Colonoscopy for bowel cancer screening
Explains what is involved in a bowel screening colonoscopy and what the possible risks are
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Day Surgery Unit at West Berkshire Community Hospital
Answers the most frequently asked questions from patients coming to the West Berkshire Community Hospital for day surgery
Read moreDifferent ways to take the Combined Pill
Explains the different ways to take the combined contraceptive pill
Read moreDVT (deep vein thrombosis) ultrasound
DVT ultrasound (doppler or duplex) to find out whether or not there is a blood clot, called a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in one of the veins in the leg
Read moreEar, nose and throat (ENT) Outpatient appointments
Outlines what to expect during your first outpatient appointment
Read moreEndoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP) aftercare advice
Advice following an examination of your biliary and pancreatic system in the Endoscopy Unit
Read moreEndoscopic ultrasound (EUS) aftercare advice
Advice following an endoscopic ultrasound – an examination of your gullet and /or stomach
Read moreEndoscopic ultrasound (EUS) explained
What is involved and what the risks are of an endoscopic ultrasound scan (EUS) - an examination of your oesophagus (gullet), stomach and the first part of the small bowel
Read moreEndovenous ablation of varicose veins under general anaesthetic
Explains a treatment for varicose vein using heat to shrink and seal the damaged vein done under a general anaesthetic
Read moreEnema instructions before a bowel or colon examination
Instructions for administering the enclosed enema in readiness for your bowel examination in the Endoscopy Unit
Read moreEye operation using local anaesthetic
Explains how and why local anaesthesia (LA) may be used for your eye operation
Read moreFlexible sigmoidoscopy aftercare advice
Advice following a flexible sigmoidoscopy – an examination of your lower bowel
Read moreFlexible sigmoidoscopy explained
Explains a flexible sigmoidoscopy - an investigation of part of your large bowel (colon), what is involved and what the possible risks are
Read moreFlorey@Home test instructions - Pack 2 (male genitals)
Instructions for using your Florey@Home kit - Pack Two (male genitals)
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Florey@Home test instructions - Pack 3 (men with men)
Read moreFlorey@Home test kit instructions - Pack 1 (female genitals)
Instructions for using your Florey@Home kit - Pack One (female genitals)
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