What to expect on your stay on the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU)
What to expect when you stay on the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) – also known as ‘Recovery’
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Patient Information Leaflets
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What to expect when someone is dying
Information for relatives, friends and carers about some of the typical features of the process of dying
Read moreWhat to get ready for your birth experience
This list was created by Royal Berkshire Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) with input from parents who have given birth at the RBH maternity unit.
Read moreWheeze 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
Read moreWheeze 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.
Read moreWhich weight loss operation is right for me?
Explains the options and factors you will need to consider in order to decide the right choice of operation for you
Read moreWhitley Ward
Aims to answer some of the questions you may have about your (or your relative’s) stay on Whitley Ward
Read moreWhooping cough
For parents and carers of children with whooping cough - explains what the condition is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Read moreWhy do I need to see a specialist in the next two weeks?
Outlines the referral into the urgent two week suspected cancer pathway
Read moreWhy have I been referred for a fetal medicine scan?
You have attended the Maternity Ultrasound today for a routine scan. This might have been a dating, a ‘combined screening’, 20 week ‘anomaly’ or a growth scan. The sonographer (ultrasound technician) has either not been able to check all the details required to be seen or has identified that there ‘may’ be a possibility of an abnormality with the pregnancy, for which we offer a scan review by a specialist fetal medicine doctor.
Read moreWide local excision - What is it and why do I need it?
Information for patients who have had plastic and reconstructive surgery
Read moreWide local excision (WLE) of a breast lump
Explains operation to remove a lump in the breast with some surrounding healthy breast tissue
Read moreWill I Need A Blood Transfusion?
Information from the NHS Blood & Transport Services about receiving a blood transfusion.
Read moreWire guided excision biopsy of the breast
Explains what happens during a wire-guided excision biopsy of an abnormality identified on your mammogram or ultrasound scan
Read moreWireless capsule endoscopy
Information about an investigation of your small bowel using wireless capsule endoscopy
Read moreWisdom teeth removal
Explains possible forthcoming treatment and contains answers to many of the commonly asked questions
Read moreWomb Cancer: Self directed follow up
This leaflet is for women who have received treatment for womb/endometrial cancer. It explains how follow-up appointments are changing.
Read moreWound care after dermatology surgery (no stitches)
Wound care advice (no stitches) following skin surgery
Read moreWound care after Dermatology surgery (with stitches)
Advice on wound care following skin surgery (with stitches).
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