Patient resources

Managing a sensitive scar after a knee replacement

Recording brain activity (baseline EEG) (adults & children)

Preparing for gynaecological surgery which might involve your bowel

Recording nerve and muscle activity with a nerve conduction study (NCS)/ electromyography (EMG) (adults & children)

Recording brain activity over 1 or more days (ambulatory EEG) (adults & children)

Recovery after day case surgery in Gynaecology

Having sentinel node injections and scanning before melanoma surgery

Drug and alcohol use in pregnancy

Your procedure follow-up questionnaire (Accurx text poster)

What to bring in for a short hospital stay (poster)

Care after minor sprains, strains or bruises (soft tissue injuries)

Care after a minor burn injury

How to care for a wound closed with skin glue and/or steri-strips after an injury

Taking a swab at home from your vagina to check for infections

Clinical complete response for rectal cancer

Please note that this booklet must only be used as authorised by a member of the colorectal cancer health care team.

Care of a minor skin wound over your shinbone (pre-tibial laceration)

Aftercare following an operation to donate your kidney

Looking after your child’s surgical wound

Eating enough to support your recovery at home

Having a MUGA heart scan