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On this page you will be able to find Patient Information Leaflets for different services we provide, to help keep you informed and up-to-date on the latest information about your care or procedure.

The Patient Information is listed below, by either Title or Department.

There are also a range of patient information videos available in the Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS Video Library.

Leaflets by Title

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A Guide to Diet and Chronic Kidney Disease
Abdominal Breathing Practice
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Management and Rehabilitation
Active cycle of breathing techniques (ACBT)
Activity
Acupuncture for musculoskeletal pain
Acute Pain leaflet (and Patient Satisfaction Questions)
Adenoidectomy - Information for parents
Administration of Anti D following bleeding in early pregnancy
Adrenal Insufficiency Sick Day Rule Information- Information for patients on long-term steroid hormone replacement therapy
Adult Oral Suction (Yankeur/ soft catheter)
Advanced hip exercises
Advice after Cardiac Catheterisation
Advice after Coronary Angioplasty
Advice and exercises following Major Gynaecological Surgery
Advice and exercises following Neck Dissection/ Major Head and Neck surgery
Advice and exercises for Microfracture of the knee
Advice following toe operations
Advice for Managing Spinal Braces in the Community
Advice for Patients following Blood Transfusion
Advice for Patients with hand pain and stiffness
After your antibiotic drug challenge
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Eye Injections
Alcohol Dependence
Alcohol and smoking advice
Ambulatory EEG
Angioplasty and Stenting
Ankle Fracture
Ankle Sprain
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Post-operative Physiotherapy Advice and Rehabilitation
Aphasia
Asthma/ Wheeze Management Plan - Paediatrics
Atrial Fibrillation ablation information sheet
Atrioventricular (AV) Node Ablation
Autogenic drainage
Autologous fat transfer
Axillary Node Dissection/ Clearance
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Babies who may be at risk of Group B Streptococcus infection
Being Open and the Duty of Candour
Bereavement information for family and/or next of kin during COVID-19
Birch Unit Discharge Following Biopsy
Birch Unit Discharge Following Perkustay/ Pleurex Drain
Birch Unit Discharge Following Surgery
Bladder Neck Incision (BNI)
Bleeding after the Menopause (Post-menopausal bleeding) - What happens next?
Blood monitoring and Carbohydrate diary - for patients on insulin
Bone Biopsy Under CT Guidance
Botulinum Toxin Injections for Blepharospasm
Brain Injury information - for relatives/carers
Breast Form / Prosthesis
Breath Hold - Radiotherapy
Breathing pattern disorder
Bronchiectasis in Adults
Bronchiectasis in Children
Bronchoscopy with sedation
Bronchoscopy without sedation
Bubble Echocardiogram
Bubble PEP - Adults
Bubble PEP - Children
C

Cancer Psychology service
Cardiac Catherterisation and coronary angiography
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
Cardioversion
Carbohydrate awareness for people with diabetes
Care of your Collar
Carer's Diary
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cautery to the Cervix - Your colposcopy procedure
Cervical Polyp - Your colposcopy procedure
Chaperones and Children
Chest Clearance - Adults
Chest Clearance - Paediatrics
Cholesteatoma and Combined Approach Tympanoplasty
Chronic Pain:what is it?
Circumcision
Circumcision (child)
Claiming travel costs when visiting your baby
Cleanliness and Preventing Infection
Clostridium Difficile (C.diff)
Coeliac Disease - A Gluten Free Diet
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy bowel preparation Instructions for Senna tablets and two sachets of Citrafleet
Colposcopy Information and HPV (Human Papilloma virus)
Colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy
Colposcopy- The NHS Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP)
Colposcopy Service - Treatment
Combined Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy/Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Comments, Compliments, Concerns & Complaints
Comments, Compliments and Complaints (How are we doing?) - easy read
Conservative Management Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 (CIN2)
Contrast Echocardiography
Coping with nausea and sickness
Core Stability 1 - Physiotherapy
Core Stability 2 - Physiotherapy
Coronary Angioplasty
Corticosteroid Injection
Cryotherapy of the Cervix - Your colposcopy procedure
Cystectomy and bladder reconstruction (Female)
Cystectomy and bladder reconstruction (Male)
Cystoscopy and Bladder Stone Crushing (Endoscopic or cystolitholapaxy)
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Delirium
Dental Extractions Advice - Information for parents
Desensitisation – home programme
Diagnostic Ureteroscopy and biopsy +/- laser ablation
Diet and Endometriosis
Digital Medical Retina - Diagnostic Clinic (DMRD Clinic)
Direct Brow Lift Operation (Correction of Brow Ptosis)
Discharge advice following positive oral food challenge or supervised feed
Discharge advice following negative oral food challenge or supervised feed
Discharge Advice Following your Surgery - Gynaecology
Discharge Information for Patients Going Home with Opioid Medication for acute pain relief
Discharge post bariatric surgery
Disease Modifying Anti Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDS) and Blood Test Monitoring Explained
Drug Challenge Test
Dupuytren's Contracture Surgery
Dysarthria
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Eating when it is more difficult
Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU)
EBUS Ultrasound
Echocardiogram
EEG (Electroencephalogram) easy read
Efudix Treatment at the Alex
Electrolarynx Training Programme
Electrophysiological studies and Catheter Ablation
Electrophysiological Study and Atrial Flutter Ablation
Electrophysiological Study and Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
Emergency Department (ED) - Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Emergency Gynaecology Assessment Unit (EGAU)
Emergency Treatment of Food Protein induced Enterocolitis (FPIES) Reactions
Emotional Eating
Endometrial Ablation
Endometrial Cancer - Patient Centred Follow Up (PCFU)
Endometrial Hyperplasia without atypia
Endometriosis
Endometriosis:deep disease
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
Enhanced Recovery Programme - Gynaecology
Enhanced Recovery Programme booklet - Colorectal
ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography)
ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography) with sedation
Ethambutol and risk of optic nerve damage
Exercises after Knee Surgery
Exercises after your Hip Operation
Exercise and type 1 diabetes
Exercises for Bowed Vocal Cords
Expiratory Muscle Strength Training
Expectant Management Following Miscarriage
Extensor tendon repair zone III-IV
Eye surgery - Information for parents
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Facet Joint Denervation
Falls Prevention in Hospital
Feeding at Risk (Eating and Drinking with Acknowledged Risks)
Fitting a Spinal Brace - TLSO
Fitting Spinal Brace - Jewett TLSO
Flexible cystoscopy
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (with enema)
Flexor Tendon Repair
Flexor Tendon Repair to the Thumb
Fluid Balance in Kidney Disease
Fluorescein Angiography
Following a higher chance combined screening or quad result
Following hip fractures - Information for patients
Food challenge test
Food Challenge - Infant and Young Children
Food Challenge - Young Person
Full sleep deprived EEG
G

Gastroscopy and colonoscopy
Gastroscopy procedure
Gastroscopy with or without biopsy
Getting about with your wheelchair
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) Affecting Vision – Information for Patients Attending the Acute Eye Clinic at Kidderminster Treatment Centre
Glaucoma Data Capture Clinic (GDCC)
GnRH Analogues
Going Home after an Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
Going Home from hospital with Oxygen
Going home on Oxygen
Going Home - Nasogastric tube feeding
Guidelines on vitamin and mineral supplementation after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy
H

Having an operation - Information for patients awaiting surgery at Kidderminster Treatment Centre
Having an X-RAY - Information for children and adults with learning disabilities
Healthier Takeaways / Convenience Foods
Healthy eating for weight control in young people
Healthy weight advice
Heart Failure Nurse Service
Helping your child eat better
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer - Genetic Testing
High Fibre Diet
High fibre diet for children
High Protein and High Energy diet for children
Hip Abduction Brace
Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP)
Home Baked Egg Introduction
Home baked milk introduction
How to fit your raised toilet seat
How to fit your toilet frame
How to fit your toilet frame seat
How to Manage a Flare of Inflammatory Arthritis
How to take Moviprep Bowel Prep
How to take Plenvu Bowel Prep
How to take the Medications that you have been given along with your Chemotherapy
How to use Potassium Permanganate solution soaks
How to use your back rest
How to use your metal kitchen trolley
How to use your perching stool
HPV (Human Papilloma virus) - Colposcopy
Hydrocele - Information for parents
Hydrocortisone Injection - How to give an Emergency Intramuscular Injection of Hydrocortisone for Adrenal Crisis
Hydrotherapy - arm exercises
Hydrotherapy exercise sheet - Back/ Core
Hydrotherapy - leg exercises
Hypoglycaemia - initial advice on how to treat low blood glucose levels
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ILR Implant
ILR Removal
Indwelling Pleural Catheter Removal
Information on Cystic Fibrosis for Schools
Ingressive Phonation
Inguinal/ herniotomy/ hydrocoele ligation
Initial dietary advice for children and young people with diabetes
Inserting a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube
Insertion and Removal of a Vaginal Pessary
Inspection of the bladder using a telescope (Rigid cystoscopy) with insertion of ureteric stent
Inspection of the bladder with a rigid instrument (Rigid cystoscopy) +/- bladder biopsy
Insulin dose adjustment
Intensive Care Unit
Intrapleural tPA+DNase
Introducing Nuts at Home - A Guide for Parents
Iron in your child's diet - Advice for increasing iron rich food in your child’s diet
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Keeping your baby warm at home
Knee Arthroscopy
Knee Aspiration
Knee Range of Movement Brace
L

Laparoscopic Hysterectomy - Same Day Discharge Surgery
Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy (keyhole removal of the whole kidney and ureter)
Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (keyhole removal of part of the kidney for suspected cancer)
Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (keyhole removal of kidney for suspected cancer)
Laparoscopic simple nephrectomy (keyhole removal of the kidney for benign conditions)
Latissimus Dorsi Breast Reconstruction (LD Flap)
Lidocaine infusion - information for patients
Local suppliers of daily living equipment - Occupational Therapy
Localised (Image Guided) Excision Biopsy
Localised (Image Guided) Wide Local Excision
Loop Diathermy of the Cervix (LLETZ) - Your colposcopy procedure
Low fibre diet
Low Phosphate Diet for Chronic Kidney Disease
Low residue diet - Gynaecology
Lower Limb Strengthening Exercises
Lumbar Nerve Root Block injection
Lumbar Puncture - Post Procedure Advice
Lung Ablation
Lung Volume Recruitment (LVR) bag
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Major duct excision
Mallet Finger Injury
Management of Ectopic Pregnancy
Manipulation Under Anaesthetic (MUA) of your Knee
Manipulation Under Anaesthetic (MUA) of your Shoulder/Capsular Release of your Shoulder
Mastectomy
Mastectomy with Implant Based Breast Reconstruction
Mastopexy or Breast Reduction
Medial Branch Block Injections for Facet Joint pain
Medical Management of 1st Trimester Miscarriage
Medicines derived from animal products
Melanoma
Melatonin sleep EEG (3 years old and under)
Melatonin sleep EEG (3 years old and over)
Mental Wellbeing
Midline Insertion
Mindful Eating
Mindful Exercises
Miscarriage - what happens next?
Miss Sen - For Patients of Miss Sen Following Surgery to the Eyelids, Eyebrows or Face near the Eyes
Mould Room - Head and Neck
Moving on from the Intensive Care Unit
MRI scan under oral sedation
Mr Edmunds eyelid surgery
MRSA Information for patients and carers
MRSA pre-admission screening
MRSA pre-admission treatment
Multiple Sclerosis - Exercises and Advice
Multiple sleep latency test
Myringotomy and Grommets - Information for parents
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Nasogastric (NG) Tubes For Neonates
Nasogastric (NG) Tubes For Paediatrics
Nebulised Colmycin therapy for Non-cystic Bronchiectasis
Nebulised Gentamicin therapy for Non-cystic Bronchiectasis
Neontal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Nerve conduction studies and EMG
Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV) Information for patients and visitors
Non-invasive Ventilation for use at home
Non surgical Management of Ruptured Achilles Tendon
NTM - Patient Information for patients with Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium Infections (NTM)
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Oesophageal dilatation
Oesophageal Voice:How to do it
Omalizumab for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria - Paediatrics
Optical Urethrotomy
Oral Allergy Syndrome
Oral food challenge - Paediatrics
Oral rehydration salts
Orchidopexy - Information for parents
Outpatient Hysteroscopy
Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)
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Paediatric clinical psychology and diabetes
Paediatric diabetes - Carbohydrate counting reference tables
Paediatric diabetes - Dietary advice for carbohydrate estimation
Paediatric diabetes - Dietary advice household measures
Paediatric diabetes - Dietary management of snacks
Paediatric diabetes - Healthy Eating
Paediatric Diabetes - Working Together for the Best Outcomes:Managing Disagreements or Conflict
Paediatric Suction (Yankeur/ soft catheter - OP or NP)
Pain Management Programme
Paracentesis of Ascites
Parkinson's Disease - Exercises and Advice
Patients having Radiotherapy who also have an Implantable Electronic Device e.g. Pacemaker
Patient Initiated Follow Up (PIFU) - Department of Rheumatology
Pelvic floor exercises for women
Peony Room - Alexandra Hospital
Peony Room - WRH
Percutaneous Aspiration of Abscess (CT guided)
Percutaneous Biopsy of Abdomen (CT guided)
Percutaneous Biopsy of Abnormal Abdominal Lump (CT guided)
Percutaneous Biopsy of Lung (CT guided)
Percutaneous biopsy of pleura (ultrasound guided)
Percutaneous Drainage of Abscess (CT guided)
Percutaneous Drainage of Abscess (Ultrasound guided)
Percutaneous Liver Biopsy (CT guided)
Percutaneous Liver Biopsy (Ultrasound guided)
Percutaneous Nephrostomy
Permanent Pacemaker Implant
Persistent pain self-management clinic
Personal Information Record - Worcestershire Skin Cancer Team
Phototherapy at Home - Information for parents/carers
Physiotherapy advice following abdominal surgery
Physiotherapy Advice and Exercises following Rib Fractures
Physiotherapy Outpatient Services
Pin Site Care
Plantar Fasciitis - advice and exercises for patients
Plastercast Care
Polyp or Fibroid removal under Local Anaesthetic via Myosure Hysteroscopy
Polysling
Post Botox Bladder Injections
Postnatal Exercises and Advice
Postural (Orthostatic) Hypotension and your Abdominal Binder
Postural Hypotension
Pregnancy of Unknown Location
Pre-operative Pregnancy Testing
Pre-operative Liver Reduction Diet Plan
Pre-operative Liver Shrinkage Diet
Prepuceplasty - Information for parents
Prepucioplasty (child)
Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Prevention of Thromboembolism - Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Prone lying - Information on why we lie a patient on their front
Property Cleaning Advice
Pulmonary Nodules
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guide - Worcestershire COPD Team
Punch Biopsy - Your colposcopy procedure
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Radial Head/ Radial Neck Fractures
Radical cystectomy (in men) with formation of an ileal conduit
Radical cystectomy (in women) with formation of an ileal conduit
Radical Prostatectomy with bilateral lymph node dissection
Radiotherapy for Lymphoma
Radiotherapy to the Anal/ Rectal area
Radiotherapy to the Bladder: Side effect information
Radiotherapy to the Brain
Radiotherapy to the Breast, Chest wall and Lymph Nodes
Radiotherapy to the Chest/ Lung area
Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck area
Radiotherapy to the Oesophagus
Radiotherapy to the Prostate: Side effect information
Radiotherapy to the Skin
Radiotherapy Treatment at the Worcestershire Oncology Centre
Radiotherapy Treatment at the Worcestershire Oncology Centre- Easy read
Release of Excess Tension in the Vocal Tract
Removal of epididymal cyst
Renal Biopsy
Repair of hydrocele
Renal Dietary Advice & Tips for helping you enjoy Festive Foods during the Christmas Period
Repair of an umbilical hernia (child)
ReSPECT information leaflet - Hereford and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
Respiratory Dysphagia
Reviewing your Cervical Screening History
REZUM (Steam Ablation) treatment for Benign Prostate enlargement
Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy (RALP)
Rotator Cuff Repair - Advice and Exercises
Routine EEG
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SABR to the Chest/ Lung Area - Radiotherapy
SABR for Bone and Nodal Oligometastases
Safety Information for Patients using a Walking frame
Safety Information for Patients using Elbow Crutches
Safety Information for Patients using Forearm Gutter Crutches
Safety Information for Patients Using Sticks
Scar Tissue Management
Screening for ROP
Self-directed Rehabilitation and Information pack
Semi-permanent Micro Pigmentation of Nipple/Areola Complex and after care advice
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB)
Short Synacthen Test
Shoulder and Neck Relaxation Exercises
Shoulder Dislocation
Shoulder Injury
Shoulder Surface Replacement
Simple Lymphatic Drainage (SLD)
Skin Traction
Sleep Hygiene
Somatosensory evoked potential
Sore or dry mouth
Splinting service - Occupational Therapy
Steps and stairs using crutches or sticks
Strength and balance exercise programme
Stress Echocardiography
Stretching Exercises - Physiotherapy
Stretching Exercises with assistance - Physiotherapy
Student Coaching In Practice (SCIP)
Subacromial Decompression - Advice and Exercises
Subcutaneous Immunotherapy
Sublingual Immunotherapy
Supervised feed test - Paediatrics
Supported Home-Based Exercise Programme for Intermittent Claudication

Supported Home-Based Exercise Programme Diary
Supporting your baby's development less than 26 weeks
Supporting your baby's development 26-28 weeks
Supporting your baby's development 28-30 weeks
Supporting your baby's development 30-32 weeks
Supporting your baby's development 32-36 weeks
Surgical Management of Miscarriage
Survivorship Programme- Follow Up for Patients who have received curative treatment for Prostate Cancer
Swallow and Lymphoedema Exercises
Swallowing Exercises
Swallowing Strategies
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Talc Pleurodesis
Taping
Taste for Pleasure
TB Service Home Isolation policy
Testosterone for Postmenopausal Women
The Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Service and Clinical Psychology
Therapeutic mammoplasty
Therapy Advice when Non-Weight Bearing
Therapy to help sensations to the skin feel more normal
Total Hip Replacement
Total Knee Replacement
Totally Implanted Central Venous Access Device (Port-a-Cath)
Transrectal Ultrasound Scan and Biopsy
Transrectal Ultrasound Scan and Biopsy of Prostate
Trans Urethral resection Bladder Tumour (TURBT)
Trans Urethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
Treatment for MRSA and MSSA
Treatment options for kidney failure
Tuberculosis (TB)
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Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Biopsy
Unexplained Injuries - Information for parents/carers
Unicompartmental Knee replacement (UKR)
Upper Lid Ptosis Surgery
Upper limb exercise
Ureteroscopic stone removal
Use of Probiotics in Preterm Infants
Useful Links
Using AOT (Ambulatory Oxygen Therapy)
Using LTOT (Long term Oxygen Therapy)
Using the Cough Assist
Using your Acapella
Using your Aerobika
Using your Cornet
Uterine Artery Embolisation (Fibroid Embolisation)
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Vaginal Dilators - Radiotherapy
Vascular Access Device (VAD) Passport
Vasectomy
Vegetarian healthy eating for children
Virtual Fracture Clinic (VFC)
The Virtual Functional Restoration Programme
Visual evoked potential and ERG
W

Ward One KTC Discharge Following Surgery
Welcome to self-managed follow-up (Breast Care unit)
Welcome to self managed follow up - Colorectal Information for patients, relatives and carers
Welcome to the Neonatal Unit
What fluids are available in hospital after Bariatric Surgery?
What is Trismus?
What is Videofluoroscopy?
Wheat free diet
Wheelchair Hire in Worcestershire
Wide Local Excision
Worcestershire Neonatal Outreach Service
Wrist Fracture
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You and Your Fertility Journey
Your child is having an MRI SCAN under General Anaesthesia
Your radiology examination and you
Your wound after a Skin Biopsy
Your wound after Cautery
Your wound after Cryotherapy
Your wound after Minor Surgery
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2 Week Wait Bowel Cancer Telephone Assessment Pathway
24 hour urine collection
24 hour urine collection for 5HIAA
5th Metatarsal Fractures

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