Patient Information Leaflets

Reconstituting medicine for children at home

For parents or carers whose child requires medicine for a short period of time - explains how to reconstitute the bottle of medicine you have been given

Removing your child's cannula

Instructions explain how to safely remove a cannula used to give your child medication or fluids

Routine pregnancy testing for young women

Explains why all female patients who are 12 years old or above have a routine pregnancy test before some procedures

Sedation - discharge advice for parents and carers (wards)

Aims to answer some of the questions that you/ your child may have about their sedation

Sedation in children and young people

Explains what it means to be sedated and what the risks involved are

Slapped cheek disease (children)

Advice to help you care for your child at home if he/she has slapped cheek disease.

Spacer devices for children

Information for parents and carers of children using a spacer device with their inhaler - gives instructions on what spacer device is appropriate for children of different ages, how to use and look after it

Tear duct surgery for children

Aims to answer some of the questions that you / your child may have about their operation to clear blocked or narrowed tear ducts

Royal Berkshire Hospital Kempton Day Bed Unit

Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy

Information for parents and carers of children having surgery on their tonsils or adenoids

Royal Berkshire Hospital Kempton Day Bed Unit

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children

Explains what a UTI is, how the infection is confirmed and treated, and gives some helpful suggestions to aid your child’s recovery at home

Urine sample - collecting a sample from your baby

Advice for parents and carers who have been asked to collect a urine sample from their baby in the emergency department (ED) or on the paediatric ward

Vitamin D - Preventing bone disease in children and young people

For parents / carers of children and young people who have been advised to use Vitamin D to prevent bone disease

Wheeze management - children 5 years and over

Information and advice for parents and carers on what to do if your child (5 years or over) develops a wheeze

Wheeze management - children under 5 years old

Information and advice for parents and carers on what to do if your child (under 5) develops a wheeze.

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