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Children’s services

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Audiology
- ABR testing (at home) - patient information
- ABR testing (general anaesthetic) - patient information
- ABR testing (sedation) - patient information
- Auditory processing disorder (APD) - patient information
- Baby auditory brainstem response (ABR) test - patient information
- Barbecue roll manoeuvre (left horizontal canal BPPV) - patient information
- Barbecue roll manoeuvre (right horizontal canal BPPV) - patient information
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo - patient information
- Brandt-Daroff exercises to treat BPPV - patient information
- Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) and hearing loss - patient information
- Customised swim moulds - patient information
- Glue ear in children - patient information
- HearGlueEar app - patient information
- Hearing aid services for children - patient information
- Hearing aid services for children with glue ear - patient information
- Hearing therapy: useful resources - patient information
- Home Epley manoeuvre to treat BPPV (left ear) - patient information
- Home Epley manoeuvre to treat BPPV (right ear) - patient information
- How to attend your audiology video appointment - patient information
- Listening skills (pre-school aged children) - patient information
- Listening skills (school aged children) - patient information
- Ménière's disease - patient information
- Persistent postural perceptive dizziness (3PD) - patient information
- Preparing for your next audiology appointment (young people) - patient information
- Semont manoeuvre to treat BPPV (left ear) - patient information
- Semont manoeuvre to treat BPPV (right ear) - patient information
- Sound sensitivities (hyperacusis) in children - patient information
- Unilateral hearing loss - patient information
- Using a SBB conduction hearing aid - patient information
- Vestibular disorders in children - patient information
- Vestibular migraine - patient information
- Vestibular rehabilitation - patient information
- Your balance assessment appointment - patient information
- Your child has been referred for a hearing aid - patient information
- Your child's balance assessment appointment - patient information
- Your speech audiometry appointment - patient information
Blood disorders
- Anti-embolism stockings - patient information
- Haemtrack - patient information
- Iron supplements - patient information
- Platelet function tests - patient information
- Southampton haemophilia centre - patient information
- Southampton immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) clinical centre - patient information
- Superficial thrombophlebitis - patient information
Brain and spine
- A visual guide to EEG test (electroencephalogram) - patient information
- Adult sleep deprived electroencephalogram - patient information
- After a craniotomy - patient information
- After drainage of a cerebral abscess - patient information
- After evacuation of a chronic subdural haematoma - patient information
- After thoracic or lumbar spinal surgery - patient information
- Ambulatory electroencephalogram - patient information
- Anaesthesia for neurosurgery - patient information
- Electroencephalogram - patient information
- Endoscopic pituitary - patient information
- Evoked potentials - patient information
- Home video telemetry (HVT) – patient information
- Home video telemetry record chart - patient information
- How to set up home video telemetry equipment - patient information
- Image guided biopsy for brain tumour - patient information
- Nerve conduction studies - patient information
- Nerve conduction study and electromyogram - patient information
- The mind-body link: different ways to manage migraines - patient information
- Transient ischemic attack (TIA) - patient information
- Treatments for frequent, severe headaches and migraines - patient information
- Visual field test - patient information
- Wessex multiple sclerosis service - patient information
- Why do I have headaches? - patient information
- Your child's home video telemetry (HVT) - patient information
Cancer care
- At the end of your radiotherapy treatment - patient information
- At the end of your radiotherapy treatment (Russian) - patient information
- Breast screening assessment clinic - patient information
- Breast screening service during COVID-19 - patient information
- Cancer immunotherapy - patient information
- Colorectal multidisciplinary team - patient information
- Colorectal radiotherapy - patient information
- Electron beam intra-operative radiation therapy (IORT) - patient information
- Endometrial (womb) cancer PTFU - patient information
- Follow up after breast cancer - patient information
- Having a microwave ablation of the liver - patient information
- Immunotherapy treatment: frequently asked - patient information
- Lung cancer nurse specialists - patient information
- Lutetium-177 prostate specific membrane antigen therapy - patient information
- Male breast care support - patient information
- Preparation for radiotherapy treatment to the female pelvis: patient information
- Preparation for radiotherapy treatment to the male pelvis - patient information
- Prostate cancer follow-up - patient information
- Radiotherapy CT scan (IV contrast) - patient information
- Radiotherapy treatment - patient information
- Restricted visiting on TYA cancer unit (C6T) during COVID-19 - patient information
- Side effects of chemotherapy - patient information
- Southampton adult cancer centre wig fitting service - patient information
- Southampton colorectal unit patient triggered follow up - patient information
- Spinal cord compression - patient information
- Stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy - patient information
- Teenage and young adult cancer care: maintenance chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia - patient information
- Teenage and young adult cancer care: sexual health advice - patient information
- Teenage and young adult cancer care: smoking - patient information
- Teenage and young adult cancer care: your central line - patient information
- Testicular cancer PTFU - patient information
- TYA cancer care COVID-19 support team - patient information
- TYA cancer care COVID-19 support team: Basingstoke, Isle of Wight and Winchester - patient information
- TYA cancer care COVID-19 support team: Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Salisbury - patient information
- TYA cancer care COVID-19 support team: Portsmouth, Chichester and Worthing - patient information
- Urgent respiratory clinic - patient information
- Welcome to C3 Chemotherapy Unit - patient information
- Welcome to the teenage and young adult cancer unit - patient information
- Your visit to CHOC - patient information
Cardiovascular and thoracic
- Adult congenital heart service: atrial septal defect (ASD) - patient information
- Adult congenital heart service: bubble saline contrast echocardiogram - patient information
- Adult congenital heart service: cardiac MRI - patient information
- Adult congenital heart service: clinical nurse specialists - patient information
- Adult congenital heart service: coarctation of the aorta - patient information
- Adult congenital heart service: infective endocarditis - patient information
- Adult congenital heart service: patent foramen ovale (PFO) - patient information
- Cardiac resynchronisation therapy - patient information
- Enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery - patient information
- Leg artery bypass (fem-pop bypass) - patient information
- Pleurodesis - patient information
Child health
- Allergy tests, skin prick and specific IgE blood - patient information
- Amplified musculoskeletal pain - patient information
- Antibiotic therapy - patient information
- Baby hip ultrasound scan - patient information
- Bow legs and knock knees - patient information
- Breastfeeding while your baby is in hospital - patient information
- Broken bones in the lower arm - patient information
- Broken bones in the upper arm - patient information
- Broken thighbone - patient information
- Bunion - patient information
- Car seat challenge - patient information
- Cardiac transition service - patient information
- Caring for a child with a heart condition - patient information
- Caring for a plaster cast - patient information
- Child pain relief - patient information
- Child protection and safeguarding - patient information
- Children's allergy clinic - patient information
- Children's cardiology outpatient clinic - patient information
- Children's cystic fibrosis social work - patient information
- Children's food challenge - patient information
- Children's neurosurgery nurse specialists - patient information
- Children's orthopaedic advice service - patient information
- Children's outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy - patient information
- Children's renal service contacts: general nephrology - patient information
- Children's renal service contacts: open access - patient information
- Curves in the spine - patient information
- Endocardial pacemaker - patient information
- Epidural infusion for children - patient information
- Epilepsy: information for children - patient information
- Epilepsy: information for parents and guardians - patient information
- Epilepsy: information for young adults - patient information
- Epiphysiodesis and eight plates - patient information
- External ventricular drain - patient information
- Financial advice and assistance - patient information
- Food allergy in schools and nurseries - patient information
- Food labelling - patient information
- Fracture aftercare - patient information
- Gallows traction - patient information
- Growing pains - patient information
- Having a general anaesthetic - patient information
- Having an ablation (SCH) - patient information
- Having an echocardiogram - patient information
- Having an exercise stress test - patient information
- How to change your child's ambulatory EEG - patient information
- How to use an actigraphy watch - patient information
- Hydrocephalus - patient information
- Hypospadius - patient information
- Infective endocarditis in children with CHD - patient information
- Intoeing - patient information
- Intravenous antibiotics for bacterial meningitis - patient information
- Introducing peanut into your baby's diet - patient information
- Irritable hip - patient information
- K wires - patient information
- Late pre-term babies - patient information
- Leaving hospital after having an epidural - patient information
- Looking after your child's adrenaline auto injector - patient information
- Lumbar puncture - patient information
- Managing food allergies - patient information
- Managing hypoglycaemia - patient information
- Meet your PEEER youth workers - patient information
- Melatonin sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) - patient information
- Monoclonal antibodies for severe asthma - patient information
- Nasal bridle - patient information
- Opioid infusion for children - patient information
- Osteomyelitis - patient information
- Patient controlled analgesia - patient information
- Perinatal stroke - patient information
- Rad 8 safety checklist - patient information
- Rad 97 safety checklist - patient information
- Ready Steady Go
  - Easy read: Ready - patient information
  - Easy read: Steady - patient information
  - Easy read: Go - patient information
  - Ready Steady Go: Go questionnaire - patient information
  - Ready Steady Go: Parent plan - patient information
  - Ready Steady Go: Ready questionnaire - patient information
  - Ready Steady Go: Steady questionnaire - patient information
  - Ready Steady Go: Transition plan - patient information
  - Transition: moving into adult care - patient information
  - Ready steady go programme: Easy read booklet - patient information
- Reintroduction of baked eggs for children with egg allergy - patient information
- Reintroduction of lightly cooked egg - patient information
- Risks of cardiac surgery in children - patient information
- Robbie's Rehab child clinical psychology team - patient information
- Routine pregnancy testing for young people: information for parents - patient information
- Routine pregnancy testing for young people: information for young people - patient information
- Septic arthritis - patient information
- Snacking guide for diabetes - patient information
- Somnotouch safety checklist - patient information
- Somnotouch set-up guide - patient information
- Steroid treatment for premature babies - patient information
- Stress-dose steroid treatment following zoledronic acid infusion - patient information
- Supporting you and your child after their heart condition diagnosis - patient information
- Surgery to correct toe walking - patient information
- Taking your child home with a cannula - patient information
- Testing for thyroid stimulating antibodies - patient information
- Tetralogy of fallots - patient information
- Tongue-tie - patient information
- Travel advice for young people with diabetes - patient information
- Video telemetry - patient information
- Video urodynamics - patient information
- Videosomnography safety checklist - patient information
- Welcome to Bursledon House - patient information
- Your child's cardiac reveal device - patient information
- Your child's dermatology surgery aftercare advice - patient information
- Your child's dermatology surgery appointment - patient information
- Your child's exome sequencing test - patient information
- Your child's operation - children's orthopaedics - parent information
- Your child's polysomnography sleep study - patient information
- Your child's polysomnography sleep study and multiple sleep latency test - patient information
- Your child's respiratory polygraphy sleep study - patient information
- Your child's respiratory polygraphy sleep study with non-invasive ventilation - patient information
- Your child's respiratory polygraphy sleep study with tracheostomy invasive ventilation - patient information
Contacting us
- Raising a concern or complaint - patient information
- Raising a concern or complaint (Bengali) - patient information
- Raising a concern or complaint (easy read) - patient information
- Raising a concern or complaint (Polish) - patient information
- Raising a concern or complaint (Punjabi) - patient information
- Raising a concern or complaint (Romanian) - patient information
- Raising a concern or complaint (Russian) - patient information
COVID-19
- Cancer care COVID-19 vaccine information - patient information
- COVID-19: Information for your loved one's stay in hospital (for visitors and family) - patient information
- COVID-19: Information for your stay in hospital - patient information
- Drive-through screening for COVID-19 (Polish) - patient information
- Drive-through screening for COVID-19 (Portuguese) - patient information
- Drive-through screening for COVID-19 (Punjabi) - patient information
- Drive-through screening for COVID-19 (Romanian) - patient information
- Drive-through screening for COVID-19 (Russian) - patient information
- During your stay in hospital: COVID-ZERO - patient information
- Preparing for an elective procedure during COVID-19 (Channel Island patients) - patient information
- Signposting to local support for carers during COVID-19 - patient information
Diabetes
- Diabetes: managing your foot wound - patient information
- Diabetic ketoacidosis - patient information
Digestion and urinary health
- Bile recycling - patient information
- Bowel preparation using MoviPrep (afternoon procedure) - patient information
- Bowel preparation using MoviPrep (morning procedure) - patient information
- Eating after bowel surgery - patient information
- Following a purée diet after a gastrectomy or oesophagectomy - patient information
- Following a soft food diet after a gastrectomy or oesophagectomy - patient information
- Hepatology
- How to perform a breath test for SIBO - patient information
- Inflammatory bowel disease service - patient information
- Prostate artery embolisation - patient information
- Renal cryoablation aftercare advice - patient information
- Shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for kidney stones - patient information
- Urodynamics test - patient information
- Urodynamics: urology centre - patient information
- Urology centre after care suprapubic catheter - patient information
- Urology centre aftercare advice - patient information
Emergency medicine
- Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) - patient information
- How to prevent back pain - patient information
- Welcome to the clinical decisions unit - patient information
Endoscopy
- Ablation of Barrett's oesophagus with the RFA device - patient information
- Bronchoscopy (B1) - patient information
- Colonoscopy - argon plasma coagulation (C2) - patient information
- Colonoscopy (C1) - patient information
- Endoscopic procedure advice for people with diabetes - patient information
- Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) - patient information
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy (F1) - patient information
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy with argon coagulation (F3) - patient information
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy with sedation (F2) - patient information
- Frequently asked questions about the endoscopy unit - patient information
- Gastroscopy - throat spray (G2) - patient information
- Gastroscopy and colonoscopy (G7) - patient information
- Gastroscopy: sedation (G1) - patient information
- Guidelines on the use of surveillance colonoscopies - patient information
- Managed care telephone assessment (COVID-19) - patient information
- Oesophageal variceal banding - patient information
- POEM treatment for achalasia - patient information
- Transnasal endoscopy TNE - patient information
- Transnasal endoscopy: throat spray aftercare - patient information
Eyes
- After squint surgery for adults - patient information
- After your eyelid surgery - patient information
- AMD virtual clinic with treatment - patient information
- Blepharitis - patient information
- Botox injection for squint - patient information
- Children's eyes
  - Atropine eye drops for glasses tests - patient information
  - Cataract in children - patient information
  - Cyclopentolate drops - patient information
  - Glasses for children - patient information
  - Lazy eye in children - patient information
  - Squint in children - patient information
  - Squint surgery for children - patient information
- Conjunctivitis - patient information
- Corneal abrasion - patient information
- Dot card exercise - patient information
- Dry eyes - patient information
- Eye injuries in children - patient information
- Fresnel prisms - patient information
- Having an eye operation - patient information
- Infective conjunctivitis - patient information
- Ingrowing eyelashes - patient information
- One-stop cataract clinic - patient information
- Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) - patient information
- Red eyelid lump - patient information
- Referral for diabetic eye disease - patient information
- Squint in adults - patient information
- Squint surgery for adults - patient information
- Subconjunctival haemorrhage - patient information
- Urgent referral for diabetic eye disease - patient information
General medicine
- Acute kidney injury - patient information
- Atrial fibrillation - patient information
- Atrial fibrillation (Polish) - patient information
- Atrial fibrillation (Punjabi) - patient information
- Cellulitis - patient information
- Cellulitis (Polish) - patient information
- Cellulitis (Punjabi) - patient information
- Chest pain - patient information
- Chest pain (Polish) - patient information
- Chest pain (Punjabi) - patient information
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - patient information
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Polish) - patient information
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Punjabi) - patient information
- Diarrhoea - patient information
- Diarrhoea (Polish) - patient information
- Diarrhoea (Punjabi) - patient information
- Headache - patient information
- Headache (Polish) - patient information
- Headache (Punjabi) - patient information
- Urinary tract infection - patient information
- Urinary tract infection (Punjabi) - patient information
- Urinary-tract-infection-Polish-patient-information
Genetics
- Renin and aldosterone test - patient information
- Your clinical genetics appointment - patient information
Heart and lungs
- Ablation procedure - patient information
- Adult congenital heart service: guide to physical activity and sport - patient information
- Advance care planning - patient information
- Atrioventricular (AV) node ablation - patient information
- Autonomic function test - patient information
- Cardiac resynchronisation therapy - patient information
- Cardiac rhythm device: cardiac resynchronisation therapy implantable cardioverter defibrillator (CRT-D) - patient information
- Cardiac rhythm device: cardiac resynchronisation therapy pacemaker (CRT-P) - patient information
- Cardiac rhythm device: implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) - patient information
- Cardiac rhythm device: implantable loop recorder (ILR) - patient information
- Cardiac rhythm device: leadless pacemaker - patient information
- Cardiac rhythm device: pacemaker - patient information
- Cardiac rhythm device: subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) - patient information
- Cardiac surgery - patient information
- Chest pain - patient information
- Contrast echocardiogram - patient information
- Coronary care unit (CCU) - patient information
- Eisenmenger syndrome - patient information
- Electrophysiology study - patient information
- Heart failure service - patient information
- How the heart works - patient information
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator - patient information
- Lung cancer screening scan - patient information
- Patent foramen ovale (PFO) clinic - patient information
- Pulmonary vein isolation radiofrequency ablation - patient information
- Recovering from a heart attack - patient information
- Tachyarrhythmias - patient information
- Thoracic nurse specialists - patient information
- Urgent treatment for a heart attack - information for families
- Ventricular tachycardia stimulation test - patient information
Information about bereavement
- Bereavement care services - information for families
- COVID-19: Changes to bereavement process - patient information
Major Trauma Centre
- Major Trauma Centre - patient information
Medicines, therapies and anaesthetics
- A guide to eating well as a vegan - patient information
- Before your remote speech and language therapy appointment (communication) - patient information
- Before your remote speech and language therapy appointment (swallowing) - patient information
- Build yourself up - patient information
- Caring for your scar - patient information
- Central slip extensor tendon injury - patient information
- Combined wrist and thumb splint - patient information
- Cone splint - patient information
- Consent form for the remote UHS speech and language therapy outreach service (RUSOS) - patient information
- Cystic fibrosis diabetes - patient information
- Desensitisation - patient information
- Digital nerve repair - patient information
- Dupuytren's contracture - patient information
- Dupuytren's contracture - post operative - patient information
- Eating well with a small appetite - patient information
- Enriching your texture modified diet - patient information
- Epidural discharge - patient information
- Extensor tendon injury - patient information
- General hand exercises - patient information
- Impaired glucose tolerance in cystic fibrosis - patient information
- Level 4 diet (puréed) - patient information
- Level 6 diet (soft and bite-sized) - patient information
- Level 7 diet (easy to chew) - patient information
- Mallet finger injuries - patient information
- MCP joint replacement - patient information
- Nourishing fluids - patient information
- Nourishing puddings - patient information
- Remote UHS speech and language therapy outreach service (RUSOS) (communication difficulties) - patient information
- Remote UHS speech and language therapy outreach service (RUSOS) (dysphagia) - patient information
- Resting splints - patient information
- Retrograde massage - patient information
- Supporting your relative, friend or resident with their RUSOS appointment (dysphagia) - patient information
- The Face Place - patient information
- Thermoplastic splint instructions - patient information
- Thickened fluids - patient information
- Thumb post splint - patient information
- Thumb spica splint - patient information
- Warfarin - patient information
- Wrist extensor tendon injury - patient information
- Wrist flexor tendon injury - patient information
- Wrist fracture advice: what to expect after your plaster is removed - patient information
- Wristlet splints - patient information
- Xiapex® treatment for Dupuytren's contracture - patient information
Muscles, joints and bones
- Orthopaedic orthotic boot advice - patient information
- Daily collar care - patient information
- Caring for your cast - patient information
- Total hip replacement enhanced recovery - patient information
- Total knee replacement enhanced recovery programme - patient information
- Virtual fracture clinic
  - Virtual fracture clinic - patient information
Neonatal
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux in babies - patient information
- Neonatal tube feeding - patient information
- Early onset neonatal infection - patient information
- Mental wellbeing support on the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) - patient information
Other
- Alcohol care resources - patient information
- Sleeping rough and street sex working in Southampton - patient information
- Sleeping rough in Southampton - patient information
Pregnancy and birth
- Alternative methods of feeding your baby - patient information
- Amniocentesis (QF-PCR and array CGH tests) - patient information
- Amniocentesis (QF-PCR test) - patient information
- Antenatal care for women who are pregnant with twins or triplets - patient information
- Assisted vaginal birth - patient information
- Blood loss - what to expect after the birth of your baby - patient information
- Breastfeeding diary - patient information
- Breastfeeding support during COVID-19 - patient information
- Breech babies - patient information
- Carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy - patient information
- Checking that your baby is well - patient information
- Choosing where to have your baby - patient information
- Collecting your colostrum while you are pregnant - patient information
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) - patient information
- Deferred cord clamping - patient information
- Direct antibody test (DAT) positive - patient information
- Duodenal atresia - patient information
- Enhanced recovery from elective caesarean section - patient information
- Exomphalos - patient information
- Ferinject - patient information
- Frenulotomy (tongue-tie release) aftercare advice - patient information
- Frenulotomy (tongue-tie release) exercises - patient information
- Gastroschisis - patient information
- Gestational diabetes and GDM tests - patient information
- Giving birth after a caesarean section - patient information
- Group B Streptococcus infection - patient information
- Health assessments for your baby - patient information
- How to care for your perineum following the birth of your baby - patient information
- Induction of labour - patient information
- Inhixa - patient information
- Keeping your baby safe - patient information
- Low dose aspirin in pregnancy - patient information
- Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) - patient information
- Maternity services guide - patient information
- Pain relief in labour: epidurals and Remifentanil explained - patient information
- Pelvic and back pain during pregnancy - patient information
- Raised BMI in pregnancy - patient information
- Registering your baby's birth and claiming child benefit (COVID-19) - patient information
- Self-monitoring of blood pressure during pregnancy - patient information
- Shape up after pregnancy - patient information
- Signs that your baby may be unwell - patient information
- Testing for COVID-19 (maternity) - patient information
- Using misoprostol tablets at home - patient information
- Vitamin K for newborn babies - patient information
- Welcome to Burley ward - patient information
- Wessex fetal and maternal medicine unit - patient information
- What to expect in the early stage of labour - patient information
- Your medication after the birth of your baby - patient information
Respiratory
- Asthma - patient information
- Asthma (Polish) - patient information
- Asthma (Punjabi) - patient information
- Autogenic drainage - patient information
- Azathioprine for interstitial lung disease (ILD) - patient information
- Bed exercises - patient information
- Breathing pattern disorders - patient information
- Chair exercises - patient information
- Chest drain insertion - patient information
- CPAP loan agreement - patient information
- Exercises to improve your posture - patient information
- Home oxygen for cluster headache - patient information
- Home oxygen therapy - patient information
- Home oxygen therapy (Polish) - patient information
- How to use a nasal spray - patient information
- How to use your PEP - patient information
- Improving your posture - patient information
- Influenza and respiratory viruses - patient information
- Manual assisted cough - patient information
- Manual techniques - patient information
- Monoclonal antibody treatment for asthma - patient information
- Mycophenolate for interstitial lung disease (ILD) - patient information
- Nebuliser loan - patient information
- Oxygen - patient information
- Palliative care for people with CF - patient information
- Pelvic floor exercises - patient information
- Physiotherapy for breathing pattern disorders - patient information
- Pirfenidone - patient information
- Pneumonia - patient information
- Pneumonia (Polish) - patient information
- Pneumonia (Punjabi) - patient information
- Practice reading passages - patient information
- Pulmonary function testing A (standard) - patient information
- Pulmonary function testing B (without inhalers) - patient information
- Standing exercises - patient information
- The active cycle of breathing - patient information
- Tips on a speedier recovery after surgery - patient information
- Upper limb exercises - patient information
- Your appointment at the allergy clinic - patient information
Scans and x-rays
- Antibiotic guidance for MCUG (over six months) - patient information
- Antibiotic guidance for MCUG (under six months) - patient information
- Barium meal - patient information
- Cerebral angiography - patient information
- CT colonography - patient information
- CT colonography (48-hour preparation) - patient information
- CT colonography (with Buscopan and intravenous contrast) - patient information
- CT colonography (with Buscopan) - patient information
- CT colonography (with intravenous contrast) - patient information
- CT imaging - information for carers
- CT scan (oncology) - patient information
- Fluoroscopic imaging - information for carers
- Having a CT scan, B level (Wessex Neurological Centre) - patient information
- Having a CT scan, C level - patient information
- Having a microwave ablation of the liver - patient information
- Having a midline insertion - patient information
- Having a pelvis ultrasound scan - patient information
- Having a PICC insertion - patient information
- Having a renal embolisation - patient information
- Having a sialogram - patient information
- Having a transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) - patient information
- Having a vascular CT scan - patient information
- Having an ultrasound scan - patient information
- Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) scan - patient information
- MRI scans
  - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan - patient information
  - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan (with contrast dye) - patient information
  - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) breasts - patient information
  - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) prostate scan - patient information
  - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) small bowel scan - patient information
  - MRI abdomen or pelvis scan - patient information
  - MRI hand or wrist scan - patient information
  - MRI knee, foot or ankle scan - patient information
  - MRI proctogram scan - patient information
  - MRI spine scan - patient information
  - MRI-guided vacuum assisted biopsy (VAB) of the breast - patient information
- Nerve cryoablation - patient information
- Nuclear medicine - lung scan patient information
- Nuclear medicine imaging: information for carers - patient information
- Nuclear medicine: bone scan - patient information
- Nuclear medicine: brain scan - patient information
- Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) - patient information
- Prostate high dose rate brachytherapy - patient information
- Prostate radiotherapy treatment preparation - patient information
- Radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG) tube - patient information
- Skin care after interventional x-rays - patient information
- Vacum assisted biopsy (VAB) of breast - patient information
- Vacuum assisted excision (VAE) of breast - patient information
- X-ray imaging - information for carers
- Your child's loopogram scan - patient information
- Your child's micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG) - patient information
- Your child's ultrasound scan - patient information
- Your child's x-ray examination - patient information
Skin
- About your wig prescription - patient information
- Dermatology photodynamic therapy - patient information
- Flap or graft skin surgery with stitches to trunk and limbs - patient information
- Head and neck surgery including graft and flap repairs - patient information
- Phototesting - patient information
- PUVA hand and foot soak - patient information
- PUVA treatment - patient information
- Self-taken vaginal swab - patient information
- Skin surgery after local anaesthetic - patient information
- Skin surgery with stitches - patient information
- Skin surgery without stitches - patient information
- UVB treatment - patient information
Surgery
- Having a Limberg flap operation - patient information
- Intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPEC) combined with surgery - patient information
- Preparation for surgery - patient information
- Surgery for severe endometriosis - patient information
- Surgical day unit - patient information
Tests
- 72 hour (three day) fast - patient information
- A visual guide to blood tests - patient information
- Blood, injury and needle phobias and procedural anxiety - patient information
- Cortisol day curve test - patient information
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) - patient information
- Four hour mixed meal test - patient information
- Glucagon test - patient information
- Information for patients who are being screened for CPE - patient information
- Information for patients who have been in contact with someone who has CPE - patient information
- Information for patients who have tested positive for CPE - patient information
- Insulin stress test - patient information
- LHRH test -patient information
- Oesophageal manometry - patient information
- Oesophageal manometry and 24 hr pH/impedance tests - patient information
- Oesophageal manometry for rumination syndrome - patient information
- Plasma metanephrine test - patient information
- Saline suppression test - patient information
- Two-hour glucose tolerance test - patient information
- Water deprivation test - patient information
Visiting hospital
- Clostridium difficile - patient information
- ESBL-producing bacteria - patient information
- Finding the AMU resource centre - patient information factsheet
- Gastroenteritis caused by norovirus and other viruses - patient information
- Moving to a different ward - patient information
- Patient advice and liaison service (PALS) - patient information
- Patient initiated follow-up using My Medical Record - patient information
- Patient support hub - patient information
- Preventing infection - patient information
- Recovering after intensive care - patient information
- Reducing patient falls - patient information
- Sunflower lanyard scheme - patient information
- VRE - patient information
- Washing soiled clothing - patient information
- Your personal data and your rights - patient information
- Your stay in hospital - patient information
Women's health
- After your gynaecological surgery: physiotherapy advice - patient information
- Bladder retraining for an overactive bladder - patient information
- Breast lipomodelling - patient information
- Clean intermittent self catheterisation - patient information
- Early menopause following cancer treatment - patient information
- Ferinject (gynaecology) - patient information
- Initial follow-up breast screening appointment - patient information
- Keyhole surgery to remove an ovarian cyst - patient information
- Loop diathermy of the cervix (LLETZ) - patient information
- Medications for symptoms of an overactive bladder - patient information
- Outpatient cystoscopy clinic - patient information
- Pelvic floor muscle exercises - patient information
- Recovering well after hysteroscopy - patient information
- Support for endometriosis - patient information
- Treating a Bartholin's cyst or abscess - patient information

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