We produce lots of helpful leaflets with information about the services, treatments or procedures you may have while under our care.
You can find electronic versions of all our leaflets here, by searching alphabetically by leaflet name. You can also search for leaflets by A-Z leaflets by service.
A guide to retinal vein occlusion (RVO)
Ophthalmology
A picture guide to our paediatric audiology clinic
Audiology
Acupuncture
Pain management
Acute kidney injury (AKI)
Renal (Haemodialyis & Peritoneal Unit)
Acute Low Back Pain
Physiotherapy
Administering Eye Drops
Ophthalmology
Adult sedation
Emergency Assessment Unit
Advanced Bowel Cancer
Cancer
Advice after eye injections
Ophthalmology
Advice after having a local anaesthetic
Day Surgery Unit
Advice for patients after a dental extraction
Day Surgery Unit
Advice for patients after anal procedures
Day Surgery Unit
Advice for patients after hernia repair
Day Surgery Unit
Advice for patients after laparoscopic hernia repair
Day Surgery Unit
Advice for patients after manipulation
Day Surgery Unit
Advice for patients after minor surgery with local anaesthetic
Day Surgery Unit
Advice for patients after removal of a pilonidal sinus
Day Surgery Unit
Advice for patients after removal of ingrowing toenail
Day Surgery Unit
Advice for Patients Following Minor Eye Surgery
Ophthalmology
Aflibercept (Eylea) for age-related macular degeneration (ARMD)
Ophthalmology
After your waters break
Maternity
All day measurements of eye pressure (phasing)
Ophthalmology
Am I in Labour?
Maternity
Amitriptyline
Pain management
Angioplasty and stent insertion
Radiology Department
Antegrade Ureteric Stent Insertion
Radiology Department
Anticipatory medicines
Palliative and End of Life Care
Argon laser pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP) treatment
Ophthalmology
Argon laser retinopexy (photocoagulation) for retinal tear / break
Ophthalmology
Argon macular laser treatment
Ophthalmology
Asthma Attacks
Emergency Assessment Unit
Athlete's foot and fungal nails
Podiatry
Atropine 1% drop treatment for lazy eyes
Ophthalmology
Auditory Processing Disorder Information for Parents
Audiology
Azithromycin - Low dose prophylactic for chronic Respiratory Infections
C5a and C5b – Respiratory medicine
Basal cell carcinoma – of the eyelid / around the eye
Ophthalmology
Birth after Caesarean Section
Maternity
Bleeding in early pregnancy
Emergency Assessment Unit
Botox for chronic migraine
Pain management
Bowel Obstruction
Bowel
Bowel preparation prior to gynaecology surgery
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Box change
Cardiology
Bronchiolitis
Emergency Assessment Unit
Brown’s syndrome
Ophthalmology
Buprenorphine patches
Pain management
Capsaicin cream
Pain management
Caring for your child and their burn injury
Emergency Assessment Unit
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Cataract Surgery
Ophthalmology
Catheter Care
Urology
Catheterogram
Renal (Haemodialyis & Peritoneal Unit)
Caudal epidural injections
Pain management
Cervical epidural injections
Pain management
Chemotherapy pumps
Cancer
Chilblains
Podiatry
Children wearing a patch for the first time
Ophthalmology
Computed Tomography (CT) Colonography
Radiology Department
Computed Tomography (CT) Colonography
Radiology Department
Convergence Weakness
Ophthalmology
Corneal cross-linking (CXL)
Ophthalmology
Corneal Graft or Transplant
Ophthalmology
Corns and calluses
Podiatry
Coronary Angiogram
Cardiology
Corticosteroid Injection Therapy
Trauma and Orthopaedics
CT body scan 1
Radiology Department
CT body scan 2
Radiology Department
CT guided lung biopsy explained
Respiratory
CT scan of the abdomen with carbon dioxide
Radiology Department
Cyclodiode laser treatment for glaucoma
Ophthalmology
Declining blood transfusion or other blood products in pregnancy and childbirth
Maternity
Defibrillator Implant Procedures (ICD)
Cardiology
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Diabetes Transition Clinic
Diabetes & Endocrinology
Diagnostic Investigations
Community Rehab Pathway (DRS)
Diet and type 2 diabetes
Nutrition
Dietary advice for people with diabetes who are underweight or who have experienced weight loss
Dietetics
Direct Current Cardioversion (DCCV)
Cardiology
Discharge advice following day surgery
Day Surgery Unit
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram
Cardiology
Drooping of the upper eyelid (ptosis)
Ophthalmology
Duane’s syndrome
Ophthalmology
Dudley Rehabilitation Service
Dudley Rehabilitation Service
Dudley Respiratory Assessment Service (DRAS)
Respiratory
Duloxetine
Pain management
Echocardiogram
Cardiology
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Cardiology
Encouraging people with cancer to become more active
Cancer
End of Life rapid response team
Palliative and End of Life Care
Endoscopic bronchial ultrasound [EBUS]
Respiratory
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) of the Bowel
Endoscopy
Endoscopic Treatment Of Zenker’s Diverticulectomy (Pharyngeal Pouch)
Endoscopy
Exercise Stress Echocardiogram
Cardiology
Exercise tolerance test
Cardiology
Eye injury or problem
Emergency Assessment Unit
Eye problems – uveitis
Ophthalmology
Eylea treatment for diabetic macular oedema (DMO)
Ophthalmology
Eylea treatment for Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO)
Ophthalmology
Eylea treatment for Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO)
Ophthalmology
Facet joint injections and medial branch block
Pain management
Faricimab (Vabysmo) for age-related macular degeneration (ARMD)
Ophthalmology
Faricimab (Vabysmo) for diabetic macular oedema (DMO)
Ophthalmology
Faricimab (Vabysmo) for Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO)
Ophthalmology
Fascia iliaca compartment block for pain relief for patients with a hip fracture
Anaesthetic Services at The Dudley Group
Fentanyl patches
Pain management
Fistulogram, Fistuloplasty and Venoplasty
Radiology Department
Fitting a freestanding toilet frame
Physiotherapy
Fitting a Mowbray or Scandia toilet frame
Physiotherapy
Fitting a raised toilet seat
Physiotherapy
Flashes and Floaters
Ophthalmology
Flexible bronchoscopy
Respiratory
Foot health - High risk
Podiatry
Foot health - Low risk
Podiatry
Foot health - Moderate risk
Podiatry
Foot ulcers
Podiatry
For Parents of Children having Squint Surgery
Ophthalmology
For Parents of Children Wearing a Patch on their ‘Lazy Eye’
Ophthalmology
Frequently asked questions about opioids
Palliative and End of Life Care
Frozen shoulder
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Fundus Fluorescein Angiograph
Ophthalmology
Gabapentin
Pain management
Ganglion impar block
Pain management
Glaucoma and monitoring tests
Ophthalmology
Glaucoma drainage surgery Baerveldt tube-shunt implant
Ophthalmology
Glaucoma drainage surgery (trabeculectomy)
Ophthalmology
Glucose Tolerance Test
Biochemistry
Glucose tolerance test in pregnancy
Maternity
Hand control mittens
Anaesthetics
Having a clinical photograph taken
Dermatology
Having a lumbar puncture
Acute Medicine Department
Having teeth out
Paediatrics and Neonataology
Having your labour induced
Maternity
Hickman line insertion
Radiology Department
Hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Hysterosalpingogram
Radiology Department
Implantable Loop Recorder Implant Procedures
Cardiology
Implantable Loop Recorder Implant Procedures
Cardiology
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement
Radiology Department
Information about your insole or foot orthosis
Podiatry
Information on feeding your baby – hand expression and cup feeding
Maternity
Instability of the shoulder
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Intrathecal catheter
Pain management
Intrathecal drug delivery system
Pain management
Intravitreal dexamethasone (Ozurdex) implant treatment for RVO (retinal vein occlusion)
Ophthalmology
Intravitreal fluocinolone acetonide implant (Iluvien) for chronic diabetic macular oedema (DMO)
Ophthalmology
Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (Intracinol) injection
Ophthalmology
Laser capsulotomy
Ophthalmology
Laser iridotomy
Ophthalmology
Laser treatment for glaucoma – selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT)
Ophthalmology
Leadless Pacemaker Implant Procedure
Cardiology
Lid Hygiene / Blepharitis and Chalazion
Ophthalmology
Lidocaine infusions
Pain management
Living with a Defibrillator
Cardiology
Living with a Pacemaker
Cardiology
Living with and Beyond Cancer (LWBC) – personalised care and support team information
Living with and Beyond Cancer (LWBC)
Local steroid injections to joints and soft tissues
Pain management
Looking after your Caesarean section wound
Maternity
Low Vision Assessment Clinic
Ophthalmology
Lumbar epidural injections
Pain management
Lumbar sympathetic block
Pain management
Magnets ingestion in children
Paediatrics and Neonataology
Management of Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery
Diabetes & Endocrinology
Management of Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery
Diabetes & Endocrinology
Management of Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery
Management of Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery
Management of Diabetes Undergoing Elective Surgery
Diabetes & Endocrinology
Medical tattooing – aftercare advice
Breast Screening
Medical tattoos after breast surgery
Breast Screening
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) treatment pack
Pharmacy
Mexiletine
Pain management
Micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG)
Radiology Department
Micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG)
Radiology Department
Mindfulness
Pain management
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) – iStent inject implant
Ophthalmology
Morphine slow release tablets
Pain management
Morton’s neuroma
Day Surgery Unit
MRI scan
Radiology Department
MRSA
Pacemaker Implant Procedures
Cardiology
Pain management programme - face to face or virtual
Pain management
Pain relief after day surgery
Anaesthetics
Palliative Care Support Team
Palliative and End of Life Care
Patch testing
Dermatology
Patches or drops: which treatment is best for your child?
Ophthalmology
Patient-controlled analgesia
Pain management
Percutaneous biopsy
Radiology Department
Percutaneous drainage
Radiology Department
Percutaneous drainage
Radiology Department
Percutaneous nephrostomy
Radiology Department
Pericardiocentesis
Cardiology
Peripheral Ischaemia
Podiatry
Peripheral neuropathy
Podiatry
Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line
Radiology Department
Piriformis injection
Pain management
Planned birth by caesarean section
Maternity
Planned Elective Surgery
B4 – Elective surgery
Post arthrogram care sheet
Radiology Department
Post biopsy care sheet
Radiology Department
Post Corticosteroid Injection Advice for People with Diabetes
Post liver biopsy
Radiology Department
Post lung biopsy care sheet
Radiology Department
Post-operative contraceptive advice for patients receiving Sugammadex
Anaesthetics
Post renal biopsy care sheet
Radiology Department
Pregabalin
Pain management
Pressure ulcers – a guide for patients and carers
Tissue Viability (community)
Preventing falls in hospital
Frailty Assessment Unit [FAU]
Prostate artery embolisation
Radiology Department
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulsed Radiofrequency
Pain management
Radiofrequency ablation of nerves (facet rhizolysis)
Pain management
Radiofrequency ablation of sympathetic nervous system
Pain management
Radiological Inserted Gastrostomy (RIG)
Radiology Department
Ranibizumab (Ongavia) and Aflibercept (Eylea) treatment for pathological myopia (PM)
Ophthalmology
Ranibizumab (Ongavia) for age-related macular degeneration (ARMD)
Ophthalmology
Ranibizumab (Ongavia) for Diabetic Macular Oedema (DMO)
Ophthalmology
Ranibizumab (Ongavia) for Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO)
Ophthalmology
Rapid access haematuria clinic – flexible cystoscopy
Urology
Receiving intravenous antibiotics in the community
District nurses
Remifentanil PCA for women in labour who cannot have an epidural
Anaesthetics
Removal of a ganglion
Day Surgery Unit
Renal artery denervation (RDN)
Cardiology
Rotator cuff tears
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Sacroiliac joint injections
Pain management
Saline Bubble / Contrast Echocardiogram
Cardiology
Self-Administration of medicines in maternity
Maternity
Shoulder injury – soft tissue only
Emergency Assessment Unit
Skin biopsy using local anaesthetic
Dermatology
Slings and wrist splints
Emergency Assessment Unit
Soft Tissue Injury / Sprain Wrist
Emergency Assessment Unit
Sound Sensitivity in Children
Audiology
Spinal anaesthesia for hip and knee joint replacement surgery
Orthopaedics
Spinal cord stimulation
Pain management
Sprains and strains
Emergency Assessment Unit
Squint (Strabismus)
Ophthalmology
Squint Surgery (Adults)
Ophthalmology
Stellate ganglion block
Pain management
Subacromial Impingement of Shoulder
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Superior hypogastric plexus block
Pain management
Suprascapular nerve block
Pain management
Suspected broken nose
Emergency Assessment Unit
Suspected cancer referral
Cancer
Suspected renal colic due to renal / kidney stones
Emergency Assessment Unit
Swallowed foreign bodies
Emergency Assessment Unit
Syringe Pump
Palliative and End of Life Care
TENS machine
Pain management
TENS machine
Pain management
Testerone replacement for women
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The arteriovenous fistula for haemodialysis
Renal (Haemodialyis & Peritoneal Unit)
The Assessment and Discharge process
General Surgery
The Impact of Obesity on Bone and Joint Health
Trauma and Orthopaedics
The tunnelled catheter for haemodialysis
Renal (Haemodialyis & Peritoneal Unit)
Thoracoscopy
Respiratory
Thrombolysis
Radiology Department
Thumb basal joint arthritis
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Tongue-tie
Maternity
Total knee replacement
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Trabeculotomy (MIGS: Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery)
Ophthalmology
Tracheostomy
General Surgery
Tramadol
Pain management
Transforaminal epidural injections
Pain management
Transjugular liver biopsy
Radiology Department
Transoesophageal Echocardiogram
Cardiology
Trauma Service
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Treatment of Intermittent Exotropia
Ophthalmology
Treatments used in eczema
Dermatology
Trigger finger and trigger thumb
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Type 1 Diabetes and Carbohydrate (carb) counting for adults and children
Nutrition
Type 2 Diabetes Workbook for Children and Young People
Paediatrics and Neonataology
Ultrasound-guided Botulinum toxin injections into the saliva glands
Radiology Department
Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNA)
Radiology Department
Ultrasound-guided Liver biopsy
Radiology Department
Understanding Menopause
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Uterine artery embolisation for treatment of fibroids
Radiology Department
Valve Surveillance Clinic
Cardiology
Varicocele Embolisation
Radiology Department
Venogram
Cardiology
Viral induced wheeze
Emergency Assessment Unit
Virtual Macula Assessment Clinic
Ophthalmology
Visiting the renal unit
Renal (Haemodialyis & Peritoneal Unit)
Visual Processing Difficulties (VPD) Clinic
Ophthalmology
Visual Stress and Coloured Overlays
Ophthalmology
Visual Tracking Difficulties
Ophthalmology
Vitamin K for your baby
Maternity
Water for labour and birth
Maternity
Welcome to Russells Hall Hospital - Therapy Team
Physiotherapy
Welcome to the Cardiac Assesment Unit
Cardiology
Welcome to The Oak Clinic
The Oak Clinic – HIV Care
When a third or fourth degree tear occurs during childbirth
Maternity
Why is it important not to miss a dialysis session?
Renal (Haemodialyis & Peritoneal Unit)