Patient Information Leaflets - C
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.
- Cardiology
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REF: Card 003
Discharge Advice following an Elective Cardioversion v9
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: Card 005
Having an Angiogram v9
Card 005 Having an Angiogram v9. Click here to view or save to your device.REF: Card 007
Warfarin Treatment for Heart Rhythm Disturbance v8
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: Card 008
Cardioversion
Card 008 Cardioversion v8. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Card 011
Implantation of a Cardiac Pacemaker v9
Card 011 Implantation of a Cardiac Pacemaker v9. Click here to view or save to your device.REF: Card 012
Stress Echocardiogram
Card 012 Stress Echocardiogram v8. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Card 013
Trans-Oesophageal Echocardiogram
Card 013 Trans-Oesophageal Echocardiogram v8. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Card 014
Contrast Echocardiogram
Card 014 Contrast Echocardiogram v8. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Card 015
Transthoracic Echocardiogram
Card 015 Transthoracic Echocardiogram v8. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CCL 001
Discharge Advice following Cardiac Angiography - Radial v7
CCL 001 Discharge Advice following Cardiac Angiography (Radial) v7. Please click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CCL 002
Discharge Advice following Cardiac Angiography v7
CCL 002 Discharge Advice following a Cardiac Angiography v7. Please click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CCL 004
Discharge Advice Following an Angio-Seal (CCL) v7
CCL 004 Discharge Advice Following an Angio-Seal v7. Please click here to view or save to your device.REF: CCL 016
Wound Care following Stitches or Staples v7
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: CCL 019
Wound Care Following Pacemaker-Loop Recorder Implant v5
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: CM 031
Managing breathlessness with a cardiac condition
Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CM 273
Anxiety following a heart attack - and or heart surgery v3
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 308
Heart Pack - Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Service v1
CM 308 Heart Pack - Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Service v1. Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: Ext 028
Decisions relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation - CPR
Ext 028 Decisions relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation - CPR. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: PIFU 002
Patient Initiated Follow Up (PIFU) - Cardiology Department v2
Please click here to view or download to your device.
- Child Health (Paediatrics) Neonatal Unit
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REF: BS 009
Advice on speaking with a child when a loved one is in hospital v4
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: CH 003
Hip Problems at Birth
CH 003 Hip Problems at Birth v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 006
Introducing Oral Feeds on the Neonatal Unit v3
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: CH 052
CH 052 When a Child Dies in Hospital v7
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: CH 068
Masimo Rad 8 Pulse Oximetry-Overnight Monitoring v2
Please click here to view or download to your device.
- Child Health (Paediatrics) Rainbow Ward
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REF: BS 009
Advice on speaking with a child when a loved one is in hospital v4
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: CH 002
Raised Temperature in Children
CH 002 Raised Temperature in Children v6. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 015
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura v7
CH 015 Henoch-Schönlein Purpura v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 016
Meningococcal Disease
CH 016 Meningococcal Disease v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 017
Head Injury-Child
CH 017 Head Injury-Child v8. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 019
Using inhalers with spacers
CH 019 Using inhalers with spacers v8. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 021
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children v7
CH 021 Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 029
Bronchiolitis (Child)
CH 029 Bronchiolitis (Child) v8. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 042
Having a MRI Scan - Children
CH 042 Having a MRI Scan-Children v17. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 046
Pre-Operative Clinic (Child)
Pre-Operative Clinic (Child) v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 052
CH 052 When a Child Dies in Hospital v7
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: CH 056
Discharge Advice Following Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
CH 056 Discharge Advice Following Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 057
Discharge Advice Following Tonsillectomy
CH 057 Discharge Advice Following Tonsillectomy v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 058
Myringotomies and Grommets
CH 058 Myringotomies and Grommets v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 060
Fasting Instructions v11
CH 060 Fasting Instructions v11. Click here to view or save on your deviceREF: CH 062
Febrile Convulsions
CH 062 Febrile Convulsions v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 064
Fall safety for children in hospital
CH 064 Fall safety for children in hospital v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 066
Jaundice in Babies
CH 066 Jaundice in Babies v4. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 067
Reverting back to MDI injections - Conversion from insulin pump therapy to multiple daily dose injections v3
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: CH 068
Masimo Rad 8 Pulse Oximetry-Overnight Monitoring v2
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: Ext 009
Asthma - Treatment
Ext 009 Asthma - Treatment. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Ext 015
Breath-holding in babies and children
Ext 015 Breath-holding in babies and children. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Ext 019
Helping you decide about tonsillectomy surgery for your child
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: Ext 038
Getting to Alder Hey Children's Hospital
Ext 038 Getting to Alder Hey Children's Hospital. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Ext 052
Kawasaki disease
Ext 052 Kawasaki disease. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Ext 057
Medicines for babies and children
Ext 057 Medicines for babies and children. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Ext 066
Nephrotic syndrome in children
Ext 066 Nephrotic syndrome in children. Click here to view or to save to your device.
- Children's A&E
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REF: CH 002
Raised Temperature in Children
CH 002 Raised Temperature in Children v6. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 015
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura v7
CH 015 Henoch-Schönlein Purpura v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 016
Meningococcal Disease
CH 016 Meningococcal Disease v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 017
Head Injury-Child
CH 017 Head Injury-Child v8. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 021
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children v7
CH 021 Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 029
Bronchiolitis (Child)
CH 029 Bronchiolitis (Child) v8. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 062
Febrile Convulsions
CH 062 Febrile Convulsions v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CH 066
Jaundice in Babies
CH 066 Jaundice in Babies v4. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CM 201
Following discharge from hospital-Paediatric Community Services
CM 201 Following discharge from hospital-Paediatric Community Services v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CRT 004
Care of wrist fracture (distal radius) v5
CRT 004 Care of wrist fracture (distal radius) v5. Please click here to view or save to your device.REF: Musc 028
Humerus - How to Look after your fracture
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: Musc 047
Base of 5th Metatarsal fracture v7
Musc 047 v7 Click here to view or to save to your deviceREF: Musc 049
Fractured Toe-Fracture Clinic v4
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: Musc 070
Avulsion Fractures of the Foot & Ankle
Musc 070 v3 click here to view or to save to your deviceREF: Tpy 003
Safety Guide to Elbow Crutches and Gutter Crutches v8
Please click here to view or download to your device.
- Children's Community Services
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REF: BS 009
Advice on speaking with a child when a loved one is in hospital v4
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: CM 009
Your Child's Appointment-Children's Audiology Services
CM 009 Your Child's Appointment-Children's Audiology Services v2. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CM 014
Referral to Children's Services-0-19 Health Visiting and School Nursing Service v2
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: CM 017
Nutrition and Dietetics (Macmillan & WL Hospice)
CM 017 Nutrition and Dietetics (Macmillan & WL Hospice) v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CM 020
About the Team-Macmillan Allied Health Professionals
CM 020 About the Team-Macmillan Allied Health Professionals v2. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CM 041
Top Tips to Prevent Injury in children v3
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: CM 093
Newborn Hearing Screening Test Appointment v3
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: CM 104
Healthy eating advice – children aged one to four
CM 104 v2 Click here to view or to save to your deviceREF: CM 127
Use of Children’s Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO)
CM 127 Use of Children’s Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO) v5. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CM 133
Dealing with sleep difficulties in children v2
Please click here to view or download 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 178
Children's Community Nursing Team - Wigan Borough v3
CM 178 v3 Click here to view or to save to your deviceREF: CM 201
Following discharge from hospital-Paediatric Community Services
CM 201 Following discharge from hospital-Paediatric Community Services v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CM 221
Wound Care-Children
CM 221 Wound Care-Children v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CM 232
Oxygen Safety Leaflet-Children-Wigan Borough v4
CM 232 v4 Click here to view or to save to your deviceREF: CM 262
Blood Tests, children under 12 years v4
Please click here to view or download 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 292
Hearing Aid Battery Safety-Children's Audiology
CM 292 Hearing Aid Battery Safety-Children's Audiology v2. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CM 307
School Age Autism Spectrum Condition-Assessment Pathway
CM 307 School Age Autism Spectrum Condition-Assessment Pathway v1. Please click to open or save to your device.REF: CM 313
Ear Irrigation (Wax Removal) Childrens Audiology v1
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: CM 314
School Aged Neurodevelopment Pathway for Autism
CM 314 v1 Click here to view or to save to your deviceREF: DN 002
Use and care of a static overlay mattress v4
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: Ext 019
Helping you decide about tonsillectomy surgery for your child
Click here to view or download 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: WSN 001
The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) v2
Click here to view or download to your device.
- Chronic Pain Service
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REF: Pain 033
Acupuncture Treatment at Home
Pain 033 v7 Click here to view or to save to your deviceREF: Pain 036
Lidocaine Intravenous Infusion
Pain 036 v7 Click here to view or to save to your deviceREF: Pain 038
Capsaicin 8% Patch Application v5
Pain 038 Capsaicin 8% Patch Application v5. Click here to view or save to your deviceREF: Pain 039
Pain 039 The Chronic Pain Management Service v5
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: Pain 043
Chronic Pain Service-The Pain Management Group v4
Pain 043 Chronic Pain Service-The Pain Management Group v4. Click here to view or save on your device.REF: Pain 044 v1
Genicular Nerve Block for pain
A Genicular nerve block, with or without Radiofrequency Ablation, is a procedure in which some of the sensory nerve supply to the knee is blocked in order to provide pain relief
- Community React Team (CRT)
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REF: CM 294
Storage of Sharps Box in Patients' Homes v7
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: CRT 001
Climbing Stairs with or without Walking Aids v7
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: CRT 002
Sit to Stand Transfer with or without Walking Aids v7
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: CRT 003
Care of shoulder fracture (proximal humerus) v6
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: CRT 004
Care of wrist fracture (distal radius) v5
CRT 004 Care of wrist fracture (distal radius) v5. Please click here to view or save to your device.REF: CRT 005
Short-term loan of a wheelchair v4
CRT 005 Short-term loan of a wheelchair v4. Please click here to view or save to your device.REF: CRT 008
Cellulitis v2-Community React Team
CRT 008 Cellulitis v2-Community React Team. Click here to view or 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.
- Corporate Division
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REF: Corp 011
Freedom of Information Act and You v8
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: Corp 013
Pre and Post Operative Breathing Exercises v8
Corp 013 Pre and Post Operative Breathing Exercises v8. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Corp 016
Using Hand Mittens in Hospital v7
Corp 016 Using Hand Mittens in Hospital v7. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Corp 017
Protected Mealtimes and the Red Assist System
Corp 017 Protected Mealtimes and the Red Assist System v6. Click here to view or download to your device.REF: Corp 019
Self-Administration of Medicines (SAM) while You are in Hospital v8
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: Corp 028
Staying Active-Avoiding Slips Trips and Falls whilst in hospital v2
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: Corp 029
Using bed rails safely and effectively in hospitals-children and small adults
Corp 029 Using bed rails safely and effectively in hospitals-children and small adults. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: CORP 032
Children's Privacy Notice
CORP 032 v1 Click here to view or to download to your deviceREF: Corp 033
Veteran Aware - Service User - National Leaflet v6
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: Corp 034
Guidance for attending for your research appointment v2
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: ER 001
Going to Accident and Emergency-Easy read
ER 001 Going to Accident and Emergency-Easy read v6. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: ER 002
Complaints Concerns and Compliments
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: ER 003
Coming to our hospitals during the day - Easy read information v3
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: ER 004
Staying overnight in the hospital - Easy read information v3
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: ER 007
My Birth Plan-An Easy Read Guide to Planning Your Birth v2
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: Ext 024
COVID-19 Infection-Discharge from A&E or GP consultation
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: Ext 025
COVID-19 Discharge from Hospital Stay v2
Ext 025 COVID-19 Discharge from Hospital Stay v2. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Ext 119
Staying safe from coronavirus while you are in hospital (Easy Read)
Ext 119 Staying safe from coronavirus while you are in hospital (Easy Read). Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Ext 129
Waiting for your hospital appointment or surgery
Ext 129 Waiting for your hospital appointment or surgery. Click here to view or save to your device.REF: IG 001
National Data Opt Out
IG 001 National Data Opt Out v1. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: IG 004
A guide to the national data opt-out for young people v2
IG 004 A guide to the national data opt-out for young people v2. Click here to view or download to your device.REF: IG 005
Oximetry at Home Privacy Notice
IG 005 Oximetry at Home Privacy Notice v1. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: IPC 001
Group A Streptococcal Infection during pregnancy or after delivery v3
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: IPC 003
Panton Valentine Leukocidin Staphylococcus Aureus Infection (PVL-SA) v3
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: IPC 007
Cleaning of patients personal clothing v9
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: IPC 008
Escherichia coli (E. coli) Urinary Tract v8
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: IPC 009
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Protecting Yourself and Others v3
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: IPC 011
MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) v9
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: IPC 013
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) v5
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: IPC 015
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: I am colonised have an infection-What does this mean? v6
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: M 001
Screening for Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriacae (CPEs) v8
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: M 002
Screening for Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriacae (CPEs) -Pre-Operative v6
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: PIFU 001
Generic Patient Initiated Follow Up v2
Please click here to view or download to your device.REF: PIFU 005
Patient Initiated Follow Up Review Pathway v1
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: PR 001
Complaints-Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS) v15
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: PR 002
PR 002 Information-Comments-Suggestions-Problems and Praise v17
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: PS 002
Using bedrails safely and effectively in hospitals-Children
PS 002 Using bedrails safely and effectively in hospitals-Children v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: PS 003
Using bed rails safely and effectively in hospitals-Adults
PS 003 Using bed rails safely and effectively in hospitals-Adults v3. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Res 002
Taking part in a research study...is it for me? v7
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: TV 002
TV 002 Moisture Associated Skin Damage (MASD) v1
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: TV 006
TV 006 How to use compression garments for lower limbs v2
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: TV 007
TV 007 Supporting a patient to redress a wound v2
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: TV 008
TV 008 Ongoing care plan-Supporting a patient to redress wounds v2
Click here to view or download to your device.
- Counselling
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REF: CM 306
Counselling Service v1 (Adult Community Service)
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: FF 010
Counselling Services - Fertility Fusion v9
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: Gyn 021
Counselling Services-Obstetrics and Gynaecology v11
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: ICU 004
Looking after yourself-Advice for family, friends and carers v1
Click here to view or download to your device.
- COVID-19
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REF: Corp 034
Guidance for attending for your research appointment v2
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: Ext 025
COVID-19 Discharge from Hospital Stay v2
Ext 025 COVID-19 Discharge from Hospital Stay v2. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Ext 106
How to manage post-viral fatigue after COVID-19
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: Ext 124
Translated COVID-19 guidance the: government's Stay at Home messaging translated in different languages
Ext 124 Translated COVID-19 guidance: The Government's Stay at Home messaging translated in different languages. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: IPC 009
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Protecting Yourself and Others v3
Click here to view or download to your device.REF: PIU 002 v2
Admission to the Planned Investigations Unit (PIU) and COVID-19 What to expect from your visit.
Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Surg 062
COVID-19 Criteria for Admission
Surg 062 COVID-19 Criteria for Admission v2. Click here to view or to save to your device.REF: Urol 024
Preparing for Urological Surgery during COVID-19
Urol 024 Preparing for Urological Surgery during COVID-19 v2. Click here to view or download to your device.REF: Urol 025
Recovering from Urological Surgery During COVID-19
Urol 025 Recovering from Urological Surgery During COVID-19 v2. Click here to view or download to your device.REF: Win 001
Winstanley Ward v3
Win 001 Winstanley Ward v3. Click here to view or save to your device.