Patient resources

Having your eye pressure checked when you start taking a steroid medication

How to use a DreamStation ventilation machine to help with your breathing

Having a sialogram to look at the salivary glands and ducts in your mouth

Using a lung volume recruitment (LVR) bag when you need help to clear mucus

Treating health conditions which increase your risk of a stroke

Information from the Stroke Association

Life after a stroke

Information from the Stroke Association on life after a stroke includes: financial/benefits; holidays; leisure activities; accommodation; advice for employers; driving; working

Individual support plan to help carers communicate with you after a stroke

Poster from the Stroke Association which lets people who have had a stroke share how they wish to be communicated with.

How to reduce your risk of a stroke and making healthy living choices

Information from the Stroke Association

Help and advice for the effects of a stroke

Information from the Stroke Association

Caring for someone after a stroke

Information for families and carers on caring for someone after a stroke from the Stroke Association.

General guides to stroke from the Stroke Association

Information from the Stroke Association

Knee replacement surgery

Hip replacement surgery

What to expect when we feel a child protection medical examination is needed

Going home after a catheter procedure to examine or treat your child’s heart condition

Having a DPD heart scan to look for amyloid deposits

Having an abdominal drain to remove fluid or treat an abscess in your tummy

Chest and lung surgery

Using a cough assist device (Clearway 2) to help clear mucus from your chest

Velcade® (bortezomib) injections – patient record

Please note that this leaflet should only be used as authorised by a member of the Haematology Healthcare Team.