Patient Information Leaflets
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Call 4 Concern (Adults)
Patient safety service that enables patients and families to call for immediate help and advice when they feel concerned that the health care team has not recognised their own or their loved one’s changing condition.
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Patient safety service enabling families to call for immediate help and advice when they feel concerned about a child’s changing condition.
Read moreCancer and sleep difficulties
Gives information on why sleep is important and suggests some techniques to help you sleep
Read moreCancer and your pelvic floor
Advice, information and some basic exercises to help prevent and treat symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction as a result of cancer treatments
Read moreCancer of the pancreas, bile ducts and liver
What is likely to happen if you have been diagnosed with a cancer of the pancreas, bile ducts and/or liver
Read moreCancer of unknown primary (CUP)
Information is for people with cancer of unknown primary (CUP), covering symptoms, investigations / tests and treatment options
Read moreCancer Prehab - Helping you to prepare for treatment
Explains what the Cancer Prehabilitation Programme is and how it aims to help you prepare for your patient journey
Read moreCancer Rehabilitation Team
Explains how the Cancer Rehab Team can help you live well following a diagnosis of cancer
Read moreCandida auris
Explains what Candida auris is, how it is spread, and how it can be prevented and treated
Read moreCannabis use in pregnancy: A parents guide
This leaflet contains information about the risks of cannabis use in pregnancy for you and your unborn baby. It also provides information about where you can get help to quit. It is important that you are open and honest about your cannabis use so we can support you through your pregnancy.
Read moreCannulated screw fixation advice and exercises
Advice for patients who have had a cannulated screw fixation following a fractured neck of femur (hip fracture)
Read moreCAPD catheter radiological insertion
Information to assist you and your family prior to your admission for insertion of a CAPD (Tenckhoff) catheter via X-ray
Read moreCAPD catheter surgical insertion
Information to assist you and your family prior to your admission for insertion of a CAPD (Tenckhoff) catheter
Read moreCAPD catheter surgical removal
Information to assist you and your family prior to your admission for removal of a CAPD (Tenckhoff) catheter on the Adult Day Surgery Unit
Read moreCarbapenesmase-producing enterobacterales
Explains what having Carbapenemase-producing enterobacterales (CPE) means and how it is managed
Read moreCarbimazole in thyrotoxicosis
For patients prescribed carbimazole medication to reduce overactivity of the thyroid gland
Read moreCarbon monoxide (CO) monitoring during pregnancy
You will be offered CO monitoring throughout your pregnancy and referred to our Health in Pregnancy Team if you want help and support. This information is provided in several different translations by ash.org.uk
Read moreCarbon monoxide monitoring - Translations
We routinely offer monitoring during your pregnancy to detect Carbon monoxide (CO). This provides information in a selection of different languages by the Smoking in Pregnancy Challenge Group.
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