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When reading an article or surfing the internet, or even having a discussion with a Health carer, you might come across with medical terms, diseases or surgical procedures you are not familiar.

In this page we will try and answer such questions in the form of leaflets and notes kindly provided by professionals involved in Health care. We have tried to use a language as simple as possible for easy understanding.

PDF Size			Downloadable Patient Leaflets NB: Please note that the brochures are the copyright of the respective authors and no reproduction or alteration is allowed without prior consent
			To download the pdf version right click on the PDF Icon and select "Save Target As". You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file - if you do not have this installed, it can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

179kb			A Patient's Guide to CT Scanning

170kb			About Your Chemotherapy A guide for patients

153kb			Acute Pain Service - Having a Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCAS) after your Operation

96.4kb			Acute Pain Service - Having an Epidural after your operation Having an Epidural after your operation

108kb			Acute Pain Service - Pain Relief after your operation Pain Relief after your operation

329kb			Ambulatory Chest Drainage System Patient management guide

980kb			Barium Meal

191kb			Bone Scan

326kb			Breathing Easier Macmillan Cancer Relief - A guide to the treatment and care of lung cancer

150kb			Cancer

341kb			Cancer Support Centre

183kb			Critical Care Outreach Centre

401kb			Europe Against Cancer Tips to Remain Healthy Europe Against Cancer - A 10 Point Code for Living

344kb			Having a Bronchoscopy A guide to the test

63.6kb			Having a Bronchoscopy and Stent Patient Information

159kb			Having an Oesophageal Dilation

196kb			Having an Ultrasound Examination A guide to the test

275kb			Having an Upper GI Endoscopy A guide to the test

539kb			Looking After Your Chest Drain

258kb			Looking After Your Oesophageal Tube

25.034kb			Lung Biopsy Information Sheet

>1MB			Mesothelioma 6MB File - mat take 10 minutes to download.

111kb			Oxygen at Home with an Oxygen Concentrator

100kb			Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCAG) Having a Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCAG) after your Operation

>1MB			Pectus Repair Leaflet

>1MB			Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) How photodynamic therapy (PDT) with PHOTOFRIN� works and what side effects may occur.

72.5kb			Pleurectomy

887kb			PleurX Drainage Mini-Kit Patient Information Leaflet

133kb			Portex Bag Useful Information

91kb			Postoperative Physiotherapy

724kb			Radiotherapy to the Lungs

76.1kb			Support and Information for People Living with a Terminal Illness

>1MB			Undergoing Percutaneous Biopsy Information for Patients

76.3kb			Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)

803kb			Ward 14, 15, 16 Information Information booklets for Patients and their Families


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