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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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Macmillan Breast Care Nurses and Key Worker informationIt can be very frightening for you and your family/carer to be to told that you have breast cancer...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) ScanAn MRI Scan can produce two or three dimensional images of what is going on inside a patient’s...
Mallet FingerMallet finger is the drooped-down deformity of the end section of a finger, after damage to the...
Managing a Urinary Catheter ValveA urinary catheter valve is like having a tap fitted to a catheter instead of a drainage bag. Your...
Managing with one hand following injury or surgeryThis leaflet has been designed to provide you with advice and techniques to be able to manage at...
Managing your catheter and drainage bagA urinary catheter is a narrow tube passed into your bladder in one of two ways. It may enter...
Manipulation under anaesthetic (MUA) of fractured noseMUA is an operation involving the manipulation or straightening of a broken (fractured) nose under...
MastoidectomyThis is the clearing of infection from mastoid cavity located behind the ear. The disease is...
Medical management of Ectopic PregnancyAn ectopic pregnancy is when the pregnancy is growing outside the womb (uterus), usually in the...
MelanomaMelanoma is a serious skin cancer, which is curable if detected early.
Methotrexate treatmentThese guidelines have been written to help you understand more about low dose methotrexate.
Mood and your memoryThe way we feel can have a powerful effect on our memory, and particularly on our ability to learn...
Mouth biopsy performed under local anaestheticA biopsy is when a sample of tissue is taken from a part of the body. It is then looked at under...
Move Well - Live WellPhysiotherapy is a science based profession which views human movement as central to the health and...
MRSA Decolonisation Treatment RegimeYou have isolated Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) from pre-admission screening...
MRSA Information for ParentsStaphylococcus aureus is bacterium often found in healthy people on their skin and in their nose...
Mucous CystA mucous cyst is a ganglion that appears on the back of a finger or thumb, near the end joint (DIP...
My role and my responsibilities in helping to improve my recoverySteps to a successful recovery start before my operation
Myringoplasty and TympanoplastyThis is the surgical repair or reconstruction of the ear drum, which has been damaged by infection,...

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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.

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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.