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Patient information leaflets

Essential information for patients

Additional essentials for children

Children’s services

Information in other formats

If you are being treated at one of the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust hospitals and you require a version of a publication in large print, Braille, or on audiotape, please call 0800 484 0135 or email patientsupporthub@uhs.nhs.uk.

If you are being treated elsewhere, please speak to your care provider for help.

For help preparing for your visit, arranging an interpreter or accessing the hospital, please visit our additional support pages.

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We aim to ensure our publications are as clear and patient-friendly as possible. If you have any comments about our patient information, we’d love to hear them. Please email: publications@uhs.nhs.uk       

Use of information and contacts

The leaflets on this website are produced by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust staff for patients assessed and treated in our Trust. The contacts in the leaflets are unable to give advice or discuss individuals’ symptoms or cases, unless that patient has been assessed and treated by the UHS team in question. For patients or individuals in other locations accessing this information online, you must speak to your own GP or hospital team for advice.

Use of ReachDeck accessibility and readability toolbar

Please note that the ReachDeck toolbar on this site uses Google Translate and other read aloud tools. UHS is not responsible for the accuracy or content of the translations. Please speak to your clinical team before acting on any translated information. You can also find details of our interpreting and translation services here.