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• After a blood transfusion

  • Departments:
  • Cancer,
  • Emergency Care,
  • Haematology,
  • Maternity,
  • Surgery ,

• Anticoagulation clinic

  • Departments:
  • Haematology,

  Patient information: explanation of the anticoagulation clinic

• Audiology appointments

  Patient information: What to expect at an audiology appointment and how to prepare for it

• Baby movements in pregnancy

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,

  Patient information: Links to information about baby movements in pregnancy

• Bladder diary

  • Departments:
  • Urology,
  • Urodynamics,

  Patient information: Instructions on keeping a bladder diary to track symptoms

• Bladder instillation

  • Departments:
  • Urogynaecology,

  Patient information: What bladder instillation is and having treatment

• Blood transfusion

  • Departments:
  • Cancer,
  • Emergency Care,
  • Haematology,
  • Maternity,

  Links to information about having a blood transfusion

• Cardiac rehabilitation

  • Departments:
  • Cardiology (heart health),

  Patient information: Cardiac rehabilitation after a problem with the heart, such as a heart attack, heart surgery or stent procedure.

• Changes in the last few days of life

  Patient information: What typically happens as someone dies

• Children attending antenatal scans

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,

  Patient information: An explanation of why you should not bring children with you to a maternity scan

• Colostrum harvesting

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),

  Colostrum harvesting is used to express and store your milk from 36 weeks gestation by hand expressing.

• Combined Test

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,

  Patient information: What you need to know about the combined screening test for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome.

• Compression socks and stockings

  • Departments:
  • Tissue viability (skin and soft tissue wounds),

  Patient information: When you have been given compression stockings or socks to improve blood flow in the legs and feet

• Compression treatment

  • Departments:
  • Tissue viability (skin and soft tissue wounds),

  Patient information: An introduction to compression treatment used to improve blood flow in the legs and feet

• Cystometrogram

  • Departments:
  • Urology,
  • Urodynamics,

  Patient information: What you need to know if you have been offered a cystometrogram.

• Deep vein thrombrosis (DVT)

  • Departments:
  • Cancer,
  • General medicine,
  • Haematology,
  • Inpatient wards,
  • Maternity,
  • Orthopaedics (bone and muscle health),
  • Stroke and ischaemic attack,
  • Surgery ,

  Patient information: An explanation of leg clots, called deep vein thrombosis. This includes symptoms and how to prevent clots

• Dementia and continence issues

  Patient information: Advice on how to manage continence problems for someone with dementia

• Dementia local community activities and support

  • Departments:

  Patient information: Details of local communities and support for people with dementia

• Dementia support products

  • Departments:

  Patient information: Suggested products to support those with dementia

• Diabetes information leaflets

  • Departments:
  • Diabetes, endocrinology and renal,

  Patient information: Links to online information for people with diabetes

• Doing a milk challenge (milk ladder) at home

  • Departments:
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),
  • Nutrition and dietetics,

  Patient information: This gives advice on introducing dairy into your child’s diet at home.

• EEG (electroencephalogram)

  • Departments:
  • Neurology,

  Patient information: What you need to know if you have been invited to have an EEG (electroencephalogram).

• Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies

  • Departments:
  • Neurology,

  Patient information: What to expect during your appointment for Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies.

• Evoked potentials

  • Departments:
  • Neurology,

  Patient information: What you need to know if you have been told you need an evoked potentials test.

• Falls and Bone Health Service, what to expect

  • Departments:

  Patient information: What happens after you have been referred to the Falls and Bone Health Service.

• Fasting before surgery

  • Departments:
  • Anaesthetics,
  • Pre-assessment,

  This information covers what you need to know about stopping food and drink (fasting) before an operation.

• Flexible cystoscopy (including bladder Botox injections)

  • Departments:
  • Urogynaecology,
  • Urology,

  Patient information: What a flexible cystoscopy is and what you need to know when having one

• Flexible cystoscopy (including removal of ureteric stent and biopsy, if required)

  • Departments:
  • Urology,
  • Urodynamics,
  • Urological cancer,

  Patient information: What you need to know about having a flexible cystoscopy with possible stent removal or biopsy

• Flow and residual volumes scan

  • Departments:
  • Urology,
  • Urodynamics,
  • Urological cancer,

• Getting ready for your surgery and anaesthetic

  • Departments:
  • Anaesthetics,

  Patient information: Anaesthesia and what you might expect when having an anaesthetic. Details about the most common procedures and operations, and anaesthetic options.

• Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnancy and newborn babies

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,

  Patient information: Link to information on Group B Streptococcus, a bacteria that can harm newborn babies

• Hydroxychloroquine retinopathy monitoring service

  • Departments:
  • Ophthalmology,

  Patient information: Why we have offered you an eye examination and what to expect during and afterwards.

• Hysteroscopy Clinic

  • Departments:
  • Gynaecology - women's health ,

  Information on the tests and treatment options available at the hysteroscopy clinic and how you need to prepare.

• Intravenous (IV) therapy in the community

  • Departments:
  • Intravenous (IV) therapy,

  Patient information: Having intravenous (IV) treatment at home

• Iron diet sheet

  • Departments:
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),
  • Nutrition and dietetics,

  Patient information: This is for anyone who wants to know how much iron they need in their diet and which foods are good sources of iron.

• Long Covid information

  Patient information: Links to useful resources for anyone with long Covid

• Lung nodules

  • Departments:
  • Cancer,
  • Respiratory medicine,

  Patient information: Links to information on lung nodules, a common ‘incidental‘ finding after a CT scan or chest X-ray.

• Lymphoedema

  • Departments:

  Patient information: A guide about lymphoedema for patients and carers

• Maternity booklet: Having your baby with Kingston Maternity Team

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,

• Newborn hearing screening

  • Departments:
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),

  Patient information: Screening for hearing loss in newborn babies

• Pamela Bryant Ward (Easy Read)

  • Departments:

  Patient information: Getting to know the Pamela Bryant ward area.

• Patient handbook

  • Departments:
  • General information ,
  • Patient handbook,
  • Inpatient wards,
  • Patient handbook (your stay in hospital),

  Patient information: Everything you need to know when an inpatient at Kingston hospital

• Pelvic floor exercises and perineal health

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,

  Patient information: Protecting your pelvic region during and after pregnancy

• Pleural aspiration and drainage

  • Departments:
  • Respiratory medicine,

  Patient information: for those having a pleural aspiration or drainage

• Posterior Capsular Opacification (PCO) and YAG Laser Capsulotomy

  • Departments:
  • Ophthalmology,

  Patient information: For cataract surgery patients who have developed a condition called posterior capsular opacification (PCO). It explains how we treat it with YAG laser capsulotomy.

• Postural hypotension

  • Departments:
  • General medicine,
  • Physiotherapy ,

  Patient information: information on the causes of postural hypotension, the symptoms and what can help

• Pregnancy care at Kingston Maternity booklet

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,

  Essential information and helpful tips and hints throughout your pregnancy (antenatal), through birth, and after you have given birth (post-natal).

• Preventing falls recommended links

  Patient information: Recommended links for preventing falls

• Pulmonary embolism

  • Departments:
  • Haematology,
  • Respiratory medicine,

  Patient information: What a pulmonary embolism is and how it affects you, including symptoms and treatment

• Rapid access gynaecology clinic

  • Departments:
  • Gynaecology - women's health ,

  Information about your appointment at our Rapid Access Gynaecology Clinic. Advice on the services we offer and what to expect when you come to our clinic.

• Retina virtual clinic

  • Departments:
  • Ophthalmology,

  Patient information: What to expect during and after your retina virtual clinic appointment.

• Retinal vein occlusion (RVO)

  Patient information: An explanation of retinal vein occlusion. It includes what causes it, how we investigate it and how we treat it.

• Richmond support and exercise: exercise groups

  • Departments:
  • Physiotherapy ,

  Patient information: Richmond-based exercise groups and classes to help people stay active. Covers Barnes, East Sheen, Kew, Hampton, Richmond, Teddington, Twickenham and Whitton

• Screening tests for you and your baby

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,

  Information on screening tests offered by GOV.UK and NHS England.

• Sharps disposal

  • Departments:
  • Diabetes, endocrinology and renal,

  Patient information: Information on sharps disposal for residents of Richmond and Kingston boroughs.

• Shoulder exercises for rotator cuff tear

  • Departments:
  • Physiotherapy ,

  Patient information on exercises for rotator cuff injury

• Skin prick test

  • Departments:
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),

  Guidance on skin prick tests, which are used to help diagnose allergies.

• Telephone appointments

  • Departments:
  • Appointment information ,

  A telephone appointment is the same as a face-to-face appointment, but conducted over the phone instead of at the hospital or community clinic.

• Therapy Services assessment: pain clinic

  • Departments:
  • Pain,

  Information for patients who have been referred for an assessment at the Therapy Service within the Pain Clinic.

• Treatments for overactive bladder

  Patient information: About overactive bladder and treatment options

• Trial without catheter

  • Departments:
  • Urology,
  • Urodynamics,

  Patient information: what you need to know when removing a catheter to check if you can pass urine normally

• Tuberculosis (TB)

  • Departments:
  • Respiratory medicine,

  Patient information: An explanation of TB, what to expect at the clinic and tests you may have

• Vaccination against flu

  • Departments:
  • General medicine,
  • Children's community nursing,
  • Immunisations - children and young people,

  Patient information: Links to information on the flu vaccine

• Vaccinations for babies and pre-school children

  • Departments:
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),
  • Children's community nursing,
  • Immunisations - children and young people,

  Patient information: Links to information on vaccinations for babies and pre-school children

• Vaccinations for teenagers and younger people

  • Departments:
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),
  • Children's community nursing,
  • Immunisations - children and young people,

  Patient information: Links to information on vaccinations for teenagers and younger people

• Video appointments

  • Departments:
  • Appointment information ,

  Patient information: What you need to know if you have been offered an outpatient appointment by video or phone.

• Whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,

  NHS information on how to protect your baby with the whooping cough vaccination

• Worried about falls

  Patient information: Advice for people worried about having a fall