Patient Information Leaflets - A
The Trust has a number of patient information leaflets, which are available on this website.
The Trust leaflets are in Adobe PDF format, to view or save to your device Adobe Acrobat reader is required. Alternative formats e.g. audio, large print, Braille and other languages are available upon request. For more information please contact the department or ward you are attending. Please note: EXTERNAL leaflets are not produced by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and as such the content is outside of our control. The entire patient information leaflets section is continually being updated and, as a result some information may not be current.
- A & E (see Emergency Department)
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REF: ER 001
Going to Accident and Emergency-Easy read
ER 001 v6. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Ext 030
Ext 030 Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions
Ext 030 Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions (Linked to Policy). Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Ext 130
Free Easy Read Posters from Keepsafe.org.uk
Please click here to view or download to your device.
REF: Med 016
Your guide through the emergency department
Med 016 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: PS 005
Post Operative Sepsis. Information for patients and relatives
PS 005 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
- Acute Pain Service
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REF: Pain 001
Pain Relief at Home Following your Operation Pack A (NSAID (Anti-Inflammatory) included)
Pain 001 Pain Relief at Home Following your Operation Pack A (NSAID (Anti-Inflammatory) included) v6. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Pain 002
Pain Relief at Home Following Your Operation (Pack B)
Pain 002 Pain Relief at Home Following Your Operation Pack B (NSAID (Anti-Inflammatory) NOT included) v6. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Pain 003
Pain Relief After Surgery
Pain 003 Pain Relief After Surgery v8. Click here to view or save to your device
REF: Pain 022
Pain 022 Discharge Advice Following Post-Operative Epidural Infusion v9
Click here to view or download to your device.
- Admiral Nurse / Dementia including Elderly Care
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REF: Med 005
Dementia as a palliative condition - what you may need to know
Med 005 Dementia as a palliative condition - what you may need to know. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Med 007
Understanding Advanced Dementia (Carer information) v4
Click here to view or download to your device.
REF: Med 012
Carers information-Working in partnership v3
Click here to view or download to your device.
REF: Med 014
Delirium-Understanding Delirium for Patients, Relatives & Carers v5
Click here to view or download to your device.
REF: SN 003
Healthy Heart and Healthy Mind: Reducing the risk of Dementia
SN 003 v4 Click here to view or to save to your device.
- Adult Community Services
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REF: CLD 001
The Community Learning Disability Team
CLD 001 v2 Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: CM 010
Easy Read - Patient Access Policy-First Appointment v2
Please click here to view or download to your device.
REF: CM 017
Nutrition and Dietetics (Macmillan & WL Hospice)
CM 017 v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: CM 018
Occupational Therapy (Macmillan & WL Hospice)
CM 018 v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: CM 019
Physiotherapy - Macmillan Allied Health Professionals Team
CM 019 v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: CM 020
About the Team-Macmillan Allied Health Professionals
CM 020 v3 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 021
Speech and Language Therapy (Macmillan Allied Health Professionals) v2
CM 021 Speech and Language Therapy (Macmillan Allied Health Professionals) v2. Click here to view or save to your device.
REF: CM 098
How to reduce the risk of slips and trips (for patients and carers)
CM 098 v3 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 172
Pregnancy & Postnatal Mental Health
CM 172 Pregnancy & Postnatal Mental Health v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: CM 174
Fatigue Course-Macmillan Therapy Team
CM 174 v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: CM 239
Food Fortification and Managing a Small Appetite
CM 239 v2 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 243
Pelvic Floor Exercises for Male Patients
CM 243 v2 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 244
Pelvic Floor Exercises for Female Patients
CM 244 v2 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 274
Stress Management-Occupational Therapy
CM 274 Stress Management-Occupational Therapy v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: CM 282
Personal Wheelchair Budget
CM 282 Personal Wheelchair Budget v2. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CM 283
Risks and benefits to Ear Wax removal
CM 283 Risks and benefits to Ear Wax removal v2. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: CM 285
Safe Storage of Medicines (controlled drugs) in the Home
CM 285 v3 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 290
Community Assessment Unit and Frailty SDEC
CM 290 v2 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 293
Better at Home MDTs What you need to know and how they can help you v2
Click here to view or download to your device.
REF: CM 294
Storage of Sharps Box in Patients' Homes
CM 294 v8 Click here to view or download to your device.
REF: CM 296
Care of the Shoulder following a Stroke
CM 296 v7 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 297
Safe use of bedrails in the Community
CM 297 v2 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 301
Community Nurse Treatment Room Service
Cm 301 v2 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 302
Intermediate Care Therapy Services - Richmond House
CM 302 v6 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 304
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service
CM 304 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service v2. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: CM 308
Heart Pack - Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Service
CM 308 v3 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 316
A Guide to your Thoracic Lumbar Sacral Orthosis (TLSO)
CM 316 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: CM 317
Passive Range of Movement Exercises
CM 317 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 318
Access and Provision of Community Palliative Care through WHISPAR
CM 318 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 319
Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES) Clinic
CM 319 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 320
EASY READ - Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES) Clinic
CM 320 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 322
Delirium - for community patients
CM 322 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 325
Transition to Community Neuro and Stroke Team - Neuro Pathway
CM 325 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 327
Transition to Community Beds- CNST: Stroke Pathway
CM 327 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 328
High risk: Diabetes Foot Care Advice
CM 328 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 329
Moderate risk: Diabetes Foot Care Advice
CM 329 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 330
Low risk: Diabetes Foot Care Advice
CM 330 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 331
Supporting a Podiatry Patient and Carers to re-dress a Wound
CM 331 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 338
Intermediate Care Therapy Service - Bedford House
CM 338 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 344
Wigan Intermediate Care at Home Therapy Service
CM 344 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CM 345
A Guide to your Fabric Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO)
CM 345 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CRT 009
Useful Wellbeing Contacts & Services in your Area
CRT 009 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: CRT 010
Why we sleep and how to get more of it
CRT 010 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: DN 001
District Nursing Service and treatment room
DN 001 v4 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: DN 002
Use and care of a static overlay mattress v4
Click here to view or download to your device.
REF: Ext 017
Calcium: Food Fact Sheet
Ext 017 Calcium: Food Fact Sheet. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Ext 042
Head turning preference and Plagiocephaly (2011)
Ext 042 Head turning preference and Plagiocephaly (2011). Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Ext 130
Free Easy Read Posters from Keepsafe.org.uk
Please click here to view or download to your device.
REF: Ext 180
How to manage post-viral fatigue after COVID-19
Ext 180 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 183
The breathing, thinking, functioning (BTF) approach
Ext 183 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 184
Hand-held fan - Breathlessness Intervention Service
Ext 184 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 185
Breathing techniques to ease breathlessness
Ext 185 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 187
Thinking - Managing thoughts about breathlessness
Ext 187 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 188
Relaxation and mindfulness - Breathlessness Intervention Service
Ext 188 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 189
Physical activity and exercise - Breathlessness Intervention Service
Ext 189 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 190
Relaxation and mindfulness scripts - Breathlessness Intervention Service
Ext 190 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 191
Ten tips for managing breathlessness
Ext 191 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 192
Managing your energy levels - Breathlessness Intervention Service
Ext 192 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: PS 003
Using bed rails safely and effectively in hospitals - adults
PS 003 v4 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: PS 005
Post Operative Sepsis. Information for patients and relatives
PS 005 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: UCS 001
Virtual Ward-Remote Monitoring v1
UCS 001 Virtual Ward-Remote Monitoring v1. Please click here to view or save to your device.
REF: UCS 002
WWL Virtual Ward-Patient declaration Form v1
UCS 002 WWL Virtual Ward-Patient declaration Form v1. Please click here to view or save to your device.
- Anaesthetics
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REF: Ana 001
Nerve blocks for surgery on the shoulder, arm or hand
Ana 001 v4 click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Ana 002
Arm or Hand Surgery Using a Nerve Block
Ana 002 v3 click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Ana 003
Regional anaesthesia for awake shoulder surgery
Ana 003 v3 click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Ana 007
Contraceptive advice for patients who have received Sugammadex
Ana 007 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 102
You and your anaesthetic (available in alternative languages).
Ext 102 Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Ext 109
Learn more about the Risks of Epidurals, Spinals and General Anaesthetics with our new infographic
Ext 109 Learn more about the Risks of Epidurals, Spinals and General Anaesthetics with our new infographic. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Ext 125
Your spinal anaesthetic (available in other languages)
Ext 125. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Ext 126
Preparing for Surgery-Fitter, better, sooner (available in other languages)
Ext 126. Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Ext 127
Royal College of Anaesthetists Translations - patient information in other languages
Ext 127. Click here to view or to save to your device.
- ANKLE
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REF: CM 345
A Guide to your Fabric Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO)
CM 345 v1 Click here to view or to save to your device
- Audiology
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REF: Audio 002
Hearing Therapy for Transitional Patients v9
Click here to view or download to your device.
REF: Audio 004
Impression and Questionnaire Appointment v8
Click here to view or download to your device.
REF: Audio 010
Tinnitus Advice with Hearing Aid Fitting
Audio 010 v5 Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Audio 012
Adult Audiology service for patients with additional needs
Audio 012 v6 Click here to view or to save to your device.
REF: Audio 019
Transition to the Adult Audiology Service
Audio 019 v2 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 176
Communicating with Deaf Children - NDCS
Ext 176 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 177
Mild Hearing Loss (in children) - NDCS
Ext 177 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 178
Hearing to Succeed and Achieve - Ewing Foundation
Ext 178 Click here to view or to save to your device
REF: Ext 179
Listening to Learn - Ewing Foundation
Ext 179 Click here to view or to save to your device