GP follow-up following treatment for bowel cancer
Where and when to seek advice and support after your treatment for bowel cancer
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Patient Information Leaflets
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GP X-ray referrals: Appointment-based services
Details the range of services available to patients referred to the Radiology Department for X-rays
Read moreGraves' Disease
For patients diagnosed with Graves’ Disease - explains its symptoms, possible cause and what treatment options are available
Read moreGreater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS)
Signs and symptoms, diagnosis and management of GTPS – a common hip condition that causes pain over the outside of the thigh or buttock muscle
Read moreGrief after a bereavement
What you can do to help yourself, how others can help you, how you can help other people who may be experiencing strong feelings after the death of someone close, and where you can get more advice and support.
Read moreGroin and pelvic lymph node surgery - reducing the risk of lymphoedema
Explains how you can reduce the risk of developing lymphoedema, immediately and long-term, after lymph node removal surgery in the groin or pelvis
Read moreGrommet aftercare information for GPs
Details ongoing management of children who have had grommets inserted for glue ear
Read moreGrommet insertion (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their operation to insert a tiny tube to drain fluid from the middle ear
Read moreGrommet insertion aftercare (ENT and Children's Audiology)
Aftercare advice following insertion of grommets to treat glue ear or persistent ear infections in a child
Read moreGrounding techniques to help with anxiety
Explains grounding techniques to help with anxiety in patients with breathing pattern disorders – such as hyperventilation (overbreathing) or dysfunctional breathing
Read moreGroup B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnancy and newborn babies
Information produced by Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West Local Maternity Network Services (BOB LMNS)
Read moreGrowing pains (children)
Answers questions you may have about your child's aches and pains (growing pains) aka idiopathic (of unknown cause) benign (harmless) nocturnal (night time) limb pains
Read moreGuide to the Coroner's Post Mortem Examination Procedure
What happens when the Coroner requests a post mortem examination following a death in hospital.
Read moreGuide to the Hospital Post Mortem Examination Procedure (adults)
Explains what happens in a hospital post mortem examination following a death in hospital.
Read moreGuidelines for the use of Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO)
Gives advice to patients who require an AFO orthotic device to hold their foot and ankle in a corrected position
Read moreGuidelines for the use of cervical collars
Advice on how and when to use your prescribed collar and how to care for it
Read moreGuidelines for the use of corsets
Gives advice to patients who have been supplied with a corset from the Orthotics Department
Read moreGuidelines for the use of Functional Foot Orthoses (FFO) insoles
Answers some of the questions you may have about the use of your functional foot orthoses, more commonly known as insoles
Read moreGuidelines for the use of protective helmets
Advice for patients and carers who have been supplied with a helmet from the Orthotics Department
Read moreGuidelines for the use of spinal braces
Gives advice to patients who have been supplied with a spinal brace (sometimes referred to as a TLSO) from the Orthotics Department
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