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• New test

  • Departments:
  • Audiology (hearing),

  This is for patients who

• Children's Community Nursing Service, Richmond

  Information on Richmond's Community Nursing Service for children and young people

• Dementia support products

  Suggested products to support those with dementia

• Sharps disposal

  • Departments:
  • Diabetes and endocrinology,

  Patient information: Information on sharps disposal for residents of Richmond and Kingston boroughs.

• Insulin twice-daily dose adjustment

  • Departments:
  • Diabetes and endocrinology,

  Patient information: Information on adjusting the dose of twice-a-day insulin.

• Low-carb healthy meal ideas for people with diabetes

  • Departments:
  • Diabetes and endocrinology,

  Patient information: Suggestions of low-carbohydrate meals for people with diabetes

• Insulin once-daily dose adjustment

  • Departments:
  • Diabetes and endocrinology,

  Patient information: Information on adjusting the dose of once-a-day insulin

• Diabetes: eating well if you have a poor appetite

  • Departments:
  • Diabetes and endocrinology,

  Patient information: Eating well if you have diabetes and a poor appetite

• Richmond Response and Rehab Team

  • Departments:

  Information on the Richmond Response and Rehab Team (RRRT)

• Dementia local community activities and support

• Newborn hearing loss

  • Departments:
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),

  This offers information on hearing loss in newborn babies.

• Starting insulin

  • Departments:
  • Diabetes and endocrinology,

  This offers an overview of some of the things to think about before you start insulin.

• Long Covid information

  • Departments:

  Links to useful resources for anyone with long Covid

• Dementia and continence issues

  Advice on how to manage continence problems for someone with dementia

• Cardiac rehabilitation

  • Departments:
  • Cardiology (heart health),

  Patient information: Cardiac rehabilitation after a problem with the heart, such as a heart attack, heart surgery or stent procedure.

• Diabetes information leaflets

  • Departments:
  • Diabetes and endocrinology,

  Patient information: Links to online information for people with diabetes

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  • Departments:

• Lymphoedema

  A guide about lymphoedema for patients and carers

• Compression socks and stockings

  • Departments:
  • Tissue viability (skin and soft tissue wounds),

• Compression treatment

  • Departments:
  • Tissue viability (skin and soft tissue wounds),

  Patient information on compression treatment to improve blood flow from the legs and feet

• Anaesthetics for surgery

  • Departments:
  • Pain management and anaesthetics,

  Information about anaesthesia and what you might expect when having an anaesthetic. Details about the most common procedures and operations, and anaesthetic options.

• Children looked after by the local authority: health assessment information for parents

  • Departments:
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),

  Patient information: Information for parents on health assessment for children who are looked after by the local authority.

• Children looked after by the local authority: health assessment information for foster carers

  • Departments:
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),

  Patient information: Information for foster carers on health assessment for children who are looked after by the local authority

• Children looked after by the local authority: you and your health assessment

  • Departments:
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),

  Patient information: Health assessment information for children and young people who are looked after by the local authority

• Child protection medical assessment

  • Departments:
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),

  Patient information: information for parents about medical assessments for child protection

• Teledermatology clinic

  • Departments:
  • Dermatology,

  This is for anyone with 1 or 2 skin lesions who has been referred to the teledermatology clinic by their GP.

• Retina virtual clinic

  • Departments:
  • Ophthalmology - the Royal Eye Unit,

  This offers information on what to expect during and after your retina virtual clinic appointment.

• Retinal vein occlusion (RVO)

  • Departments:

  This offers information on a condition called retinal vein occlusion. It explains what causes it, how we investigate it and how we treat it.

• Pamela Bryant Ward (Easy Read)

  • Departments:

  This for anyone who is getting to know the Pamela Bryant ward area.

• Changes in the last few days of life

  Patient information explaining what typically happens as someone dies

• Posterior Capsular Opacification (PCO) and YAG Laser Capsulotomy

  • Departments:
  • Ophthalmology - the Royal Eye Unit,

  Information for cataract surgery patients who have developed a condition called posterior capsular opacification (PCO). It explains how we treat it with YAG laser capsulotomy.

• Hydroxychloroquine retinopathy monitoring service

  • Departments:
  • Ophthalmology - the Royal Eye Unit,

  This explains why we have offered you an eye examination and what to expect during and after your examination.

• Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies

  • Departments:
  • Neurology,

  Information on what to expect during your appointment for Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies.

• Video appointments

  • Departments:
  • Appointment information ,

  This is for anyone who has been offered an outpatient appointment which will take place by video or phone.

• Children attending scans

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,

• Cystometrogram

  • Departments:
  • Urology,
  • Urodynamics,

  This is for anyone who has been offered a cystometrogram.

• Electroencephalogram (EEG)

  • Departments:
  • Neurology,

  This is for anyone who has been invited to have an Electroencephalogram (EEG) test.

• Evoked potentials

  • Departments:
  • Neurology,

  This is for anyone who has been informed that they need an evoked potentials test during their outpatient visit. The test takes place in the Neurophysiology department. Neurophysiology is the study of brain, spinal cord nerve and muscle function.

• The Combined Test

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,

  This is about a screening test for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome.

• Lung nodules

  • Departments:
  • Cancer,
  • Respiratory medicine,

  This offers information on lung nodules.

• Richmond exercise groups and classes

  • Departments:
  • Physiotherapy ,

  Information on Richmond Borough exercise groups and classes to help people stay active. Covers Barnes, Kew, Hampton, Richmond, Teddington, Twickenham and Whitton,

• Intravenous (IV) therapy in the community

  • Departments:

  Information about having intravenous (IV) treatment at home

• Colostrum harvesting

  • Departments:
  • Maternity,
  • Postnatal,
  • Paediatrics (babies, children and young people),

  Colostrum harvesting is used to express and store your milk from 36 weeks gestation by hand expressing.