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Patient Information Leaflets – C2020-10-16T13:19:55+01:00

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MX 003Care and wear of orthodontic appliance
National LeafletCOVID-19 Discharge from Hospital Stay
National LeafletCOVID-19 Discharge from A&E or GP Consultation
CARD 008Cardioversion
CARD 010Coronary Care Unit
CARD 014Contrast echocardiogram
CH 005Communicating With Your Baby on the NNU
CH 020Croup
CH 033Conjunctivitis
CORP 010Chaplaincy and spiritual care
CORP 015Chaperone
CORP 023Carbapenemase producing enterobacteriacae – I am a contact of someone who is a carrier/has an infection – what does this mean?
CORP 024Carbapenemase producing enterobacteriacae – I am colonised/have an infection – what does this mean?
CORP 032Children’s Privacy Notice
DERM 007Cutaneous mastocytosis
DERM 057Campbell De Morgan Spots
ER 002Complaints, Concerns & Compliments (Easy Read)
ER 003Coming to Our Hospitals During the Day (Easy Read)
MED 012Carer’s information Working in partnership
FF 001Clomiphene Citrate Therapy
FF 010Counselling services-Fertility Fusion
GYN 008Cone Biopsy
GYN 009Cervical Biobsy
GYN 017Cystoscopy
GYN 021Counselling services-Obstetrics and Gynaecology
GYN 040Colposuspension
GYN 041Colpocleisis (Le Fort’s Procedure)
GYN 060Cystistat bladder treatment
IPC 005Clostridium difficile infection (diarrhoea)
CORP 008Cleaning of patient’s personal clothing
IPC 010Coronavirus (COVID-19) inpatient swabs
M 001CPE’s (Screeing for) Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriacae
COPD 003Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patient and care provider information
MED 004Community stroke team
OBS 050Colostrum harvesting – Expressing your milk in the ante-natal period
CC 027Colorectal and stoma nursing service
CC 028Colorectal and bowel cancer multi-disciplinary team
CC 040Cancer of unknown primary (CUP)
CC 042Care of your Hickman Line
CC 043Care of your peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
CC 044Cancer of unknown primary Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT)
CC 049Complementary Therapies_The Christie at Wigan Cancer Care Centre
OPHTH 006Cataract Surgery
ORTH 012Cyclopentolate hydrochloride 1% drops for home dilation
ORTH 013Convergence Insufficiency (Home Exercises to Improve)
ORTH 022Coming to the Low Vision Clinic
PAIN 012Capsaicin cream
PAIN 038Capsaicin 8% patch application
PAIN 039Chronic Pain Management Service
PC 004Care at the end of life – Information to guide and support relatives and carers
SURG 002Coming into Hospital RAEI and Leigh Infirmary
SURG 060Cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder)
SURG 062COVID-19 Criteria for Admission RAEI
MUSC 013Carpal tunnel release
SW3 004Circumcision Operation
RAD 005Computerised Tomography (CT) Scan – Having a
RAD 005bComputerised Tomography (CT) Scan on the PET Scanner – Having a
RAD 021CT guided lung biopsy
RAD 024Colonic Transit Study
RAD 027Cardiac CT Scan–Having a (Accessible)
EXTERNALChondrodermatitis nodularis (external leaflet)
EXTERNALChildren’s tonsil surgery (external leaflet)
EXTERNALChickenpox in pregnancy (external leaflet)
PAIN 013Cervical Epidural v10
CM 295Care of an Intravenous Cannula v6
CM 296Care of the Shoulder following a Stroke v6
PAIN 014audal Epidural v10
CC 050Chemotherapy Treatment And COVID-19
EXTERNALChildren receiving a blood transfusion – a parent’s guide (external leaflet)
CC 038Christie at Wigan
END 001Colonoscopy-Having a v8
EXTERNALCysts-Epidermoid and Pilar
GYN 065 Cervical cautery-Having
END 010Colonic stent-Having a
RAD 014CT colonography examination-Having a


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