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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
Leaflet Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
Leaflet Varicose veins
External Link Versus arthritis
External Link Versus arthritis (formerly Arthritis UK)
Leaflet Viral gastroenteritis due to Norovirus
Leaflet Virtual diabetic retinopathy: outpatient clinic
Leaflet Vision imbalance following cataract surgery (anisometropia)
Leaflet Vitamin D and skin cancer
Leaflet von Willebrand's Disease (vWD)
External Link Weighing your baby
Leaflet Welcome to the AMD Clinic (Age-related Macular Degeneration Clinic)
Leaflet Welcome to the Haemophilia Centre
External Leaflet Welcome to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) family guide
Leaflet What happens if I choose not to have dialysis?
Leaflet What happens when safeguarding concerns are raised about your child in hospital?
Leaflet What happens when your child has been referred for a child protection medical in the community?
External Link What is a cannula? (Easy Read) Easy Read
External Link What is a hoist? (Easy Read) Easy Read
External Link What is a stoma? (Easy Read)
External Link What is advocacy? Easy Read
External Link What is cell salvage?
Leaflet What is implant breast reconstruction?
Leaflet What is Latissimus Dorsi Flap Breast Reconstruction?
External Link What is MS? (Multiple Sclerosis Trust)
Leaflet What to do if you think you are in preterm labour
External Link What to expect at your annual foot check
External Link What to expect when you have an elective caesarean birth
Leaflet What will happen following my ERCP?
External Link What you need to know about leaving hospital Easy Read
External Link When a child dies: A guide for parents and carers
Leaflet When your waters break after 37 weeks and before labour begins
External Link Whooping cough and pregnancy: your questions answered on how to help protect your baby
External Link Why is foot care important for people with PAD?
Leaflet Women's Health Counselling Service
External Link Worried about an adult? noticing is not nosiness
External Link Worried about an adult? noticing is not nosiness (alternative languages)
External Link Worried about an adult? noticing is not nosiness (BSL friendly version / Text Only)
Leaflet Wound care advice
Leaflet Wound care after surgery
External Link You and your anaesthetic
Leaflet You and your personal information
External Link You are leaving hospital: moving or returning to another place of care
External Link You are leaving hospital: returning home
External Leaflet You need to look after your skin in hospital (Easy Read and Text only) Easy Read
External Link Your annual health check: what it is and why it's important (Easy Read video) Easy Read
External Link Your asthma action plan
External Link Your baby's hearing test at Children's Audiology
External Link Your baby's movements in pregnancy: information for you
Leaflet Your baby's visit to the Audiology Clinic
Leaflet Your breast cancer follow-up