Patient Information leaflets

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust produces a wide range of patient information leaflets which give details on treatments and procedures which are carried out at this trust. We also include on this database patient information provided by other appropriate organisations.

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Patient Information Leaflets

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Title	Description
Vaginal bleeding and pain in early pregnancy	Vaginal bleeding in the early stages of pregnancy is common and does not always mean there is a...
Vaginal Hysterectomy and Anterior / Posterior Repair	A vaginal hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the womb and the neck of the womb through an...
Varicocele (pronounced vari-co-seal) Embolisation	A varicocele is an abnormality of the veins that take blood away from the testicle. The veins...
Varicose Veins	When the veins, in this instance in the legs, become dilated (enlarged or expanded) and the valves...
Vasectomy	The goal of the operation is to render you infertile. Vasectomy is the most effective method of...
Venesection	Venesection is the process of withdrawing blood from a vein for blood donation or therapeutic...
Videofluoroscopy	Videofluoroscopy is an examination used to look at how you swallow. It will aim to find out what...
Virtual Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Clinic	OCT stands for Optical Coherence Tomography and is a complex technology used to measure the eye and...
Vitamin K for newborn babies	Vitamin K is a vitamin which occurs naturally in food, especially in liver and some vegetables. It...

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Patient Advice and Liaison Service

If you cannot find the information you need here, please contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS). They may be able to help with factsheets, further information on treatments or support groups.

Please note

Whilst the information contained in the leaflets has been created, reviewed and ratified by our medical, surgical and nursing teams, they are intended to complement the advice of professional healthcare staff. They should not be used without appropriate medical advice. Procedures should only be undertaken by trained healthcare professionals and the trust will not be liable for injury, loss or financial impairment as a result of actions taken by individuals after reading the materials.

Care has been taken to describe the treatments in a sensitive manner, however, due to their nature you may find some of the content distressing.

If you have any questions, please contact your GP or consultant. NHS Direct provide a wealth of information on their website:
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
or 0845 4647.