Patient information leaflets
In this section you can view the latest versions of NHS Wakefield District's patient information leaflets.Patient Information Leaflets
General
A Guide to Complaints
Date added: 06/11/2009This leaflet tells you what to do if you wish to make a complaint
Am I suitable for breast reduction surgery?
Date added: 20/10/2009This leaflet includes information on our policy on breast reduction surgery
Beating Breathlessness
Date added: 16/10/2009Information for patients who have COPD or who get out of breath easily
Choose Well
Date added: 20/12/2010By choosing well you'll get the right treatment and help busy NHS services care for the people who really need them
Collecting Ethnic Group information
Date added: 08/03/2010This leaflet tells you why we are collecting information about your ethnic group and how it will be used.
Community Equipment Service
Date added: 16/10/2009Information leaflet for patients who have been referred to the service
Community Matrons
Date added: 17/11/2009Community matrons are qualified nurses who specialise in promoting the health of patients with long-term conditions
Community Nursing Service
Date added: 07/12/2009An information leaflet about how the community nursing service can help patients, carers and professionals
Dental treatment with inhalation sedation
Date added: 07/04/2009Inhalation sedation is one of the ways of helping people to receive dental treatment more easily
Drinking too much?
Date added: 10/08/2010This booklet is to help you think about your drinking and help you to do something about it.
Food First
Date added: 19/10/2009This leaflet will help you if you have lost weight or have problems gaining weight
Health Means Business
Date added: 23/03/2009Free support for local businesses who want to improve the health of their workforce
Health Visiting Service
Date added: 26/04/2010Health Visitors are an integral part of the NHS's community health services.
Healthy Changes for Life
Date added: 16/08/2010A leaflet to help support you to achieve and maintain a healthy weight
High protein and high calorie information
Date added: 16/10/2009Information to help you maintain or replace any weight you have lost
Macmillan Palliative Care Team
Date added: 15/10/2009Information about Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialists
Management of Hayfever
Date added: 27/05/2008Measures to avoid pollen exposure
Palliative Care at Home Team
Date added: 17/12/2009Information about a free service for patients in the terminal phase of an illness
PALS: Patient Advice and Liaison Service
Date added: 14/10/2009PALS is here to help anyone who has a query, including members of the public, patients, carers and staff
Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers
Date added: 14/10/2009A pressure ulcer is an area of damage to the skin which could affect recovery from your illness
Project Pugwash
Date added: 21/05/2010Project Pugwash offers an exciting programme of water and land-based activities that everyone can enjoy.
Rapid Response Service - providing care closer to home
Date added: 09/12/2009Information leaflet on providing short-term care at times of urgent need
Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy
Date added: 16/12/2008Retinal eye screening for people with diabetes
Staying Steady
Date added: 15/11/2010A guide to taking some sensible precautions - most accidental falls can be prevented
Staying Steady (large print)
Date added: 19/11/2010A guide to taking some sensible precautions - most accidental falls can be prevented
Staying Steady Spring into Summer
Date added: 11/03/2011Tips to help you stay steady as you Spring into Summer
Staying steady this winter
Date added: 22/11/2010Top tips to help you prepare for the winter months
The Continence Service
Date added: 02/11/2010A leaflet about the Continence Service which supports and advises children, young people, adults and older people who have problems with their bladder and/or bowels.
The Epilepsy Specialist Nurse
Date added: 03/12/2010Epilepsy can start at any age but mostly starts in childhood and in older age.
The Musculo-skeletal Service (Castleford & Normanton District Hospital)
Date added: 04/11/2009information about this specialist clinic for patients with pain and disorder of the muscles
The Musculo-skeletal Service (Castleford & Normanton District Hospital)
The Musculo-skeletal Service (Trinity Medical Centre)
Date added: 04/11/2009Information on this specialist clinic for patients with pain and disorder of the muscles
Treating and preventing flu
Date added: 16/10/2009Help and advice for patients on how to prevent and treat seasonal flu
You and your syringe driver
Date added: 04/11/2009Information on how to use a syringe driver
Young People and Alcohol - a guide for parents
Date added: 08/09/2008This leaflet explains how you can influence your children in a positive way, so they can make responsible decisions about alcohol
Your right to confidentiality
Date added: 23/07/2010This leaflet explains how we aim to keep confidential any information we have about you
Bereavement
Coping with bereavement - help and support for relatives and carers
Date added: 20/08/2010Help and support for relatives and carers
Information for relatives and carers of patients at the end of life
Date added: 15/10/2009This leaflet helps you understand the signs of a person approaching death
Information for Relatives and Carers of Patients at the end of life
Breastfeeding
Local Breastfeeding Support
Date added: 29/01/2010Information, guidance and support groups for breastfeeding your baby
Children
Assessments for children with social communication difficulties
Date added: 16/10/2009Information for patients whose children have been referred to the service
Assessments for children with social communication difficulties
Co-sleeping: parent and infant bed-sharing
Date added: 22/02/2011This leaflet provides information based on research evidence so you can make a choice about bedsharing with your baby
Dental Service
Date added: 10/08/2010Children who experience difficulties in accepting dental treatment are recommended to this service.
Early Years LifeCheck
Date added: 09/01/2009Leaflet about the NHS Early Years LifeCheck website, dedicated to parents and carers of 5-8 month olds
Enuresis (bedwetting)
Date added: 15/12/2008It is not unusual for children aged four to five years old to wet the bed at night
Sensory diet - classroom activities
Date added: 16/07/2010A sensory diet is a planned activity schedule for children who need to be calmer and more organised during the school day.
Sensory issues - why is my child being referred to Occupational Therapy?
Date added: 16/07/2010Sensory processing difficulties make it harder for children to interpret messages from the different senses.
Sensory issues - why is my child being referred to Occupational Therapy?
Teen LifeCheck
Date added: 09/01/2009This leaflet tells you about the NHS Teen LifeCheck website for 12-15 year olds
Top tips to help your baby's physical development
Date added: 16/10/2009Information for parents on daily physical activities for their babies
What can we do about headlice?
Date added: 17/11/2009Information on detecting and combatting headlice
Where to get support, information and advice following a diagnosis of an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Date added: 16/10/2009This leaflet provides contact details for different services for children with ASD
Your school nurse
Date added: 27/05/2008Information on our school nurses who look after pupils of all ages in local schools
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
Can't sit, won't sit
Date added: 10/11/2009Information and ideas to get the best from your active child with attention problems
Feeding without fuss
Date added: 10/11/2009Some ideas to help you to help your pre-school child with eating
Getting the best from your child
Date added: 12/11/2009Children thrive and behave better when they are happy
Helping your child through bereavement
Date added: 12/11/2009The death of someone your child knows and loves can be a painful and confusing experience for them
Parenting teenagers
Date added: 12/11/2009A parents' guide to surviving 13-18 year olds
When mum and dad split up
Date added: 12/11/2009A guide to help you help your child
Contraception and Sexual Health
Contraception and Sexual Health Service
Date added: 16/10/2009Information and contact details about the contraception and sexual health service
Do you want a sexual health check-up or contraception advice?
Date added: 01/10/2009If you're sexually active, you may need a sexual health check-up or contraception and advice.
Do you want a sexual health check-up or contraception advice?
Diabetes
Diabetes Footcare - amber risk
Date added: 04/11/2009Advice to help prevent foot problems for patients with diabetes
Diabetes Footcare - green risk
Date added: 04/11/2009Advice to help prevent foot problems for patients with diabetes
Diabetes Footcare - red risk
Date added: 04/11/2009Advice to help prevent foot problems for patients with diabetes
Diabetes, driving and low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia)
Date added: 16/10/2009Information and advice for patients with diabetes who drive
Do you have Type 2 diabetes?
Date added: 15/03/2010Meet DESMOND and get help and support to control your diabetes
Testing your blood glucose levels at home
Date added: 10/08/2010By testing your blood you will be able to tell how much sugar you have in your blood at that time
Infection Control
Clostridium difficile: what is it?
Date added: 14/10/2009A leaflet to explain the causes, treatment and prevention of Clostridium difficile
Handwashing for patients
Date added: 16/10/2009Information on handwashing, the simplest and easiest way of preventing infection
Infection control - what is it?
Date added: 23/07/2010Patient information leaflet about infection control
MRSA - what is it?
Date added: 14/10/2009Information on how MRSA is prevented and treated
Scabies - what is it?
Date added: 16/10/2009Information leaflet about the causes, treatment and prevention of scabies
Viral Gastro-enteritis - What is it?
Date added: 15/10/2009Information on how to prevent and treat viral gastro-enteritis
Podiatry
Injections and aspirations of the joint
Date added: 10/11/2009Information on injections of the joint which are used to reduce inflammation and pain
Podiatry Services - information for new patients
Date added: 19/10/2009Information leaflet to explain what happens at your first podiatry appointment
Poor circulation and your feet
Date added: 12/10/2010Information leaflet on basic foot hygiene and care
Wheelchair Services
Electrically powered indoor outdoor wheelchairs
Date added: 16/10/2009Information leaflet about what to do if you think you need an electrically powered indoor/outdoor wheelchair
Wheelchair Services
Date added: 16/10/2009Information about our Wheelchair Services which looks after the needs of all wheelchair users in our area
