Patient Information Leaflets

• Accessing NHS services
  PL - 1136.1
• Achilles tendinopathy
  PL - 961.1
• Acute Cancer (Oncology) Service (King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill)
  PL - 1021.1
• Acute Cancer (Oncology) Service (Princess Royal University Hospital)
  PL - 1025.1
• Acute pancreatitis
  PL - 965.1
• Adrenal insufficiency – how to stay safe on steroids
  PL - 1098.1
• Adult growth hormone replacement therapy
  PL - 892.1
• Advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD)
  PL - 998.3
• Advanced dementia
  PL - 966.1
• Ambulatory Liver Care Unit
  PL - 1141.1
• Ankle sprain
  PL - 937.1
• Antenatal colostrum harvesting
  PL - 969.1
• Anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap
  PL - 898.1
• Anticoagulation and your periods
  PL - 1123.1
• Apixaban (Eliquis) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
  PL - 605.3
• Apixaban (Eliquis) for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
  PL - 649.2
• Aspirin in pregnancy for the prevention of pre-eclampsia
  PL - 908.2
• Atrial fibrillation
  PL - 1012.2
• Automated red cell exchange for sickle cell disease
  PL - 1022.1
• Avatrombopag (Doptelet®) treatment
  PL - 1036.3
• Baclofen medication titration
  PL - 1117.1
• Bee and Wasp Desensitisation
  PL - 059.3
• Bereavement support - Information for families and friends at the Princess University Hospital
  PL - 1115.1
• Bereavement Support Service Information for families and friends at King’s College Hospital
  PL - 894.5
• Bone marrow biopsy
  PL - 964.1
• Brain surgery
  PL - 1069.1
• Breast Assessment Clinic
  PL - 600.4
• British Spine Registry
  PL - 1020.1
• Bronchoscopy
  PL - 140.4
• Candida auris
  PL - 1013.1
• Cannulated prolactin test
  PL - 922.1
• Capsule enteroscopy
  PL - 583.3
• Carbapenemase-producing enterobacterales (CPE)
  PL - 799.3
• Care of your skin graft donor area
  PL - 917.1
• Caring for a patient during an X-ray examination
  PL - 1041.1
• Caring for your child after intravenous sedation for dental treatment
  PL - 1077.1
• Caring for your child’s mouth after dental treatment under general anaesthetic
  PL - 1076.1
• Caring for your child’s mouth after tooth extractions or minor oral surgery
  PL - 1075.1
• Caring for your midline
  PL - 1070.1
• Caring for your peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
  PL - 829.2
• Checklist for bereaved families
  PL - 1056.1
• Children with autism and/or learning disabilities attending the Paediatric Emergency Department
  PL - 1065.1
• Children's Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassaemia Clinic
  PL - 1023.1
• Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)
  PL - 820.2
• Clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
  PL - 895.1
• Clinical psychology for children and young people with sickle cell and thalassaemia
  PL - 1024.1
• Clinical Trials for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
  PL - 1133.1
• Clonazepam medication titration
  PL - 1118.1
• Clostridioides difficile
  PL - 262.5
• Colonoscopy
  PL - 729.5
• Colposcopy
  PL - 265.5
• Complaints Procedure
  PL - 291.10
• Computed tomography (CT) (adult patients)
  PL - 1042.2
• Computed tomography (CT) (child patients)
  PL - 1047.1
• Computed Tomography (CT) Colonography
  PL - 804.5
• Computed Tomography (CT) Colonography - extended bowel preparation
  PL - 803.1
• Computed tomography (CT) neuroradiology (adult patients)
  PL - 1040.2
• Computed tomography (CT) neuroradiology (child patients)
  PL - 1046.1
• Constipation care pathway
  PL - 1101.1
• Contraception after surgery and sugammadex
  PL - 1054.2
• Cortisol Day Curve
  PL - 923.1
• Cyclophosphamide priming
  PL - 973.1
• Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (CFRD) factsheet
  PL - 971.1
• Dabigatran (Pradaxa) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
  PL - 534.3
• Dabigatran (Pradaxa) for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
  PL - 650.2
• Delirium
  PL - 393.5
• Dementia
  PL - 607.4
• Dental radiology (adult patients)
  PL - 1045.2
• Dental radiology (child patients)
  PL - 1050.1
• Dental trauma in children
  PL - 1072.1
• Dietary advice after your endoscopic sutured gastroplasty (ESG)
  PL - 1124.1
• Dietary advice for patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery
  PL - 975.2
• Discharge Medicines Service
  PL - 1105.1
• Early Intrauterine Pregnancy
  PL - 626.5
• E-cigarettes (vapes) explained
  PL - 1007.1
• Ectopic Pregnancy
  PL - 524.4
• Edoxaban (Lixiana) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
  PL - 752.2
• Edoxaban (Lixiana) for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
  PL - 753.2
• Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)
  PL - 704.5
• Exercise after pregnancy – how to get started
  PL - 970.1
• Fasting instructions for children having dental day surgery
  PL - 1084.1
• Flash and real time continuous glucose monitoring: NICE diabetes guidance update
  PL - 1038.1
• Fluoroscopy (adult patients)
  PL - 1043.2
• Fluoroscopy (child patients)
  PL - 1048.1
• Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
  PL - 940.1
• Gabapentin medication titration
  PL - 1119.1
• General anaesthesia for children’s dental treatment
  PL - 1085.1
• General radiology (adult patients)
  PL - 1044.2
• General radiology (child patients)
  PL - 1049.1
• Genetic haemochromatosis (GH)
  PL - 1096.1
• Giving your child intravenous (IV) sedation for a painful procedure
  PL - 881.1
• Giving your child oral sedation for a procedure
  PL - 871.2
• Glucagon stimulation test for growth hormone (children)
  PL - 664.2
• Glucagon stress test
  PL - 924.1
• Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (favism or G6PD deficiency)
  PL - 296.2
• Going home after your baby is born
  PL - 396.10
• GreenLight laser prostatectomy
  PL - 134.4
• Growth hormone day curve
  PL - 925.1
• Guidance on the management of pregnancy remains
  PL - 1001.2
• Guide to using your DreamStation CPAP machine and humidifier
  PL - 897.1
• Haematology Red Cell Services
  PL - 1116.1
• Haemato-oncology Counselling Service
  PL - 789.3
• Haemodialysis service
  PL - 768.2
• Hand hygiene
  PL - 1014.1
• Have you been raped or sexually assaulted? (easy read version)
  PL - 963.1
• Having a day surgery procedure
  PL - 361.12
• Having a transnasal endoscopy – examination of the oesophagus, stomach and small intestine
  PL - 1009.1
• Having general anaesthetic for dental treatment (easy read)
  PL - 1057.1
• Having inhalation (gas) sedation for dental treatment (easy read)
  PL - 1058.1
• Having intravenous sedation for dental treatment (easy read)
  PL - 1059.1
• Having your teeth checked at the dentist (easy read)
  PL - 1060.1
• Having your teeth cleaned at the dentist (easy read)
  PL - 1061.1
• Having your tooth filled at the dentist (easy read)
  PL - 1062.1
• Having your tooth removed (extracted) at the dentist (easy read)
  PL - 1063.1
• Healthy choices for your mouth
  PL - 1030.1
• Healthy Living Programme – part of King’s Kidney Care Services
  PL - 1005.4
• Hip osteoarthritis
  PL - 941.1
• Hip soft tissue injury
  PL - 942.1
• Homecare Medicines Services
  PL - 652.3
• How do I introduce egg into my child's diet?
  PL - 447.3
• How to care for your wound at home
  PL - 915.1
• How to look after your child’s removable appliance
  PL - 1080.1
• How to look after your child’s teeth and gums
  PL - 1082.1
• How to manage your sickle cell pain in hospital (for children and young people)
  PL - 1104.1
• How to provide a sputum sample
  PL - 1102.1
• Hydrocortisone day curve
  PL - 935.1
• Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
  PL - 1091.1
• Induction of labour - Post dates (overdue) pregnancies
  PL - 053.5
• Inhalation sedation for children’s dental treatment
  PL - 1088.1
• Insulin stress test
  PL - 929.1
• Inter-hospital transfer process (neuroscience)
  PL - 1034.2
• Intramedullary nail (IM nail) surgery for femoral (thigh bone) fractures
  PL - 992.1
• Intramedullary nail (IM nail) surgery for tibia (shin bone) fractures
  PL - 995.1
• Intravenous (IV) iron therapy (maternity only)
  PL - 1055.1
• Intravenous sedation for dental treatment
  PL - 974.1
• Intravenous sedation for treatment in the community special care dentistry service
  PL - 332.11
• Investigations for suspected blood clots during or after pregnancy
  PL - 1002.1
• Isolation and infection prevention
  PL - 601.3
• King’s hepatitis B cure programme
  PL - 886.1
• Knee cap pain (patellofemoral joint pain)
  PL - 938.1
• Knee osteoarthritis
  PL - 943.1
• Knee soft tissue injury
  PL - 944.1
• Latex Allergy - Information for patients
  PL - 564.2
• Long term abdominal drain (LTAD): before the procedure
  PL - 1011.1
• Looking after my gums
  PL - 1029.1
• Looking after your child swallowing a magnet or battery: Foreign body ingestion
  PL - 987.1
• Looking after your child swallowing a simple object: Foreign body ingestion
  PL - 988.1
• Lower back pain
  PL - 950.1
• Lung function tests
  PL - 1106.1
• Lusutrombopag (Mulpleo®) treatment
  PL - 1037.2
• Luteinising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) test for children
  PL - 711.3
• Major Trauma Centre
  PL - 783.3
• Malignancy of Unknown Origin (MUO) or Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) (King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill)
  PL - 1039.1
• Malignancy of Unknown Origin (MUO) or Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) (Princess Royal University Hospital)
  PL - 1027.1
• Managing your catheter and planning for trial without catheter (TWOC)
  PL - 976.1
• Managing your catheter and planning for trial without catheter (TWOC) – maternity only
  PL - 957.1
• Managing your medicines after discharge from hospital
  PL - 668.4
• Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA)
  PL - 884.1
• Maternity parent education schedule 2023
  PL - 1140.1
• Medial sural artery perforator (MSAP) flap
  PL - 899.1
• Meniscal tear
  PL - 939.1
• Metyrapone and ketoconazole day curve test
  PL - 735.2
• Minor fractures of the clavicle (collar bone)
  PL - 910.1
• Minor fractures of the clavicle (PRUH)
  PL - 1126.1
• Minor injuries of the ankle
  PL - 909.1
• Minor injuries of the ankle (PRUH)
  PL - 1127.1
• Minor injuries of the elbow (PRUH)
  PL - 1128.1
• Minor injuries of the elbow: The ‘fat pad’ sign
  PL - 911.1
• Minor injuries of the lower leg (PRUH)
  PL - 1129.1
• Minor injuries of the lower leg: ‘Toddler’s fracture’
  PL - 913.1
• Minor injuries of the metatarsal - foot (PRUH)
  PL - 1130.1
• Minor injuries of the metatarsal (foot)
  PL - 912.1
• Minor injuries of the toes
  PL - 914.1
• Minor injuries of the toes (PRUH)
  PL - 1131.1
• Minor injuries of the wrist
  PL - 787.1
• Minor injuries of the wrist (PRUH)
  PL - 1125.1
• Miscarriage
  PL - 019.5
• Modified release morphine brand switch
  PL - 999.1
• Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) in children
  PL - 1074.1
• Mouth care for people with autism
  PL - 1033.1
• Mouth care for people with bleeding disorders
  PL - 1032.1
• Mouth care for people with dementia
  PL - 1031.1
• Mouth care for people with impaired motor skills or neurological conditions
  PL - 1028.1
• MRSA information for patients and visitors
  PL - 068.5
• Multidisciplinary team (MDT)
  PL - 896.1
• Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) or joint clinics for children’s dental treatment
  PL - 1073.1
• Myeloma and the risk of blood clots
  PL - 1017.2
• Nasal Spray
  PL - 058.3
• Neck pain
  PL - 951.1
• Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-up Clinic
  PL - 1016.1
• Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) at home - A40 AVAPs
  PL - 888.2
• Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) at home - DreamStation ST/AVAPs
  PL - 887.2
• Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) at Home - Nippy 4/Nippy 4+
  PL - 1109.2
• Norovirus
  PL - 674.3
• Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
  PL - 1092.1
• Octreotide challenge
  PL - 926.1
• OGD (Gastroscopy)
  PL - 730.5
• Oral glucose tolerance test for growth hormone
  PL - 930.1
• Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Service
  PL - 1090.2
• Overnight dexamethasone suppression test
  PL - 933.1
• Overseas visitors: paying for healthcare
  PL - 972.1
• Paediatric Neuropsychology Service: neuropsychological assessment
  PL - 1015.1
• Pain management for children when discharged from hospital
  PL - 977.2
• Palliative Care Team
  PL - 310.8
• Patellar (knee cap) tendon ruptures
  PL - 993.1
• Patellar tendinopathy
  PL - 945.1
• Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) - DH
  PL - 150.8
• Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) - PRUH
  PL - 608.5
• Patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) for diabetes patients
  PL - 1089.1
• Patients with type 2 diabetes on Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors
  PL - 967.1
• Pegvisomant
  PL - 948.1
• Pelvic health physiotherapy service
  PL - 962.3
• Physiotherapy after ACL reconstruction
  PL - 823.1
• Physiotherapy after knee osteotomy
  PL - 960.1
• Plantarfasciopathy (heel pain)
  PL - 953.1
• Plasma metanephrines
  PL - 931.1
• Plaster cast care - King's College Hospital
  PL - 996.1
• Plaster cast care - Princess Royal University Hospital
  PL - 997.1
• Pneumonia
  PL - 1138.1
• Pollen Avoidance
  PL - 012.3
• Post-mortem explained: A Simple Guide
  PL - 1019.1
• Preformed metal crowns (PMC)
  PL - 1078.1
• Pregabalin medication titration
  PL - 1120.1
• Pregnancy and sickle cell disease
  PL - 956.1
• Pregnancy of an unknown location
  PL - 630.4
• Pregnancy-related pain or pelvic girdle pain
  PL - 952.1
• Pre-operative guidance and preparing for your surgery - PRUH
  PL - 1139.1
• Preventing blood clots (VTE) in pregnancy
  PL - 738.4
• Preventing pressure ulcers
  PL - 832.2
• Protected mealtimes
  PL - 978.2
• Reactivation of hepatitis B infection
  PL - 1093.2
• Rectal dilatation
  PL - 1008.1
• Renal Counselling and Psychotherapy Team and Renal Social Workers
  PL - 352.7
• Renal Rehabilitation Service
  PL - 1003.1
• Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism - Information for children and young people
  PL - 1094.1
• Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
  PL - 598.4
• Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism following surgery for lower limb and pelvic fractures
  PL - 1110.1
• Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
  PL - 572.4
• Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism - Information for parents and carers
  PL - 1095.1
• Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for the treatment of left ventricular thrombus
  PL - 1006.1
• Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for the treatment of superficial vein thrombosis
  PL - 890.1
• Root canal treatment (RCT) in children
  PL - 1079.1
• Safer eating with neutropenia
  PL - 1068.1
• Saline suppression test
  PL - 927.1
• Self-administration of medicines
  PL - 316.2
• Self-administration of medicines in maternity
  PL - 979.1
• Short synacthen test
  PL - 932.1
• Shoulder dislocation
  PL - 954.1
• Shoulder soft tissue injury
  PL - 958.1
• Simple ankle fractures
  PL - 994.1
• Skin cancer and you
  PL - 1066.1
• Skin care routine while taking isotretinoin
  PL - 1018.1
• Sleep hygiene
  PL - 947.1
• Sleep studies
  PL - 1107.1
• Soft tissue injury management
  PL - 936.1
• Splints for traumatised adult teeth in children
  PL - 1081.1
• Split thickness skin graft (SSG)
  PL - 900.1
• Standard short Synacthen test (children)
  PL - 734.2
• Stroke Care at Princess Royal University Hospital
  PL - 627.4
• Sucrose use for your baby
  PL - 1004.1
• Superficial Vein Thrombosis (SVT)
  PL - 891.1
• Support for asylum seekers and refugees
  PL - 1135.1
• Surgical Ambulatory Care Unit (SACU)
  PL - 986.1
• Surgical management of miscarriage (SMM)
  PL - 885.1
• Suspected Group A Strep infection
  PL - 1108.2
• Symptomatic mammography (breast radiology)
  PL - 1051.1
• Temozolomide
  PL - 949.1
• Tennis elbow
  PL - 959.1
• Testosterone replacement therapy
  PL - 934.1
• The Chaplaincy Service at King's
  PL - 420.6
• Therapy while your arm is in a sling
  PL - 451.2
• Thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap
  PL - 901.1
• Thyroid surgery: your recovery journey
  PL - 1083.1
• Tizanidine medication titration
  PL - 1121.1
• Tongue-tie division
  PL - 634.5
• Tooth whitening or bleaching for children
  PL - 1087.1
• Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
  PL - 161.3
• Trihexyphenidyl medication titration
  PL - 1122.1
• Type 1 Diabetes with Disordered Eating Service
  PL - 863.2
• Understanding clinical trials
  PL - 889.2
• Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) therapy
  PL - 902.1
• Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
  PL - 300.4
• Vascular ultrasound tests
  PL - 409.9
• Venous thromboembolism in pregnancy and after birth
  PL - 981.1
• Water deprivation test
  PL - 928.1
• Welcome to the Paediatric Emergency Department
  PL - 050.3
• Why am I having an HIV test today?
  PL - 870.2
• Your child’s dental care by students
  PL - 1071.1
• Your child’s new dental patient appointment
  PL - 1086.1
• Your guide to personalised cancer care
  PL - 968.1
• Your medications after a heart attack
  PL - 991.1