300 kcal boosters
Dietary advice for those who have lost weight, are underweight, or who are trying to gain or maintain their weight
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Patient Information Leaflets
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Advice to help maintain good nutrition
Simple changes you could try to help improve your eating and drinking
Read moreBladder and bowel leakage prevention exercises (Elderly Care)
Explains simple exercises you can do to help improve incontinence - leakage of urine (wee) or stool (poo)
Read moreBladder and bowel problems in people with dementia - tips to manage
Advice for relatives and carers of people with dementia - explains some of the things you can do to help manage bladder and bowel problems in people with dementia
Read moreBladder care - How to look after your bladder (Elderly Care)
Information on general bladder care and tips for keeping it working normally
Read moreBladder diary (Elderly Care)
To help you with your current symptoms, your physiotherapist needs to understand how your bladder is current working - please fill in the attached bladder diary for two days
Read moreBone health and osteoporosis
Explains importance of looking out for signs of weakened bones due to osteoporosis - and how to self-refer to The Fracture Liaison Service
Read moreBone health and osteoporosis
Explains importance of looking out for signs of weakened bones due to osteoporosis - and how to self-refer to The Fracture Liaison Service
Read moreBowel care - How can I look after my bowel (Elderly Care)
Tips on how to look after your bowel and keep it working normally
Read moreCare Crew
Explains the role of the Care Crew on the Elderly Care wards at the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Read moreCare planning when patients are unable to make decisions for themselves
Information for older people and their relatives and carers - to accompany “No decision about me without me” Advance Care Planning
Read moreCriteria-Led Discharge
Explains what ‘criteria-led discharge’ involves - meeting specific personalised goals prior to you leaving hospital
Read moreDelirium (Elderly Care)
Explains why some patients may experience acute confusion while they are in hospital, what the symptoms are and how it may be treated
Read moreDementia and incontinence - quick guide
Quick look at things you can do to help manage bladder and bowel symptoms in patients with dementia
Read moreDementia: Understanding behavioural and psychological symptoms - a guide for carers
Information for relatives and carers of people with dementia explaining some of the distressing symptoms they may develop and what we, and you, can do to help
Read moreDeprivation of Liberty Safeguarding (DoLS)
DoLS protects people aged 18 years and over who lack mental capacity or are not able to make a decision about their care or treatment.
Read moreEating well in hospital
Advice to support you during your stay in hospital and tips on improving appetite and food intake
Read moreElderly Care Surgical Liaison Service
Explains how the Surgical Liaison Service can help you or your relative to best prepare for an operation
Read moreEmmer Green Hip Fracture Unit discharge
Outlines the discharge procedure for patients on Emmer Green Hip Fracture Unit
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