Patient Information

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On this page you will be able to find Patient Information 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.

Patient Information Leaflets by Title

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document A test document (188 KB)

pdf Active cycle of breathing techniques (ACBT) (453 KB)

pdf Acute Pain leaflet (and Patient Satisfaction Questions) (455 KB)

pdf Adenoidectomy - Information for parents (511 KB)

pdf Adult Oral Suction (Yankeur/ soft catheter) (690 KB)

pdf Advanced hip exercises (540 KB)

pdf Advice and exercises following Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) (554 KB)

pdf Advice and exercises following Neck Dissection/ Major Head and Neck surgery (420 KB)

pdf Advice for patients having Eye Shields (497 KB)

pdf After your Caesarean section (209 KB)

pdf After your Epidural/ Spinal Anaesthetic (221 KB)

pdf Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Eye Injections (840 KB)

pdf Alcohol and smoking advice (709 KB)

pdf Anaesthetic Information for Pregnant Women with a High Body Mass Index (462 KB)

pdf Angioplasty and Stenting (487 KB)

pdf Aphasia (455 KB)

pdf Atrial Fibrillation ablation information sheet (568 KB)

pdf Autogenic drainage (400 KB)
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pdf Babies who may be at risk of Group B Streptococcus infection (412 KB)

pdf Bereavement support following the death of your baby (1.04 MB)

pdf Blood Pleurodesis (379 KB)

pdf Bone Biopsy Under CT Guidance (473 KB)

pdf Brain Injury information - for relatives/carers (675 KB)

pdf Breathing pattern disorder (397 KB)

pdf Bronchiectasis in Adults (480 KB)

pdf Bronchiectasis in Children (393 KB)

pdf Bubble PEP - Adults (478 KB)

pdf Bubble PEP - Children (423 KB)
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pdf Cancer Psychology service (485 KB)

pdf Cauda Equina Syndrome (422 KB)

pdf Chaperones and Children (372 KB)

pdf Chest Clearance - Adults (516 KB)

pdf Chest Clearance - Paediatrics (600 KB)

pdf Choosing where to have your baby (402 KB)

pdf Chronic Pain : what is it? (399 KB)

pdf Cleanliness and Preventing Infection (905 KB)

pdf Colposcopy (419 KB)

pdf Colposcopy Service - Treatment (621 KB)

pdf Comments, Compliments and Complaints (How are we doing?) - easy read (1.61 MB)
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pdf Dental Extractions Advice - Information for parents (510 KB)

pdf Diabetes and feeding your baby (384 KB)

pdf Direct Brow Lift Operation (Correction of Brow Ptosis) (431 KB)

pdf Dysarthria (455 KB)
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pdf Echocardiogram (601 KB)

pdf EEG (Electroencephalogram) easy read (635 KB)

pdf Emergency Gynaecology Assessment Unit (EGAU) (449 KB)

pdf Enhanced Recovery Programme booklet (552 KB)

pdf Enhanced Recovery Programme diary (431 KB)

pdf Electrophysiological studies and Catheter Ablation (396 KB)

pdf Exercise and type 1 diabetes (433 KB)

pdf Eye surgery - Information for parents (511 KB)
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pdf Facet Joint Denervation (397 KB)

pdf Falls Prevention in Hospital (626 KB)

pdf Feeding support after discharge for hospital or home birth during COVID-19 (700 KB)

pdf Feeding your new baby whilst in hospital (378 KB)

pdf Following a higher chance combined screening or quad result (452 KB)

pdf Frailty Assessment Unit (449 KB)

pdf Functional restoration programme (517 KB)
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pdf Going Home from Hospital with Oxygen (407 KB)

pdf Going Home on Oxygen - Neonatal (458 KB)

pdf Going Home - Nasogastric tube feeding (400 KB)
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pdf Hydrocele - Information for parents (509 KB)
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pdf Information following your endoscopy procedure for suspected cancer (618 KB)

pdf Insertion and Removal of a Vaginal Pessary (568 KB)

pdf Intensive Care Unit (416 KB)
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pdf Keeping your baby warm at home (383 KB)
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pdf Lower Leg Immobilisation - Information for patients (394 KB)

pdf Lumbar Nerve Root Block injection (397 KB)

pdf Lung Volume Recruitment (LVR) bag (415 KB)
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pdf Manipulation under Anaesthetic of the Shoulder - Advice and Exercises (570 KB)

pdf Medial Branch Block Injections for Facet Joint pain (394 KB)

pdf Medicines derived from animal products (532 KB)

pdf Melanoma (524 KB)

pdf Moving on from the Intensive Care Unit (419 KB)

pdf Mr Edmunds eyelid surgery (507 KB)

pdf Myringotomy and Grommets - Information for parents (599 KB)
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pdf Neontal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) (456 KB)

pdf Neonatal Outreach team (388 KB)

pdf Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV) Information for patients and visitors (484 KB)

pdf Non-invasive Ventilation for use at home (474 KB)
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pdf Oesophageal Voice: How to do it (518 KB)

pdf Orchidopexy - Information for parents (510 KB)
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pdf Paediatric Diabetes - Working Together for the Best Outcomes: Managing Disagreements or Conflict (452 KB)

pdf Paediatric Suction (Yankeur/ soft catheter - OP or NP) (699 KB)

pdf Pain relief after Caesarean section (250 KB)

pdf Percutaneous Aspiration of Abscess (CT guided) (529 KB)

pdf Percutaneous Biopsy of Abdomen (CT guided) (540 KB)

pdf Percutaneous Biopsy of Abnormal Abdominal Lump (CT guided) (712 KB)

pdf Percutaneous Biopsy of Lung (CT guided) (715 KB)

pdf Percutaneous Drainage of Abscess (CT guided) (711 KB)

pdf Percutaneous Drainage of Abscess (Ultrasound guided) (523 KB)

pdf Percutaneous Liver Biopsy (CT guided) (713 KB)

pdf Percutaneous Liver Biopsy (Ultrasound guided) (521 KB)

pdf Percutaneous Nephrostomy (476 KB)

pdf Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) (779 KB)

pdf Physiotherapy advice following abdominal surgery (406 KB)

pdf Planned Caesarean Delivery at WRH with Enhanced Recovery - Information Guide for Mothers and Birth Partners (721 KB)

pdf Plastercast Care (533 KB)

pdf Polyp or Fibroid removal under local anaesthetic via Myosure Hysteroscopy (396 KB)

pdf Post Botox Bladder Injections (606 KB)

pdf Postural Hypotension (430 KB)

pdf Pre-operative Pregnancy Testing (515 KB)

pdf Pre-operative Liver Shrinkage Diet (469 KB)

pdf Prepuceplasty - Information for parents (510 KB)

pdf Pressure Ulcer Prevention (501 KB)

pdf Protecting your Baby from Low Blood Glucose (741 KB)

pdf Pulmonary Nodules (375 KB)
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pdf Respiratory Dysphagia (572 KB)

pdf Rotator Cuff Repair - Advice and Exercises (820 KB)

pdf Rucaparib (561 KB)
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pdf Safety Information for Patients using a Walking frame (360 KB)

pdf Safety Information for Patients using Elbow Crutches (360 KB)

pdf Safety Information for Patients using Forearm Gutter Crutches (361 KB)

pdf Safety Information for Patients Using Sticks (359 KB)

pdf Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) (593 KB)

pdf Self-directed Rehabilitation and Information pack (1.04 MB)

pdf Shoulder Surface Replacement (723 KB)

pdf Steps and stairs using crutches or sticks (NWB) (605 KB)

pdf Subacromial Decompression - Advice and Exercises (612 KB)

pdf Supporting your baby's development less than 26 weeks (440 KB)

pdf Supporting your baby's development 26-28 weeks (441 KB)

pdf Supporting your baby's development 28-30 weeks (441 KB)

pdf Supporting your baby's development 30-32 weeks (440 KB)

pdf Supporting your baby's development 32-36 weeks (441 KB)

pdf Swallow and Lymphoedema Exercises (838 KB)

pdf Swallowing Exercises (519 KB)

pdf Swallowing Strategies (429 KB)
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pdf Talc Pleurodesis (378 KB)

pdf TB Service Home Isolation policy (449 KB)

pdf Therapy to help sensations to the skin feel more normal (556 KB)

pdf Tongue tie post procedure (577 KB)

pdf Total Knee Replacement (673 KB)

pdf Transrectal Ultrasound Scan and Biopsy (531 KB)

pdf Transrectal Ultrasound Scan and Biopsy of Prostate (1.03 MB)

pdf Treatment for MRSA and MSSA (548 KB)

pdf Treatment of Bartholin's Cyst/Abscess (324 KB)

pdf Treatment options for kidney failure (492 KB)
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pdf Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Biopsy (536 KB)

pdf Upper Lid Ptosis Surgery (418 KB)

pdf Using AOT (Ambulatory Oxygen Therapy) (380 KB)

pdf Using LTOT (Long term Oxygen Therapy) (407 KB)

pdf Using the Cough Assist (426 KB)

pdf Using your Acapella (448 KB)

pdf Using your Aerobika (468 KB)

pdf Using your Cornet (422 KB)
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pdf Welcome to the Antenatal Ward (388 KB)

pdf Welcome to the Neonatal Unit (456 KB)

pdf What is Trismus? (554 KB)

pdf What you need to know about Antenatal Hand Expressing (766 KB)

pdf What you need to know about Induction of Labour (440 KB)

pdf Wheelchair Hire in Worcestershire (523 KB)

pdf Worcestershire Neonatal Outreach Service (442 KB)
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pdf You and Your Fertility Journey (871 KB)

pdf Your radiology examination and you (420 KB)
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