Patient information leaflets (by specialty)

All specialties

[ Top ] Accident and Emergency
Useful information for patients who are homeless GRANTHAM
Useful information for patients who are homeless LINCOLN
Useful information for patients who are homeless PILGRIM
[ Top ] Anaesthetics
Advice for patients after a general anaesthetic - Day Ward Grantham
Anaesthesia for children
Peripheral nerve block of the lower limb
Peripheral nerve block of the upper limb
Regional Anaesthesia (Nerve Blocks) Shoulder and Arm
Spinal anaesthetic information for patients - Grantham
[ Top ] Assessment and Ambulatory Unit
Patient Guide to Assessment and Ambulatory Care
[ Top ] Audiological Medicine
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Information and advice for patients
Brandt-Daroff Exercises
Epley Manouvre Left Ear
Epley Manouvre Right Ear
Semont Manouvre
Vestibular Rehabilitation Cawthorne Cooksie Exercises
Vestibular Rehabilitation Gaze Stabilisation
Vestibular Triage Clnic
[ Top ] Blood Transfusion
Advice for Patients who have Received a blood transfusion
[ Top ] Breast Screening
Family history clinic information - high risk
Family history clinic information - low risk
Family history clinic information - moderate risk
Screening women at increased risk of breast cancer
[ Top ] Breast Surgery
Admission instructions for day surgery - breast
Admission instructions for inpatient surgery - breast
Advice following your Breast Outpatient Procedure
After Nipple Reconstruction
Breast Assessment Clinic
Breast Clinic Discharge Information
Breast Prosthesis - care, repair and replacement
Breast Reduction Surgery
Breast Team Who are we?
Cording
Discharge Advice following Breast Surgery
Discharge Advice Following Surgical Removal of Breast Ducts
Discharge Advice Following Surgical Removal of Breast Lesion
Family History Clinic Discharge Information
Having a breast implant
Having a Therapeutic Mammoplasty
LICAP (Lateral Intercostal Artery Perforator) Flap Reconstruction
Lipomodelling
Nipple Areolar Micropigmentation (Tattooing)
Symmetrising Surgery
[ Top ] Cancer
Cancer of Unknown Primary
Extravasation
Hair Loss Service and Wig Voucher
Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist Follow up Clinic
Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist Service for Sarcoma
Macmillan CNS Brain & Central Nervous System Tumours
Mobile Chemotherapy Unit
Seizures (fits) and brain tumours
Taking Dexamethasone when you have a brain tumour
The Lymphoma Multidisciplinary Team
Upper Gastrointestinal Multi-Disciplinary Team Lincoln
[ Top ] Cardiac Surgery
AngioSeal Closure Device
Coronary Angiogram
Coronary Angioplasty
Day Case Cardioversion
Femoral Approach
Permanent Pacemaker/Box Change/Complex Devices
Radial Approach
[ Top ] Cardiology
Criteria Led Discharge
Having a Coronary Angiogram (Cardiac Catheterisation)
Implantable Loop Recorders
Permanent Pacemaker Implantation
Permanent Pacemaker Pulse Generator Change
[ Top ] Cardiorespiratory
Asthma Action Plan
COPD self management plan
CT Guided Lung Biopsy Discharge Advice
Flexible Bronchoscopy
Having a CT guided Lung Biopsy
Hypercalcaemia - information for people with lung cancer
Lung Cancer Team - Grantham
Lung Cancer Team - Pilgrim
Lung Cancer Team follow-up clinic - Pilgrim
Lung Clinical Nurse Specialist - Grantham
Lung Clinical Nurse Specialist - Pilgrim
Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV)
Patient Individual Plan of Care - Grantham Hospital
Respiratory Clinic - Pilgrim
Thoracoscopy
What happens now - Lung clinic Pilgrim Hospital
[ Top ] Children's Community Services
Specialist Nurse for Chidren with Additional Needs/Complex Disabilities
[ Top ] Clinical Neuro-physiology
Adult EEG
Adult EMG
Adult Sleep deprived EEG
Ambulatory EEG (Electroencephalogram)
Children melatonin sleep assisted EEG
Children sleep deprived EEG
Childrens EEG
Nerve conduction tests
Somato sensory evoked potential tests
Visual evoked response (VER)
[ Top ] Clinical Oncology
Palliative Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy for Gynaelogical Cancer
Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer or Cancer of the Anal Canal
Radiotherapy to the Bladder
Radiotherapy to the Brain
Radiotherapy to the Brain (Short Course)
Radiotherapy to the Breast or Chest Wall
Radiotherapy to the Chest
Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck
[ Top ] Colorectal Surgery
Anorectal Manometry
Colonic Polyps
Colorectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Team - Pilgrim Hospital
[ Top ] Community Nursing
Community Children's Nursing Service - Information for Families and Referring Professionals
Community Nursing Service for children with learning disabilities
[ Top ] Community Paediatrics
Advice on where to get repeat prescriptions for children on ADHD medication
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Diagnostic Assessment in Children
Children's Oncology Shared Care & Community Services
Community Paediatric ADHD Service
Ordering medical supplies for your child in the community
Specialist Family Practitioners Oncology, Palliative and Bereavement Team
[ Top ] Corporate
Complaints & Concerns
[ Top ] Diabetic Medicine
Your guide to gestational diabetes
[ Top ] Diatetics
Metformin Treatment in Pregnancy
[ Top ] Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)
Endoscopy
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery FESS
Mastoid Exploration
Nasal Douching
Nasal Polypectomy
Neck Dissection
Paroitidectomy
Removal of Sub-Mandibular Gland
Septoplasty
Septorhinoplasty
Stapedectomy
Sub mucous diathermy
Surgery To Correct Pharyngeal Pouch
Thyroidectomy
Tonsillectomy
Tympanoplasty
[ Top ] Easy Read
Blood tests what will happen Easy Read
Coming into Accident & Emergency Easy Read
Going into hospital what will happen on admission Easy Read
Having a CT scan what will happen Easy Read
Having an MRI scan what will happen Easy Read
Having an ultrasound scan what will happen Easy Read
Having an X-ray what will happen Easy Read
Pre operative assessment what will happen Easy Read
[ Top ] Endoscopy
Bowel Cancer Screening Patient Discussion Summary
Colonic Polyps after Polypectomy
Colonoscopy - The Procedure Explained
Flexible Cystoscopy - The Procedure Explained
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy - The Procedure Explained
Gastroscopy - The Procedure Explained
Information following bowel scope flexible sigmoidoscopy screening
Information regarding large or complex polypectomy during colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy
Inpatient Gastroscopy
Plenvu
Therapeutic gastroscopy
Welcome to the Endoscopy unit
What to expect after your Colonoscopy
What to expect after your Cystoscopy
What to expect after your Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
What to expect after your Gastroscopy
[ Top ] Gastroenterology
ERCP
Fibro Scan determination Gastroenterology Outpatient
Harvoni Treatment Gastroenterology Outpatient
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) service
Maviret
Peginterferon and Ribavirin Treatment - Pilgrim
Peginterferon and Ribavirin Treatment Lincoln
Sovaldi Treatment Gastroenterology Outpatient
Upper Gastrointestinal Multi-Disciplinary Team Pilgrim
Viekirax and Exviera Treatment Gastroenterology Outpatient
Vosevi
What to expect after your ERCP
[ Top ] General Medicine
Having a Venesection
Lincolnshire Laryngectomy Support Group
Welcome to the Stroke Unit
[ Top ] General Surgery
Admission Instructions for Inpatient Surgery
Preventing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
Welcome to Theatre - Louth
Wound Care Fotherby Ward
[ Top ] Gynaecological Oncology
Gynaecology Oncology MDT
HDR Brachytherapy (internal radiotherapy) Cervix
HDR Brachytherapy (internal radiotherapy) Endometrium
[ Top ] Gynaecology
Colposcopy After Care Information
Colposcopy Clinic
Information for Patients having a Gynaecological Procedure as an Inpatient
Linc-Support
Medical Method
Mini Touch endometrial ablation
Outpatient Truclear Polypectomy
Post Menopausal Bleed Clinic
Reviewing your cervical screening history
Surgical Aftercare
[ Top ] Haematology
Administering Subcutaneous Cytarabine at home
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and Brain Tumours
Haematology day case suite- Grantham
[ Top ] Haemophilia
Desmopressin DDAVP (Octim)
Desmopressin DDAVP (Octim) Trial
Haemophilia Centre Lincoln County Hospital
[ Top ] Infection Control
Carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)
Clostridium Difficile
GDH positive Toxin negative (Glutamate Dehydrogenase)
Isolation Precautions
MRSA
Outbreaks of diarrhoea and vomiting
Taking Antibiotics when you don't need them puts you and your family at risk
[ Top ] Intensive Care
Discharge from Intensive Care to the ward
[ Top ] Maternity
Antenatal Hand Expression
Aromatherapy
Bottle Feeding Guidance Arabic
Bottle Feeding Guidance Bengali
Bottle Feeding Guidance English
Bottle Feeding Guidance Hindi
Bottle Feeding Guidance Lithuanian
Bottle Feeding Guidance Mandarin
Bottle Feeding Guidance Polish
Bottle Feeding Guidance Romanian
Bottle Feeding Guidance Slovak
Bottle Feeding Guidance Turkish
Bottle Feeding Guidance Urdu
Breast Feeding Guidance Hindi
Breast Feeding Guidance Lithuanian
Breast Feeding Guidance Mandarin
Breast Feeding Guidance Slovak
Breast Feeding Guidance Turkish
Breastfeeding at study or work
Breastfeeding Guidance Arabic
Breastfeeding Guidance Bengali
Breastfeeding Guidance English
Breastfeeding Guidance Polish
Breastfeeding Guidance Romanian
Breastfeeding Guidance Urdu
Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in pregnancy
Feeding and caring for your baby
Guide to Bottle Feeding
Mifepristone
Mothers Breastfeeding Checklist
Off to the best start
Protecting your baby from low blood glucose
Safer sleep for babies
Sepsis - understanding serious infection in pregnancy and after birth (information leaflet provided in pregnancy)
Sepsis - understanding serious infection in pregnancy and after birth (women who have been screened for sepsis)
[ Top ] Medical Physics
Your Gastric Emptying Scan Explained
[ Top ] Medicine General
Ambulatory care at Pilgrim Hospital
Conscious sedation for an investigation or procedure
[ Top ] Neonatology
A Parent’s Discharge Checklist for Babies going home on Low Flow Oxygen therapy
Parentcraft and discharge planning - transitional care lincoln
Welcome to the Neonatal Services
What happens when your baby is transferred?
[ Top ] Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury
Understanding Acute Kidney Injury - Emotional and Practical Support
[ Top ] Nuclear Medicine
Your Tektrotyd Scan explained
[ Top ] Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Balloon Catheter Insertion to treat Bartholin’s cyst or abscess
Breech baby at the end of pregnancy
MVA for Miscarriage
MVA for Surgical Abortion
[ Top ] Occupational Therapy
Advice for the use of Coban self adherent wrap
Advice for the use of self-adherent wrap
Advice for use of pressure garments
Advice for using a Silicone Elastomer Conformer
Advice for using Silicone Gel Sheet
Advice for using Silicone Oil
Advice for wearing your splint
Community Occupational Therapy Service
Community Occupational Therapy Service for people with Parkinson's Disease
Desensitisation Home Activity Treatment Programme
Falls Prevention
Macmillan Occupational Therapy Out-Patient Service
Managing Fatigue and Conserving Energy
Occupational Therapy Service
Returning home following a traumatic injury or a complex fracture
Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy Services
Scar massage
Sleep
The Community Neuro-Rehabilitation Outreach Team
Trapeziectomy
Upper Limb Exercises
[ Top ] Oncology
Advice for care of your skin during skin brachytherapy
Chemotherapy and Eating
Chemotherapy suite Pilgrim welcome
Erectile Dysfunction and Radiotherapy
Head and Neck Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Keyworker
Oncology Department - Pilgrim
Radioactive Iodine Ablation Therapy
Radioactive Iodine Ablation Therapy - information for hospitals and nursing homes
Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy treatment side effects for gay and bisexual men
Radiotherapy Temozolomide Information for Glioblastoma
Skin Brachytherapy
[ Top ] Ophthalmology
Advice following intravitreal injection
Amaurosis Fugax [Transient Monocular Blindness]
Avastin (bevacizumab) intravitreal injection
Basal Cell Carcinoma Affecting the Eye
Blepheritis and Lid Hygiene
Botulinum A Toxin injection for blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm
Brow Ptosis
Cataract Surgery
Cataract surgery Pilgrim Grantham and Johnson Hospitals
Central Serous Retinopathy (CSR)
Chalazion
Contact Lens Clinic Information for Patients
Diabetic Retinopathy & Maculopathy
Dilating Drops for Children and Babies
Ectropion surgery
Ectropion surgery to correct
Entropion - surgery to correct
Entropion Surgery - Pilgrim
Epiretinal Membrane
Eye Removal
Intravitreal injection of Kenalog triamcinolone acetonide
Lateral wall decompression
Lucentis (ranibizumab) intravitreal injection
Macular Hole
Ptosis
Rapid Access Eye Clinic
Retinal Detachment
Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO)
Thyroid eye disease
Trabeculectomy
Welcome to the Eye Clinic
Welcome to the Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Service
YAG Laser Peripheral Iridotomy
YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy
[ Top ] Orthopaedics
Boxer's Fracture
Buckle injuries of the wrist
Collar bone fracture in children
Enhanced Recovery Programme for Joint Surgery - Hip
Enhanced Recovery Programme for Joint Surgery - Knee
Fractured Humerus Philos Plating
How to Care for your Cast
Manipulation Under anaesthetic
Recovering from a Broken Hip
Relieving Heel Pressure Whilst in a Cast
Rotator cuff repair
Shoulder replacement
Shoulder stabilisation
[ Top ] Orthoptics
Adult Squint Surgery
Adult Squint Surgery Lincoln
Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) Information for teachers
Amblyopia advice for parents Lincoln
Atropine Treatment
Convergence Insufficiency
Fresnel Prism
Homonymous Hemianopia and Spatial Neglect
How to do Smooth Convergence Exercises:
How to do Stereograms
Occlusion Therapy
Should my patient see an orthoptist?
Squint Surgery (Children)
Squint Surgery with Adjustable Sutures
Squint, lazy eye and wearing glasses
[ Top ] Paediatrics
Adenoidectomy Discharge Advice
Bronchiolitis information for parents & carers
Croup
Day surgery and In-patient Information for children and their carers
Dental Surgery Discharge Advice
Fever Fits (Febrile convulsions)
Frog plaster/Hip spica - Discharge Advice
Gastro oesophageal reflux in children - Pan Trust
Gastroenteritis in Children - Pan Trust
Head Injury Discharge Advice
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP)
High temperature in children - discharge advice
How to use a large volume spacer device multiple breath technique
How to use a large volume spacer device with face masks for infants
How to use the Aerochamber
Myringotomy and Insertion of Grommets Discharge Advice
Neonatal Jaundice - Pan Trust
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Discharge Advice
Preventing urinary tract infections
Specialist Nurse Trainers for Children with Disabilities
Synacthen test (available LCH and KFU)
Tonsillectomy Discharge Advice
Viral induced wheeze - Pan Trust
Welcome to the Children and Young Person's Assessment Unit
When a child dies - a guide for parents and carers
[ Top ] Pain Management
Pain Relief After Your Operation
[ Top ] Palliative Care
The Children's Palliative Care Team
[ Top ] Pharmacy
Homecare Medicines Service - Information for Patients
Medication Record Card
Monthly Medication Record Card
Self-Administration of Medicine
[ Top ] Physiotherapy
A guide to your Boxia orthosis
Above knee amputation
Aquatic physiotherapy
Arthroscopic capsular release
Arthroscopic Sub-acromial Decompression
Below knee amputation
Bilateral Amputee Information, Exercises & Transfer Technique
Chest clearance
Clavicular Fractures A C Joint Reconstruction
Coping with breathlessness
Exercising with a Lung Condition
Foot and Ankle Exercises
Fractured Wrist - Advice and Exercise following Cast Removal
Incentive Spirometer
Incontinence - physiotherapy guide
Knee exercises
Lower Limb Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy after head and neck surgery
Physiotherapy Falls Booklet
Rehabilitation during and after Critical Care Exercise Booklet
[ Top ] Pre assessment
Cholecystectomy
EUA OF Rectum and Anus +/- biopsy or polypectomy
Examination under anaesthetic EUA
Hernia repair
Perianal abscess
Pilonidal sinus
Thyroidectomy - Pre assessment
[ Top ] Radiology
Cardiac Stress Magnetic Resonance Imaging
CT Colonogram
CT Colonogram Aftercare
CT Colonography Diet Sheet Lincoln Hospital
CT Colonography Lincoln Hospital
Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA)
Having a Barium Meal
Hysterosalpingogram
MRI Arthrogram
MRI Enterography
Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Biopsy
Your MRI appointment
[ Top ] Radiotherapy
Prostate High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
Prostate Seed Brachytherapy
Prostate Seed Brachytherapy Pre-Op Preparations
[ Top ] Rehabilitation
Botulinum toxin Injections
Lincolnshire Specialised Rehabilitation Medicine Service
Welcome to Ashby Ward
[ Top ] Respiratory medicine
Bronchiectasis self management guide
Chest Drain Insertion
Emergency oxygen therapy
How to use your inhaler
Instructions for patients attending for Spirometry
Nebulised Colistin
Pleural Aspiration
[ Top ] Resuscitation Services
Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment
[ Top ] Rheumatology
Patient Initiated Follow Up Arthritis
[ Top ] Sepsis
Sepsis leaflet Easy Read
[ Top ] Speech and Language Therapies
Videofluoroscopy
[ Top ] Surgery General
Admission instructions for day surgery
Information booklet for patients having treatment under a local anaesthetic - Fotherby Ward
[ Top ] Trauma and Orthopaedics
Useful information when being transferred to Boston from the Major Trauma Centre Nottingham QMC
[ Top ] Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Nurse Specialists for upper gastrointestinal cancers
[ Top ] Urology
A Guide to aid Bladder Retraining
Botox treatment for overactive bladder
Cystitis
JJ Ureteric Stent
Transperineal (template) Biopsies of the Prostate
TRUS Biopsy of Prostate
Urodynamic Studies
Urological cance MDT who's who
Urolology Clinical Nurse Specialist Key Worker
[ Top ] Vascular Surgery
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Carotid Endarterectomy
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in the Leg - A Guide for Patients
Discharge Leaflet Vascular Surgery
Endovenous Ablation of Varicose Veins
Hickman Lines
Intermittent Claudication
PICC Lines
Portacath
Saphena anti-embolism stocking sizing chart
Saphena Grip Anti-embolism stockings
Saphena Grip anti-embolism stockings - pocket size chart
[ Top ] Ward General Information
Domestic Abuse
Emergency Assessment Unit
Welcome to Fotherby Ward
Welcome to ICU Pilgrim
Welcome to Johnson Ward and the Coronary Care Unit
Welcome to the Acute Care Unit Grantham
Welcome to the Discharge Lounge - Grantham Hospital
Welcome to Ward 5b Pilgrim