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TitleDepartment
12 hour impedance testPaediatric gastroenterology
24 hour impedance testPaediatric gastroenterology
24 hour impedance test (on treatment)Paediatric gastroenterology
24 hour oesophogeal test (on treatment)Paediatric gastroenterology
24-hour tape recording (Holter monitoring)Cardiology
24hr oesophogeal studyPaediatric gastroenterology
6E ward leafletNeurology
6S ward leafletNeurology
A guide to living with heart failureCardiology
A guide to your compression shrinker sock (A)Physiotherapy
A guide to your compression shrinker sock (B)Physiotherapy
A patient’s guide to nerve blocks for hand surgeryA&E
About 5-ASA drugsGastroenterology
About aorta scanningVascular unit
About azathioprineGastroenterology
About carotid scanningVascular unit
About ciclosporinGastroenterology
About dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)Ophthalmology
About deep vein thrombosis (DVT) scanningVascular unit
About EEG telemetryNeurophysiology
About endometrial ablationGynaecology
About fistula scanningVascular unit
About humiraGastroenterology
About infliximabGastroenterology
About Merkel cell carcinomaOncology
About methotrexateGastroenterology
About mycophenolate mofetil Rheumatology
About mycophenolate mofetil cream 0.1% Rheumatology
About pre-fistula screeningVascular unit
About the psychodermatology serviceDermatology
About video telemetry EEGNeurophysiology
About your ambulatory EEGNeurophysiology
About your appointment in the breast clinicBreast care service
Accident & Emergency (Albanian)A&E
Accident & Emergency (Bengali)A&E
Accident & Emergency (Farsi)A&E
Accident & Emergency (Somali)A&E
Accident & Emergency (Turkish)A&E
Accident & emergency departmentA&E
Adolescent transitionGastroenterology
Advice for patients undergoing Lumber Spinal SurgeryNeurosurgery
After a spinal anaestheticAnaesthesia
After acoustic neuroma surgeryRadiotherapy
After cataract surgeryOphthalmology
After neck or back surgeryOccupational therapy
After your daycase coronary angioplastyCardiology
After your hernia repairDay surgery unit
After your lumbar punctureNeurology
After your skin biopsyDermatology
Alcohol Liaison Service (ALS)Hepatology
Allergy skin testsLung Function
Anal surgeryDay Surgery Unit
AngiogramNeurology
AphasiaSpeech and language therapy
Assessment of in-flight oxygenLung function
Asthma for 1-5sChildren’s ward
Asthma for 5+sChildren’s ward
Avian flu (patients)Virology
Avian flu (travel)Virology
Avian flu (visitors)Virology
Avian flu (worried well)Virology
BCG treatment for superficial bladder cancerUrology
Bedrails – do I need them?Trust-wide
Bedside guideNursing directorate
Before you have knee surgeryOrthopaedics
Before your liver resectionSurgery
Benign Prostatic HypertrophyUrology
Bladder RetrainingUrology
BlepharitisOphthalmology
Blood pressure monitorCardiology
Brachytherapy Assessment ClinicUrology
Breathing exercise for respiratory patientsPhysiotherapy
British Red Cross Camouflage ServiceDermatology
BronchiolitisChildren’s ward
Buttonhole NeedlingKidney and Urology Centre
Can I have a kidney transplant?Renal Transplant
Carbon dioxide laser for skin lesionsPlastic surgery
Cardiac counselllingCardiology
Cardiac rehabilitation out-patient programmeCardiology
Cardiac rehabilitation out-patient serviceCardiology
Cardio test via GPCardiology
Care after your miscarriageObstetrics
Care and Treatment of Bladder CancerUrology
Care of your central venous catheterRenal
Care of your fistulaRenal
Care of your skinTissue viability
Care of your wound at homeDay Surgery Unit
Caring for your child after circumcisionDay surgery unit
Caring for your child after herniaDay surgery unit
Caring for your woundCardiology
Caring for yourself after TOPCommunity gynaecology
Carpal tunnel decompressionNeurology
Cataract treatmentOphthalmology
CellulitisChildren’s ward
Changes to the anticoagulant clinicAnticoagulant clinic, Haemophilia centre and Throm
Chloramphenicol eye dropsOphthalmology
CholesterolCardiology
CircumcisionChildren’s ward
Clean mouthSpeech and language therapy
Clinical decision unit bookletA&E
Clomiphene citrate (Clomid)Fertility clinic
Cognitive assessmentsClinical psychology
Cognitive communication disordersSpeech and language therapy
ColonoscopyGastroenterology
Colonoscopy + gastrointestinal endsocopyGastroenterology
Coming into hospital for iron injections Renal
Common questions about glaucomaOphthalmology
Complementary therapyComplementary therapy
Computerised tomography (CT scan)Neurology
Conservative sharp debridementPlastic surgery
ConstipationContinence services
CroupChildren’s ward
Cyclophosphamide informationRenal
CystistatUrology
CystoscopyDay Surgery Unit
Deciding about cardiopulmonary resuscitationResucitation Committee
Diabetic eye diseaseOphthalmology
Diarrhoaea and vomitingChildren’s ward
Diarrhoea and vomiting (D&V) in childrenPaediatric gastroenterology
Diet and pancreatic cancerSurgery
Digital ulcersRheumatology
Driving after back injury or surgeryNeurology
Driving after head injury or surgeryNeurology/Neurosurgery
During and after your capsule endoscopyGastroenterology
DysarthriaSpeech and language therapy
DysphagiaSpeech and language therapy
DyspraxiaSpeech and language therapy
Early medical termination of pregnancyCommunity gynaecology
EchocardiogramCardiology
EEG informationNeurology
Electrocardiogram (ECG)Cardiology
EmbolisationNeurology
Emergency gynaecology unitEmergency gynae unit
Epilepsy Nurse SpecialistNeurology
ERCPGastroenterology
Evoked potential testsNeurology
Exercise testCardiology
Exercises to improve leg ulcer healing and prevent recurrenceTissue viability
Explaining TENSPain management
Falls clinic - information for patientsHSEP
Fast-track haematuria clinicUrology
Febrile fitsChildren’s ward
FH patient education programmeClinical biochemistry
Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of SwallowingSpeech and language therapy
Fistulogram/Fistuloplasty Renal Patient InformationKidney and Urology Unit
Fitness to fly testLung function
Flexible sigmoidoscopy + home enemaGastroenterology
FlexisigmoidoscopyGastroenterology
Flexisigmoidoscopy + endoscopyGastroenterology
Flexisigmoidoscopy + endoscopy + home enemaGastroenterology
Flolan therapyPulmonary hypertension service
Fluorescein angiographyOphthalmology
Food challengePaediatric gastroenterology
FT consultation (easyread)Communications
Gabapentin in Pain ManagementPain Management
Gastrointestinal endoscopyGastroenterology
Gastrointestinal endoscopy + nasal tube placementGastroenterology
Gastrostomy tube placementgastroenterology
Getting better after your liver resectionSurgery
Getting up from the floor: advice for amputees (NON-PROSTHETIC USERS)Physiotherapy
Getting up from the floor: advice for amputees (PROSTHETIC USERS)Physiotherapy
Going home after a bronchoscopyGastroenterology
Going home after a colonoscopyGastroenterology
Going home after a flexisigmoidoscopyGastroenterology
Going home after a gastroscopyGastroenterology
Going home after an epiduralPain management
Going home after an ERCPGastroenterology
Going home after meningiomaRadiotherapy
Going into hospitalCamden Learning Disabilities Service
Guidelines for psychodermatological therapyDermatology
Guidelines for the use of TENSPain management
Hand surgery w. nerve blockAnaesthesia
Having a biopsyDermatology
Having a blood testPhlebotomy
Having a blood test [pictorial]Phlebotomy
Having a brain biopsyOncology / Neurosurgery
Having a bronchial challenge testLung function
Having a bronchoscopyGastroenterology
Having a bronhcoscopyThoracic medicine
Having a capsule endoscopyGastroenterology
Having a coeliac plexus blockPain Management
Having a Doppler ultrasoundTissue viability
Having a duplex scanTissue viability
Having a fine needle aspirateCellular pathology
Having a nerve root injection Pain Management
Having a regional intra-venous blockPain Management
Having a sacroiliac injectionPain Management
Having a sentinel lymph node biopsy for malignant melanomaPlastic surgery
Having a stellate ganglion blockPain Management
Having a trans-arterial hepatic embolistationOncology
Having a Urinary CatheterUrology
Having an epiduralPain Management
Having an epiduralDay Surgery Unit
Having an internal cardioversionRheumatology
Having facet joint injectionsPain Management
Having hip surgeryOrthopaedics
Having injections for a neuromaPain Management
Having lumbar plexus injectionsPain management
Having radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidismNuclear medicine
Having your operation for pancreatic cancerSurgery
Head injuryChildren’s ward
HelpcardService development
Helping prevent falls in hospitalRisk and safety
Hepatitis C & alcohol: antiviral treatmentLiver function
Hepatitis C & alcohol: changing your drinkingLiver function
Hepatitis C & alcohol: common questionsLiver function
High temperatureChildren’s ward
Hip surgery: risks, benefits & alternativesOrthopaedics
Home medical termination of pregnancyCommunity gynaecology
Home oxygen therapyThoracic medicine
Hospital communications bookgeneric
How can I help my leg ulcer to heal?Tissue viability
How to apply your eyedropsOphthalmology
How to use your home ventilatorPhysiotherapy
Hydrogen breath testPaediatric gastroenterology
IBD serviceGastroenterology
IloprostRheumatology
Immediately after your liver resectionSurgery
Immunology folder contents pageImmunology
Information about acupuncturePain management
Information about day admission (fistula)Renal
Information about hysteroscopyGynaecology
Information about i-p admission (fistula)Renal
Information about the PDT laser clinicOphthalmology
Information about youPlanning
Information for amputeesVascular surgery
Information for Male Patients with After-dribbleUrology
Information for patients having cataract surgeryOphthalmology / Day Surgery Unit
In-patient bookletService development
Interscalene blocksAnaesthesia
Intravenous immunoglobulinsNeurology
Intro to palliative carePalliative care
Keloid and Hyperthropic ScarsPlastic surgery
Kidney cancer at the Royal FreeOncology
Kidney transplant ABORenal
Knee arthroscopyDay Surgery Unit
Knee surgery: risks, benefits and alternativesOrthopaedics
LaminectomyNeurology
Laparascopic cholecystectomyDay surgery unit
Laser hair removalPlastic surgery
Laser treatment for pigmented lesionsPlastic surgery
Later termination of pregnancyCommunity gynaecology
Leaving the unitMarie Foster Centre
Liver failure+transplantLiver transplant
Liver resectionSurgery
Liver transplantLiver transplant
Liver transplant drug cardLiver transplant
Looking after your veinsKidney and urology unit
Looking after yourself at homeCardiology
Loop monitorCardiology
Loss of bowel controlContinence services
Lumbar punctureNeurology
Lumbar Spinal SurgeryNeursciences
Lung function testsLung function
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scan)Neurology
Maintenance Intravesical BCG TreatmentTransplantation and Specialist Services
Managing miscarriageEarly pregnancy unit
Marsupialization of a Bartholin’s cyst or abscessGynaecology
Medical photographyMedical illustration
Melatonin sleep EEGNeurophysiology
Metabolic Screening in Kidney Stone DiseaseUrology
Micro-pigmentationPlastic surgery
Milk challengePaediatric gastroenterology
Mind and body matters in renal careRenal clinical health psychology
MirenaGynaecology
Molluscum contagiosumMarlborough clinic
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance (MGUS)Haematology
Motor neuron disease at the Royal FreeNeurology
MS Clinical Nurse SpecialistNeurology
Muscle biopsyNeurology
My Mummy has CFS/MEFatigue Services
MyelogramNeurology
Myringoplasty + grommetsChildren’s ward
Natural and over-the-counter remedies for RaynaudsRheumatology
Nebulised antibiotics at homeThoracic medicine
Nerve biopsyNeurology
Nerve conduction studiesNeurology
Neuropsychology information for out-patientsClinical neuropsychology
Neuropsychology in-patient serviceClinical neuropsychology
Nutritional screening Nutrition and dietetics
Oesophogeal dilatationGastroenterology
Oesophogeal stentGastroenterology
On the day of your liver resectionSurgery
Optimisation echoCardiology
OrchidopexyChildren’s ward
Out-patient bookletOut-patients
Out-patient bookletOut-patients
Pain Management ProgrammePain Management
Pain management websitesPain management
Pancreatic islet transplantationPancreatic islet transplantation
Parkinson’s Disease nurse specialist serviceParkinson’s Disease service
Patient transport (RNTNE)Trust-wide
Patient transport FAQs (patients)Patient transport
Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)Pain management
Pelvic floor muscle exercisesPhysiotherapy
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogramSurgery
Photodynamic therapyDermatology
Physiological measurements factsheetGeneral out-patients
Physiotherapy after anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionPhysiotherapy
Physiotherapy after dynamic hip screwPhysiotherapy
Physiotherapy after hip hemiarthroplastyPhysiotherapy
Physiotherapy after knee arthroscopyPhysiotherapy
Physiotherapy after surgeryPhysiotherapy
Physiotherapy after total hip replacementPhysiotherapy
Physiotherapy after total knee replacementPhysiotherapy
Physiotherapy bed exercisesPhysiotherapy
Physiotherapy before total hip replacementPhysiotherapy
Physiotherapy before total knee replacementPhysiotherapy
Physiotherapy for pain managementPain management
Pilondal sinusDay Surgery Unit
PinnaplastyChildren’s ward
Planning to go homeRenal
Planning your dischargeDischarge Planning
Plastic Surgery Outreach ServicePlastic surgery
Plastic Surgery Patient InformationPlastic Surgery
Portal vein embolisationSurgery
Post mortem - adultCellular pathology
Post mortem - childCellular pathology
Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD)Ophthalmology
Practical help following the death of a relative or friendBereavement service
Pre-assessment before neuro opNeurology
Prescription-only medications for Raynaud’sRheumatology
Preventing Blood Clots In VeinsPharmacy
Prevention of malariaChild health
Problems with arteries in the lower legTissue viability
Problems with veins in the lower legTissue viability
Prostate biopsyUrology
Prostate Gland EnlargementUrology
Prostate gold seed implantationUrology
PterygiumOphthalmology
Pulsed dye laser treatment for lesionsPlastic surgery
PUVA treatmentDermatology
Rapid Access Chest Pain ClinicCardiology
Rapid test for HIV antibodiesVirology
Receiving copies of letters about your health(generic)
Reclaiming travel expensesPALS
References for MirenaGynaecology
Rehabilitation at Marie FosterMarie Foster Centre
Relieving the pressureTrust-wide
Removal of Urinary CatheterUrology
Removal of your catheterRenal
Renal clinical health psychology serviceRenal clinical health psychology
Renal donor expensesRenal
RhD factor & anti-DDay surgery unit
Scanning arteries in the legVascular unit
Scanning varicose veinsVascular unit
Scrotal surgeryDay Surgery Unit
Sex after head injury or surgeryNeurology
Sex after head injury or surgeryNeurology/Neurosurgery
Shape studyPaediatric gastroenterology
Simplified hip precautionsPhysiotherapy
Skin laser treatmentsDermatology
Skin patch testPaediatric gastroenterology
Skin prick testPaediatric gastroenterology
Sleep deprived EEGNeurology
Sleep studyLung function
So you’re having a D&CGynaecology
So you’ve been told you need a stomaGastroenterology
Someone to talk toCAMHS
Special investigations - breast cancerOncology
Speech and language therapySpeech and language therapy
Stress echocardiographyCardiology
Stress incontinenceContinence services
Surgical admissions areaSurgical admissions area
Sweat testingPaediatric gastroenterology
Taking MoviprepGastroenterology
Taking Moviprep as preparation for capsule endoscopyGastroenterology
Taking PreOpNutrition and dietetics
Temporal artery biopsyNeurology
Tensilon testNeurology
Termination of pregnancy by suctionCommunity gynaecology
The cardiac catheter testPulmonary hypertension
The first 24 hours after cataract surgeryOphthalmology
The heel prick testObstetrics
The heel prick test (Albanian)Obstetrics
The heel prick test (Bengali)Obstetrics
The heel prick test (French)Obstetrics
The heel prick test (Somali)Obstetrics
Therapeutic embolisationNeurology
Thermal threshold testClinical neurophysiology
Thermal threshold testsNeurophysiology
Tonsilectomy + adenoidectomyChildren’s ward
Tonsilitis and quinsyChildren’s ward
Torticollis (left rotation)Physiotherapy
Torticollis (right rotation)Physiotherapy
Total hip replacementOrthopaedics
Total knee replacementOrthopaedics
Transoesophogeal echocardiogramCardiology
Transurethral Resection of Bladder TumourUrology
Travelling with a lung conditionLung function
Treating haemorrhoidsDay surgery unit
Treatment for genital wartsMarlborough Clinic
Treatment of hyposClinical nutrition and dietetics
Understanding compression bandagingTissue viability
Understanding compression hosiery Tissue viability
Urea breath testPaediatric gastroenterology
Urge incontinenceContinence services
Urine flow and post-void residueUrology
Urine Flow TestUrology
Urodynamic StudiesObstetrics and Gynaecology
Urodynamic StudiesGynaecology
Urology multidisciplinary teamUrology
Using epipen at homePaediatric gastroenterology
UVB / TLO1 Ultraviolet light treatmentDermatology
Vaccinations for the immunosupressed patientRheumatology
Vacuum assisted therapyPlastic surgery
Vaginal ring pessary clinicGynaecology
Varicose veinsDay surgery unit
Vascular Surgery Services in North Central LondonVascular Surgery
Vascular ultrasound scanningVascular unit
VasectomyDay Surgery Unit
VideofluoroscopySpeech and language therapy
Vitamin K and vitamin K deficiency Maternity services
Warfarin and anti-coagulant clinicHaemophilia
Welcome to Day SurgeryDay surgery unit
Welcome to the Day Surgery UnitDay surgery unit
What happens during an eye clinic appointmentOphthalmology
What is a venous leg ulcer?Tissue viability
What to watch out for at home after orthopaedic surgeryOrthopaedics
What you need to know about corticosteroidsGastroenterology
Women’s health counselling serviceCounsellors
Womens’ health counselling serviceWomens’ health counselling
Your appointment in the glaucoma clinicOphthalmology
Your first visit to the lung clinicThoracic medicine
Your Urinary Catheter at Homeurology
Your visit to the colposcopy clinicColposcopy Unit
 
page last reviewed: 27 October 2011