Patient Information Leaflets

We have collected together our patient leaflets in this section, to help you as a patient or carer know more about a wide variety of procedures, conditions and other treatments.

For more details about each specialty, please visit our A to Z of services.

Do not act on the content of any leaflet (from our website or another) without the advice of a trained clinician. Each leaflet has contact details to receive further help and assistance. Do contact our PALS team if you need a translation of the guidance.

There is also an online library of leaflets on our main site that allow for more accessibility features.

Admission and Discharge

Anticoagulation Service

• Hospital Associated Thrombosis (Blood Clot)

Attend Anywhere (Video Appointments)

• Bariatric Dietetics
• Bariatric One-Stop
• Bariatric Physiotherapy
• Bariatric Psychology
• Bariatric Reception
• Breast Surgery
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Cardiology
• Clinical Neuropsychology
• Colorectal
• Dermatology
• Diabetes
• Dietetics - Adult General
• Dietetics - Diabetes
• Dietetics - Gastroenterology
• Dietetics - Paediatrics
• Ear Nose Throat (ENT)
• Elderly Medicine Service
• Endocrinology
• First Contact Physio
• Gastroenterology
• Gynaecology
• Haematology
• Hand Therapy
• IMSK
• ITU Follow-Up
• Maternity
• Maxillofacial
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Neurology
• Neurorehabilitation
• Oncology
• Orthodontics
• Orthopaedic OSD
• Orthopaedics
• Paediatrics
• Pain Management
• Plastic Surgery
• Respiratory
• Rheumatology
• Stroke
• Therapies
• Upper GI Surgery
• Urology
• Vascular Surgery

Audiology

Danalogic Ambio Smart Aids:

• Danalogic BeMore App
• Danalogic Patient Portal

Bariatric Surgery

• Bariatric Dietetics
• Bariatric One-Stop
• Bariatric Physiotherapy
• Bariatric Psychology
• Bariatric Reception
• Bariatric Surgery - Your Guide to our Service
• Psychological Risks Associated With Bariatric Surgery
• Specialist Weight Management and Bariatric Psychology Service

Bone Density Unit

• Bone Density (DEXA) Scan

Bradley Rehabilitation Unit

• Aphasia Friendly Bradley Unit Guide
• Neuro-rehabilitation

Breast Clinic

• Bisphosphonates for Early Breast Cancer
• Breast Patients discharged with Exudrain
• Breast Patients discharged with Redivac Drain
• Discharge from Routine Check-up Breast Clinic
• Mastitis and Breast Abscess
• Patient Initiated Follow-Up after Treatment for Primary Breast Cancer
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (SLNB)
• Welcome to the Breast Clinic
• Wire Localisation Excision

Cardiology

• Advice following a Heart Attack
• Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring - Ashford Patients
• Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring - St Peter's Patients
• Ambulatory ECG Monitoring - Ashford Patients
• Ambulatory ECG Monitoring - St Peter's Patients
• Ambulatory ECG Monitoring - Woking Patients
• Cardiac Risk Management
• Echocardiogram
• Exercise Tolerance Testing
• New Pacemaker ICD Implant
• Omron ECG Monitor - Ashford Patients
• Omron ECG Monitor - St Peter's Patients
• Stress Echocardiogram
• Trans-oesophageal Echocardiogram
• Undergoing a Coronary Angioplast

Clinical Neurophysiology

• EEG Adult
• EEG Child
• Evoked Potentials
• Nerve Conduction Studies and EMG (St Peter's)
• Nerve Conduction Studies and EMG (Woking)
• Prolonged EEG Recording

Day Surgery Unit

• Circumcision
• Day Surgery Post-Operative Advice - General Surgery
• Day Surgery Post-Operative Advice - Oral Surgery
• Day Surgery Post-Operative Advice - Orthopaedic Surgery
• Day Surgery Post-Operative Advice - Surgery to the Nose
• Day Surgery Post-Operative Advice - Vascular Surgery
• Examination under Anaesthesia (EUA) of Rectum / Anus
• Excision of Lipoma
• Excision of Pilonidal Sinus
• Hysteroscopy
• Insertion of Grommets
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
• Laparoscopic Repair of Inguinal Hernia
• Laparoscopy (Gynaecology)
• Lay Open of Anal Fistula
• Microlaryngoscopy
• Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) of Radius / Ulna
• Open Repair of Inguinal Hernia
• Paediatric Airway Endoscopy (MLB)
• Panendoscopy
• Removal of Metalworks
• Repair of Hydrocele
• Surgery to the Ear
• Surgery to the Foot
• Surgery to the Nose
• TMJ Arthroscopy

Dermatology

• Bath PUVA Treatment
• Cryotherapy
• Emollients
• Hand and Foot Bath PUVA
• Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist for Skin
• Mole Mapping
• Narrowband UVB
• Nicotinamide B3
• Patch Testing
• Personalised Skin Treatment Plan
• Photo Hub
• Photo Hub - Routine Appointments
• Postoperative Advice
• Pre-Op Patient Information
• PUVA Gel Treatment
• Skin Lesion Clinic Questionnaire

Diabetes / Endocrinology

Adults

• Alcohol and Diabetes
• Carbohydrate Counting
• Diabetes Hot Foot Clinic
• Emotional Well-being and Diabetes
• Exercise and Insulin
• Healthy Eating and Gestational Diabetes
• How to download and share your data
• Information for starting insulin Basal-Bolus Regime
• Information for starting once a day insulin
• Information for starting twice a day insulin
• Inpatient Diabetes Care
• Instructions for Switching to Libre 2
• Insulin Pump Therapy including Sick Day Rules
• Sick Day Rules

Paediatrics

• Annual Review Screening Type 1 - Over 12s
• Annual Review Screening Type 1 - Under 12s
• Annual Review Screening Type 2 - Over 12s
• Basal Rate Testing
• Children and Young Person's Diabetes Service
• Duke of Edinburgh Expedition Tool
• Exam Guidance for Young People with Type 1 Diabetes
• Healthy Eating for Children and Young People with Type 1 Diabetes
• Introduction to the Diabetes Transition Service
• Knowing the Signs for Type 1 Diabetes in your Child
• Mylife Bolus Advice App
• Protecting Your Skin When Using Insulin Pumps and CGM
• Sick Day Rules: Hybrid Closed Loop Pump Therapy
• Sick Day Rules: Insulin Pump Therapy
• Sick Day Rules: Multiple Daily Injections
• Top Tips for Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Pumps
• Type 2 - Blood Glucose Targets for Children and Young People
• Type 2 - Children and Young Person's Diabetes Service
• Type 2 - Exercise for Children and Young People
• Type 2 - Healthy Eating for Children and Young People
• Type 2 - Introduction Children and Young People
• Type 2 - Metformin Children and Young People
• Type 2 - My Diet Plan for Children and Young People

Dietetics

The following leaflets may be provided by your dietician depending on your treatment plan:

• Bile Acid Malabsorption
• Build Yourself Up
• Clear and Free Fluids for Post Op Patients
• Common Questions and Answers for Anyone Contemplating Bariatric Surgery
• Cow’s Milk Alternatives Suitable for Children from 1 years old diagnosed with Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy
• Cow’s Milk and Soya Free Diet for Infants and Children
• Cow’s Milk Free Diet for Infants and Children
• Cow's Milk Protein and Egg Free Diet
• Cow's Milk Protein and Soya Free Diet
• Cow's Milk Protein Free Diet for Breast Feeding Mothers
• Dementia Support with Eating and Drinking
• Diabetes - Diet in Illness
• Diet and Gallbladder Disease
• Diet for Gout
• Dietary Advice for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• Dietary Advice for Managing Strictures and Adhesions in Bowel Disease
• Dietary Advice for Managing Strictures in Crohn's Disease
• Dietary Guidelines After Bariatric Surgery
• Dietary Management of Cow's Milk Protein Allergy in Children
• Dietary Management of Hypoglycaemia for Infants and Children
• Dietary Management of Reactive Hypoglycaemia
• Eating and Drinking with Acknowledged Risk
• Eatwell Plate / Healthy eating
• Exercise and Insulin
• First Line Dietary and Lifestyle Advice IBS
• Food and Insulin Diary
• Healthy Eating and Diabetes
• Healthy Eating and Gestational Diabetes
• Healthy Eating for Children and Young People with Type 1 Diabetes
• Healthy Snack Ideas
• Help my child gain weight on a milk free diet
• Hiatus Hernia or Acid Reflux
• High Protein Snacks
• Home Egg Introduction
• How to gain weight for children and young people
• Increasing dietary fibre
• It's all about Eggs
• It's All About Legumes
• It's all about Nuts
• Lactose Free Diet for Adults
• Lactose Free Diet for Children
• Liquid Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Liquid Shrinkage Diet for Bariatric Surgery
• Low FODMAP Fruits and Vegetables
• Low K Snack
• Nasogastric Tube Feeding
• Nausea Vomiting and Loss of Appetite
• Nourishing Drinks and Puddings
• Nutrition and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Cirrhosis
• Nutrition for Respiratory Conditions
• Nutrition in Liver Disease
• PEG Feeding
• Pelvic Health and Constipation
• Pelvic Health and Diarrhoea
• Pre op Chole LS Diet
• Simple Tips to Build Yourself Up
• Ward Snacks and Drinks
• Weight Management for Children and Young People
• Wound Healing

Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)

• About Conscious Sedation
• Grommets and Adenoidectomy
• Paediatric Airway Endoscopy (MLB)
• Paediatric Tonsillectomy
• Pinnaplasty

Early Pregnancy Unit

• Bleeding and Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy
• Consent for Laboratory Examination and Cremation or Sensitive Disposal of Early Pregnancy Loss up to 11+6 weeks
• Conservative Management of Miscarriage
• Discharge Advice Following Laparoscopic Management of Ectopic Pregnancy
• Early Pregnancy Unit
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• How to Prepare for your Procedure with Misoprostol
• How to Recover Quickly from Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Surgery
• Manual Vacuum Aspiration for Miscarriage (MVA)
• Outpatient Medical Management of Miscarriage
• Pregnancy of Unknown Location (PoUL)
• Progesterone Treatment for the Management of Bleeding During Early Pregnancy
• Surgical Management of Miscarriage
• Treating Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate

Emergency Care

• Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit
• Bring Back Clinic
• Cannula Care - Inpatient
• Cannula Care - Patient Discharge
• Head Injury
• Opt Out Testing for HIV
• SDEC

Endoscopy and Gastroenterology

Endoscopy - Bowel Preparation

• Advice Sheet for Patients who have been Prescribed an Oral Bowel Cleansing Agent
• Bowel Preparation Instructions
• Enhanced MoviPrep for Afternoon Appointment
• Enhanced MoviPrep for Morning Appointment
• Enhanced Senna and Citrafleet / Picolax for Afternoon Appointment
• Enhanced Senna and Citrafleet / Picolax for Morning Appointment
• MoviPrep for Afternoon Appointment
• MoviPrep for Colon Capsule Endoscopy
• MoviPrep for Morning Appointment
• Picolax / Citrafleet for Afternoon Appointment
• Picolax / Citrafleet for Morning Appointment
• Plenvu for Afternoon Appointment
• Plenvu for Capsule Endoscopy
• Plenvu for Morning Appointment

Endoscopy - Diabetic Informaton

Diabetic Patients Undergoing a Colonoscopy for Afternoon Appointment

• Patients on Four Times a Day Insulin Regime
• Patients on GLP Injectable or Oral (Rybelsus)
• Patients on Hypoglycaemic Tablets
• Patients on Once Daily Insulin
• Patients on Twice a Day Insulin Regime

Diabetic Patients Undergoing a Colonoscopy for Morning Appointment

• Patients on Four Times a Day Insulin Regime
• Patients on GLP Injectable or Oral (Rybelsus)
• Patients on Hypoglycaemic Tablets
• Patients on Once Daily Insulin
• Patients on Twice a Day Insulin Regime

Diabetic Patients Undergoing a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy for Afternoon Appointment

• Patients on Four Times a Day Insulin Regime
• Patients on GLP Injectable or Oral (Rybelsus)
• Patients on Hypoglycaemic Tablets
• Patients on Once Daily Insulin
• Patients on Twice a Day Insulin Regime

Diabetic Patients Undergoing a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy for Morning Appointment

• Patients on Four Times a Day Insulin Regime
• Patients on GLP Injectable or Oral (Rybelsus)
• Patients on Hypoglycaemic Tablets
• Patients on Once Daily Insulin
• Patients on Twice a Day Insulin Regime

Diabetic Patients Undergoing a Small Bowel Capsule Appointment

• Patients on Oral Hypoglycaemic Tablets

Diabetic Patients Undergoing Upper GI Endoscopy (Gastroscopy, ERCP, EUS) for Afternoon Appointment

• Patients on Four Times a Day Insulin Regime
• Patients on GLP Injectable or Oral (Rybelsus)
• Patients on Hypoglycaemic Tablets
• Patients on Once Daily Insulin
• Patients on Twice a Day Insulin Regime

Diabetic Patients Undergoing Upper GI Endoscopy (Gastroscopy, ERCP, EUS) for Morning Appointment

• Patients on Four Times a Day Insulin Regime
• Patients on GLP Injectable or Oral (Rybelsus)
• Patients on Once Daily Insulin
• Patients on Oral Diabetes Medications
• Patients on Twice a Day Insulin Regime

General Medicine

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Think Home First
• Welcome to the Clinical Assessment Unit (CAU)

General Surgery

• Abdominoperineal Excision of Rectum
• Anorectal Physiology Studies
• Anterior Resection
• Antiplatelet Medication Advice in Vascular Patients
• Bowel Preparation: Citrafleet and Picolax (AM)
• Bowel Preparation: Citrafleet and Picolax (PM)
• Bowel Preparation: Moviprep (AM)
• Bowel Preparation: Moviprep (PM)
• Bowel Preparation: Phosphate Enema (AM)
• Bowel Preparation: Phosphate Enema (PM)
• Colorectal Surgery - Virtual Ward
• Emergency Surgery Ambulatory Care (ESAC)
• Enhanced Care Unit
• Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (Colorectal)
• Left Hemicolectomy
• Preparing for Surgery
• Preparing your Skin Prior to Surgery Using Chlorhexidine Gluconate Skin Cleanse
• Preventing Surgical Wound Infection
• Right Hemicolectomy
• Welcome to Falcon Ward

Gynaecology

• Bartholin’s Abscess or Cyst with Word Catheter
• BMI and Infertility
• Cervical Polyp Removal
• Colposcopy
• Colposcopy and Conservative Management of CIN2
• Colposcopy and Lletz Biopsy
• Endometrial Biopsy Clinic
• Endometriosis
• Fertility Welcome Pack
• Follicle Tracking Scans
• Gynaecology-Oncology Fast Track Clinic
• How to Recover from an Abdominal Myomectomy
• How to Recover Quickly from Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Surgery
• Laparoscopic Procedures for the Treatment of Endometriosis of Pelvic Nerves and Pelvic Nerve Entrapment
• Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist for Gynae-Oncology
• Outpatient Hysteroscopy
• Ovulation Induction with Clomiphene Treatment
• Ovulation Induction with Letrozole Treatment
• Penthrox Used for Pain Relief
• Personalised Stratified Follow Up After Treatment for Primary Endometrial Cancer
• Personalised Stratified Follow Up After Treatment for Primary Ovarian Cancer
• Pre-Operative Bowel Preparation for Gynaecological Laparoscopic Surgery
• Preterm Birth Surveillance Clinic
• Removal of Polyp / Fibroid Using MyoSure Device
• Removing Temporary Ovarian Suspension Stitches
• Reviewing Your Cervical Screening History
• TCRF (Transcervical Resection of Fibroids)
• Termination of Pregnancy
• Treatment Options for Ovarian Endometriomas
• Vaginal Dryness
• Vulval Skincare
• Your Road to Recovery - Lap Hysterectomy
• Your Road to Recovery - Open Hysterectomy

Haematology

• Hospital Associated Thrombosis (Blood Clot)
• Your Blood Test (A4)
• Your Blood Test (A5)
• Your Blood Test (Tri-Fold)

Harms Free Care

Infection Control

• Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales (CPE)
• Clostridium Difficile
• MRSA
• Norovirus

Information Services

• Privacy Notice (A4)
• Privacy Notice (A5)

Infusion Suite

• Intravenous Iron (Iron Infusion)

Inpatient Pain Service

• Entonox
• Epidural Haematoma Advice
• Oral Ketamine for Pain Relief

IV at Home / Intravenous Therapy

• Adult Extravasation
• Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

Maternity

Trust Leaflets

• Advice and guidance for parents wishing to take their baby home after miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death
• Babies who do not breastfeed effectively
• Biomechanics
• Birth After Caesarean Section
• Birth Choices Outside the Usual Recommendations
• Birth Reflections and Birth Support
• Bleeding and Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy
• Choosing Where to Have Your Baby
• Collecting Colostrum Antenatally
• Consent for Laboratory Examination and Cremation or Sensitive Disposal of Early Pregnancy Loss up to 11+6 weeks
• Cup Feeding Guide and Competency for Parents
• Delayed Cord Clamping
• Early Pregnancy Unit
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• Elective (Planned) Caesarean Section
• Ferric Derisomaltose (Iron Infusion)
• Induction of Labour
• Induction of Labour with Cervical Ripening Balloon
• Information for Pregnancy Loss
• Information for Women Taking Aspirin in Pregnancy
• Low Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein A (PAPP-A)
• Medicines in Pregnancy
• Membrane Sweep
• Milk as Medicine
• Misoprostol (Angusta ®) for Induction of Labour
• Monitoring your baby's heartbeat in labour
• MRSA Antenatal Screening
• Outpatient Induction of Labour for Low Risk Pregnancy
• Postnatal Community Care
• Pregnancy of Unknown Location (PoUL)
• Preterm Birth Surveillance Clinic
• Safe Sleep for Baby
• Supporting your Partner at Night on the Maternity Ward
• Suppression of Lactation
• Term, Well Baby Feeding
• Testing for Blood Clots
• Tobacco Dependency Treatment in Pregnancy
• Tongue Tie and Infant Feeding
• Transfer to SPH Maternity and Neonatal Unit
• Use of Electronic Cigarettes
• Treating Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate
• Uterine Artery Doppler
• Vitamin K: A Parent's Guide
• Vulnerable Baby Feeding
• Your baby’s movements in pregnancy
• Your Pregnancy Care at Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospital whilst in HMP Bronzefield

External Leaflets

• NHS: Your Choice: Where to have your baby
• Thrombosis UK / OUH: Pregnancy and VTE
• Tommy's Pathway: Aspirin in Pregnancy
• Tommy's Pathway: Clinical Decision Support Tool
• UNICEF: UNICEF Bottlefeeding Guidance (Romanian)
• UNICEF: UNICEF Breastfeeding Guidance (Romanian)

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

• Babies Requiring Source Isolation on NICU: Guidance for Parents and Visitors
• Breastfeeding Your Baby at Home with Breast Milk Fortifier
• Home Oxygen Therapy (HOT)
• Immunisations for Parents of Premature Babies
• Infant Basic Life Support
• Information for New Breastmilk Donors
• Kent Surrey and Sussex Neonatal Transfer Service (KSS NTS)
• Maximising your Milk Supply
• Milk as Medicine
• Nasogastric Tube Feeding: Competencies for Parents / Carers
• Neonatal Community Outreach Team
• Neonatal Lumbar Puncture
• Parent information following the death of your baby on NICU
• Parents Foot Steps Passport
• Personal Hygiene for your Baby
• Psychological Support on Discharge from NICU
• Psychological Support on the Neonatal Unit
• Quiet Time
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus
• Supporting Your Baby's Development: 23 - 26 Weeks
• Supporting Your Baby's Development: 26 - 28 Weeks
• Supporting Your Baby's Development: 28 - 30 Weeks
• Supporting Your Baby's Development: 30 - 32 Weeks
• Supporting Your Baby's Development: 32 - 36 Weeks
• Supporting Your Baby's Development: 36 - 40 Weeks
• Transfer to SPH Maternity and Neonatal Unit
• Transitioning your Baby from Preterm to Term Formula
• Transitioning your Baby from Ready-to-feed Formula to Powdered Preterm
• Travelling Home from the Neonatal Unit
• Vulnerable Baby Feeding
• Welcome to the NICU Parent Facilities

External Leaflets

• Imperial College London - National Neonatal Research Database
• EFCNI - Bonding with and Caring for Preterm Born Babies
• SABP - Perinatal Mental Health Service
• RCPCH - Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity
• UK HSA - TB, BCG Vaccine and your Baby
• RCOPHTH - Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity

Neurology

Nursing

• Preventing falls at home
• Preventing falls during your stay in hospital

Occupational Hand Therapy

• Active MCP Extension
• Active Thumb Exercises
• Active Wrist
• Appointment Summary
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Desensitisation Advice
• Differential Tendon Glides
• Dowel Exercise
• Dumbbell Strengthening
• Exercise Template 1
• Exercise Template 2
• Extensor Indicis to Extensor Pollicis Longus Weeks 0-4
• Extensor Indicis to Extensor Pollicis Longus Weeks 4-6
• Extensor Indicis to Extensor Pollicis Longus Weeks 6-12
• Fine Motor Control
• Finger Fracture Advice
• Ganglion Cysts
• Graded Pronation and Supination with Weight
• Graded Wall Weight Bearing Exercise
• Hand Therapy Appointment Leaflet
• Handwriting Advice
• Intrinsic Plus Strengthening
• Isolated Joint Flexion
• Isometric Thumb
• Isometric Wrist Strengthening
• Joint Protection and Energy Conservation
• Mallet Injury Advice
• Median Nerve Glide
• Metacarpal Fracture Advice
• Osteoarthritis (OA) Level 1 Exercises
• Osteoarthritis (OA) Level 2 Exercises
• Osteoarthritis (OA) Level 3 Exercises
• Passive Finger Extension
• Passive Finger Flexion
• Passive Pronation and Supination
• Passive Thumb Flexion
• Passive Wrist Exercises
• Passive Wrist Extension with Towel
• PIP Joint Replacements (Miss Sarkhel)
• PIP Joint Replacements (Mr Gupta)
• Post-Op Advice: Carpal Tunnel Decompression
• Post-Op Advice: Carpal Tunnel Decompression (Mr Holme)
• Post-Op Advice: Distal Radius ORIF
• Post-Op Advice: Dupuytren’s Surgery
• Post-Op Advice: Thumb CMC Joint Replacement
• Post-Op Advice: Trapeziectomy and Tightrope Surgery
• Post-Op Advice: Trigger Finger Release
• Post Operative Guidelines: Simple Trapeziectomies with Mr Thangarajah
• Post Operative Wounds
• Resistive Thumb Exercises
• Scar Management
• Soft Splint Instructions
• Theraband Pronation and Supination
• Thera-putty Strengthening Exercises
• Therasponge Strengthening
• Thermoplastic Splint Information
• Towel Ringing
• Trapeziectomy with mini tight-rope (Miss Sarkhel)
• Trapeziectomy with mini tight-rope (Mr Imam)
• Trigger Thumb / Finger
• Ulnar Nerve Glide
• Weighted Wrist Exercise
• Wrist Theraband Flexion and Extension Strengthening

Occupational Therapy

• Bed Lever / Bed Grab Handle Safety Information Leaflet
• Bed Rail Handle Safety Information Leaflet

Oncology

• Clinical Nurse Specialist for Breast
• Clinical Nurse Specialist for Secondary Breast Cancer
• Clinical Nurse Specialist for Upper GI
• Keyworker for Urological Cancer
• Little Oaks - Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit
• Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist for Gynae-Oncology
• Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist for Skin
• Non-Specific but Serious Symptoms Clinic (NSSSC)
• Patient Initiated Follow-Up after Treatment for Primary Breast Cancer
• Personalised Stratified Follow Up After Treatment for Primary Endometrial Cancer
• Personalised Stratified Follow Up After Treatment for Primary Ovarian Cancer
• PSFU After Treatment for Lymphoma
• Supported Self-Management following Radiotherapy Treatment for Prostate Cancer
• Supported Self-Management for patients who have undergone treatment for bowel cancer

Ophthalmology

Oral Surgery and Orthodontics

• About Conscious Sedation
• Apicectomy
• Botulinum Toxin Injections for Temporomandibular Disorder
• Burning Mouth Syndrome
• Conscious Sedation
• Coronectomy
• Dry Mouth (Xerostomia)
• Expose and Bond
• Geographic Tongue
• Maxillofacial Skin Surgery Pre-Operative Information
• Oral Biopsy Under Local Anaesthetic
• Oral Cryotherapy
• Oral Lichen Planus
• Recurrent Aphthous Ulceration
• Removal of Wisdom Teeth
• Surgery to Mouth and Jaws

Orthopaedics

• ACJ Reconstruction
• ACL Reconstruction
• ACL Reconstruction - Acute Recovery Phase
• Air Cast Boot
• Anatomical Total Shoulder Replacement
• Ankle Arthritis
• Ankle Arthrodesis
• Big Toe Arthritis
• Bunion
• Care of a Plaster Cast
• Care of your Below Elbow Plaster Cast
• Fractured Femur
• Hinge Knee Brace
• Hip Arthroscopy
• Hip Joint Replacement Surgery ERP
• Humeral Brace
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Joint Replacement Surgery ERP
• Knee Meniscal Repair
• Knee Meniscal Root Repair
• Lesser Toes Deformities
• Metatarsalgia
• Morton's Neuromas
• Musculoskeletal Steroid Joint and Soft Tissue Injections
• Orthopaedic Supported Discharge
• Plantar Fasciopathy (Orthopaedics)
• Pre-op Assessment - Information for Trauma Patients
• Removal of Ilizarov Frame
• Rotator Cuff Repair
• Soft Cervical Collar
• Thoracolumbosacral Orthosis Brace (TLSO) - Application in Lying
• Thoracolumbosacral Orthosis Brace (TLSO) - Application in Sitting
• Total Ankle Replacement

Outpatients

• Outpatient Department

Paediatrics

Pain Management (Acute)

• Entonox
• Epidural Haematoma Advice

Pain Management (Chronic)

• After Your Treatment
• Radiofrequency Facet Joint Denervation

Surrey iMSK Leaflets:

• Surrey musculoskeletal service
• Chronic pain services
• Multidisciplinary pain management programme
• Pain management videos

British Pain Society Leaflets:

• Chronic pain services
• Multidisciplinary pain management programme

Faculty of Pain Medicine (RCOA) Leaflets:

• Faculty of Pain Medicine website

Patient Advice and Liaison Service

• COVID-19: Keeping you safe when visiting ASPH
• Your Comments and Concerns

Pelvic Health Physiotherapy

Pharmacy

• Intravenous Iron (Iron Infusion)

Physiotherapy

• Achilles Tendon Rupture: Rehabilitation Journey
• ACJ Reconstruction
• ACL Reconstruction
• ACL Reconstruction - Acute Recovery Phase
• ACLD Knee
• Acupuncture
• Air Cast Boot
• Anatomical Total Shoulder Replacement
• Back Class Leaflet
• Back Class Workbook
• Capsular Release - Arthroscopic Release of a Frozen Shoulder
• Cervical Discectomy and Decompression
• Cricket Pad Splint
• Exercise for Healthy Bones
• Fat pad impingement
• Fun to be Fit Class - RiverBourne
• Gardening
• Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS)
• Hemi-Epiphysiodesis (Guided Growth Surgery)
• Hinge Knee Brace
• Hip Arthroscopy
• Hip Replacement Group
• Humeral Brace
• Hydrotherapy (Paediatrics)
• Idiopathic Tip Toe Walking (Paediatrics)
• Keeping your Independence and Mobility in Hospital
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Meniscal Repair
• Knee Meniscal Root Repair
• Lower Limb Exercise and Education Group (LLEEG) - Leaflet
• Lower Limb Exercise and Education Group (LLEEG) - Workbook
• Lumbar Discectomy and Decompression
• Mindfulness
• Open Gym Sessions (Paediatrics)
• Patellofemoral Pain
• Phoenix Rehabilitation Team
• Physiotherapy in Pain Management
• Plantar Fasciopathy (Physiotherapy)
• Post Op Total Knee Replacement Group
• Post-Operative Physiotherapy
• Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy
• Rebound Hip Brace
• Removal of Ilizorov Frame
• Reverse Geometry Shoulder Replacement
• Rib Injuries
• Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain
• Rotator Cuff Repair
• Severs Disease
• Shoulder Stabilisation
• Strength and Conditioning
• Thoracolumbosacral Orthosis Brace (TLSO) - Application in Lying
• Thoracolumbosacral Orthosis Brace (TLSO) - Application in Sitting
• Tibialis Posterior Tendinopathy
• Total Ankle Replacement
• Upper Limb Class Booklet
• Using Your Elbow Crutches: Full, Protected and Partial Weight Bearing
• Using Your Elbow Crutches: Non Weight Bearing
• Using Your Elbow Crutches: Touch Weight Bearing
• Woking Leisure Paediatric Face to Face Appointments
• Wrist Splint

Radiology

• Barium Small Bowel Meal
• Barium Swallow and Meal
• Bone Density (DEXA) Scan
• Breast Biopsy Aftercare
• Breast Ultrasound
• Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS)
• Core Biopsy of the Breast
• CT Angiography
• CT Scan - Urgent Referrals
• CT Scans
• Female Pelvic Ultrasound
• Fistulogram, Fistuloplasty, and Venoplasty
• Fluoroscopy
• Going for your X-Ray
• Hycosy
• Hycosy and Hysterosalpingography
• Magseed Marker Insertion
• Mammography
• Making your Imaging Appointment
• Paediatric Micturating Cystourethrogram (MCUG)
• Sialogram
• Ultrasound Guided FNA Breast
• Ultrasound Guided FNA Thyroid
• Ultrasound Guided Injection
• Ultrasound Scans
• Vascular Ultrasound
• What to Expect from Your Prostate MRI

Interventional Radiology

• Angiogram ± Angioplasty ± Stent Insertion
• Antegrade Ureteric Stent Insertion
• Ascitic Drain Insertion
• Chest Drain Insertion
• Cholecystostomy (Gallbladder Drain) Insertion
• Colonic Stent Insertion
• Duodenal Stent Insertion
• Hickman Line Insertion
• Image Guided Kidney (Renal) Biopsy
• Image Guided Lung Biopsy
• Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Insertion and Removal
• Nasogastric (NG) / Nasojejunal (NJ) Tube Insertion
• Oesophageal Stent Insertion
• Pelvic Congestion Syndrome and Pelvic Vein Embolisation
• Percutaneous Nephrostomy
• Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiogram (PTC), Biliary Drain Insertion, Dilatation and Stent Insertion
• PICC Line Insertion (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
• Port-a-Cath Insertion (Implantable Venous Access Port)
• Port-a-Cath (Access Port) Removal
• Prostate Artery Embolisation (PAE)
• Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy (RIG)
• Superficial Lymph Node Biopsy
• Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy
• Uterine Fibroid Embolisation (UFE)
• Varicocele Embolisation

Respiratory Medicine

• Azithromycin
• Bronchoscopic Procedures
• COVID Advice and Recovery Part 1
• COVID Advice and Recovery Part 2
• CPAP Set Up Guide
• Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
• Lung Function Tests
• Mandibular Advancement Devices (MAD) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
• Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Sleep Study Guide
• Sputum Preparation

Resuscitation

• ReSPECT - Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment

Senior Adult Medical Services (SAMS)

• Royal Osteoporosis Society: Better Bone Health for Everybody

Speech and Language Therapy

• Eating and Drinking with Acknowledged Risk
• FEES - Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing
• IDDSI Level 1 - Slightly Thick Fluids
• IDDSI Level 2 - Mildly Thick Fluids
• IDDSI Level 3 - Moderately Thick Fluids
• IDDSI Level 4 - Extremely Thick Fluids
• IDDSI Level 4 - Pureed
• IDDSI Level 5 - Minced and Moist
• IDDSI Level 6 - Soft and Bite Sized
• IDDSI Level 7 - Regular Easy to Chew
• Naturally thick drinks that are suitable for people with swallowing difficulties
• Swallowing Problems After a Stroke
• Swallowing Problems After a Stroke (Nil By Mouth)
• Support Groups and Sources of Information
• Therapy Assistants
• Total Communication
• Videofluoroscopy
• Voice and Upper Airway Service
• Voice Exercises: Abdominally Supported Breathing
• Voice Exercises: Laryngeal Deconstriction Exercises
• Voice Exercises: Lax Vox Tube Phonation
• Voice Exercises: Lip Trills
• Ways to Look After Your Voice and Throat
• What is Aphasia?
• What is Apraxia of Speech?
• What is Cognitive Communication Disorder?
• What is Dysarthria?

Stoma Care

• High Output Ileostomy Regime

Stroke Services

• Early Supported Discharge for Stroke (ESD)
• Thrombolysis for the Treatment of Ischemic Strokes
• TIA Clinic
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

Surrey Heartlands

• Information for Patients

Surrey Integrated Musculoskeletal Service (iMSK)

• GP Information Leaflet
• Patient Information Leaflet

Urogynaecology

• Ambulatory Urodynamics
• Bladder Diary
• Catheter Care for Women
• Colposuspension
• Cystoscopy in Day Surgery
• Flexible Cystoscopy
• Intravesical Instillation for Bladder Pain Syndrome and Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
• Postpartum Bladder Complications and Recovery
• Urodynamics for Urogynaecology
• Vaginal Pessary for Prolapse and / or Incontinence
• Vaginal Prolapse Repair

Urology

• Acute Urinary Retention
• Circumcision in the Adult
• Flow Rate and Post-Void Residual
• My Urinary Catheter Passport
• Nocturia (waking up at night to pass urine) - patient information leaflet, questionnaires and sleep-frequency-volume chart
• Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Under General Anaesthetic
• Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Under Local Anaesthetic
• Ureteric Colic

External Urology Leaflets

• BAUS: ESWL
• BAUS: Flexible Cystoscopy
• Biolitec: TULA® Procedure