Patient Information Leaflets
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Delorme surgery for rectal prolapse
Explains what will happen when you come to the hospital for an operation on your back passage
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 moreDenosumab (Prolia) drug treatment for osteoporosis
Explains Denosumab treatment for osteoporosis, including how it works, how to take it and risks and benefits
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 moreDermatology Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU)
What the Dermatology Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU) service is and how it can help you manage your condition
Read moreDescemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery
Tells you what to expect if you have DMEK surgery – an operation on the cornea of the eye – along with its risks and potential benefits
Read moreDescemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) surgery
Explains what DSEK (corneal graft surgery) entails
Read moreDesensitisation techniques for hypersensitivity (hand)
Techniques to manage hypersensitivity discomfort following a hand injury or surgery
Read moreDEXA scan
Why you may need a scan used to diagnose or assess a person’s risk of osteoporosis
Read moreDiabetes and pregnancy planning
If you have diabetes, and you are thinking about having a baby, then this information is for you. If you have diabetes and do not plan to have a baby just yet, it is still important that you have this information for the future.
Read moreDiabetes care in pregnancy: Type 1 and Type 2
If you are pregnant and have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes this leaflet aims to outline the care offered at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Read moreDiabetes screening in Maternity
You have been given this leaflet as you have been identified as being at risk from gestational diabetes. It explains how we diagnose this condition.
Read moreDiabetic macular oedema (DMO)
Explains what DMO is and how it is treated, including the risks and benefits
Read moreDiabetic retinopathy and normal vaginal delivery
This statement from the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust’s Department of Ophthalmology (Eye Department) relates to diabetic retinopathy and vaginal birth.
Read moreDiagnostic and therapeutic pleural (lung) aspiration
For patients who are to undergo a diagnostic or therapeutic pleural aspiration - removal of fluid from around the lung
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