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Patient information

The directory holds patient information leaflets produced by the Trust along with resources from other NHS bodies and health organisations. These leaflets are not meant to replace the information discussed between you and your doctor, but can act as a starting point for such a discussion or as a useful reminder of the key points.

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Format Title
External Link 5 tips to support parents taking their baby home from the Neonatal Unit
Leaflet A Guide to Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA)
External Link A guide to RSV vaccination for pregnant women (GOV.UK)
External Link A Urinary Catheter (Easy Read) Easy Read
External Link Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme (patient video)
External Link Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening, a free test for men aged 65 and over (NHS)
External Link Abdominal pain: advice for parents and carers (Healthier Together)
External Link Abuse and what to do about it (Easy Read) Easy Read
External Link Access to work: get support if you have a disability or health condition (GOV.UK)
Leaflet Achilles tendon rupture treated with VACOped® Boot: rehabilitation programme and exercises
Leaflet Achilles tendon rupture treated with VACOped® Boot: user guide
Leaflet Active cycle of breathing technique (ACBT)
Leaflet Active exercises for your thumb
Leaflet Activities for babies with torticollis
Leaflet Activities for children to help them improve their walking skills
Leaflet Acupuncture
Leaflet Acute Anterior Uveitis (AAU)
External Link Adenoid surgery (ENT UK)
Leaflet Adjuvant bisphosphonate
External Link Adult Allergy Action Plans (Jext® and EpiPen®) (British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI))
External Link Advance care planning (Marie Curie)
External Link Advance care planning for your child (Marie Curie)
Leaflet Advice for breast cancer patients following surgery
Leaflet Advice for patients following angioplasty / stent procedures
Leaflet Advice for patients following internal iliac embolisation
Leaflet Advice for patients following peripheral angiogram
Leaflet Advice on protecting your joints
Leaflet Advice when you need to follow an IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative) level 4 pureed diet
Leaflet Advice when you need to follow an IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative) level 5 minced and moist diet
Leaflet Advice when you need to follow an IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative) level 6 soft and bite-sized diet
Leaflet Advice when you need to follow an IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative) level 7 easy to chew diet
External Link Advocacy for all: better voices better lives (Advocacy for All)
Leaflet Aerosol inhaler
External Link After your child's tonsil surgery: tips for parents (ENT UK)
External Link Age UK: Canterbury (Age UK)
Leaflet Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
External Leaflet Aged 55 to 74? You may be eligible for a free lung health check
External Link AIDSmap (AIDSmap)
External Link Air travel and pregnancy: information for you (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG))
Leaflet Alcohol: brief advice and information
External Link Allergic Rhinitis and Hay Fever (Allergy UK)
External Link Allergic Rhinitis: a common problem, not to be sneezed at! (Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS))
External Link Alzheimer's Society (Alzheimer's Society)
Leaflet Amblyopia (lazy eye)
External Link Amparo: support following suicide
Leaflet Anatomic Total Shoulder Replacement
Leaflet Ankle and foot sprain / injury: aftercare advice
Leaflet Ankle and subtalar arthritis
Leaflet Ankle arthroscopy
External Link Antenatal hydronephrosis (dilated renal pelvis) in babies (NHS)