Resources

What is Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPX)? This is a medical test which allows the anaesthetic team to see how your lungs, heart and muscles react to exercise. This will enable us to understand the risk of surgery and plan the level of care that you will require following your operation. What are the benefits of […]

This information leaflet has been produced to give you further information on what you can expect after your barium examination. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have concerns or require further explanation, please […]

This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and hopes to answer most of your questions about a colonic stent. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have concerns or require […]

This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and will aim to answer most of your questions about an ultrasound guided drainage.  It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have concerns […]

This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and hopes to answer most of your questions prior to attending for an Arthrogram. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have concerns […]

This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and is intended to answer most of your questions when your doctor has referred you to the Radiology department for a Tubogram. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team but may act as a starting point for […]

This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and hopes to answer most of your questions prior to attending for the removal of a Vena Cava filter. It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after […]

This information leaflet has been produced to give you general information and hopes to answer most of your questions about a Percutaneous Trans hepatic Cholangiogram (PTC). It is not intended to replace the discussion between you and the healthcare team, but may act as a starting point for discussion. If after reading it you have […]

Why are the doctors and nurses concerned? The doctors and nurses looking after your child are concerned that they have injuries or symptoms that are unusual and might be as a result of them being harmed. The term that professionals might use is ‘non-accidental injury (NAI)’ or ‘suspected physical abuse (SPA)’. Young children are particularly […]

This leaflet has been produced to provide you with information about being discharged from the breast clinic. It aims to answer some of the questions often asked by patients. Why am I being discharged from the clinic? You have been seen regularly in the breast clinic to check that all is well following your previous […]