Patient information leaflets

We appreciate that, as a patient, relative or carer, understanding a medical condition and treatment can have an impact on recovery.

We want everyone to be involved as much as possible in the decisions about treatment and aftercare. One way to do this is to help you understand what’s happening from the start. Our staff are available to talk to you about your care and will do this in an open and honest way, so please ask.

The information leaflets that you will find on the following page are about conditions, treatments and services provided by our hospitals. They are written by health professionals  and are reviewed regularly to make sure all the information is up-to-date.

We also have a partnership with EIDO Healthcare which produces a wide range of patient information leaflets, some of which are available in multiple languages, large print and easy-read format. These leaflets are fully endorsed by the Trust. They can help you to understand your condition and the treatment options available to you.

Please feel free to print off any leaflets you find that you think may be of use to you in the future. 

If you need any of the leaflets in another format or language, please contact the Patient Experience Team via their email address Patient.experience@bthft.nhs.uk

New digital patient education tools

Jump to our virtual clinics and patient education tools .

A-Z patient information leaflets by service

A

Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Audiology (hearing)

B

Breast Screening (Pennine)

Breast Surgery

C

Cancer Services (Oncology)

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Children’s Diabetes

Children’s Occupational Therapy

Clinical Health Psychology

Colorectal

Critical Care and Anaesthesia

D

Dentistry (Orthodontics)

E

Emergency Department

Emergency Department (Paediatric)

ENT

G

Gastroenterology (digestive system)

General Surgery

Bariatric leaflets

Other leaflets

Gynaecology

I

Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

M

Maxillofacial

Microbiology and infectious diseases

O

Oncology (Cancer Services)

Ophthalmology (Eyes)

Orthodontics (Dentistry)

Orthopaedic

Orthoptics (eye abnormalities)

P

Paediatric surgery

Pennine Breast Services (breast screening)

Pregnancy and childbirth (maternity)

During your pregnancy
Labour
Caesarean
Perineal trauma (tears)
Diabetes in pregnancy
Procedures for babies
More information

Psychology (adult)

Psychology (clinical health)

R

Rehabilitation advice hub for stroke

Rehabilitation advice hub for cardiology

Radiology

Renal

Respiratory Physiotherapy Hub

Rheumatology Virtual Medication Clinic

S

Stroke rehabilitation digital advice hub

Surgery (Children’s Surgery)

U

Upper GI

Urology

V

Vascular (circulation)

Video calling (easy read)

W

Women’s and Newborn Unit – Gynaecology

New digital patient education tools

Our Virtual Royal Infirmary (VRI) programme has been working with departments and specialties around the Trust to develop and publish a range of excellent digital patient education tools.

Several videos and microsites have been produced with consultants and other healthcare professionals to give patients information about coming into hospital and how to help their recovery at home:

Virtual Royal Infirmary