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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 Cervical stitch: information for you (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG))
External Leaflet Change date or time of hospital appointment using the Patient Portal (Easy Read and Text Only) Easy Read
Leaflet Chaplaincy / Spiritual Care Services
Leaflet Charging patients for lost or damaged NHS hearing aids
External Link Check if a health condition affects your driving (DVLA)
Leaflet Chest injury: aftercare advice
External Link Chickenpox
External Link Chickenpox in pregnancy: what you need to know
External Link Children's bladder health: bladder problems and incontinence (ERIC: the children's bladder and bowel charity)
External Link Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) Support
External Link Circumcision (complete removal of the foreskin)
Leaflet Cleaning your eyes before surgery
Leaflet Clostridioides difficile (C.diff) (previously known as Clostridium difficile)
Leaflet Colonoscopy
Leaflet Colonoscopy and gastroscopy
Leaflet Colorectal cancer (bowel cancer)
External Link Colostomy UK
External Link Colpocleisis (closing the vagina to treat prolapse)
External Link Colposuspension for stress incontinence
External Leaflet Coming to hospital for a blood test (Easy Read and Text Only) Easy Read
External Link Common infectious illnesses (Bliss)
External Leaflet Communicating by email or SMS text Easy Read
External Link Communication tips when using face masks
Leaflet Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Leaflet Congratulations on your pregnancy
External Link Connevans DeafEquipment
External Link Consent - what you have the right to expect: a guide for parents
External Link Consent and capacity (Easy Read) Easy Read
External Link Consent to treatment (NHS)
External Link Considering a caesarean birth
External Link Constipation Easy Read leaflet (Bladder and Bowel UK) Easy Read
External Link Constipation in children: symptoms, causes and relief (ERIC: the children's bowel and bladder charity)
External Link Constipation resources for people with a learning disability (NHS England) Easy Read
External Link Contact for families with disabled children
Leaflet Contraceptive coil insertion at the time of caesarean birth
Leaflet Corneal abrasion
Leaflet Corneal graft transplant
External Link Coronectomy (British Association of Oral Surgeons (BAOS))
Leaflet Critical Care Rehabilitation Exercises
Leaflet Critical Care Unit patient diaries
External Link Crohn's and Colitis UK
Leaflet CT Colonoscopy
Leaflet Cubital tunnel syndrome
Leaflet Cutting your new ear mould to size when you do have an old ear mould
Leaflet Cutting your new ear mould to size when you don't have an old ear mould
External Link CVS and amniocentesis: information for parents
External Link Davy the Detective: finding out about anaesthetics
External Link Deciding about a post mortem examination: information for parents
Leaflet Decision about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Leaflet Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)