therapy

Equipment for people with arthritis of the hand

Occupational therapy clinic appointment

Physiotherapy

Hallux valgus (bunion) exercises after surgery

How to exercise your pelvic floor muscles

How to exercise your pelvic floor muscles [LARGE PRINT]

Retraining your bladder

Retraining your bladder [LARGE PRINT]

Your referral to the women's health physiotherapy team 

Your referral to the women's health physiotherapy team [LARGE PRINT]

Speech and language therapy

Easy chew diet (IDDSI level 7) 

Easy chew diet (IDDSI level 7) [LARGE PRINT]

Eating and drinking at risk

Eating and drinking at risk [LARGE PRINT]

Eating and drinking in dementia

Eating and drinking in dementia [LARGE PRINT]

Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES)

Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) [LARGE PRINT]

Minced and moist diet (IDDSI level 5)

Minced and moist diet (IDDSI level 5) [LARGE PRINT] 

Pureed diet (IDDSI level 4)

Pureed diet (IDDSI level 4) [LARGE PRINT]

Soft and bite-sized diet (IDDSI level 6)

Soft and bite-sized diet (IDDSI level 6) [LARGE PRINT]

Soft and bite-sized diet (IDDSI level 6) [EASY READ]

Videofluoroscopy (VFS)

Videofluoroscopy (VFS) [LARGE PRINT]

Voice care

Voice care [LARGE PRINT]

Voice therapy groups for people with Parkinson's disease

Voice therapy groups for people with Parkinson's disease [LARGE PRINT]

Your telehealth appointment

Your telehealth appointment [LARGE PRINT]