Patient Information Leaflets
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Registering with a GP
This Emergency Department leaflet explains how to register with a GP and where else to find medical help
Read moreRehabilitation Programme on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Exercises to maintain your strength and build your stamina
Read moreReinke's oedema
Explains what Reinke’s oedema (a swelling of the vocal folds) is and how it can be managed
Read moreRelationships and sex after stroke
Provides information to patients about physical difficulties, relationship changes and changes in self-image following a stroke
Read moreRelaxing your pelvic floor muscles
This leaflet gives advice and exercises to help you contract and relax your pelvic floor muscles
Read moreRemifentanil patient controlled analgesia (PCA)
This leaflet is for pregnant women who would like an alternative form of pain relief to an epidural. If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to your midwife or doctor.
Read moreRemoving your child's cannula
Instructions explain how to safely remove a cannula used to give your child medication or fluids
Read moreRemoving your child's K-wires in the Orthopaedic Outpatient Department
Outlines what to expect when you attend the Orthopaedic Outpatient (Fracture) Clinic to have your child’s “K” wires removed
Read moreRenal counselling
Outlines how the Renal Counsellor can help support people with kidney conditions
Read moreRenal denervation for hypertension
Explains how renal denervation (RDN) is used as add-on treatment for the management of resistant hypertension (high blood pressure)
Read moreRenal Remote Monitoring
Explains how Renal Remote Monitoring can help you manage your kidney condition
Read moreRenogram scan
A scan of your kidneys to see how well each kidney is working, and whether urine from the kidneys passes down into the bladder without obstruction
Read moreRenogram scan for children
A nuclear medicine scan of the kidneys to see how well each kidney is working, and whether urine passes from the kidneys down to the bladder without obstruction
Read moreRequesting same gender healthcare professionals
This leaflet outlines the Trust’s response to requests for treatment by a member of the patient’s own gender.
Read moreRespiratory Physiotherapy Team
Explains who the Respiratory Physiotherapists are and how they can help you
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