This is an organisation that campaigns and offers support/advice to victims and their families who have suffered from anaesthetic awareness.
Website http://www.anaestheticawareness.net
Telephone 01874 636683
Friday, August 8, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
How to Cope With Exam Stress
This is an excellent leaflet from MIND for all those suffering from Exam Stress.
You can download it here.
You can download it here.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Advice on Breast Feeding
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS INEQUALITIES IN BREASTFEEDING
National Breastfeeding Awareness Week (11-17 May 2008)
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References
1. The Position Statement by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) 2008 on the 'Infant Feeding Survey 2005: A commentary on infant feeding practices in the
2. Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives supports the creation of a healthy society - from early years, to schools and food, from sport and physical activity to planning, transport and the health service. It is available at http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Healthimprovement/Obesity/index.htm
Monday, April 28, 2008
Sheffield Children's Hospital Leaflets
These are some excellent leaflets from the neurology department [ paediatrics]
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Anger Management Course
NHS Southwark Primary Care Trust, Southwark Council and The British Association of Anger Management is offering its next series of free Anger and Stress Management programmes for Women and Men. Starting June 08
For further information visit our web site Free Anger Management [http://www.angermanage.co.uk/free-anger-management.html] If you know anyone who works or lives in Southwark Borough who might be interested in this programme please forward this email to them
For further information visit our web site Free Anger Management [http://www.angermanage.co.uk/free-anger-management.html] If you know anyone who works or lives in Southwark Borough who might be interested in this programme please forward this email to them
Friday, March 21, 2008
Parenting UK
Parenting UK, formed in 1995, is a membership organisation for those who offer parenting services, promoting quality provision in the field. We inform, advise and regulate the sector. We support the development of good practice at all levels by offering a range of services. We maintain a network of agencies and practitioners throughout the UK and we act as a voice for service providers.
Contact Us
Parenting UK
Unit 431
Highgate Studios
53-79 Highgate Road
London
NW5 1TL
Phone 020 7284 8370
Fax 020 7485 3587
Phone 020 7284 8370
Fax 020 7485 3587
Parentline Plus
Parentline Plus is a national charity that works for, and with, parents.We know that parents want to do the best they can for their children, but sometimes family life can be challenging and difficult. There is after all, no one right way to parent.
In the UK there are over 24 million people who parent – it’s not just mums and dads who do it. Families come in all shapes and sizes. Grandparents, stepparents, brothers, sisters, other relatives, friends and foster carers are all involved in raising happy, healthy children.
Parentline Plus works to offer help and support through an innovative range of free, flexible, responsive services - shaped by parents for parents.
Parent Support Link PSL
Parent Support Link (PSL) is a vibrant and active service provided for people affected by someone else’s drug use.
PSL works with parents, partners, friends, brothers and sisters, anybody who is being affected by someone else’s drug use.The first point of contact is always the telephone 023 8039 9764Parent support link is a voluntary organisation and as such we have a voluntary management committee. It is the role of the committee to oversee the work of the project.There are 2 paid members of staff who are responsible for the day to day management of the project. The co-ordination of the support services and the support and supervision of the volunteers, all the other work is undertaken by voluntary workers.The funds to enable the project to function come from a variety of sources:From government at both Local and National levels.The annual report is available on request.
PSL works with parents, partners, friends, brothers and sisters, anybody who is being affected by someone else’s drug use.The first point of contact is always the telephone 023 8039 9764Parent support link is a voluntary organisation and as such we have a voluntary management committee. It is the role of the committee to oversee the work of the project.There are 2 paid members of staff who are responsible for the day to day management of the project. The co-ordination of the support services and the support and supervision of the volunteers, all the other work is undertaken by voluntary workers.The funds to enable the project to function come from a variety of sources:From government at both Local and National levels.The annual report is available on request.
http://www.parentsupportlink.org.uk/
Parent Support Group
As a registered charity, PSG is entirely independent of any other organization or service. PSG is staffed by volunteers who are specially trained in helping parents/carers with support and advice about adolescent problems. The service we provide is completely confidential and we do not pass on information about you to anybody else. Parent/carers come to PSG entirely voluntarily as and when they need, and they can stop using us whenever they wish.
HOW TO CONTACT US
72 Blackheath Road
Greenwich
SE10 8DA
Help-Line: 020 8469 0205
Help-Line: 020 8469 0205
Administration: 020 8694 6052
Fax: 020 8691 9074
Support for Lone Parents
Gingerbread
Gingerbread and One Parent Families have now merged to provide better support and a bigger voice to 1.8 million lone parents and their children throughout England and Wales
http://www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk/
http://www.gingerbread.org.uk/
Gingerbread and One Parent Families have now merged to provide better support and a bigger voice to 1.8 million lone parents and their children throughout England and Wales
http://www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk/
http://www.gingerbread.org.uk/
Parenting Support
1. Child Care on Direct.Gov
2. BBC on Parenting
3. Daycare Information
4. Parent Support - BBC website
5. Links to useful Websites National contacts
Adoption NCH Midlands, Princess Alice Drive, Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B73 6RD Tel: 0121 355 1265 Email: adoption.midlands@nch.org.uk A team of experienced social workers recruit, train and support adopters. Place single children, brothers and sisters who need to stay together, children with disabilities, and children from different ethnic backgrounds and cultures
Adoption Support, Suite A, 6th Floor, Albany House, Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 4BD Tel 0121 666 6014 Fax 0121 666 6334 Email: adoptionsupport@tiscali.co.uk
Association for Shared Parenting (West Midlands), Meet at Friends Meeting House, George Road/James Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham Tel: 0121 449 1716 or 07949 266689 or 07973 818863 E-Mail: spring.cott@btopenworld.com 1st Thursday of every month 7.30pm
Association for Shared Parenting, 1 Kendal Drive, Barnt Green, Birmingham B45 8QA Tel: 0121 445 3665
Birmingham & District Family Mediation, 175-177 Corporation Street, Birmingham B4 6RG Tel: 0121 233 1999 Help for couples whose relationships have broken down, to negotiate about their children's future well-being, and about money & property.
Birmingham Foster Care Association, 150 Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham B20 2RT Tel: 0121 464 3037 Email: suzanne_poole@birmingham.gov.uk
Butterflies r us (Shropshire) Tel: 01952 275455 or 07779 623271Email: butterflies_rus@yahoo.co.uk a support group for parents and carers of children with special needs
Children's and Family Information Services (information and support on childcare and early years):
Birmingham - Childcare Information Bureau, Centre for the Child, Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3HQ Tel: 0121 303 3521 Fax: 0121 303 4346 E-mail: childcareinfo@birmingham.gov.uk
Childcare Link - a government website to help you find childcare facilities in your area for the whole UK
Coventry - Main Floor, Central Library, Smithford Way, Coventry, CV1 1FY Helpline: 024 7683 4373 Fax: 024 7683 2840 e-mail: coventrycis@coventry.gov.uk
Dudley - St James's House, Trinity Road, Dudley DY1 1JB Tel: 01384 814398/9 Email: cis.ed@dudley.gov.uk
Herefordshire - PO Box 185 Blackfriars Street, Hereford. HR4 9ZR Tel: 01432 260900 Email: education@herefordshire.gov.uk
Sandwell - PO Box 41, Shaftesbury House, 402 High Street, West Bromwich, Sandwell B70 9LT Tel: 0121 569 2200 Email: education@sandwell.gov.uk
Staffordshire - Parent Direct, Early Years & Childcare Unit, Tipping Street, Stafford ST16 2DH Helpline: 0845 650 9876 Email: parendirect@staffordshire.gov.uk
Stoke-on-Trent - Freephone: 0800 015 1120
Walsall - Challenge Building, 1 Hatherton Street, Walsall WS1 1YB Tel: 01922 639844 Email: childcare@walsall.gov.uk
Warwickshire Family Information Services - Warwickshire County Council, Children, Young People and Families Directorate, Saltisford Office Park, Ansell Way, Warwick CV34 4UL Tel: 0845 090 8044 local rate (voicemail for out of hours) Email: fis@warwickshire.gov.uk
Wolverhampton - 10 King Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1ST Tel: 0800 294 9939 Email: enquiries@wolvescis.com
Worcestershire - 3 De Salis Court, De Salis Drive, Hampton Lovett, Droitwich WR9 0QE Tel: 01905 790560 Email: familyinfo@worcestershire.gov.uk
Contact a Family West Midlands Region, Prospect Hall, 12 College Walk, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6LE Tel: 0121 415 4624 Fax 0121 415 4625 Helpline: 0808 808 3555 Mondays 5.30pm - 7.30pm Email: westmids@cafamily.org.uk
Dell Meadow Support Group Tel: 07793 777 302 for parents living in south west Birmingham, meets on the first Tuesday of every month, from 1pm—3pm at the Dell Meadow Centre, Bells Lane, Druids Heath.
Dens of Equality, Tel: 07779 276 091 or 0121 449 1651 Email laura@densofequality.org promote inclusion through leisure, learning and play - support for Parent/Carers and provide inclusive play for the child with special needs, their family and friends
Mapwest, Tel: 07773 375 845 meet 8 times a year at Mayfield school
Sparkhill Saathi, Tel: 07865 998 985 Meet monthly at Sparkhill Cultural Centre
East Birmingham Family Welfare Association, 723 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0JL Tel: 0121 7724217 Email: amarjeet.rebolo@fwa.org.uk
Family Mediation Walsall, 16 Lower Hall Lane, Walsall WS1 1RL Tel: 01922 611966 Fax: 01922 613499 Email: wfms@bdfm.org.uk
Families Need Fathers, PO Box: 2376, Lichfield WS14 9YG Helpline: 01543 411155 support non resident parents who may be struggling to maintain or re-establish contact with their children.
Gingerbread (Stoke-on-Trent), Rothsay Court, Furness Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent ST3 4LY Tel: 01782 344 Su 740 support for parents
Home-Start West Midlands Region: 20 St John Street, Bromsgrove B61 8QY Tel: 01527 878 549 Email: westmidlandsregion@home-start.org.uk offers support and advice to families with under 5 yr olds:
Castle Vale - 0121 747 4631
Cole Valley - 0121 742 0003
Dudley - Office 6 Osbourne House, 96F High Street, Brierley Hill DY5 3AP Tel: 01384 482878 Email: homestart20@btconnect.com
Kingstanding - 0121 258 8303
Northfield - 0121 476 3759
Saltley - 0121 327 1472 Email: homestart.saltley@virgin.net
Selly Oak - 0121 415 5656 Email: hsso.homestartsellyoak@btconnect.com
Stockland Green & Erdington - 0121 3285063 Email: homestartstocklandgreen@yahoo.co.uk
Sutton Coldfield - 0121 321 2277 Email: home-startsc@btconnect.com
Walsall - Birchills House, Birchills Street WS2 8NF Tel: 01922 647018, 01922 746358
Winson Green / Handsworth - 0121 525 0988
Worcester & Wychavon Tel: 01905 29377
Wyre Forest - 01562 825896 Email: homestartwyrefor@btconnect.com
Kingswood Parents Group, Bungalows 9 & 10 Kingswood Drive, Monyhull Hall Rd, Kings Norton Tel: 0121 458 7751
Leamington Children's Centres - Lillington Children's and Community Centre, Mason Avenue, Lillington CV32 7QE Tel: 01926 337506 Email: maureen.johnson@nch.org.uk Friendly & informal meeting for parents and carers of children under 5. Includes play sessions, craft and parenting courses available in Lillington, Sydenham, Whitnash and St Patrick's and Kingsway.
Malvern Special Families, Malvern Primary School, Bluebell Close, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3SW Tel 01684 892526 Also covers Worcester
Marriage Care, 37 Victoria Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 7XZ Tel: 0800 389 3801 Christian-based marriage counselling organisation who also run courses for engaged couples and discussion groups for school pupils. Clients are non-denominational.
North Birmingham Parents Support Group, Sutton Coldfield Library, Sainsbury Centre, Sutton Parade Tel: 0121 350 0243 or 681 6086
One Parent Children's Trust, Baptist Church Centre, Conybere Street, Birmingham B12 0YL Tel: 0121 440 1085 To offer financial assistance to one parent families on low incomes to take their children on holiday, and to participate in other leisure pursuits.
Parent Forums (to improve services to families with disabled children or those with special needs):
Special Matters (Staffordshire Moorlands) - Tel: 01298 687162 or 07966 053040 Email: faith.specialmatters@fsmail.net
Staffordshire - Philip Dix Centre, Corporation Street, Tamworth Staffordshire B79 7DN Tel: 01827 261756 or mobile: 07779 011236 Email: parentsforumstaffordshire@btinternet.com
Wolverhampton Parents SEN & Disability Forum, PO Box 3236, Wolverhampton WV4 4ZX Tel: 07986 528879
Parents and Carers of Children with Disabilities, 110 Bromsgrove Road, Redditch B97 4SP Tel: 01527 592108
Parents / Carers Group (Wyre Forest), Wyre Forest Day Opportunities, Habberley Road, Kidderminster DY11 6AB Tel: 01562 68773
Park Street Young Teenage Parents Unit ( Worcester), 19-21 Park Street Worcester WR5 1AD Tel: 01905 354 609 support homeless young teenagers 16-25 and their children up to the age of 4 years old
Parents in Need (Dudley & District) (temporarily closed), 2 Radnor Road, Sedgeley, Dudley DY3 3TW Tel: 01902 678917 Email: jy.b@btinternet.com for parents of disabled children
Parent Partnership Service (Staffordshire), 13 Lichfield Road, Stafford ST17 4JX Tel/fax: 01785 356921 Email: spps@staffordshire.gov.uk
Parent Partnership Service (Worcestershire), PO Box 73, Worcester WR5 2YA Tel: 01905 727940 Fax: 01905 727949 Email: ppservice@worcestershire.gov.uk To support parents / carers through the successes and the difficulties of their children's education
Parenting Support Project, East Birmingham Family Service Unit, 723 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0JL Tel: 0121 772 4217 Help for managing pre-school children's behaviour
Parents and Children Together, Room 2 Ladywood Health & Community Centre, St Vincent Street West, Ladywood, Birmingham B16 8RP Tel: 0121 455 6474 Email: debbie@pactglobal.org Deliver training courses to parents to enhance their parental skills.
Parents Supporting Parents, Uffculme School, Moseley Tel: 0121 684 8814 Currently for Parents of children at Uffculme School but hoping to open it out to any parent
Queensbury School Parent Support Group, Tel: 0121 373 5731 Email: enquiry@queensbury.bham.sch.uk
Relate - provide counselling and support services for individuals, couples, parents and families:
Birmingham& Solihull - 111 Bishopsgate Street, Birmingham B15 1ET Tel: 0121 643 1638 E-mail: info@relatebirmingham.co.uk
Coventry - New House, Hertford Place, Coventry CV1 3JZ Tel: 024 7622 5863 Email: info@relatecoventry.org
North Birmingham - Station House, Midland Drive, Sutton Coldfield B72 1TU Tel: 0121 643 1638 E-mail: info@relatebirmingham.co.uk
Sandwell and Dudley - Old Municipal Buildings, Freeth Street, Oldbury Tel: 0121 5447088
Solihull - Malvern Park Lodge, 22A Park Road, Solihull B91 3SU Tel: 0121 643 1638 E-mail: info@relatebirmingham.co.uk
Walsall - Tel: 01922 626004
Wolverhampton - Tel: 01902 428447
Worcestershire - 19 Castle Street, Worcester WR1 3AD Tel: 01905 28051 Email: reception@worcsrelate.plus.com
South Birmingham Family Welfare Association (FWA), 45 Barratts Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham B38 9HU Tel: 0121 459 4232 Email: south.birmingham@fwa.org.uk works with families who are disadvantaged as a result of poverty, health discrimination etc. to help them take control of their lives
Staffordshire Parent Direct, Early Years and Childcare Unit, Tipping Street, Stafford ST16 2DH Tel: 0845 650 9876 Email: parentdirect@staffordshire.gov.uk Free information and advice to parents of children and young people aged 0 to 19.
Stepping Stones, 16 Jenkins Street, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0QH Tel: 0121 772 0613 Email: sstones@btconnect.com offers a range of services for parents and children
Sunrise Child Bereavement Centre (West Midlands), 43a Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TS Tel: 0121 454 1705 (9am-5pm) for parents who have lost a child or children who have lost a family member
Walsall Parent Partnership Service, Children and Young People's Services, Walsall Council, Tameway Tower, 48 Bridge Street, Walsall WS1 1JZ Tel: 01922 650330 Email: parentpartnership@Walsall.gov.uk
West Midlands Public Libraries - Information can be found at your local public library.
Wyre Forest Parents' Action Group, Woodfield House, Bewdley Road, Kidderminster DY11 6RL Tel: 01562 747507 Carers of adults with learning disabilities
There are also many links and contacts for specific conditions and diseases - go to information topics
2. BBC on Parenting
3. Daycare Information
4. Parent Support - BBC website
5. Links to useful Websites National contacts
BBC Parenting - the BBC have a comprehensive section on many aspects of parenting
Childcare Link - a government website to help you find childcare facilities in your area
Immunisation - NHS information on childhood immunisations available in UK
Parents Centre - a UK Government site to help parents, carers and guardians find out more about their children's education, health and welfare.
Raising Kids - a useful site for parents of children of all ages
The Health Shop - has online information leaflets on a wide range of topics including: Food allergies and intolerance in babies and children, Listening to babies, Managing children's behaviour, Play, Sleep Difficulties in young children - Encouraging, Sleep Difficulties in young children - The child that wakes, Talk to me
UK Parents - this UK website has detailed child health information written by doctors and discussion forums
Wired for Health - this UK Government site provides health information factsheets for teachers and parents of children at different key stages of education
National contacts:
Asian Family Counselling Service, Suite 51, Windmill Place, 2-4 Windmill Lane, Southall, Middlesex UB2 4NJ Tel: 0208 571 3933 or 020 8813 9714 Email: afcs@btconnect.com
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, PO Box 207, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 7YT Helpline: 0870 401 7711 Email: info@abm.me.uk
Associaton for Post Natal Illness, 145 Dawes Road, Fulham, London SW6 7EB Helpline: 020 7386 0868 Email: info@apni.org.uk The Baby Blues and PND leaflet is available in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
Bereavement support on EQUIP
Birth Defects Foundation, Chelsea House, Westgate, London W5 1DR Tel: 0208 862 0198 Here to Help Nurse Service: 08700 70 70 20 (Mon-Fri 9.30 am - 7pm, Sat9.30 am - 5pm) Email: enquiries@birthdefects.co.uk Puts parents of children with specific conditions in touch with group support
British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS Tel: 020 7421 2600 Fax: 020 7421 2601Email: mail@baaf.org.uk
Contact a family, 209-211 City Road, London EC1V 1JN Tel: 020 7608 8700 Helpline: 0808 808 3555 - free for parents and carers (10am - 4pm Mon-Fri) Email: info@cafamily.org.uk
CRY, Tel: 01737 363 222 Email: cry@c-r-y.org.uk Families/Carers who have suffered a loss due to Sudden Death Syndrome
Cry-sis, BM Cry-sis, London WC1N 3XX Helpline: 08451 228669 (9am-10pm) Helpline for parents with crying and sleepless children
Disability, Pregnancy & Parenthood International, National Centre for Disabled Parents, Unit F9, 89-93 Fonthill Road, London N4 3JH Tel: 020 7263 3088 Freephone: 0800 018 4730 Free-text: 0800 018 9949 Email: info@dppi.org.uk
Disabled Parents Network, 81 Melton Road, West Bridgford NG2 6EN Tel: 0870 241 0450 E-mail: information@DisabledParentsNetwork.org.uk
Family Planning Association, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8QU Tel: 020 7608 5240 Helpline: 0845 310 1334 (Lo-cost) Monday-Friday 9am to 6pm (closed Thursday 3.00-4.30pm) Website has lists of local clinics
Family Rights Group, The Print House, 18 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL Tel: 020 7923 2628 Helpline: 0800 731 1696 Mon-Fri 10-12am and 1.30-3.30pm Email: advice@frg.org.uk Provides advice, advocacy and support to families who are involved with social services
Family Welfare Association, 501-505 Kingsland Road, Dalston, London E8 4AU Tel: 0207 254 6251 Helps families with relationship difficulties
Fathers Direct, 9 Nevill Street , Abergavenny NP7 5AA Tel: 0845 634 1328 Email: mail@fathersdirect.com
Gingerbread, 307 Borough High Street, London SE1 1JH Helpline: 0800 018 4318 Mon-Fri, 10.00am-3.00pm Email: office@gingerbread.org.uk offers support for one-parent families
Grandparents' Association, Moot House, The Stow, Harlow CM20 3AG Tel: 01279 428040 (12-3pm Mon-Fri) Advice and information line: 0845 4349585Email: info@grandparents-association.org.uk
Home-Start, 2 Salisbury Road, Leicester LE1 7QR Tel: 0116 233 9955 Infoline: 0800 0686368 Email: info@home-start.org.uk has local schemes offering support and help to families with at least 1 child under 5 years old
Kidscape, 2 Grosvenor Road, London SW1W 0DH Tel: 0207 730 3300 Helpline for parents and carers of bullied children: 08451 205204 Advice and support for child abuse and bullying
LOOK National Federation of Families with Visually Impaired Children, c/o Queen Alexandra College, 49 Court Oak Road, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9TG Tel:0121 428 5038 Email: office@look-uk.org
MAMA (Meet-a-Mum Association), Helpline: 0845 120 3746 Support and contacts for mothers after the birth of a child
Missing People Helpline: 0500 700700 supports some of the most vulnerable people in the UK with two confidential helplines which are both free to callers. Also supports the families left behind when someone goes missing
National Childbirth Trust (NCT), Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, London W3 6NH Tel: 0870 4448707 or Breastfeeding line: 0870 444 8708 or Pregnancy and Birth line: 0870 444 8709 Email: enquiries@national-childbirth-trust.co.uk
National Family Mediation, 4 Barnfield Hill, Exeter EX1 1SR Tel: 01392 271 610 Fax: 01392 271 945 Email: general@nfm.org.uk
NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children), Weston House, 42 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3NH Tel: 020 7825 2500 Helpline: 0808 800 5000 Textphone: 0800 056 0566 Email: info@nspcc.org.uk
Parentline Plus, 520 Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL Helpline: 0808 800 2222 Email: parentsupport@parentlineplus.org.uk
Positive Parenting, 2a South Street Gosport, Hampshire PO12 1ES Tel: 023 9252 8787 Email: info@parenting.org.uk
Relate, Premier House, Carolina Court, Lakeside, Doncaster DN4 5RA Tel: 0845 456 1310 Mon - Thurs 8am - 9pm, Fri 8am - 5pm, Sat 9am - 5pm Email: enquiries@relate.org.uk
Sure Start Extended Schools and Childcare Group, Level 2, Caxton House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA Tel: 0870 000 2288 Email: info.surestart@dfes.gsi.gov.uk Inter-departmental Government Unit - supporting children, families and communities by bringing together early education, childcare, health and family support. It covers children from pregnancy to age 14 and for those with special educational needs and disabilities up to the age of 16.
Twins and Multiple Birth Association, Harnott House, 309 Chester Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port CH66 1QQ Helpline: 01732 868000
Working Families, 1-3 Berry Street, London EC1V 0AA Tel: 0207 2537243 Helpline: 0800 0130313 Email: edads@workingfamilies.org.uk Free factsheets on maternity and paternity leave, childcare, flexible working etc on website + free legal helpline for working parents and carers, advice on employment rights and negotiating flexible working and for parents of disabled children
There are also many links and contacts for specific conditions and diseases - go to information
Childcare Link - a government website to help you find childcare facilities in your area
Immunisation - NHS information on childhood immunisations available in UK
Parents Centre - a UK Government site to help parents, carers and guardians find out more about their children's education, health and welfare.
Raising Kids - a useful site for parents of children of all ages
The Health Shop - has online information leaflets on a wide range of topics including: Food allergies and intolerance in babies and children, Listening to babies, Managing children's behaviour, Play, Sleep Difficulties in young children - Encouraging, Sleep Difficulties in young children - The child that wakes, Talk to me
UK Parents - this UK website has detailed child health information written by doctors and discussion forums
Wired for Health - this UK Government site provides health information factsheets for teachers and parents of children at different key stages of education
National contacts:
Asian Family Counselling Service, Suite 51, Windmill Place, 2-4 Windmill Lane, Southall, Middlesex UB2 4NJ Tel: 0208 571 3933 or 020 8813 9714 Email: afcs@btconnect.com
Association of Breastfeeding Mothers, PO Box 207, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 7YT Helpline: 0870 401 7711 Email: info@abm.me.uk
Associaton for Post Natal Illness, 145 Dawes Road, Fulham, London SW6 7EB Helpline: 020 7386 0868 Email: info@apni.org.uk The Baby Blues and PND leaflet is available in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
Bereavement support on EQUIP
Birth Defects Foundation, Chelsea House, Westgate, London W5 1DR Tel: 0208 862 0198 Here to Help Nurse Service: 08700 70 70 20 (Mon-Fri 9.30 am - 7pm, Sat9.30 am - 5pm) Email: enquiries@birthdefects.co.uk Puts parents of children with specific conditions in touch with group support
British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS Tel: 020 7421 2600 Fax: 020 7421 2601Email: mail@baaf.org.uk
Contact a family, 209-211 City Road, London EC1V 1JN Tel: 020 7608 8700 Helpline: 0808 808 3555 - free for parents and carers (10am - 4pm Mon-Fri) Email: info@cafamily.org.uk
CRY, Tel: 01737 363 222 Email: cry@c-r-y.org.uk Families/Carers who have suffered a loss due to Sudden Death Syndrome
Cry-sis, BM Cry-sis, London WC1N 3XX Helpline: 08451 228669 (9am-10pm) Helpline for parents with crying and sleepless children
Disability, Pregnancy & Parenthood International, National Centre for Disabled Parents, Unit F9, 89-93 Fonthill Road, London N4 3JH Tel: 020 7263 3088 Freephone: 0800 018 4730 Free-text: 0800 018 9949 Email: info@dppi.org.uk
Disabled Parents Network, 81 Melton Road, West Bridgford NG2 6EN Tel: 0870 241 0450 E-mail: information@DisabledParentsNetwork.org.uk
Family Planning Association, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8QU Tel: 020 7608 5240 Helpline: 0845 310 1334 (Lo-cost) Monday-Friday 9am to 6pm (closed Thursday 3.00-4.30pm) Website has lists of local clinics
Family Rights Group, The Print House, 18 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL Tel: 020 7923 2628 Helpline: 0800 731 1696 Mon-Fri 10-12am and 1.30-3.30pm Email: advice@frg.org.uk Provides advice, advocacy and support to families who are involved with social services
Family Welfare Association, 501-505 Kingsland Road, Dalston, London E8 4AU Tel: 0207 254 6251 Helps families with relationship difficulties
Fathers Direct, 9 Nevill Street , Abergavenny NP7 5AA Tel: 0845 634 1328 Email: mail@fathersdirect.com
Gingerbread, 307 Borough High Street, London SE1 1JH Helpline: 0800 018 4318 Mon-Fri, 10.00am-3.00pm Email: office@gingerbread.org.uk offers support for one-parent families
Grandparents' Association, Moot House, The Stow, Harlow CM20 3AG Tel: 01279 428040 (12-3pm Mon-Fri) Advice and information line: 0845 4349585Email: info@grandparents-association.org.uk
Home-Start, 2 Salisbury Road, Leicester LE1 7QR Tel: 0116 233 9955 Infoline: 0800 0686368 Email: info@home-start.org.uk has local schemes offering support and help to families with at least 1 child under 5 years old
Kidscape, 2 Grosvenor Road, London SW1W 0DH Tel: 0207 730 3300 Helpline for parents and carers of bullied children: 08451 205204 Advice and support for child abuse and bullying
LOOK National Federation of Families with Visually Impaired Children, c/o Queen Alexandra College, 49 Court Oak Road, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9TG Tel:0121 428 5038 Email: office@look-uk.org
MAMA (Meet-a-Mum Association), Helpline: 0845 120 3746 Support and contacts for mothers after the birth of a child
Missing People Helpline: 0500 700700 supports some of the most vulnerable people in the UK with two confidential helplines which are both free to callers. Also supports the families left behind when someone goes missing
National Childbirth Trust (NCT), Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, London W3 6NH Tel: 0870 4448707 or Breastfeeding line: 0870 444 8708 or Pregnancy and Birth line: 0870 444 8709 Email: enquiries@national-childbirth-trust.co.uk
National Family Mediation, 4 Barnfield Hill, Exeter EX1 1SR Tel: 01392 271 610 Fax: 01392 271 945 Email: general@nfm.org.uk
NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children), Weston House, 42 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3NH Tel: 020 7825 2500 Helpline: 0808 800 5000 Textphone: 0800 056 0566 Email: info@nspcc.org.uk
Parentline Plus, 520 Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL Helpline: 0808 800 2222 Email: parentsupport@parentlineplus.org.uk
Positive Parenting, 2a South Street Gosport, Hampshire PO12 1ES Tel: 023 9252 8787 Email: info@parenting.org.uk
Relate, Premier House, Carolina Court, Lakeside, Doncaster DN4 5RA Tel: 0845 456 1310 Mon - Thurs 8am - 9pm, Fri 8am - 5pm, Sat 9am - 5pm Email: enquiries@relate.org.uk
Sure Start Extended Schools and Childcare Group, Level 2, Caxton House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA Tel: 0870 000 2288 Email: info.surestart@dfes.gsi.gov.uk Inter-departmental Government Unit - supporting children, families and communities by bringing together early education, childcare, health and family support. It covers children from pregnancy to age 14 and for those with special educational needs and disabilities up to the age of 16.
Twins and Multiple Birth Association, Harnott House, 309 Chester Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port CH66 1QQ Helpline: 01732 868000
Working Families, 1-3 Berry Street, London EC1V 0AA Tel: 0207 2537243 Helpline: 0800 0130313 Email: edads@workingfamilies.org.uk Free factsheets on maternity and paternity leave, childcare, flexible working etc on website + free legal helpline for working parents and carers, advice on employment rights and negotiating flexible working and for parents of disabled children
There are also many links and contacts for specific conditions and diseases - go to information
West Midlands Contacts:
Adoption NCH Midlands, Princess Alice Drive, Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B73 6RD Tel: 0121 355 1265 Email: adoption.midlands@nch.org.uk A team of experienced social workers recruit, train and support adopters. Place single children, brothers and sisters who need to stay together, children with disabilities, and children from different ethnic backgrounds and cultures
Adoption Support, Suite A, 6th Floor, Albany House, Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 4BD Tel 0121 666 6014 Fax 0121 666 6334 Email: adoptionsupport@tiscali.co.uk
Association for Shared Parenting (West Midlands), Meet at Friends Meeting House, George Road/James Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham Tel: 0121 449 1716 or 07949 266689 or 07973 818863 E-Mail: spring.cott@btopenworld.com 1st Thursday of every month 7.30pm
Association for Shared Parenting, 1 Kendal Drive, Barnt Green, Birmingham B45 8QA Tel: 0121 445 3665
Birmingham & District Family Mediation, 175-177 Corporation Street, Birmingham B4 6RG Tel: 0121 233 1999 Help for couples whose relationships have broken down, to negotiate about their children's future well-being, and about money & property.
Birmingham Foster Care Association, 150 Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham B20 2RT Tel: 0121 464 3037 Email: suzanne_poole@birmingham.gov.uk
Butterflies r us (Shropshire) Tel: 01952 275455 or 07779 623271Email: butterflies_rus@yahoo.co.uk a support group for parents and carers of children with special needs
Children's and Family Information Services (information and support on childcare and early years):
Birmingham - Childcare Information Bureau, Centre for the Child, Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3HQ Tel: 0121 303 3521 Fax: 0121 303 4346 E-mail: childcareinfo@birmingham.gov.uk
Childcare Link - a government website to help you find childcare facilities in your area for the whole UK
Coventry - Main Floor, Central Library, Smithford Way, Coventry, CV1 1FY Helpline: 024 7683 4373 Fax: 024 7683 2840 e-mail: coventrycis@coventry.gov.uk
Dudley - St James's House, Trinity Road, Dudley DY1 1JB Tel: 01384 814398/9 Email: cis.ed@dudley.gov.uk
Herefordshire - PO Box 185 Blackfriars Street, Hereford. HR4 9ZR Tel: 01432 260900 Email: education@herefordshire.gov.uk
Sandwell - PO Box 41, Shaftesbury House, 402 High Street, West Bromwich, Sandwell B70 9LT Tel: 0121 569 2200 Email: education@sandwell.gov.uk
Staffordshire - Parent Direct, Early Years & Childcare Unit, Tipping Street, Stafford ST16 2DH Helpline: 0845 650 9876 Email: parendirect@staffordshire.gov.uk
Stoke-on-Trent - Freephone: 0800 015 1120
Walsall - Challenge Building, 1 Hatherton Street, Walsall WS1 1YB Tel: 01922 639844 Email: childcare@walsall.gov.uk
Warwickshire Family Information Services - Warwickshire County Council, Children, Young People and Families Directorate, Saltisford Office Park, Ansell Way, Warwick CV34 4UL Tel: 0845 090 8044 local rate (voicemail for out of hours) Email: fis@warwickshire.gov.uk
Wolverhampton - 10 King Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1ST Tel: 0800 294 9939 Email: enquiries@wolvescis.com
Worcestershire - 3 De Salis Court, De Salis Drive, Hampton Lovett, Droitwich WR9 0QE Tel: 01905 790560 Email: familyinfo@worcestershire.gov.uk
Contact a Family West Midlands Region, Prospect Hall, 12 College Walk, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6LE Tel: 0121 415 4624 Fax 0121 415 4625 Helpline: 0808 808 3555 Mondays 5.30pm - 7.30pm Email: westmids@cafamily.org.uk
Dell Meadow Support Group Tel: 07793 777 302 for parents living in south west Birmingham, meets on the first Tuesday of every month, from 1pm—3pm at the Dell Meadow Centre, Bells Lane, Druids Heath.
Dens of Equality, Tel: 07779 276 091 or 0121 449 1651 Email laura@densofequality.org promote inclusion through leisure, learning and play - support for Parent/Carers and provide inclusive play for the child with special needs, their family and friends
Mapwest, Tel: 07773 375 845 meet 8 times a year at Mayfield school
Sparkhill Saathi, Tel: 07865 998 985 Meet monthly at Sparkhill Cultural Centre
East Birmingham Family Welfare Association, 723 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0JL Tel: 0121 7724217 Email: amarjeet.rebolo@fwa.org.uk
Family Mediation Walsall, 16 Lower Hall Lane, Walsall WS1 1RL Tel: 01922 611966 Fax: 01922 613499 Email: wfms@bdfm.org.uk
Families Need Fathers, PO Box: 2376, Lichfield WS14 9YG Helpline: 01543 411155 support non resident parents who may be struggling to maintain or re-establish contact with their children.
Gingerbread (Stoke-on-Trent), Rothsay Court, Furness Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent ST3 4LY Tel: 01782 344 Su 740 support for parents
Home-Start West Midlands Region: 20 St John Street, Bromsgrove B61 8QY Tel: 01527 878 549 Email: westmidlandsregion@home-start.org.uk offers support and advice to families with under 5 yr olds:
Castle Vale - 0121 747 4631
Cole Valley - 0121 742 0003
Dudley - Office 6 Osbourne House, 96F High Street, Brierley Hill DY5 3AP Tel: 01384 482878 Email: homestart20@btconnect.com
Kingstanding - 0121 258 8303
Northfield - 0121 476 3759
Saltley - 0121 327 1472 Email: homestart.saltley@virgin.net
Selly Oak - 0121 415 5656 Email: hsso.homestartsellyoak@btconnect.com
Stockland Green & Erdington - 0121 3285063 Email: homestartstocklandgreen@yahoo.co.uk
Sutton Coldfield - 0121 321 2277 Email: home-startsc@btconnect.com
Walsall - Birchills House, Birchills Street WS2 8NF Tel: 01922 647018, 01922 746358
Winson Green / Handsworth - 0121 525 0988
Worcester & Wychavon Tel: 01905 29377
Wyre Forest - 01562 825896 Email: homestartwyrefor@btconnect.com
Kingswood Parents Group, Bungalows 9 & 10 Kingswood Drive, Monyhull Hall Rd, Kings Norton Tel: 0121 458 7751
Leamington Children's Centres - Lillington Children's and Community Centre, Mason Avenue, Lillington CV32 7QE Tel: 01926 337506 Email: maureen.johnson@nch.org.uk Friendly & informal meeting for parents and carers of children under 5. Includes play sessions, craft and parenting courses available in Lillington, Sydenham, Whitnash and St Patrick's and Kingsway.
Malvern Special Families, Malvern Primary School, Bluebell Close, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 3SW Tel 01684 892526 Also covers Worcester
Marriage Care, 37 Victoria Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 7XZ Tel: 0800 389 3801 Christian-based marriage counselling organisation who also run courses for engaged couples and discussion groups for school pupils. Clients are non-denominational.
North Birmingham Parents Support Group, Sutton Coldfield Library, Sainsbury Centre, Sutton Parade Tel: 0121 350 0243 or 681 6086
One Parent Children's Trust, Baptist Church Centre, Conybere Street, Birmingham B12 0YL Tel: 0121 440 1085 To offer financial assistance to one parent families on low incomes to take their children on holiday, and to participate in other leisure pursuits.
Parent Forums (to improve services to families with disabled children or those with special needs):
Special Matters (Staffordshire Moorlands) - Tel: 01298 687162 or 07966 053040 Email: faith.specialmatters@fsmail.net
Staffordshire - Philip Dix Centre, Corporation Street, Tamworth Staffordshire B79 7DN Tel: 01827 261756 or mobile: 07779 011236 Email: parentsforumstaffordshire@btinternet.com
Wolverhampton Parents SEN & Disability Forum, PO Box 3236, Wolverhampton WV4 4ZX Tel: 07986 528879
Parents and Carers of Children with Disabilities, 110 Bromsgrove Road, Redditch B97 4SP Tel: 01527 592108
Parents / Carers Group (Wyre Forest), Wyre Forest Day Opportunities, Habberley Road, Kidderminster DY11 6AB Tel: 01562 68773
Park Street Young Teenage Parents Unit ( Worcester), 19-21 Park Street Worcester WR5 1AD Tel: 01905 354 609 support homeless young teenagers 16-25 and their children up to the age of 4 years old
Parents in Need (Dudley & District) (temporarily closed), 2 Radnor Road, Sedgeley, Dudley DY3 3TW Tel: 01902 678917 Email: jy.b@btinternet.com for parents of disabled children
Parent Partnership Service (Staffordshire), 13 Lichfield Road, Stafford ST17 4JX Tel/fax: 01785 356921 Email: spps@staffordshire.gov.uk
Parent Partnership Service (Worcestershire), PO Box 73, Worcester WR5 2YA Tel: 01905 727940 Fax: 01905 727949 Email: ppservice@worcestershire.gov.uk To support parents / carers through the successes and the difficulties of their children's education
Parenting Support Project, East Birmingham Family Service Unit, 723 Coventry Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0JL Tel: 0121 772 4217 Help for managing pre-school children's behaviour
Parents and Children Together, Room 2 Ladywood Health & Community Centre, St Vincent Street West, Ladywood, Birmingham B16 8RP Tel: 0121 455 6474 Email: debbie@pactglobal.org Deliver training courses to parents to enhance their parental skills.
Parents Supporting Parents, Uffculme School, Moseley Tel: 0121 684 8814 Currently for Parents of children at Uffculme School but hoping to open it out to any parent
Queensbury School Parent Support Group, Tel: 0121 373 5731 Email: enquiry@queensbury.bham.sch.uk
Relate - provide counselling and support services for individuals, couples, parents and families:
Birmingham& Solihull - 111 Bishopsgate Street, Birmingham B15 1ET Tel: 0121 643 1638 E-mail: info@relatebirmingham.co.uk
Coventry - New House, Hertford Place, Coventry CV1 3JZ Tel: 024 7622 5863 Email: info@relatecoventry.org
North Birmingham - Station House, Midland Drive, Sutton Coldfield B72 1TU Tel: 0121 643 1638 E-mail: info@relatebirmingham.co.uk
Sandwell and Dudley - Old Municipal Buildings, Freeth Street, Oldbury Tel: 0121 5447088
Solihull - Malvern Park Lodge, 22A Park Road, Solihull B91 3SU Tel: 0121 643 1638 E-mail: info@relatebirmingham.co.uk
Walsall - Tel: 01922 626004
Wolverhampton - Tel: 01902 428447
Worcestershire - 19 Castle Street, Worcester WR1 3AD Tel: 01905 28051 Email: reception@worcsrelate.plus.com
South Birmingham Family Welfare Association (FWA), 45 Barratts Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham B38 9HU Tel: 0121 459 4232 Email: south.birmingham@fwa.org.uk works with families who are disadvantaged as a result of poverty, health discrimination etc. to help them take control of their lives
Staffordshire Parent Direct, Early Years and Childcare Unit, Tipping Street, Stafford ST16 2DH Tel: 0845 650 9876 Email: parentdirect@staffordshire.gov.uk Free information and advice to parents of children and young people aged 0 to 19.
Stepping Stones, 16 Jenkins Street, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0QH Tel: 0121 772 0613 Email: sstones@btconnect.com offers a range of services for parents and children
Sunrise Child Bereavement Centre (West Midlands), 43a Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TS Tel: 0121 454 1705 (9am-5pm) for parents who have lost a child or children who have lost a family member
Walsall Parent Partnership Service, Children and Young People's Services, Walsall Council, Tameway Tower, 48 Bridge Street, Walsall WS1 1JZ Tel: 01922 650330 Email: parentpartnership@Walsall.gov.uk
West Midlands Public Libraries - Information can be found at your local public library.
Wyre Forest Parents' Action Group, Woodfield House, Bewdley Road, Kidderminster DY11 6RL Tel: 01562 747507 Carers of adults with learning disabilities
There are also many links and contacts for specific conditions and diseases - go to information topics
Child Care Link
The Government launched the ChildcareLink helpline and website in December 1999 as part of the National Childcare Strategy. This strategy aims to help people back into the workplace by removing the childcare barrier. The ChildcareLink service is funded by the Department for Education and Skills.The ChildcareLink service comprises the ChildcareLink web site, a national information line 0800 2 346346, and details of local Children's Information Services (CIS). The CISs provide face-to-face or phone advice on all aspects of childcare.The ChildcareLink national website provides childcare and early years information collected from English local authorities, with sign-posting information from the Welsh National Assembly. The website helps you find useful information about the different types of childcare and early education in your local area and helps you to make the right choice for the whole family. The site also contains details of your local Children's Information Service, who can provide additional help and advice with all aspects of childcare and early years.Provider details are updated on a regular basis. For further information, on their individual registration status in England, please contact your local CIS. All Childcare and Early Education providers in Scotland are regulated by the Care Commission.
SureStart
Sure Start is the Government’s programme to deliver the best start in life for every child by bringing together early education, childcare, health and family support.
The Early Years, Extended Schools and Special Needs Group, within the Department for Children, Schools and Families, is responsible for delivering Sure Start.
Sure Start covers a wide range of programmes both universal and those targeted on particular local areas or disadvantaged groups within England.
Responsibility for early education and childcare issues lies with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
The Early Years, Extended Schools and Special Needs Group, within the Department for Children, Schools and Families, is responsible for delivering Sure Start.
Sure Start covers a wide range of programmes both universal and those targeted on particular local areas or disadvantaged groups within England.
Responsibility for early education and childcare issues lies with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Surestart http://www.surestart.gov.uk/
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Prostate Cancer
1. Leaflet on Prostate Cancer
2. Prostate Cancer Charity http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/ and Leaflets
3. BBC on Prostate Cancer
4. London Prostate Cancer Centre
5. NICE Guidance on Prostate Cancer
6. Prostate Cancer Centre
7. Prostate Cancer Support Association
8. Prostate Cancer Research Centre
2. Prostate Cancer Charity http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/ and Leaflets
3. BBC on Prostate Cancer
4. London Prostate Cancer Centre
5. NICE Guidance on Prostate Cancer
6. Prostate Cancer Centre
7. Prostate Cancer Support Association
8. Prostate Cancer Research Centre
Cancer - Leaflets and Resources
1. Cancer: Condition Leaflets
Biopsy - Bone Marrow
Bladder Cancer
Cancer - A General Overview
Cancer - What are Cancer and Tumours?
Cancer - What Causes Cancer?
Cancer of the Bone (Primary)
Cancer of the Bowel (Colorectal Cancer)
Cancer of the Brain and Brain Tumours
Cancer of the Breast
Cancer of the Breast - Hereditary Factors
Cancer of the Cervix
Cancer of the Kidney
Cancer of the Larynx (Throat)
Cancer of the Liver (Primary)
Cancer of the Lung
Cancer of the Oesophagus
Cancer of the Pancreas
Cancer of the Prostate
Cancer of the Skin - An Overview
Cancer of the Skin - Melanoma
Cancer of the Skin - Non-Melanoma
Cancer of the Skin - Prevention
Cancer of the Stomach
Cancer of the Testes
Cancer of the Uterus
Cancer Staging and Grading
Chemotherapy
Dry Mouth
Leukaemia - A General Overview
Leukaemia - Acute Lymphatic
Leukaemia - Acute Myeloid
Leukaemia - Chronic Lymphatic
Leukaemia - Chronic Myeloid
Lymphoma - Hodgkin's
Lymphoma - Non-Hodgkin's
Mouth Care
Myeloma
Ovarian Cancer
Radiotherapy
Stem Cell Transplant
2. Cancer Backup Leaflets
Biopsy - Bone Marrow
Bladder Cancer
Cancer - A General Overview
Cancer - What are Cancer and Tumours?
Cancer - What Causes Cancer?
Cancer of the Bone (Primary)
Cancer of the Bowel (Colorectal Cancer)
Cancer of the Brain and Brain Tumours
Cancer of the Breast
Cancer of the Breast - Hereditary Factors
Cancer of the Cervix
Cancer of the Kidney
Cancer of the Larynx (Throat)
Cancer of the Liver (Primary)
Cancer of the Lung
Cancer of the Oesophagus
Cancer of the Pancreas
Cancer of the Prostate
Cancer of the Skin - An Overview
Cancer of the Skin - Melanoma
Cancer of the Skin - Non-Melanoma
Cancer of the Skin - Prevention
Cancer of the Stomach
Cancer of the Testes
Cancer of the Uterus
Cancer Staging and Grading
Chemotherapy
Dry Mouth
Leukaemia - A General Overview
Leukaemia - Acute Lymphatic
Leukaemia - Acute Myeloid
Leukaemia - Chronic Lymphatic
Leukaemia - Chronic Myeloid
Lymphoma - Hodgkin's
Lymphoma - Non-Hodgkin's
Mouth Care
Myeloma
Ovarian Cancer
Radiotherapy
Stem Cell Transplant
2. Cancer Backup Leaflets
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Child Death and Bereavement Services
1.Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood (CLIC)
www.clic.org.uk
0800 197 0068
2. Childhood Bereavement Network (guidance and support to children and young people to help them manage the impact of death on their lives)
www.ncb.org.uk/cbn
020 7843 6309
3.The Child Bereavement Trust (focus on the needs of bereaved families and young people)
www.childbereavement.org.uk
0845 357 1000
4. The Child Death Helpline
www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk
0800 282 986
5. Childline
www.childline.org.uk(Go to 'Help and Advice' under 'Pick a Section' and select When someone dies information sheet)
0800 1111
6. The Compassionate Friends UK (for bereaved parents, any age or cause)Shadow of Suicide (child died through suicide) (SOS)Childless Parents Group (no surviving children)FBbH (bereaved by homicide)
7. www.tcf.org.ukalso produces a series of specialist leaflets
0845 123 2304
8. Families of Murdered Children (FOMC)
http://fomc.org.uk/
9. The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
www.sids.org.uk/fsid
020 7233 2090
10.Mayday Hospital support service
access via Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)email pals@croydonpct.nhs.ukwww.maydayhospital.nhs.uk
020 8401 3210
11. The Miscarriage Association bereavement support
www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk
01924 200 799
12. The Rainbow Trust (practical and emotional support to families with a child with a life threatening or terminal illness)
www.rainbowtrust.org.uk
01372 363438
13. St. Christopher's Hospice Candle Project
020 8768 4500
14.The Still Birth & Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)
www.uk-sands.org
020 7436 5881
15.Twins and Multiple Births Association Bereavement Support Group
www.tamba-bsg.org.uk
0800 138 0509
16.Willow (supporting siblings or children with life limiting conditions or in bereavement)
020 8656 6722
17. Winston's Wish (helps bereaved children and young people rebuild their lives after a family death)
www.winstonswish.org.uk
0845 20 30 405
18. Useful Information
Directgov (specifically re stillbirth and miscarriage)
www.directgov.ukthen click on 'rights and responsibilities' and stillbirth or miscarriage
19. My Grandad plants people
www.bereavementadvice.org(a simple guide for grown-ups when children ask questions about death) 0800 634 9494
20.Someone has died suddenlySomeone close to you has diedChildren and Funerals
www.stchristophers.org.uk (booklets produced by St. Christopher's Hospice Candle project)www.stchristophers.org.uk
020 8768 4500
www.clic.org.uk
0800 197 0068
2. Childhood Bereavement Network (guidance and support to children and young people to help them manage the impact of death on their lives)
www.ncb.org.uk/cbn
020 7843 6309
3.The Child Bereavement Trust (focus on the needs of bereaved families and young people)
www.childbereavement.org.uk
0845 357 1000
4. The Child Death Helpline
www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk
0800 282 986
5. Childline
www.childline.org.uk(Go to 'Help and Advice' under 'Pick a Section' and select When someone dies information sheet)
0800 1111
6. The Compassionate Friends UK (for bereaved parents, any age or cause)Shadow of Suicide (child died through suicide) (SOS)Childless Parents Group (no surviving children)FBbH (bereaved by homicide)
7. www.tcf.org.ukalso produces a series of specialist leaflets
0845 123 2304
8. Families of Murdered Children (FOMC)
http://fomc.org.uk/
9. The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths
www.sids.org.uk/fsid
020 7233 2090
10.Mayday Hospital support service
access via Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)email pals@croydonpct.nhs.ukwww.maydayhospital.nhs.uk
020 8401 3210
11. The Miscarriage Association bereavement support
www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk
01924 200 799
12. The Rainbow Trust (practical and emotional support to families with a child with a life threatening or terminal illness)
www.rainbowtrust.org.uk
01372 363438
13. St. Christopher's Hospice Candle Project
020 8768 4500
14.The Still Birth & Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)
www.uk-sands.org
020 7436 5881
15.Twins and Multiple Births Association Bereavement Support Group
www.tamba-bsg.org.uk
0800 138 0509
16.Willow (supporting siblings or children with life limiting conditions or in bereavement)
020 8656 6722
17. Winston's Wish (helps bereaved children and young people rebuild their lives after a family death)
www.winstonswish.org.uk
0845 20 30 405
18. Useful Information
Directgov (specifically re stillbirth and miscarriage)
www.directgov.ukthen click on 'rights and responsibilities' and stillbirth or miscarriage
19. My Grandad plants people
www.bereavementadvice.org(a simple guide for grown-ups when children ask questions about death) 0800 634 9494
20.Someone has died suddenlySomeone close to you has diedChildren and Funerals
www.stchristophers.org.uk (booklets produced by St. Christopher's Hospice Candle project)www.stchristophers.org.uk
020 8768 4500
Miscarriage
1. Miscarriage Association http://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/
Helpline: 01924 200799 (Mon-Fri, 9am - 4pm)
Volunteers manager: 01924 339207 admin: 01924 200795 (Mon-Fri, 9am - 4pm)
Fax us: 01924 298834
Write to us:
The Miscarriage Association
c/o Clayton Hospital
NorthgateWakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 3JS
2. Miscarriage Support. Scottish Care and Information on Miscarriage
SCIM,
285 High Street, Glasgow,
G4 0QS (T) 0141 552 5070
(email) miscarriagescotland@hotmail.com
3. Leaflets from Babyloss.com
Ectopic pregnancy (32kb)
Miscarriage(46kb)
Placental abruption(40kb)
Eclampsia (30kb)
Pre-eclampsia(36kb)
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) (37kb)
Hughes Syndrome (30kb)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)(34kb)
Links to information
Miscarriage (Prodigy patient information leaflet)
Ectopic pregnancy (Prodigy patient information leaflet)
Ectopic pregnancy and Chlamydia (Ectopic Pregnancy Trust)
Couples with recurrent miscarriage: what the RCOG guideline means to you (Royal College of Gynaecologists, pdf)
Preventing GBS infection in newborn babies (RCOG pdf)
Turner Syndrome (Guys and St Thomas’s NHS Trust)
Pregnancy screening tests (Prodigy patient information leaflet)
Also search at the National Library for Health for links to guidance, specialist libraries, clinical evidence and patient information
NLH Women’s Health specialist library
Antenatal screening (NHS Direct Online)
Ectopic pregnancy (NHS Direct Online)
Miscarriage (NHS Direct Online)
Stillbirth (NHS Direct Online)
Streptococcal infections (GBS) (NHS Direct Online)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (NHS Direct Online)
Coping with miscarriage (Thinkbaby.co.uk)
Miscarriage: what happens and why (Thinkbaby.co.uk)
Bleeding in early pregnancy (Thinkbaby.co.uk)
Pre-eclampsia – staying alert (Thinkbaby.co.uk)
4. Life Begins http://born2luv.blogspot.com/ Interesting blog on miscarriage.
5. Dealing Emotionally with Miscarriage.
6. Care for the Family Newsletter.
7. Miscarriage Support and Information Resources
8. Pregnancy Loss http://www.pregnancyloss.org.uk/
9. Leeds Miscarriage Support Group. https://www.leeds-miscarriage-supportgroup.com/support.html
10. Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Investigation into Recurrent miscarriage.
11. Child Death Helpline
http://www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk/
The Helpline is open every day throughout the year.Freephone - 0800 282 986
Every evening 19.00 to 22.00
Monday to Friday mornings 10.00 to 13.00
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons 13.00 to 16.00
Helpline: 01924 200799 (Mon-Fri, 9am - 4pm)
Volunteers manager: 01924 339207 admin: 01924 200795 (Mon-Fri, 9am - 4pm)
Fax us: 01924 298834
Write to us:
The Miscarriage Association
c/o Clayton Hospital
NorthgateWakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 3JS
2. Miscarriage Support. Scottish Care and Information on Miscarriage
SCIM,
285 High Street, Glasgow,
G4 0QS (T) 0141 552 5070
(email) miscarriagescotland@hotmail.com
3. Leaflets from Babyloss.com
Ectopic pregnancy (32kb)
Miscarriage(46kb)
Placental abruption(40kb)
Eclampsia (30kb)
Pre-eclampsia(36kb)
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) (37kb)
Hughes Syndrome (30kb)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)(34kb)
Links to information
Miscarriage (Prodigy patient information leaflet)
Ectopic pregnancy (Prodigy patient information leaflet)
Ectopic pregnancy and Chlamydia (Ectopic Pregnancy Trust)
Couples with recurrent miscarriage: what the RCOG guideline means to you (Royal College of Gynaecologists, pdf)
Preventing GBS infection in newborn babies (RCOG pdf)
Turner Syndrome (Guys and St Thomas’s NHS Trust)
Pregnancy screening tests (Prodigy patient information leaflet)
Also search at the National Library for Health for links to guidance, specialist libraries, clinical evidence and patient information
NLH Women’s Health specialist library
Antenatal screening (NHS Direct Online)
Ectopic pregnancy (NHS Direct Online)
Miscarriage (NHS Direct Online)
Stillbirth (NHS Direct Online)
Streptococcal infections (GBS) (NHS Direct Online)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (NHS Direct Online)
Coping with miscarriage (Thinkbaby.co.uk)
Miscarriage: what happens and why (Thinkbaby.co.uk)
Bleeding in early pregnancy (Thinkbaby.co.uk)
Pre-eclampsia – staying alert (Thinkbaby.co.uk)
4. Life Begins http://born2luv.blogspot.com/ Interesting blog on miscarriage.
5. Dealing Emotionally with Miscarriage.
6. Care for the Family Newsletter.
7. Miscarriage Support and Information Resources
8. Pregnancy Loss http://www.pregnancyloss.org.uk/
9. Leeds Miscarriage Support Group. https://www.leeds-miscarriage-supportgroup.com/support.html
10. Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Investigation into Recurrent miscarriage.
11. Child Death Helpline
http://www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk/
The Helpline is open every day throughout the year.Freephone - 0800 282 986
Every evening 19.00 to 22.00
Monday to Friday mornings 10.00 to 13.00
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons 13.00 to 16.00
(The Alder Centre Helpline) was established at the Alder Centre, Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust, Alder Hey Hospital, in June 1989. A similar Helpline, the Child Death helpline, was established at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust in 1992. In October 1995, the experience and tradition of both centres were brought together in the setting up of the national freephone Child Death Helpline.
The Child Death Helpline is staffed by volunteers, all of them bereaved parents.
All volunteers are trained, supervised and supported by professional teams within Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, and the Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust, Alder Hey. The helpline is a partnership between professionals and parents working together to provide a professional service to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.
The Child Death Helpline is staffed by volunteers, all of them bereaved parents.
All volunteers are trained, supervised and supported by professional teams within Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, and the Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust, Alder Hey. The helpline is a partnership between professionals and parents working together to provide a professional service to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.
National Child Birth Trust
The NCT (also known as the National Childbirth Trust) is UK's leading charity for parents. Every year we support thousands of people through the incredible life changing experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. Learn more about who we are.
Becoming a parent is a life-enhancing experience, but it can also be challenging and sometimes stressful. We are here to help you through this transition, offering relevant information, reassurance and mutual support. Find out more about what we do and where we work.
Becoming a parent is a life-enhancing experience, but it can also be challenging and sometimes stressful. We are here to help you through this transition, offering relevant information, reassurance and mutual support. Find out more about what we do and where we work.
National Child Birth Trust http://www.nct.org.uk/
Pregnancy
1. Based on NHS accredited information, the pregnancy bundle provides users with information about staying healthy and fit during pregnancy,including eating well, exercise, choosing where to give birth and antenatalcare. There is a page for dads-to-be, and videos about screening, antenatalclasses, exercising after the birth and post-natal depression. This LiveWell package is the latest addition to the NHS Choices' extensive Live wellsection. "We hope that this package will be an easy reference point for parentsexpecting babies, where they can quickly access a host of usefulinformation on staying well during pregnancy and advice on antenatal care,"said a spokesman.
from Tommys [http://www.tommys.org/]
4. NHS Direct Pregnancy Leaflet
6. The Pregnancy Book 2007 [ Department of Health]
7. Emma's Diary
8. Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. - Patient Information
A breech baby at the end of pregnancy
Genital herpes in pregnancy:
Obstetric Cholestasis (itching liver disorder)
9. MIDIRS Informed Choice Leaflets for Health Professionals
1. Support in labour
One-to-one constant support throughout labour has been shown to provide a woman not only with emotional support, so that she is happier and more likely to be relaxed, but also with a strong positive effect on the physiology and outcomes of labour. Research over the past 25 years has shown that the constant presence of a supportive birth companion is one of the most effective forms of care that women can receive during childbirth.
2. Fetal heart rate monitoring in labour
A major part of midwifery care in labour is to observe and record the fetal heart rate to help identify the hypoxic fetus. The techniques range from use of a Pinard stethoscope to complex electronic devices.While it is reasonable to assume that some form of fetal heart rate monitoring during labour has a beneficial effect on fetal outcome, the relative advantages and disadvantages of the various methods will be explored in this leaflet.
3. Routine ultrasound scanning in the first half of pregnancy
Most women in the UK enter pregnancy expecting to receive at least one ultrasound scan and welcome this opportunity to see their baby.They do not generally view it as threatening or, indeed, as a test. It is in this context that health professionals need to help women decide whether or not to have a scan in the absence of clinical indications. Scanning should have the same status as other screening tests, ie women should give informed consent to its use.
4. Alcohol and pregnancy
While there is general agreement that women should not drink excessively during pregnancy, debate has continued over whether there is a safe limit and, if so, at what level it should be set. Women have a right to clear, accurate information on which to make choices about their alcohol consumption. Midwives may also need support where they have concerns about individual women who may be drinking to excess.
5. Positions in labour and delivery
Interest in maternal position during labour is not new, but only recently has there been any research to explore the optimum position for the mother and fetus during labour.
6. The use of epidural analgesia for women in labour
The degree to which individuals can tolerate pain varies considerably and is affected by a number of diverse physiological and psychological factors. This leaflet is about the use of epidural analgesia, a method of blocking the painful stimuli from the contracting uterus enabling a labouring woman to be pain-free.
7. Breastfeeding or bottle feeding
The Informed Choice philosophy is based on the best available evidence and this leaflet is written in a context that is supportive of babies receiving breast milk wherever this is possible.
8. Antenatal screening for congenital abnormalities: helping women to choose
Although the great majority of babies have no disabilities, around 2% have major congenital abnormalities at birth. Only some of these abnormalities can be identified in pregnancy. Antenatal screening for congenital abnormalities is a major component of routine antenatal care, and screening tests for Down's syndrome and neural tube defects (NTDs) are now offered to the majority of pregnant women in the UK.
9. Breech presentation - options for care
The incidence of singleton breech presentation is about 20% at 28 weeks but most of these babies will turn spontaneously before delivery. By term, the incidence has fallen to 3-4%.The occurrence of breech presentation at term appears to be rising, in association with low birth order and high maternal age. In the United Kingdom (UK), as in many other countries in Northern Europe and in North America, caesarean section has recently become the most common mode of delivery for babies presenting by the breech.
10. Place of birth
At the beginning of the 21st century just over 2% of births in England and Wales and well under 1% of those in Scotland and Northern Ireland took place at home. This results from the widespread belief that birth in hospital is safer and that the decline in perinatal mortality seen from the 1960s to the 1980s was due, at least in part, to the increase in the proportion of hospital births.
11. The use of water during childbirth
Since the early 1980s use of immersion in water during labour and birth has been increasingly promoted to enable women to relax, help them cope with pain, and maximise their feelings of control and satisfaction. In 1992 the House of Commons Health Committee recommended all hospitals provide the option of a birthing pool where practicable. Currently few women give birth in water but the option of immersion or showering during the first stage of labour is commonly available.
12. Prolonged pregnancy
Much emphasis is placed on calculating a woman's estimated date of delivery (EDD) early in pregnancy. The EDD hassocial significance in enabling the woman and her partner to prepare for the birth of the baby.
13. Diet and nutrition during pregnancy
Advice to pregnant women on diet and nutrition has changed considerably over the years. In the past, dietary concerns often focused on maternal energy intake and maternal weight gain.
14. Non-epidural strategies for pain relief during labour
Pain relief in labour is strongly associated with women's feelings of control and their knowledge of the likely events that surround the birth experience.
15. Health and care after childbirth
Following childbirth, many women are left with health problems long after the initial six week period classifiedby health care professionals as the puerperium.The high prevalence and persistence of postpartum morbidity has been shown in a number of studies, but it is likely that this is also under-reported by women and poorly identified by health professionals.
16. Mode of delivery and events around the second stage of labour
It is becoming increasingly common for women, midwives and others involved around the time of labour to speak or write about birth, and for those involved in managing labour or intervening to refer to this as a 'delivery'.This is a subtle point, but it perhaps underpins the whole ethos of whether or not labour, and its outcome, is truly within the control of the woman, or of others.
17. Caesarean Section and VBAC (Vaginal birth afterccaesarean)
Women are over four times more likely to have a caesarean birth now than they were thirty years ago. In 1973 the estimated caesarean rate for England and Wales was 5.3 per cent and latest data show a rate for Britain in 2001/2 of 22 per cent.
18. Vitamin K - the debate and the evidence
As such, this leaflet should be seen as a framework for health care professionals to help parents in their understanding of this complex area so that they can make choices about their baby's health based on the best information currently available.
19. Prophylactic anti-D for Rhesus negative women
Within the general population, 16% of people are Rhesus negative. In the context of general health, being Rhesus negative is of most concern where the need for a blood transfusion occurs. However, where women of childbearing age are Rhesus negative this is important as it can have an effect on the outcome of pregnancy.
20. Postnatal depression - symptoms and treatment
The transition to parenthood is a time when familiar patterns of lifestyle can become disrupted by the arrival of a new baby. For women in particular, the fundamental changes and responsibilities that motherhood brings have the potential to be detrimental to their emotional and psychological wellbeing.
21. Sickle cell and thalassaemia disorders - screening offered to mothers and babies
Antenatal and newborn screening for haemoglobinopathies in the United Kingdom has historically been provided on an ad hoc basis with uncoordinated screening in pregnancy and delayed identification of affected infants.
1. Support in labour
One-to-one constant support throughout labour has been shown to provide a woman not only with emotional support, so that she is happier and more likely to be relaxed, but also with a strong positive effect on the physiology and outcomes of labour. Research over the past 25 years has shown that the constant presence of a supportive birth companion is one of the most effective forms of care that women can receive during childbirth.
2. Fetal heart rate monitoring in labour
A major part of midwifery care in labour is to observe and record the fetal heart rate to help identify the hypoxic fetus. The techniques range from use of a Pinard stethoscope to complex electronic devices.While it is reasonable to assume that some form of fetal heart rate monitoring during labour has a beneficial effect on fetal outcome, the relative advantages and disadvantages of the various methods will be explored in this leaflet.
3. Routine ultrasound scanning in the first half of pregnancy
Most women in the UK enter pregnancy expecting to receive at least one ultrasound scan and welcome this opportunity to see their baby.They do not generally view it as threatening or, indeed, as a test. It is in this context that health professionals need to help women decide whether or not to have a scan in the absence of clinical indications. Scanning should have the same status as other screening tests, ie women should give informed consent to its use.
4. Alcohol and pregnancy
While there is general agreement that women should not drink excessively during pregnancy, debate has continued over whether there is a safe limit and, if so, at what level it should be set. Women have a right to clear, accurate information on which to make choices about their alcohol consumption. Midwives may also need support where they have concerns about individual women who may be drinking to excess.
5. Positions in labour and delivery
Interest in maternal position during labour is not new, but only recently has there been any research to explore the optimum position for the mother and fetus during labour.
6. The use of epidural analgesia for women in labour
The degree to which individuals can tolerate pain varies considerably and is affected by a number of diverse physiological and psychological factors. This leaflet is about the use of epidural analgesia, a method of blocking the painful stimuli from the contracting uterus enabling a labouring woman to be pain-free.
7. Breastfeeding or bottle feeding
The Informed Choice philosophy is based on the best available evidence and this leaflet is written in a context that is supportive of babies receiving breast milk wherever this is possible.
8. Antenatal screening for congenital abnormalities: helping women to choose
Although the great majority of babies have no disabilities, around 2% have major congenital abnormalities at birth. Only some of these abnormalities can be identified in pregnancy. Antenatal screening for congenital abnormalities is a major component of routine antenatal care, and screening tests for Down's syndrome and neural tube defects (NTDs) are now offered to the majority of pregnant women in the UK.
9. Breech presentation - options for care
The incidence of singleton breech presentation is about 20% at 28 weeks but most of these babies will turn spontaneously before delivery. By term, the incidence has fallen to 3-4%.The occurrence of breech presentation at term appears to be rising, in association with low birth order and high maternal age. In the United Kingdom (UK), as in many other countries in Northern Europe and in North America, caesarean section has recently become the most common mode of delivery for babies presenting by the breech.
10. Place of birth
At the beginning of the 21st century just over 2% of births in England and Wales and well under 1% of those in Scotland and Northern Ireland took place at home. This results from the widespread belief that birth in hospital is safer and that the decline in perinatal mortality seen from the 1960s to the 1980s was due, at least in part, to the increase in the proportion of hospital births.
11. The use of water during childbirth
Since the early 1980s use of immersion in water during labour and birth has been increasingly promoted to enable women to relax, help them cope with pain, and maximise their feelings of control and satisfaction. In 1992 the House of Commons Health Committee recommended all hospitals provide the option of a birthing pool where practicable. Currently few women give birth in water but the option of immersion or showering during the first stage of labour is commonly available.
12. Prolonged pregnancy
Much emphasis is placed on calculating a woman's estimated date of delivery (EDD) early in pregnancy. The EDD hassocial significance in enabling the woman and her partner to prepare for the birth of the baby.
13. Diet and nutrition during pregnancy
Advice to pregnant women on diet and nutrition has changed considerably over the years. In the past, dietary concerns often focused on maternal energy intake and maternal weight gain.
14. Non-epidural strategies for pain relief during labour
Pain relief in labour is strongly associated with women's feelings of control and their knowledge of the likely events that surround the birth experience.
15. Health and care after childbirth
Following childbirth, many women are left with health problems long after the initial six week period classifiedby health care professionals as the puerperium.The high prevalence and persistence of postpartum morbidity has been shown in a number of studies, but it is likely that this is also under-reported by women and poorly identified by health professionals.
16. Mode of delivery and events around the second stage of labour
It is becoming increasingly common for women, midwives and others involved around the time of labour to speak or write about birth, and for those involved in managing labour or intervening to refer to this as a 'delivery'.This is a subtle point, but it perhaps underpins the whole ethos of whether or not labour, and its outcome, is truly within the control of the woman, or of others.
17. Caesarean Section and VBAC (Vaginal birth afterccaesarean)
Women are over four times more likely to have a caesarean birth now than they were thirty years ago. In 1973 the estimated caesarean rate for England and Wales was 5.3 per cent and latest data show a rate for Britain in 2001/2 of 22 per cent.
18. Vitamin K - the debate and the evidence
As such, this leaflet should be seen as a framework for health care professionals to help parents in their understanding of this complex area so that they can make choices about their baby's health based on the best information currently available.
19. Prophylactic anti-D for Rhesus negative women
Within the general population, 16% of people are Rhesus negative. In the context of general health, being Rhesus negative is of most concern where the need for a blood transfusion occurs. However, where women of childbearing age are Rhesus negative this is important as it can have an effect on the outcome of pregnancy.
20. Postnatal depression - symptoms and treatment
The transition to parenthood is a time when familiar patterns of lifestyle can become disrupted by the arrival of a new baby. For women in particular, the fundamental changes and responsibilities that motherhood brings have the potential to be detrimental to their emotional and psychological wellbeing.
21. Sickle cell and thalassaemia disorders - screening offered to mothers and babies
Antenatal and newborn screening for haemoglobinopathies in the United Kingdom has historically been provided on an ad hoc basis with uncoordinated screening in pregnancy and delayed identification of affected infants.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Skin Conditions
This is from the British Association of Dermatologists
2) Information on "How to..." intended to explain treatments and what happens when particular treatments take place. Please click here.
3) In-depth resources specifically designed for web use by the British Association of Dermatologists' Patient Information Gateway. Please click here to view.
4) A list of other leaflets on skin conditions that can be found on the Clinical Knowledge Summaries (Formerly PRODIGY) website. These leaflets have been prepared with input from the British Association of Dermatologists. Please click here to view the list.
5) Best Treatments is a website that has been set up by the British Medical Journal Publishing Group. It carries information on all major chronic conditions. Its main aim is to tell you, in simple and accessible language, which treatments work and which don't. The skin conditions currently listed on their website are: acne; athlete's foot; cold sores; eczema; head lice; herpes (lips or mouth); fungal nail infections; scabies; skin cancer (Melanoma); and skin cancer (Squamous cell). More conditions will probably be added with time. To reach this website please click here
6) Information on skin conditions, designed to help patients who have had, or are about to have, an organ transplant. Please click here to view the information.
7) The British Dermatological Nursing Group are currently producing a series of "How to..." leaflets on the best way of using some important dermatological treatments. Click here to access them.
8) The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency are responsible for homeopathic medicines. Information for consumers can be accessed here. For information on licensing please click here.
9) Our website also contains useful information on the following topics, which can be accessed by clicking on the relevant title:
PATIENT INFORMATION & LEAFLETS
1) An A to Z of skin diseases, specially written for patients by the British Association of Dermatologists. These can easily be down-loaded for printing out at home. Please click here to view a list of them in alphabetical order.
1) An A to Z of skin diseases, specially written for patients by the British Association of Dermatologists. These can easily be down-loaded for printing out at home. Please click here to view a list of them in alphabetical order.
2) Information on "How to..." intended to explain treatments and what happens when particular treatments take place. Please click here.
3) In-depth resources specifically designed for web use by the British Association of Dermatologists' Patient Information Gateway. Please click here to view.
4) A list of other leaflets on skin conditions that can be found on the Clinical Knowledge Summaries (Formerly PRODIGY) website. These leaflets have been prepared with input from the British Association of Dermatologists. Please click here to view the list.
5) Best Treatments is a website that has been set up by the British Medical Journal Publishing Group. It carries information on all major chronic conditions. Its main aim is to tell you, in simple and accessible language, which treatments work and which don't. The skin conditions currently listed on their website are: acne; athlete's foot; cold sores; eczema; head lice; herpes (lips or mouth); fungal nail infections; scabies; skin cancer (Melanoma); and skin cancer (Squamous cell). More conditions will probably be added with time. To reach this website please click here
6) Information on skin conditions, designed to help patients who have had, or are about to have, an organ transplant. Please click here to view the information.
7) The British Dermatological Nursing Group are currently producing a series of "How to..." leaflets on the best way of using some important dermatological treatments. Click here to access them.
8) The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency are responsible for homeopathic medicines. Information for consumers can be accessed here. For information on licensing please click here.
9) Our website also contains useful information on the following topics, which can be accessed by clicking on the relevant title:
Further facts about the skin:
Eye Leaflets
1.Oxford Eye Hospital has a series of leaflets that will be useful. Click here for them.
2.NICE Early Management of Retinopathy. [ Type 2 Diabetes]
3. How to use Eye Drops
4. Royal College of Opthalmologists.
Understanding Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Understanding Cataracts
Understanding Retinitis Pigmentosa
Understanding Retinal Detachment
Understanding nystagmus
Understanding Glaucoma
Understanding Eye Conditions Related to Diabetes
5. The Eye Trust http://www.eye-care.org.uk/
2.NICE Early Management of Retinopathy. [ Type 2 Diabetes]
3. How to use Eye Drops
4. Royal College of Opthalmologists.
Understanding Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Understanding Cataracts
Understanding Retinitis Pigmentosa
Understanding Retinal Detachment
Understanding nystagmus
Understanding Glaucoma
Understanding Eye Conditions Related to Diabetes
5. The Eye Trust http://www.eye-care.org.uk/
The Eyecare Trust is a registered charity that exists to raise awareness of all aspects of ocular health, the importance of regular eye care and good eye wear. We do this by providing accurate, unbiased eye care information to the public and the media. Trustees include optometrists and representatives of British ophthalmic institutions. If you are an optical company and are interested in becoming an Eyecare Trust patron, please call us on 0845 1295001 for more details.
6. Excellent Resource on Patient.co.uk
PALS - Patient Advice and Liasion
Website http://www.pals.nhs.uk/
PALS Resource of Health Related Websites - Click here.
Provides information about the Patient Advice and Liaison Services throughout England and how they can be contacted.
Enables users to access a growing directory of links to other health and support agency websites.
Provides a library of resources for PALS workers to share with each other and the public
Publishes news about PALS service development, PALS networks and articles for anyone in Patient and public involvement in the health service.
PALS Resource of Health Related Websites - Click here.
Provides information about the Patient Advice and Liaison Services throughout England and how they can be contacted.
Enables users to access a growing directory of links to other health and support agency websites.
Provides a library of resources for PALS workers to share with each other and the public
Publishes news about PALS service development, PALS networks and articles for anyone in Patient and public involvement in the health service.
Guide to Choose and Book
Patient materials http://www.chooseandbook.nhs.uk/
An introduction to Choose and Book for patients (Order REF: 2172) This leaflet has the Plain English crystal mark for clarity.
This leaflet is also available in a range of foreign languages and alternative formats.
Multimedia
Patient experiences video clip
Posters
Introducing Choose and Book to patients - A4 poster for GP practice (Order REF: 2173)
'Choosing your hospital' easyread poster
An introduction to Choose and Book for patients (Order REF: 2172) This leaflet has the Plain English crystal mark for clarity.
This leaflet is also available in a range of foreign languages and alternative formats.
An introduction for patients on security and sharing information using Choose and Book (Order REF: 2221) includes an explanation of the difference between personal information and health information and the security Choose and Book uses when storing information. This leaflet should not be used on its own, but always in conjunction with ‘An introduction to Choose and Book for patients’ (Order REF: 2172). This leaflet has the Plain English crystal mark for clarity.
Multimedia
Patient experiences video clip
Posters
Introducing Choose and Book to patients - A4 poster for GP practice (Order REF: 2173)
'Choosing your hospital' easyread poster
Genetic Testing
UK Genetic Testing Network. http://www.ukgtn.nhs.uk/
A Guide to UK Genetic Testing. Download here. [ HTML]
PDF Version is downloadable here.
A Guide to UK Genetic Testing. Download here. [ HTML]
PDF Version is downloadable here.
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)
1. Patient Information Leaflet. Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). Download here.
2. A Parents Guide. Download here.
3. Support Group
Henoch Schonlein Purpura Support Group
c/o Contact a Family209-211 City RoadLondonEC1V 1JNTel: 01733 204368Best time to telephone:10am - 2pmWeb: www.cafamily.org.uk/Direct/h36.htmlThis is a small contact group formed in 2003. It offers a listening ear and, where possible, linking for affected adults and families of affected children.
4. Patient.co.uk
5. Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals HSP Leaflet.
6. Wigan NHS Trust HSP Leaflet.
2. A Parents Guide. Download here.
3. Support Group
Henoch Schonlein Purpura Support Group
c/o Contact a Family209-211 City RoadLondonEC1V 1JNTel: 01733 204368Best time to telephone:10am - 2pmWeb: www.cafamily.org.uk/Direct/h36.htmlThis is a small contact group formed in 2003. It offers a listening ear and, where possible, linking for affected adults and families of affected children.
4. Patient.co.uk
5. Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals HSP Leaflet.
6. Wigan NHS Trust HSP Leaflet.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Cervical Cancer
In Europe, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of death by cancer in women aged between 15 and 44 years, after breast cancer. Every day, 40 women in Europe die of cervical cancer. This figure has been decreasing for some years now thanks to prevention programs such as screening. In the UK however, there are approximately 2,800 new registrations of cervical cancer every year. Cervical cancer is caused by a virus called the human papillomavirus.
Dyslexia
What is Dyslexia?
1. British Dyslexia Association http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/
2. Dyslexia Action http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/
3. Dyslexia Assessment Centres Around the Country
4. Technology for Dyslexia
5. Being Dyslexic
6. Dyslexia - NHS Direct.
1. British Dyslexia Association http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/
2. Dyslexia Action http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk/
3. Dyslexia Assessment Centres Around the Country
4. Technology for Dyslexia
5. Being Dyslexic
6. Dyslexia - NHS Direct.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Sleep Apnoea
The Sleep Apnoea Trust is a useful website. Here is the link and the URL is http://www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org/
Other resources
1. NHS Direct on Sleep Apnoea
2. British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association
3. BBC On Sleep Apnoea.
4. BUPA leaflet on Snoring
5. Wikipaedia on Sleep Apnoea
6. Patient UK material on Sleep Apnoea.
Other resources
1. NHS Direct on Sleep Apnoea
2. British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association
3. BBC On Sleep Apnoea.
4. BUPA leaflet on Snoring
5. Wikipaedia on Sleep Apnoea
6. Patient UK material on Sleep Apnoea.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Mental Health Foundation Leaflets
These leaflets are free and downloadable. They are available in alphabetical order. Click here.
An excellent one is Healthy Eating and Depression.
An excellent one is Healthy Eating and Depression.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Arachnoiditis.co.uk
Do you have back pain that cannot be explained by your doctor. Has pain spread to your legs and feet? Is it accompanied by some unusually embarrassing symptoms? Loss of bladder control, sexual function, and itching, amongst others, can all be attributed to Arachnoiditis. Arachnoiditis.co.uk is an information resource that provides many of the facts you may need regarding this enigmatic, little known disorder of the spinal cord. All the causes are fully explained and illustrated. There is also a great links page.
Though not strictly a support site, Mike Feehan has included his phone number on the Contact Page for those who would like to know more, or have related problems. Six years of experience have demonstrated that a phone call can probably achieve much more than a lengthy email. All he would ask is that you call during normal office hours and help him keep Sunday sacrosanct."
Though not strictly a support site, Mike Feehan has included his phone number on the Contact Page for those who would like to know more, or have related problems. Six years of experience have demonstrated that a phone call can probably achieve much more than a lengthy email. All he would ask is that you call during normal office hours and help him keep Sunday sacrosanct."
I hope to bed adding much more material to the website this year, this will include:
new, self penned, articles,
illustrations and radiological scans,
more medical journal articles and abstracts,
and more links (including your own and some on my other great interest, history).
Thanks again for your interest.
Mike Feehan
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Sleep Problems
Download Coping with Sleep Problems
This covers the following
Understanding sleep and sleep problems
How much sleep do we need?
Are there different sorts of sleep?
Are there are other changes in sleep patterns?
What causes sleep problems?
What sort of sleep problem do you have?
Overcoming your sleep problem
Good sleep habits
This covers the following
Understanding sleep and sleep problems
How much sleep do we need?
Are there different sorts of sleep?
Are there are other changes in sleep patterns?
What causes sleep problems?
What sort of sleep problem do you have?
Overcoming your sleep problem
Good sleep habits
Monday, April 16, 2007
SELF HARM
Resources
1. A website for young people who self harm http://www.selfharm.org.uk/default.aspa
a. Information on Self Harm
b. Self Help Resources
2. Mind Guide for thos who self harm
3. National Self Harm Network
a. Very useful resource section
b. Leaflet List
4. Lifesigns
Leaflet outlining the work of Lifesigns
The Lifesigns blog
Leaflets to download
a. Self Injury Factsheet for males
b. Self injury factsheet for people who self injure
c. Self Injury Factsheet for family and friends
d. Self injury factsheet for teachers
e. Self injury factsheet for students
f. Self injury factsheet for healthcare professionals
5. BBC Guide on Self Harm
6. Royal College of Psychiatry Leaflet on Self Harm
Deliberate Self Harm in Young People
7. NICE Guidance on the Management of Self Harm
8. Childline Factsheet
1. A website for young people who self harm http://www.selfharm.org.uk/default.aspa
a. Information on Self Harm
b. Self Help Resources
2. Mind Guide for thos who self harm
3. National Self Harm Network
a. Very useful resource section
b. Leaflet List
4. Lifesigns
Leaflet outlining the work of Lifesigns
The Lifesigns blog
Leaflets to download
a. Self Injury Factsheet for males
b. Self injury factsheet for people who self injure
c. Self Injury Factsheet for family and friends
d. Self injury factsheet for teachers
e. Self injury factsheet for students
f. Self injury factsheet for healthcare professionals
5. BBC Guide on Self Harm
6. Royal College of Psychiatry Leaflet on Self Harm
Deliberate Self Harm in Young People
7. NICE Guidance on the Management of Self Harm
8. Childline Factsheet
Inquests
A leaflet designed by the Home office
When sudden death occurs
Organisations/Websites
Inquest
Provides free legal and advice service to bereaved families. A useful leaflet can be downloaded from here
When sudden death occurs
Organisations/Websites
Inquest
Provides free legal and advice service to bereaved families. A useful leaflet can be downloaded from here
Bereavement
Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. The organisation provides counselling and support. It offers information, advice, education and training services.
Day by Day Helpline 0844 477 9400 or email us at: helpline@cruse.org.uk
Open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm
Young Person's freephone helpline 0808 808 1677 or email us at: info@rd4u.org.uk
Free Leaflets for download
1. Has Someone died
2. Has someone died, helping children
3. Coping with Personal Crisis
4. Bereavement, Help the Aged
5. Taking Care of the Future
6. After someone dies
7. Give Cruise a hand
8. Going on Holiday
9. Support for people bereaved by suicide
Excellent leaflet on Bereavement created by North Tyneside
Download the bereavement leaflet by clicking here
This contains the following
Coping with bereavement & grief
Understanding grief
How do people feel in the early hours and days after the death of a close relative or friend
What sorts of feelings do people have weeks and months after a bereavement
When do people begin to recover from a bereavement
Can tablets help?
What can a bereaved person do to help themselves?
What can family and friends do to help?
What practical things need to be done if there is a death
Day by Day Helpline 0844 477 9400 or email us at: helpline@cruse.org.uk
Open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm
Young Person's freephone helpline 0808 808 1677 or email us at: info@rd4u.org.uk
Free Leaflets for download
1. Has Someone died
2. Has someone died, helping children
3. Coping with Personal Crisis
4. Bereavement, Help the Aged
5. Taking Care of the Future
6. After someone dies
7. Give Cruise a hand
8. Going on Holiday
9. Support for people bereaved by suicide
Excellent leaflet on Bereavement created by North Tyneside
Download the bereavement leaflet by clicking here
This contains the following
Coping with bereavement & grief
Understanding grief
How do people feel in the early hours and days after the death of a close relative or friend
What sorts of feelings do people have weeks and months after a bereavement
When do people begin to recover from a bereavement
Can tablets help?
What can a bereaved person do to help themselves?
What can family and friends do to help?
What practical things need to be done if there is a death
Monday, February 5, 2007
Dyslexia
www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk is an extremely informative website. Helpful suggestions for children as well as adults is provided. Well worth a vist.
The BUZZ GUIDE
An innovative way of providing patients with a easy fold-up directory of useful contacts. The Buzz Guide is a fantastic self help directory for patients in the Midlands. A uptodate copy can be downloaded from here
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS)
The resources below are extensive and provide patients and doctors with information related to the condition.
"Have I got Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"?
BUPA Leaflet
BBC on CFS
Online Resource for CFS sufferers
Action For ME Resources
NHS Direct on CFS
Royal College of Psychiatrists Information
NICE Guidance on CFS
Patient.co.uk resource on CFS
Chronic Fatigue Research and Treament Unit ( Kings College London)
"Have I got Chronic Fatigue Syndrome"?
BUPA Leaflet
BBC on CFS
Online Resource for CFS sufferers
Action For ME Resources
NHS Direct on CFS
Royal College of Psychiatrists Information
NICE Guidance on CFS
Patient.co.uk resource on CFS
Chronic Fatigue Research and Treament Unit ( Kings College London)
And Also
Telephone: 01708 378050
Fax: 01708 378032
Email: nmecent@aol.com
Address: The National ME Centre Disablement Services Centre Harold Wood Hospital Gubbins Lane Harold Wood Romford Essex. RM3 0AR
Fax: 01708 378032
Email: nmecent@aol.com
Address: The National ME Centre Disablement Services Centre Harold Wood Hospital Gubbins Lane Harold Wood Romford Essex. RM3 0AR
Other information
Mental Health Net: Self-help Chronic Fatigue ResourcesAn American site with a listing of chronic fatigue syndrome information and self-help resources online.
UK ME-Web List of links to help sites and personal pages
Action for M.E. UK organisation for sufferers and for carers.
Deborah Shearer's ME pagesto join her ME BBS and mailing list.
Co-Cure runs an informational mailing list for CFS and fibromyalgia sufferers.
CFS-News produces an E-mail newsletter
UK ME-Web List of links to help sites and personal pages
Action for M.E. UK organisation for sufferers and for carers.
Deborah Shearer's ME pagesto join her ME BBS and mailing list.
Co-Cure runs an informational mailing list for CFS and fibromyalgia sufferers.
CFS-News produces an E-mail newsletter
INSTITUTE OF CHILDHEALTH - INFORMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Factsheets - information for young people
Chronic fatigue syndrome:
Back to school with chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome and physiotherapy NEW
Chronic fatigue syndome and sleep NEW
Friends and a social life with chronic fatigue syndrome NEW
What is chronic fatigue syndrome NEW
Eating disorders treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital NEW
Medicines… Take a memo! Tips to help you remember NEW
Chronic fatigue syndrome:
Back to school with chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome and physiotherapy NEW
Chronic fatigue syndome and sleep NEW
Friends and a social life with chronic fatigue syndrome NEW
What is chronic fatigue syndrome NEW
Eating disorders treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital NEW
Medicines… Take a memo! Tips to help you remember NEW
INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH INFORMATION
The Institute of Child Health has some excellent resources for the public. Leaflets are also available in various languages
Arabic
Greek
A
Abdominal wall defects
ACE inhibitors NEW
Actinomycin D (Dactinomycin)
Activities: The activities centre
Admission:
Pre-admission clinic
Pre-admission clinic for cardiology
When your child is admitted to the intensive care unit NEW
Adrenoleucodystrophy NEW
Aftercare:
After your child has had a rectal biopsy
After your child has had a needle muscle biopsy
After you child has had an afebrile seizure: what you can expect to happen NEW
After your child has had an eye operation
After your child has had an examination under anaesthetic (EUA)
After your child has had an open muscle biopsy
After your child has had an operation
After you child has had a seizure caused by a very high temperature (febrile seizure): what you can expect to happen NEW
After your child has had a tooth taken out NEW
After your child has had skin laser treatment
Caring for your child after spinal surgery
Clean diet precautions: guidelines for children going home following a BMT NEW
Leaving the cardiac wing after an operation
Looking after your child's operation site
Looking after your child's suprapubic catheter NEW
Looking after your child's urethral catheter NEW
Allergies:
Allergies
Guidelines and treatment of anaphylaxis
Latex allergy
Peanut allergy
Allopurinol
Alpers' disease
Alternating hemiplegia in children NEW
Alveolar bone grafts NEW
Amsacrine NEW
Anaemia:
Aplastic anaemia
Erythropoietin
Rare anaemias
Anaesthetic:
After your child has had an examination under anaesthetic
Topical anaesthetics
Your child is having a general anaesthetic
Anaphylaxis: Guidelines and treatment of anaphylaxis
Angiography and angioplasty UPDATED
Ankle foot orthosis: Looking after your child's ankle foot orthosis
Anorectoral anomaly NEW
Anorectal manometry
Antroduodenal manometry
Arterio-venous (AV) fistulae for haemodialysis NEW
Arthritis: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Asparaginase
Autistic spectrum disorders: Understanding and managing behaviour problems in children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders NEW
B
Factsheets - B
Basic life support of babies and children with a tracheostomy NEW
Batten’s disease (infantile form) NEW
Batten’s disease (juvenile form)
Batten’s disease (late infantile form) UPDATED
Behavioural problems: Understanding and managing behaviour problems in children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders
Bereavement: When a child dies
Bilevel ventilation NEW
Biopsy:
After your child has a needle muscle biopsy
After your child has had an open muscle biopsy
After your child has had a rectal biopsy
Jejunal biopsy
Kidney biopsy
Liver biopsy UPDATED
Skin biopsy (punch method)
Your child is having a bone marrow test
Birthmarks: Sun blocks for children with red birthmarks undergoing skin laser treatment
Bladder augmentation NEW Bladder exstrophy
and epispadias
Renal Transplant Unit-->
Blood: Peripheral blood stem cell harvest NEW
Bodily fluids: Contact with bodily fluids NEW
Boils: Recurrent boils NEW
Bone marrow test: Your child is having a bone marrow test
Bone marrow transplant: Clean diet precautions: guidelines for children going home following a BMT NEW
Busulfan NEW
Botulinum toxin injections
Bowel washouts using an antegrade colonic enema (ACE) NEW
Brain stem death
Breastfeeding:
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding & expressing milk NEW
Breathing tests:
Breathing tests for babies
Breathing tests for young children
Bringing up a child whose face looks different
Bubble PEP
Buccal midazolam NEW
Factsheets - C
13-cis-retinoic acid NEW
Cancer genetics clinic
Carbon dioxide laser surgery for skin lesions NEW
Carboplatin
Cardiac:
Cardiac ECMO
Leaving the cardiac wing after an operation
The cardiac liaison nursing team UPDATED
The inherited cardiovascular disease service NEW
Welcome to the cardiac wing
Cataracts: Children with cataracts
Catheter:
Catheterisation using a mitrofanoff NEW
Looking after your child's suprapubic catheter NEW
Looking after your child's urethral catheter NEW
CATS: Children's Acute Transport Service
Cerebral angiography NEW
Cerebrovascular disease: Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for children with cerebrovascular disease
Chapel of St Christopher
Chicken pox NEW
Childhood nephrotic syndrome
Chlorambucil
Choanal atresia
Chronic bullous disease of childhood
Chronic renal failure NEW
Ciclosporin
Cisplatin
Cleft lip and/or palate: Early speech development - For parents of babies born with cleft lip and/or palate
Co-trimoxazole (Septrin)
Cochlear implants
Colonic manometry
Colonoscopy
Coming to GOSH as a new mum NEW
Complaint: How to make a complaint NEW
Community midwifery services at GOSH NEW
Congenital heart diease: The adolescent congenital heart clinic at GOSH
Congenital hypothyroidism
Congenital nephrotic syndrome
Contact with bodily fluids NEW
Coping when your child is ill NEW
Cornflour load test
Cortisol deficiency and steroid replacement therapy UPDATED
MULTI LANGUAGE
Cosmetic camouflage
Counselling and testing for Hepatitis C
CRMO: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis NEW
CT scan: Your child is having a CT Scan
Cryptosporidium: Reducing exposure to cryptosporidial infection
Cyclophosphamide
Cystic fibrosis:
Cystic fibrosis home care service
Transition from paediatric to adult cystic fibrosis services
Cystoscopy
Cytarabine UPDATED
Cytotoxics: Special handling requirements for oral cytotoxics and cytotoxic immunosuppressant medicines UPDATED
Factsheets - D
Data about ethnicity, language and religion
Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin Idarubicin & Epirubicin NEW
Death: When a child dies
Den: The Den
Developmental epilepsy clinic NEW
Diagnostic fast
Diaphragmatic hernia UPDATED
Dickens ward: Welcome to Dickens ward
Distraction therapy
Do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) decisions
Doxorubicin: Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin Idarubicin & Epirubicin NEW
Duodenal atresia
Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: Mild dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) NEW
Factsheets - E
Ears:
Glue ear
Repair of the middle ear
Treatment options for children with microtia
Eating disorders team NEW
Eating disorders treatment NEW
Echocardiogram: Your child is having an echocardiogram under sedation NEW
ECMO:
Follow-up of children after extrcorporeal membrance oxygenation
ECMO parent information leaflet
Efcortesol: How to give an emergency injection of Efcortesol®
Electrogastrogram (EGG)
Elephant Day Care
Encouraging your child to produce a healthy voice
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) NEW
Epilepsy:
Developmental epilepsy clinic NEW
Surgery for epilepsy
Epiphysiodesis
Epirubicin: Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin Idarubicin & Epirubicin NEW
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Etoposide (VP16)
EUA: After your child has had an examination under anaesthetic
Exomphalos: Abdominal wall defects
Expressing milk: Breastfeeding & expressing milk NEW
MULTI LANGUAGE
External ventricular drainage UPDATED
Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for children with cerebrovascular disease
Eyes:
After your child has had an eye operation
Help us to monitor your baby’s visual development
Factsheets - F
Family clinic NEW
Family liason: PICU/NICU family liason team
Feedback:
How to make a complaint NEW
MULTI LANGUAGE
Tell us about your visit NEW
Feeding:
Transition from tube to normal (oral) feeding The Feeding Team
Feeding programme 0-7yrs Department of Psychological Medicine
Fludarabine NEW
Flutter: The Flutter®Physiotherapy department
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis NEW
Factsheets - G
G6PD deficiency UPDATED
Gastrostomy: Living with a gastrostomy
MULTI LANGUAGE
Gastro-oesophageal reflux
Gastroenteritis: Tummy bugs NEW
Gastroschisis: Abdominal wall defects
Gastroscopy
G-CSF (Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor)
General anaesthesia: Your child is having a general anaesthetic
Genetic aspects of primary immunodeficiency
Genetics clinic
Glandular fever
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) test
Glucagon test
Glue ear
Factsheets - H
Haemodialysis:
Central venous haemodialysis catheters NEW
HaemodialysisDialysis Unit/Victoria ward
Haemodialysis access Dialysis Unit/Victoria ward HALO Traction
Parrot Ward-->
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) NEW
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome after kidney transplant NEW
Hand foot and mouth disease
hCG TestDickens ward
Head injury in children UPDATEDParrot ward
Hemi-nephrectomy UPDATEDLouise ward
Henoch Schönlein Purpura (HSP) NEW
Hepatitis C: Counselling and testing for Hepatitis C Hepatitis C clinical nurse specialist
Hernias in childrenWoodland ward Hickman catheter: Living with a Hickman catheter
IV Team -->
Hirschsprungs disease UPDATED
How to make a complaint NEW
MULTI LANGUAGE
How to produce information for patients and familiesChild and family information group
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin Test: hCG TestDickens ward
HydroceleIsland Day Unit/Woodland ward
Hydrogen breath testDickens ward
Hydronephrosis NEWLouise ward
Hypospadias NEW
Factsheets - I
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
Ifosfamide UPDATED
IgA nephropathy NEW
Immunodeficiency, genetic aspects of
Immunoglubulin Treatment NEW
Immunology: Welcome to the Immunology department
Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy UPDATED
Information held about your child
Intensive care unit
Intercranial: Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for children with cerebrovascular disease
Intussusception
Invasive monitoring
Isotope scans
Factsheets - J
Jejunal biopsy
Joubet's syndrome NEW
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Juvenile onset dermatomyositis
Factsheets - K
Ketogenic diet NEW
Keyhole surgery
Kidney:
Erythropoietin
Kidney biopsy
Kidney transplant
Kidney failure: what next?
Life with one kidney
Nephrostomy
Knee ankle foot orthosis: Looking after your child's knee ankle foot orthosis
Krabbe's leucodystophy:
Krabbe's leucodystophy (infantile form) UPDATED
Krabbe's leucodystophy (late onset form) UPDATED
Back to index
Factsheets - L
Lamotrigine NEW
Laryngotracheal reconstruction
Laser
Laser treatment: After your child has had skin laser treatment
Carbon dioxide laser surgery for skin lesions NEW
Latex allergy
Limb length difference and limb lengthening
Liposomal amphotericin
Liver biopsy UPDATED
Lomustine
Long-term steroid treatment
Lumbar puncture
Lupus nephritis NEW
Back to index
Factsheets - M
Malrotation and volvulus
Managing mealtimes when your child has an eating disorder NEW
Measles
Megalencephalic leucoencephalopathy (MCL1) UPDATED
Melatonin
Melphalan NEW
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) NEW
Mercaptopurine
Metachromatic leucodystophy (late infantile form) UPDATED
Methohexitone suppression test
Methotrexate:
Methotrexate (Intrathecal)
Methotrexate (Intravenous)
Methotrexate (Oral)
Microlaryngoscopy and bronchoscopy (MLB) UPDATED
Mitrofanoff: Catheterisation using a Mitrofanoff NEW
Microtia - 2nd edition UPDATED
Midwifery: Community midwifery services at GOSH NEW
Mouth care
Moyamoya Syndrome: Revascularisation clinic
MRI: Your child is having an MRI Scan
MRSA
MULTI LANGUAGE
MRSA & other antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Muscle biopsy:
After your child has had a needle muscle biopsy
After your child has had an open muscle biopsy
Musculo-skeletal: Helping children with musculo-skeletal chronic pain syndromes NEW
Myelomeningocele NEW
Back to index
Factsheets - N
Nasal speech :
Speech prostheses in the management of nasal speech UPDATED
Investigations of nasal speech UPDATED
MULTI LANGUAGE
Nebulised pentamidine
Necrotising enterocolitis
Needle muscle biopsy: After your child has had a needle muscle biopsy
Nephrectomy
Nephrostomy
Neuroaxonal Dystrophy: Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy
Neurodevelopmental assessment clinic NEW
Neurodisability: The Neurodisability service at the Wolfson centre
Neuronopathic Gaucher disease:
Neuronopathic Gaucher disease
Neuronopathic Gaucher disease: Special educational needs
Neuropsychology team
Nissens fundoplication: Gastro-oesophageal reflux
Factsheets - O
Obstructive sleep apnoea and CPAP NEW
Oesophageal Atresia and Tracheo-oesophageal Fistula
Oesophageal Manometry
Oesophogastroduodenoscopy (OGD)
Omenn's Syndrome: Severe combined immunodeficiency
MULTI LANGUAGE
Ondansetron
Operation:
After your child has had an operation
Looking after your child's operation site
Open muscle biopsy: After your child has had an open muscle biopsy
Orchidopexy: Undescended testicles
Orthosis:
Looking after your child's ankle foot orthosis
Looking after your child's knee ankle foot orthosis
Looking after your child's spinal orthosis (brace)
Osteomyelitis NEW
Osteomyelitis: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis NEW
Outpatients: Changes to the Outpatients Department
Oxcarbazepine NEW
Factsheets - P
Pain:
Helping children with musculo-skeletal chronic pain syndromes NEW
Pain management after day surgery NEW
Pain relief for your child after surgery
Parent telephone support network NEW
Patient identity wristbands
Peanut allergy
Pentamidine: Nebulised Pentamidine
PEP mask: The PEP mask
Peritoneal dialysis
Peripheral blood stem cell harvest NEW
Peter Pan ward: Welcome to Peter Pan ward
pH Study
Plagiocephaly
Plasma exchange
Plaster cast: Looking after your child’s plaster cast
Play in hospital
Post mortem examinations UPDATED
Posterior urethral valves
Pre-admission:
Pre-admission clinic
Pre-admission clinic for cardiology
Procarbazine UPDATED
Psychosocial teams at GOSH
Pyeloplasty NEW
Pyloric stenosis
Factsheets - R
Rare anaemiasHost Defence
Rasburicase NEW
RC-Cornet: The RC-Cornet®Physiotherapy Department
Rectal biopsy: After your child has had a rectal biopsyIsland Day Unit
Revascularisation clinicNeurology Department
Factsheets - S
SCID: Severe combined immunodeficiency
MULTI LANGUAGE
Sclerotherapy
Scoliosis
Septrin: Co-trimoxazole (Septrin)
Severe Chronic Neutropenia
Severe combined immunodeficiency
MULTI LANGUAGE
Seizure:
After your child has had an afrebrile seizure: what you can expect to happen NEW
After your child has had a seizure caused by a very high temperature (febrile seizure): what you can expect to happen NEW
Skin:
After your child has had skin laser treatment
Skin biopsy (punch method)
Carbon dioxide laser surgery for skin lesions NEW
Slapped Cheek Disease
Sleep:
Obstructive sleep apnoea and CPAP NEW
Sleep study NEW
Sodium valporate NEW
Special handling requirements for oral cytotoxics and cytotoxic immunosuppressant medicines UPDATED
Speech:
Early speech development- For parents of babies born with cleft lip and/or palate UPDATED
MULTI LANGUAGE
Investigations of nasal speech UPDATED
MULTI LANGUAGE
Speaking valves
Speech & language development- from birth to 12 months
MULTI LANGUAGE
Speech & language development- from 12 to 24 months
MULTI LANGUAGE
Speech prostheses in the management of nasal speech UPDATED
Using the ESPrit 22/24 speech processor
Using the ESPrit 3G speech processor
Spinal:
Caring for your child after spinal surgery
Looking after your child's spinal orthosis (brace)
Splenectomy
Splint:Looking after your child's splint
Squints UPDATED
Stem cell: Peripheral blood stem cell harvest NEW
Steroids:
Short-term steroid treatment
Long-term steroid treatment
Stomach: Tummy bugs NEW
Stroke in children
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) UPDATED
Subcutaneous cannula
Suprapubic catheter: Looking after your child's suprapubic catheter NEW
Sun blocks for children with red birthmarks undergoing skin laser treatment
Sweat test: Having a sweat test
MULTI LANGUAGE
Back to index
Factsheets - T
Tell us about your visit NEW
Thalidomide
Thioguanine
The Inherited Cardiovascular Disease Service NEW
Tiger Ward: Welcome to Tiger Ward NEW
Tissue Expansion
MULTI LANGUAGE
Tissue typing for kidney donation NEW
Tongue reduction surgery NEW
Tonsils: Your child is having his or her tonsils and/or adenoids removed UPDATED
Tooth: After your child has had a tooth taken out NEW
Topical anaesthetics
Topiramate NEW
Tourette's Syndrome: GOSH Tourette's Syndrome Clinic
Tracheo-oesophageal fistula: Oesophageal atresia and/or tracheo-oesophageal fistula
Tracheostomy:
Basic life support of babies and children with a tracheostomy NEW
Living with a tracheostomy
Tracheostomy ward decannulation Traction: HALO Traction-->
Transient hypogammaglobulinaemia of infancy (THI)
Transit study
Tuberculosis NEW
Tummy bugs NEW
Back to index
Factsheets - U
Ultrasound: Your child is having an ultrasound scan
Undescended testicles
Urethral catheter: Looking after your child's urethral catheter NEW
Ureteral re-implantation
Factsheets - V
Vasculitis
Ventricular drainage (External)
VEP ERG
MULTI LANGUAGE
Vesico-Ureteric Reflux (VUR) NEW
Video: Use of video recordings in the EEG department
Videofluoroscopy:Investigations of nasal speech
MULTI LANGUAGE
Visual development:Help us monitor your babies visual development
MULTI LANGUAGE The developmental vision clinic NEW
Vincristine
Factsheets - W
Water deprivation
Wards and departments:
Welcome to Dickens ward
Welcome to Elephant day care
Welcome to Peter Pan ward
Welcome to the cardiac wing
Welcome to Tiger ward NEW
Welcome to the Immunology department
West's syndrome (infantile spasms) NEW
When a child dies
MULTI LANGUAGE
When your child is admitted to the intensive care unit
Factsheets - Y
Your child is having a general anaesthetic
Your child is having an MRI scan
Your child is having an ultrasound scan
Your child is having his or her tonsils and/or adenoids removed UPDATED
Arabic
Greek
A
Abdominal wall defects
ACE inhibitors NEW
Actinomycin D (Dactinomycin)
Activities: The activities centre
Admission:
Pre-admission clinic
Pre-admission clinic for cardiology
When your child is admitted to the intensive care unit NEW
Adrenoleucodystrophy NEW
Aftercare:
After your child has had a rectal biopsy
After your child has had a needle muscle biopsy
After you child has had an afebrile seizure: what you can expect to happen NEW
After your child has had an eye operation
After your child has had an examination under anaesthetic (EUA)
After your child has had an open muscle biopsy
After your child has had an operation
After you child has had a seizure caused by a very high temperature (febrile seizure): what you can expect to happen NEW
After your child has had a tooth taken out NEW
After your child has had skin laser treatment
Caring for your child after spinal surgery
Clean diet precautions: guidelines for children going home following a BMT NEW
Leaving the cardiac wing after an operation
Looking after your child's operation site
Looking after your child's suprapubic catheter NEW
Looking after your child's urethral catheter NEW
Allergies:
Allergies
Guidelines and treatment of anaphylaxis
Latex allergy
Peanut allergy
Allopurinol
Alpers' disease
Alternating hemiplegia in children NEW
Alveolar bone grafts NEW
Amsacrine NEW
Anaemia:
Aplastic anaemia
Erythropoietin
Rare anaemias
Anaesthetic:
After your child has had an examination under anaesthetic
Topical anaesthetics
Your child is having a general anaesthetic
Anaphylaxis: Guidelines and treatment of anaphylaxis
Angiography and angioplasty UPDATED
Ankle foot orthosis: Looking after your child's ankle foot orthosis
Anorectoral anomaly NEW
Anorectal manometry
Antroduodenal manometry
Arterio-venous (AV) fistulae for haemodialysis NEW
Arthritis: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Asparaginase
Autistic spectrum disorders: Understanding and managing behaviour problems in children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders NEW
B
Factsheets - B
Basic life support of babies and children with a tracheostomy NEW
Batten’s disease (infantile form) NEW
Batten’s disease (juvenile form)
Batten’s disease (late infantile form) UPDATED
Behavioural problems: Understanding and managing behaviour problems in children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders
Bereavement: When a child dies
Bilevel ventilation NEW
Biopsy:
After your child has a needle muscle biopsy
After your child has had an open muscle biopsy
After your child has had a rectal biopsy
Jejunal biopsy
Kidney biopsy
Liver biopsy UPDATED
Skin biopsy (punch method)
Your child is having a bone marrow test
Birthmarks: Sun blocks for children with red birthmarks undergoing skin laser treatment
Bladder augmentation NEW Bladder exstrophy
and epispadias
Renal Transplant Unit-->
Blood: Peripheral blood stem cell harvest NEW
Bodily fluids: Contact with bodily fluids NEW
Boils: Recurrent boils NEW
Bone marrow test: Your child is having a bone marrow test
Bone marrow transplant: Clean diet precautions: guidelines for children going home following a BMT NEW
Busulfan NEW
Botulinum toxin injections
Bowel washouts using an antegrade colonic enema (ACE) NEW
Brain stem death
Breastfeeding:
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding & expressing milk NEW
Breathing tests:
Breathing tests for babies
Breathing tests for young children
Bringing up a child whose face looks different
Bubble PEP
Buccal midazolam NEW
Factsheets - C
13-cis-retinoic acid NEW
Cancer genetics clinic
Carbon dioxide laser surgery for skin lesions NEW
Carboplatin
Cardiac:
Cardiac ECMO
Leaving the cardiac wing after an operation
The cardiac liaison nursing team UPDATED
The inherited cardiovascular disease service NEW
Welcome to the cardiac wing
Cataracts: Children with cataracts
Catheter:
Catheterisation using a mitrofanoff NEW
Looking after your child's suprapubic catheter NEW
Looking after your child's urethral catheter NEW
CATS: Children's Acute Transport Service
Cerebral angiography NEW
Cerebrovascular disease: Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for children with cerebrovascular disease
Chapel of St Christopher
Chicken pox NEW
Childhood nephrotic syndrome
Chlorambucil
Choanal atresia
Chronic bullous disease of childhood
Chronic renal failure NEW
Ciclosporin
Cisplatin
Cleft lip and/or palate: Early speech development - For parents of babies born with cleft lip and/or palate
Co-trimoxazole (Septrin)
Cochlear implants
Colonic manometry
Colonoscopy
Coming to GOSH as a new mum NEW
Complaint: How to make a complaint NEW
Community midwifery services at GOSH NEW
Congenital heart diease: The adolescent congenital heart clinic at GOSH
Congenital hypothyroidism
Congenital nephrotic syndrome
Contact with bodily fluids NEW
Coping when your child is ill NEW
Cornflour load test
Cortisol deficiency and steroid replacement therapy UPDATED
MULTI LANGUAGE
Cosmetic camouflage
Counselling and testing for Hepatitis C
CRMO: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis NEW
CT scan: Your child is having a CT Scan
Cryptosporidium: Reducing exposure to cryptosporidial infection
Cyclophosphamide
Cystic fibrosis:
Cystic fibrosis home care service
Transition from paediatric to adult cystic fibrosis services
Cystoscopy
Cytarabine UPDATED
Cytotoxics: Special handling requirements for oral cytotoxics and cytotoxic immunosuppressant medicines UPDATED
Factsheets - D
Data about ethnicity, language and religion
Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin Idarubicin & Epirubicin NEW
Death: When a child dies
Den: The Den
Developmental epilepsy clinic NEW
Diagnostic fast
Diaphragmatic hernia UPDATED
Dickens ward: Welcome to Dickens ward
Distraction therapy
Do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) decisions
Doxorubicin: Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin Idarubicin & Epirubicin NEW
Duodenal atresia
Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: Mild dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) NEW
Factsheets - E
Ears:
Glue ear
Repair of the middle ear
Treatment options for children with microtia
Eating disorders team NEW
Eating disorders treatment NEW
Echocardiogram: Your child is having an echocardiogram under sedation NEW
ECMO:
Follow-up of children after extrcorporeal membrance oxygenation
ECMO parent information leaflet
Efcortesol: How to give an emergency injection of Efcortesol®
Electrogastrogram (EGG)
Elephant Day Care
Encouraging your child to produce a healthy voice
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) NEW
Epilepsy:
Developmental epilepsy clinic NEW
Surgery for epilepsy
Epiphysiodesis
Epirubicin: Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin Idarubicin & Epirubicin NEW
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Etoposide (VP16)
EUA: After your child has had an examination under anaesthetic
Exomphalos: Abdominal wall defects
Expressing milk: Breastfeeding & expressing milk NEW
MULTI LANGUAGE
External ventricular drainage UPDATED
Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for children with cerebrovascular disease
Eyes:
After your child has had an eye operation
Help us to monitor your baby’s visual development
Factsheets - F
Family clinic NEW
Family liason: PICU/NICU family liason team
Feedback:
How to make a complaint NEW
MULTI LANGUAGE
Tell us about your visit NEW
Feeding:
Transition from tube to normal (oral) feeding The Feeding Team
Feeding programme 0-7yrs Department of Psychological Medicine
Fludarabine NEW
Flutter: The Flutter®Physiotherapy department
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis NEW
Factsheets - G
G6PD deficiency UPDATED
Gastrostomy: Living with a gastrostomy
MULTI LANGUAGE
Gastro-oesophageal reflux
Gastroenteritis: Tummy bugs NEW
Gastroschisis: Abdominal wall defects
Gastroscopy
G-CSF (Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor)
General anaesthesia: Your child is having a general anaesthetic
Genetic aspects of primary immunodeficiency
Genetics clinic
Glandular fever
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) test
Glucagon test
Glue ear
Factsheets - H
Haemodialysis:
Central venous haemodialysis catheters NEW
HaemodialysisDialysis Unit/Victoria ward
Haemodialysis access Dialysis Unit/Victoria ward HALO Traction
Parrot Ward-->
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) NEW
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome after kidney transplant NEW
Hand foot and mouth disease
hCG TestDickens ward
Head injury in children UPDATEDParrot ward
Hemi-nephrectomy UPDATEDLouise ward
Henoch Schönlein Purpura (HSP) NEW
Hepatitis C: Counselling and testing for Hepatitis C Hepatitis C clinical nurse specialist
Hernias in childrenWoodland ward Hickman catheter: Living with a Hickman catheter
IV Team -->
Hirschsprungs disease UPDATED
How to make a complaint NEW
MULTI LANGUAGE
How to produce information for patients and familiesChild and family information group
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin Test: hCG TestDickens ward
HydroceleIsland Day Unit/Woodland ward
Hydrogen breath testDickens ward
Hydronephrosis NEWLouise ward
Hypospadias NEW
Factsheets - I
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
Ifosfamide UPDATED
IgA nephropathy NEW
Immunodeficiency, genetic aspects of
Immunoglubulin Treatment NEW
Immunology: Welcome to the Immunology department
Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy UPDATED
Information held about your child
Intensive care unit
Intercranial: Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for children with cerebrovascular disease
Intussusception
Invasive monitoring
Isotope scans
Factsheets - J
Jejunal biopsy
Joubet's syndrome NEW
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Juvenile onset dermatomyositis
Factsheets - K
Ketogenic diet NEW
Keyhole surgery
Kidney:
Erythropoietin
Kidney biopsy
Kidney transplant
Kidney failure: what next?
Life with one kidney
Nephrostomy
Knee ankle foot orthosis: Looking after your child's knee ankle foot orthosis
Krabbe's leucodystophy:
Krabbe's leucodystophy (infantile form) UPDATED
Krabbe's leucodystophy (late onset form) UPDATED
Back to index
Factsheets - L
Lamotrigine NEW
Laryngotracheal reconstruction
Laser
Laser treatment: After your child has had skin laser treatment
Carbon dioxide laser surgery for skin lesions NEW
Latex allergy
Limb length difference and limb lengthening
Liposomal amphotericin
Liver biopsy UPDATED
Lomustine
Long-term steroid treatment
Lumbar puncture
Lupus nephritis NEW
Back to index
Factsheets - M
Malrotation and volvulus
Managing mealtimes when your child has an eating disorder NEW
Measles
Megalencephalic leucoencephalopathy (MCL1) UPDATED
Melatonin
Melphalan NEW
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) NEW
Mercaptopurine
Metachromatic leucodystophy (late infantile form) UPDATED
Methohexitone suppression test
Methotrexate:
Methotrexate (Intrathecal)
Methotrexate (Intravenous)
Methotrexate (Oral)
Microlaryngoscopy and bronchoscopy (MLB) UPDATED
Mitrofanoff: Catheterisation using a Mitrofanoff NEW
Microtia - 2nd edition UPDATED
Midwifery: Community midwifery services at GOSH NEW
Mouth care
Moyamoya Syndrome: Revascularisation clinic
MRI: Your child is having an MRI Scan
MRSA
MULTI LANGUAGE
MRSA & other antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Muscle biopsy:
After your child has had a needle muscle biopsy
After your child has had an open muscle biopsy
Musculo-skeletal: Helping children with musculo-skeletal chronic pain syndromes NEW
Myelomeningocele NEW
Back to index
Factsheets - N
Nasal speech :
Speech prostheses in the management of nasal speech UPDATED
Investigations of nasal speech UPDATED
MULTI LANGUAGE
Nebulised pentamidine
Necrotising enterocolitis
Needle muscle biopsy: After your child has had a needle muscle biopsy
Nephrectomy
Nephrostomy
Neuroaxonal Dystrophy: Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy
Neurodevelopmental assessment clinic NEW
Neurodisability: The Neurodisability service at the Wolfson centre
Neuronopathic Gaucher disease:
Neuronopathic Gaucher disease
Neuronopathic Gaucher disease: Special educational needs
Neuropsychology team
Nissens fundoplication: Gastro-oesophageal reflux
Factsheets - O
Obstructive sleep apnoea and CPAP NEW
Oesophageal Atresia and Tracheo-oesophageal Fistula
Oesophageal Manometry
Oesophogastroduodenoscopy (OGD)
Omenn's Syndrome: Severe combined immunodeficiency
MULTI LANGUAGE
Ondansetron
Operation:
After your child has had an operation
Looking after your child's operation site
Open muscle biopsy: After your child has had an open muscle biopsy
Orchidopexy: Undescended testicles
Orthosis:
Looking after your child's ankle foot orthosis
Looking after your child's knee ankle foot orthosis
Looking after your child's spinal orthosis (brace)
Osteomyelitis NEW
Osteomyelitis: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis NEW
Outpatients: Changes to the Outpatients Department
Oxcarbazepine NEW
Factsheets - P
Pain:
Helping children with musculo-skeletal chronic pain syndromes NEW
Pain management after day surgery NEW
Pain relief for your child after surgery
Parent telephone support network NEW
Patient identity wristbands
Peanut allergy
Pentamidine: Nebulised Pentamidine
PEP mask: The PEP mask
Peritoneal dialysis
Peripheral blood stem cell harvest NEW
Peter Pan ward: Welcome to Peter Pan ward
pH Study
Plagiocephaly
Plasma exchange
Plaster cast: Looking after your child’s plaster cast
Play in hospital
Post mortem examinations UPDATED
Posterior urethral valves
Pre-admission:
Pre-admission clinic
Pre-admission clinic for cardiology
Procarbazine UPDATED
Psychosocial teams at GOSH
Pyeloplasty NEW
Pyloric stenosis
Factsheets - R
Rare anaemiasHost Defence
Rasburicase NEW
RC-Cornet: The RC-Cornet®Physiotherapy Department
Rectal biopsy: After your child has had a rectal biopsyIsland Day Unit
Revascularisation clinicNeurology Department
Factsheets - S
SCID: Severe combined immunodeficiency
MULTI LANGUAGE
Sclerotherapy
Scoliosis
Septrin: Co-trimoxazole (Septrin)
Severe Chronic Neutropenia
Severe combined immunodeficiency
MULTI LANGUAGE
Seizure:
After your child has had an afrebrile seizure: what you can expect to happen NEW
After your child has had a seizure caused by a very high temperature (febrile seizure): what you can expect to happen NEW
Skin:
After your child has had skin laser treatment
Skin biopsy (punch method)
Carbon dioxide laser surgery for skin lesions NEW
Slapped Cheek Disease
Sleep:
Obstructive sleep apnoea and CPAP NEW
Sleep study NEW
Sodium valporate NEW
Special handling requirements for oral cytotoxics and cytotoxic immunosuppressant medicines UPDATED
Speech:
Early speech development- For parents of babies born with cleft lip and/or palate UPDATED
MULTI LANGUAGE
Investigations of nasal speech UPDATED
MULTI LANGUAGE
Speaking valves
Speech & language development- from birth to 12 months
MULTI LANGUAGE
Speech & language development- from 12 to 24 months
MULTI LANGUAGE
Speech prostheses in the management of nasal speech UPDATED
Using the ESPrit 22/24 speech processor
Using the ESPrit 3G speech processor
Spinal:
Caring for your child after spinal surgery
Looking after your child's spinal orthosis (brace)
Splenectomy
Splint:Looking after your child's splint
Squints UPDATED
Stem cell: Peripheral blood stem cell harvest NEW
Steroids:
Short-term steroid treatment
Long-term steroid treatment
Stomach: Tummy bugs NEW
Stroke in children
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) UPDATED
Subcutaneous cannula
Suprapubic catheter: Looking after your child's suprapubic catheter NEW
Sun blocks for children with red birthmarks undergoing skin laser treatment
Sweat test: Having a sweat test
MULTI LANGUAGE
Back to index
Factsheets - T
Tell us about your visit NEW
Thalidomide
Thioguanine
The Inherited Cardiovascular Disease Service NEW
Tiger Ward: Welcome to Tiger Ward NEW
Tissue Expansion
MULTI LANGUAGE
Tissue typing for kidney donation NEW
Tongue reduction surgery NEW
Tonsils: Your child is having his or her tonsils and/or adenoids removed UPDATED
Tooth: After your child has had a tooth taken out NEW
Topical anaesthetics
Topiramate NEW
Tourette's Syndrome: GOSH Tourette's Syndrome Clinic
Tracheo-oesophageal fistula: Oesophageal atresia and/or tracheo-oesophageal fistula
Tracheostomy:
Basic life support of babies and children with a tracheostomy NEW
Living with a tracheostomy
Tracheostomy ward decannulation Traction: HALO Traction-->
Transient hypogammaglobulinaemia of infancy (THI)
Transit study
Tuberculosis NEW
Tummy bugs NEW
Back to index
Factsheets - U
Ultrasound: Your child is having an ultrasound scan
Undescended testicles
Urethral catheter: Looking after your child's urethral catheter NEW
Ureteral re-implantation
Factsheets - V
Vasculitis
Ventricular drainage (External)
VEP ERG
MULTI LANGUAGE
Vesico-Ureteric Reflux (VUR) NEW
Video: Use of video recordings in the EEG department
Videofluoroscopy:Investigations of nasal speech
MULTI LANGUAGE
Visual development:Help us monitor your babies visual development
MULTI LANGUAGE The developmental vision clinic NEW
Vincristine
Factsheets - W
Water deprivation
Wards and departments:
Welcome to Dickens ward
Welcome to Elephant day care
Welcome to Peter Pan ward
Welcome to the cardiac wing
Welcome to Tiger ward NEW
Welcome to the Immunology department
West's syndrome (infantile spasms) NEW
When a child dies
MULTI LANGUAGE
When your child is admitted to the intensive care unit
Factsheets - Y
Your child is having a general anaesthetic
Your child is having an MRI scan
Your child is having an ultrasound scan
Your child is having his or her tonsils and/or adenoids removed UPDATED
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Interventional Radiology Leaflets
These are the Royal College of Radiology Leaflets
Leaflet Title (Word Format)
Last Reference Update
CRPLG/1
Information for Patients Undergoing Angiography
30/06/00
CRPLG/2
Information for Patients Undergoing Angioplasty
30/06/00
CRPLG/3
Information for Patients Undergoing Antegrade Ureteric Stenting
30/06/00
CRPLG/4
Information for Patients Undergoing Fallopian Tube Recanalisation
30/06/00
CRPLG/5
Information for Patients Undergoing Insertion of a Vena Cava Filter
30/06/00
CRPLG/6
Information for Patients Undergoing Oesophageal Stent Insertion
30/06/00
CRPLG/7
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Abscess Drainage
30/06/00
CRPLG/8
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Biliary Drainage
30/06/00
CRPLG/9
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Biopsy
30/06/00
CRPLG/10
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
30/06/00
CRPLG/11
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrostomy
30/06/00
CRPLG/12
Information for Patients Undergoing Thrombolysis
30/06/00
CRPLG/13
Information for Patients Undergoing TIPSS
30/06/00
CRPLG/14
Information for Patients Undergoing Varicocele Embolisation
30/06/00
CRPLG/15
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Gastrostomy
04/12/00
CRPLG/16
Information for Patients Undergoing Fibroid Embolisation
04/12/00
Leaflet Title (Word Format)
Last Reference Update
CRPLG/1
Information for Patients Undergoing Angiography
30/06/00
CRPLG/2
Information for Patients Undergoing Angioplasty
30/06/00
CRPLG/3
Information for Patients Undergoing Antegrade Ureteric Stenting
30/06/00
CRPLG/4
Information for Patients Undergoing Fallopian Tube Recanalisation
30/06/00
CRPLG/5
Information for Patients Undergoing Insertion of a Vena Cava Filter
30/06/00
CRPLG/6
Information for Patients Undergoing Oesophageal Stent Insertion
30/06/00
CRPLG/7
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Abscess Drainage
30/06/00
CRPLG/8
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Biliary Drainage
30/06/00
CRPLG/9
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Biopsy
30/06/00
CRPLG/10
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
30/06/00
CRPLG/11
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrostomy
30/06/00
CRPLG/12
Information for Patients Undergoing Thrombolysis
30/06/00
CRPLG/13
Information for Patients Undergoing TIPSS
30/06/00
CRPLG/14
Information for Patients Undergoing Varicocele Embolisation
30/06/00
CRPLG/15
Information for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Gastrostomy
04/12/00
CRPLG/16
Information for Patients Undergoing Fibroid Embolisation
04/12/00
Diagnostic Radiology Patient Leaflets
These are the Royal College of Radiology Leaflets
Leaflet Title (Word format)
Last Update
CRPLG/17
Information for Adult Patients Having a Chest X-ray
May 2001
CRPLG/18
Information for Adult Patients Having a CT Scan
May 2001
CRPLG/19
Information for Adult Patients Having a Barium Enema
May 2001
CRPLG/20
Information for Adult Patients Having an MRI Scan
July 2001
CRPLG/21
Information for Adult Patients Having a Barium Meal
November 2001
CRPLG/22
Information for Adult Patients Having a Bone Scan
November 2001
CRPLG/23
Information for Patients Visiting a Symptomatic Breast Clinic with Breast Symptoms
April 2002
CRPLG/24
Information for Patients having an Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP) or Intravenous Urogram (IVU)
April 2002
CRPLG/25
Information for Adult Patients Having an X-ray of the Pelvis
April 2002
CRPLG/26
Information for Adult Patients Having an Ultrasound Scan
April 2002
CRPLG/27
Information for Parents of Children having Intussusception Reduction
Sept 2002
CRPLG/28
Information for Patients Having an Isotope Kidney (Renal) Scan (DMSA scan)
May 2003
CRPLG/29
Information for Patients Having an Isotope Lung Scan
May 2003
CRPLG/30
Information for Patients Having an Isotope Renogram (MAG 3 renogram or DTPA renogram).
May 2003
CRPLG/31
Information for Patients Having Transrectal Ultrasound Scan and Prostate Biopsy in the Radiology Department
Oct
Leaflet Title (Word format)
Last Update
CRPLG/17
Information for Adult Patients Having a Chest X-ray
May 2001
CRPLG/18
Information for Adult Patients Having a CT Scan
May 2001
CRPLG/19
Information for Adult Patients Having a Barium Enema
May 2001
CRPLG/20
Information for Adult Patients Having an MRI Scan
July 2001
CRPLG/21
Information for Adult Patients Having a Barium Meal
November 2001
CRPLG/22
Information for Adult Patients Having a Bone Scan
November 2001
CRPLG/23
Information for Patients Visiting a Symptomatic Breast Clinic with Breast Symptoms
April 2002
CRPLG/24
Information for Patients having an Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP) or Intravenous Urogram (IVU)
April 2002
CRPLG/25
Information for Adult Patients Having an X-ray of the Pelvis
April 2002
CRPLG/26
Information for Adult Patients Having an Ultrasound Scan
April 2002
CRPLG/27
Information for Parents of Children having Intussusception Reduction
Sept 2002
CRPLG/28
Information for Patients Having an Isotope Kidney (Renal) Scan (DMSA scan)
May 2003
CRPLG/29
Information for Patients Having an Isotope Lung Scan
May 2003
CRPLG/30
Information for Patients Having an Isotope Renogram (MAG 3 renogram or DTPA renogram).
May 2003
CRPLG/31
Information for Patients Having Transrectal Ultrasound Scan and Prostate Biopsy in the Radiology Department
Oct
Specialist Trauma Stress Clinics
Aberdeen: Aberdeen Centre for Trauma Research, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Robert Gordon University, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen AB10 7QG. Tel: 01224 263100. Contact: David Alexander (d.a.alexander@rgu.ac.uk)
Cambridge: Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge, CB7 2EF. Tel: 01223 355 294. Contact: Tim Dalgleish (tim.dalgleish@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk)
Cardiff: The Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Traumatic Stress Service, University Hospital of Wales, Monmouth House, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW. Tel: 029 2074 3940 Contact: Jonathon Bisson (BissonJI@cardiff.ac.uk)
The service accepts referrals from GPs within Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan and from secondary mental health professionals from outside the area. We provide a full assessment service and when indicated provide treatment mainly use trauma focused CBT, EMDR and pharmacological approaches.
Edinburgh: Edinburgh Traumatic Stress Centre (Rivers Centre), Tipperlinn House, Tipperlinn Road, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh EH10 5HF. Tel: 0131 537 6874/6629; Fax: 0131 537 6104. Contacts: Chris Freeman (chris.freeman@nhs.net), Claire Fyvie (claire.fyvie@lpct.scot.nhs.uk).
The Edinburgh Traumatic Stress Centre (Rivers Centre) is located in the grounds of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. It has a separate waiting area from general outpatients. It accepts referrals from general practitioners and other agencies, but not direct referrals from the public. Waiting list - normally 6 weeks to assessment, but urgent cases can be seen within a few days. Services offered include a variety of psychotherapies (CBT, IPT, CAT), EMDR, art therapy, physiotherapy, group treatments. Most work is with individuals but couples and family work can be offered. Age range: 18 years and over. Family members under 18 may be included in treatment as appropriate.
Glasgow: Glasgow Psychological Trauma Consultation Group (child survivors) University of Glasgow, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow, G3 8SJ. Tel: 0141 201 0223; Fax: 0141 201 9261. Contacts: Joanne Barton (jb11x@clinmed.gla.ac.uk) Christine Puckering (c.puckering@clinmed.gla.ac.uk)
Hassocks: The Dene Secure Services for Women Gatehouse Lane. Goddards Green. Hassocks, BN6 9LE. Contacts: Walter Busuttil (wbusuttil@partnershipsincare.co.uk)
Women's Medium Secure Hospital encompassing phasic treatment for complex PTSD and Borderline Personality Disordered detained women.
Hull and East Riding: PTSD Service, Clinical Psychology Department, College House, Willerby Hill, Beverley Road, Willerby, East Yorkshire, HU10 6ED. Tel: 01482 389374. Contacts Email address: Jenny Ormerod (Jenny.Ormerod@humber.nhs.uk)
The PTSD service covers the Hull and East Riding area. Currently we accept direct referrals from GP practitioners in this area for ex-service personnnel. We offer a consultation service to all mental health teams in the area and offer joint working, supervision and training to staff working with trauma clients. We also work with staff following critical incidents via our occupational health department within the trust.
Leeds: Leeds Community & Mental Health Services, Morley health Centre, Morley, Leeds LS27 9NB. Tel: 0113 2954618. Contacts: Richard Winspear (Richard.Winspear@leedsmh.nhs.uk) and Anne Cooper (Anne.Cooper@leedsmh.nhs.uk)
Lincoln: Department of Psychological Therapies, Baverstock House, St Annes Road, Lincoln, LN2 5RA. Tel: 01522 560617. Contact: Roderick Ørner (roderick.orner@lpt.nhs.uk)
The Department is located in a dedicated building near Lincoln city centre within the ground of the County Hospital. Referrals are accepted from general practitioners and staff within secondary specialist services. The waiting time for NHS referrals is approximately 18 months, but under special circumstances it is possible to make urgent arrangements, usually within a matter of weeks. A broad range of individual therapies are offered, tailored to the stated preferences of clients. Adults, 18-65 years can be seen within this service. Children, families and young persons affected by trauma will be referred to another local specialist service.
Lisburn: Stress Disorders Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Lagan Valley Hospital, Lisburn, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland, BT28 1JP. Tel: 02892 665141. Contact: Oscar Daly (oscar_daly@dltrust.n-i.nhs.uk)
London: Institute of Psychotrauma William Harvey House, 61 St Bartholomew's Close, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE. Tel: 020 7601 7019. Contacts: Patricia D'Ardenne (patricia.dardenne@elcmht.nhs.uk), Stefan Priebe (S.Priebe@qmw.ac.uk)
London: Post-traumatic Stress Service, Department of Clinical Psychology, Lakeside Mental health Unit, West Middlesex University Hospital, Twickenham Road, Isleworth TW7 6AF, Middlesex. Tel: 020 8321 6439, Fax: 020 8321 6412.
London: South London & Maudsley NHS Trust
The Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma: South London & Maudsley NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ. provides an outpatient clinic specialising in posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Contacts (The Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma): David Clark(d.clark@iop.kcl.ac.uk) , Anke Ehlers(a.ehlers@iop.kcl.ac.uk). The centre offers specialised psychological treatments (usually cognitive behavioral treatments) for these disorders. Located at 99 Denmark Hill, London SE5, in the grounds of the Maudsley Hospital, it accepts referrals from general practitioners and community mental health teams in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust catchment area (Southwark, Lambeth, Lewinsham), but not direct referrals from the public. Patients are offered the choice of two different appointments for assessment within 1 to 13 weeks, depending on availability and preferences. After assessment, there may be a further wait until treatment commences. Age range: 17 years and over.
Adult Traumatic Stress Service: South London & Maudsley NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ. Contact: Felicity De Zulueta (f.dezulueta@iop.kcl.ac.uk) Tel: 020 3228 2969.
Child Trauma Service: South London & Maudsley NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ. Contact: Bill Yule (w.yule@iop.kcl.ac.uk) Tel: 020 7848 0217.
Section of Trauma Studies:, 38 Carver Road, London SE24 9LT. Contacts: Metin Basoglu (spjumeb@iop.kcl.ac.uk), Maria Livanou (m.livanou@iop.kcl.ac.uk), Homa Noshirvani. Tel: 020 7738 4967
South London & Maudsley NHS Trust (other services). Contact: Martin Baggaley (m.baggaley@btinternet.com), (University Hospital Lewisham) Tel: 020 8333 3000.
London: The Tavistock Clinic, 120 Belsize Lane, London, NW3 5BA. Tel: 020 7435 7111
London: The Trauma Clinic, 7 Devonshire Street, London W1W 5DY. Contacts: Stuart Turner (s.turner@traumaclinic.org.uk), Jane Herlihy, Liz Mitchell. Tel: 020 7323 9890.
The Trauma Clinic is a private out-patient service operating in London's West End. It specialises in helping adults with emotional reactions to adversity, including PTSD, depression and anxiety disorders. Self-referrals as well as referrals from GPs and specialists are accepted and appointments can usually be offered within a week. Age range: 18 years and over.
London: The Traumatic Stress Clinic Adult Services (Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust; University College London), 73 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4PL. Tel: 020 7530 3666; Fax: 020 7530 3677. Contacts (Adult service): Monica Thompson (Monica.Thompson@candi.nhs.uk). Contacts (Refugee service): Mary Robertson (Mary.RobertsonTSC@candi.nhs.uk). Contacts (Other): Chris Brewin (c.brewin@ucl.ac.uk), James Thompson (reju611@ucl.ac.uk).
The Child & Family Team from the Traumatic Stress Clinic has now re-located to the Department of Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH. It is collaborating with the Maudsley team and the London Development Centre in developing services for children who have been affected by the London bombings. Tel: 020 7530 3666, Fax: 020 7530 3677. Contacts (Child and Family service): Guinevere Tufnell (guinevere.tufnell@nhs.net). Contacts (Other): Dora Black (DoraBlack@compuserve.com).
London: Traumatic Stress Service, St George's Hospital, Clare House, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT. Contacts: Gill Mezey (gmezey@sghms.ac.uk), Ian Robbins (ian.robbins@swlstg-tr.nhs.uk)
London and Wiltshire: Capio Nightingale Hospital, Lisson Grove, London, NW1 6SH. Tel: 020 7535 7726. Ridgeway Hospital, Moormead Road, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire SN4 9DD. Tel: 01793 814848. Contact: Gordon Turnbull (gjturnbull@doctors.org.uk)
Manchester: The Department of Clinical Psychology, Withington Hospital, Manchester M20 8LR. Tel: 0161 291 4319. Contact: Nicholas Tarrier (NTarrier@fs1.with.man.ac.uk)
Manchester: Hazel Pilgrim (hazel.pilgrim@btconnect.com), formerly, Defence Secondary Care Services Psychological Injuries Unit. Tel: 0161 233 0437
Northampton: The Ferguson Unit (a secure psychiatric unit for women, many with trauma histories), St Andrew's Hospital, Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5DG. Tel: 01604 616695. Contact: Fiona Mason (FMason@standrew.co.uk)
Nottingham: Centre for Trauma Studies/Traumatic Stress Service, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Westminster House, 598 The Wells Road, Nottingham NG3 3AA. Tel: 0115 952 9436. Contact: Liz Jeffrey (Centre Administrator) (Liz.Jeffrey@nottshc.nhs.uk), Dr Ian Medley, Stephen Regel (Stephen.Regel@nottshc.nhs.uk).
Oxford: The Warneford Hospital, Warneford lane, Oxford, OX3 7JX. Tel: 01865 226430. Contacts: Deborah Lee (Deborah.Lee@obmh.nhs.uk), Martina Mueller (martina.mueller@obmh.nhs.uk) The Oxford Department of Psychology Trauma Clinic is an out-patient clinic specialising in the assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties arising from traumatic experiences in adulthood including PTSD, depression, panic and other anxiety disorders.
The clinic is open to referrals from community mental health teams in Oxfordshire. The clinic does not accept direct referrals from the public. The Oxford Cognitive Therapy Trauma Service is a specialist clinic for the assessment and treatment of PTSD. There is a charge for treatment and it accepts referrals from the public as well as GPs. Both services are located at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford. Patients will be seen within 6 weeks of referral for an initial assessment appointment. There may be a wait for treatment thereafter.
Oxford: The Oxford Stress and Trauma Centre, 8a Market Square, Witney, Oxford OX28 6BB. Tel: 01993 77 90 77. Fax: 01993 77 94 99. Contact: Dr Claudia Herbert (claudia.herbert@oxdev.co.uk)
The Oxford Stress and Trauma Centre was founded in 1998 by the clinical director, Dr Claudia Herbert and is a part of The Oxford Development Centre Ltd. As the first private trauma service in Oxfordshire, The Oxford Stress and Trauma Centre offers specialist, individually tailored psychological assessment and treatment of all stress- and trauma-related problems, including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This includes traumas caused by accidents, assaults, disasters and catastrophes, as well as, complex traumas, such as childhood abuse. Additionally, we work with clients who may have been diagnosed as suffering from personality disorders, as well as, various dissociative problems, including Dissociative Personality Disorder (DID). We are also able to provide medico-legal assessment and treatment work, as well as, supervision and/or therapeutic treatment for fellow professionals. Our approach is collaborative and we use the latest evidence-based treatment methods, including Cognitive Behavioural Trauma Therapy (CBTT) and Eye Movement Desensitization (EMDR), as recommended by the NICE guidelines. Our service is entirely confidential and there is usually no waiting list either for assessment or treatment, in order to ensure that clients may receive the help they need as quickly as possible. The Centre accepts direct self-referrals from clients; Solicitors; GPs; or other Health Professionals. We are also able to offer a service to Emergency workers and other agencies or organizations, as requested by their Occupational Health or Human Resources Departments. Additionally, The Oxford Stress and Trauma Centre provides a mail order book service covering a wide range of professional and self-help material, related to trauma as well as other psychological problems, which may be accessed via the website. Age range: adults, adolescents and children.
Reading: Berkshire Traumatic Stress Service, Department of Clinical Psychology, Erleigh Road Clinic, Erleigh Road, Reading, Berks RG1 5LR. Tel: 0118 9296400. Contact: Suzanna Rose (suzanna.rose@berkshire.nhs.uk)
Watford: The Post Traumatic Stress Clinic, Shrodells Psychiatric Unit, Watford General Hospital, Vicarage Road, Watford, Herts, WD1 8HB. Tel: 01923 217554. Contact: John Spector (spectors@btopenworld.com) (also for advice on EMDR).
York: The Retreat, Heslington Road, York, YO1 5BN. Tel: 01904 412551. Contact: Mark McFetridge (mmcfetridge@retreat-hospital.org)
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