Having a Gastroscopy
During a Gastroscopy your endoscopist passes a long flexible tube containing a camera and a light through your mouth, over the back of your tongue, down your oesophagus (gullet), into…
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Preventing Pressure Ulcers – A guide for residents, patients, carers and staff
This information may help you to understand the care delivered, to prevent pressure ulcer development during your hospital stay. Pressure ulcer prevention is planned on an individual basis. Staff are…
Removable appliances
A removable appliance is made up of an acrylic plate with wire clasps on the sides, which grip the teeth to keep the brace in place. It can be taken…
Recovering from a heart attack
This leaflet provides information to help you following your heart attack.
Radical Orchidectomy
Your doctor has informed you that you should have your testicle removed as he suspects a testicular cancer. However statistics show that testicular cancer remains one of the most curable…
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Rehabilitation is an exercise and education programme for people with long term lung conditions. It involves a combination of prescribed physical exercise and an education session with discussion and…
Proximal Radius Fracture (requiring further X-Ray)
You have sustained a fracture to one of the bones in your elbow (Proximal radius). Please see the picture below to understand where this injury is. This normally takes approximately…
Proximal Radius Fracture (for review)
You have sustained a fracture to one of the bones in your elbow (Proximal radius). Please see the picture below to understand where this injury is. This normally takes approximately…
Proximal Humerus fracture
You have sustained a fracture to your shoulder. The shoulder is a ball and socket joint and you have fractured just below the ball part. This normally takes between 6…
Prostate Gland Enlargement
The prostate gland commonly becomes larger in older men. This is called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.