Patient Information

This leaflet provides information about what to expect if you are asked to attend the Breast Assessment Clinic.

This leaflet helps children understand what HDU care is, what they might see and experience during their stay, and how nurses and doctors will help them get better.

This leaflet explains what HDU care is, what parents and carers can expect during their child's stay, and the equipment, staff and support available while their child receives closer monitoring and treatment.

A guide for patients and carers explaining the skin cancer service, including your care team, treatment options, follow-up care and support contacts.

This leaflet explains the support provided by the District Nursing Service for patients approaching the end of life, including care planning, symptom management, equipment, family support and available services at home.

This leaflet explains how and when to use a home enema before a flexible sigmoidoscopy, with step-by-step instructions to help prepare your bowel for the procedure.

This leaflet explains how to make a formal complaint about NHS care, what support is available, and what to expect during the complaints process.

This leaflet explains how the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) can support patients, relatives and carers who have concerns, feedback or questions about their care.

This leaflet provides information for patients and carers about the medical management of a miscarriage.

This leaflet explains what to expect at the Gynaecology One Stop Clinic, including the tests and examinations that may be carried out to investigate unusual vaginal bleeding and help diagnose and treat symptoms in a single visit.

A guide for patients having a fibroscan, explaining what the liver scan involves, how to prepare, what happens during the test, and how the results are used to assess liver health.

This leaflet explains why induction of labour may be recommended, the different methods used to start labour, the benefits and risks involved, and the choices and support available to help you make informed decisions about your care.

A practical guide for patients and carers leaving the Older Persons Short Stay Unit or Frailty Assessment Unit, with advice on recovery, staying active, preventing falls, recognising delirium, and knowing when to seek help.

A guide for patients and carers explaining acquired nystagmus, including its causes, symptoms, treatment options, available support, and practical advice for managing its impact on daily life.

A guide for patients and carers explaining congenital nystagmus, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, available support, and practical advice for children at home and in school.

A guide for patients recovering from minor eye or eyelid surgery, providing practical aftercare advice, information about expected healing, and guidance on when to seek medical help.

A guide for parents and carers explaining why children receiving amblyopia treatment may be referred to the Visual Impairment Service, and how the service can support them in school during their treatment.

A guide for parents and carers of children receiving patching treatment for amblyopia (lazy eye), explaining how patching works, how to support treatment at home and school, and what to expect during care.

This leaflet explains cataract surgery, including how it improves vision, what happens during the procedure, and the risks.

A guide for patients using contact lenses, with advice on safe lens handling, cleaning, wear schedules, aftercare appointments, and when to seek help for eye problems.

A guide for patients using cosmetic or prosthetic contact lenses, with advice on safe lens care, cleaning, storage, wearing times, and reducing the risk of eye infections.

A guide to the Low Vision Clinic, explaining available support, vision aids, practical tips for daily living, and local and national services to help people with sight loss maintain their independence.

This leaflet provides information for patients and carers about non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy, a condition affecting the tendon at the back of the ankle.

This leaflet provides information about ankle fusion surgery, a procedure used to treat severe ankle pain and stiffness, often caused by arthritis.

This leaflet provides information about arthritis of the big toe (hallux rigidus), a condition that can cause pain, stiffness and reduced movement in the big toe joint.

This leaflet provides information about bunion surgery (hallux valgus), a procedure used to correct a bunion and improve the alignment of the big toe.

This leaflet provides information about hindfoot fusion surgery, a procedure used to treat painful arthritis and deformities affecting the joints at the back of the foot.

This leaflet provides information about lesser toe deformities, including hammer toe, claw toe, mallet toe and curly toe.

This leaflet provides information about midfoot fusion surgery, a procedure used to treat painful arthritis and deformities affecting the middle part of the foot.

This leaflet provides information about Morton’s neuroma, a condition caused by a swollen nerve in the foot that can lead to pain, tingling and numbness in the toes.

This leaflet provides information about plantar fasciitis, a common condition that causes pain under the heel.

This leaflet provides information about posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD), a condition that can cause pain, instability and flattening of the foot.

This leaflet provides information to help patients prepare for foot and ankle surgery.

This leaflet provides information about steroid injections used to treat pain, stiffness and inflammation in the foot and ankle.

A guide for parents and carers explaining colour vision deficiency (colour blindness), including how it affects children, learning and daily activities, and the support available at school and beyond.

This leaflet explains how eye tracking (saccades) can affect reading and learning, and provides advice, exercises and activities to help children improve their eye movement skills.

A guide for patients considering adult squint surgery, explaining the procedure, potential benefits and risks, recovery, and what to expect before and after treatment.

A guide for patients with double vision (diplopia), explaining treatment options, DVLA requirements, driving regulations, and how to stay safe while managing the condition.

This leaflet explains how the Visual Processing Difficulties (VPD) Clinic assesses and supports children and adults who have difficulties with visual processing, eye coordination, eye tracking, visual stress and visual perception.

A guide for parents and carers explaining balanitis in children, including its causes, symptoms, treatment options, self-care advice, and when to seek urgent medical help.

This leaflet explains what sucralfate enemas are and how patients or carers can safely prepare, administer, store and clean the equipment at home.

This leaflet provides information for patients attending the Prosthetic Rehab Service after a lower limb amputation, explaining what to expect from therapy appointments, rehabilitation, transport, and available support services.

A guide for patients having a suprascapular nerve injection, explaining the procedure, potential benefits and risks, recovery advice, and what to expect before and after treatment.

A guide for patients having an ultrasound-guided injection, explaining the procedure, how to prepare, what to expect during and after treatment, and important aftercare advice.

This leaflet outlines aftercare and warning signs following high‑dose radiology procedures in the cardiac catheter lab.

This leaflet advises patients on possible radiation effects after a procedure and what symptoms to monitor and report.

This leaflet explains an X‑ray test of the throat and stomach using barium to check for digestive problems.

This leaflet describes a quick, low‑dose scan that measures bone density to assess risk of osteoporosis.

This leaflet explains a swallowing X‑ray test used to assess how food and drink move through your throat and identify any problems.

This leaflet provides guidance for people supporting patients during X‑rays, including risks and safety measures.

This leaflet explains a series of X‑rays used to check children for hidden injuries when there are welfare concerns.

This leaflet offers practical, easy to follow advice to help you manage a flare of your condition and understand when to contact the rheumatology team.

This leaflet explains what the Rheumatology Department does and where to find the right support, advice and contact details for your care.

Information about the Early Supported Discharge (ESD) service, which helps people continue their stroke recovery at home after leaving hospital.