A to Z easy reads
This A-Z has been compiled to support healthcare professionals to provide easy read information.
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111 Service
111 Service Video
24 Hour ECG
A
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA)
Abdominal Cancer
Abortion
Abuse
Abuse – Different Types
Abuse – Keeping Safe from Abuse (Adults)
ADHD
Alcohol
Alcohol and you
Ambulance
Anaesthetic
Anaesthetic Afterwards Advice
Anger
Annual Health Check
Annual Health Check – About having one done
Anxiety
Anxiety
Aspiration Pneumonia
Asthma
Autism
B
Back Pain
Bereavement
Biopsy
Bladder and Kidney Cancer
Blood Pressure
Blood Test
Bone Marrow Aspirate
Bowel Screening
Bowel Screening Colonoscopy
Bowel Screening Colonoscopy Pictures
Bowel Screening CTC Scan
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Self Examining
Breast Screening 1
Breast Screening 2
Breathing
C
Caesarean Section
Cancer Worry
Cannula
Cataract Clinic
Cataract Operation
Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer Vaccination
Cervical Screening
Cervical Screening Storyline
Child Birth
Choking
Circumcision
Circumcision After Care
Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI)
Cognitive Assessment
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy (Picture Story)
Compliant
Consent
Consent and capacity
Constipation
Constipation
Constipation – Trouble Pooing
Contraception – After having a baby
Contraception – Condom
Contraception – Emergency
Contraceptive – Injections
Contraceptive Implant
Contraceptive – Intrauterine Device (IUD)
Contraceptive – Intrauterine System (IUS)
Contraceptive – Pill
Coronary Heart Disease
COPD
Cost of Living
Covid Booster
Covid Hospital Summary
CT Scan
D
Damp and Mould
Delirium
Dementia
Dementia – Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia Medication
Dentist
Dentist – Filling
Dentist – Fluoride Varnish
Dentist – General Anaesthetic
Dentist – Intravenous sedation
Dentist – Intra-nasal sedation
Dentist – Tooth Numbing
Dentist – Tooth Removed (Extracted)
Dental Visit under General Anaesthetic
Depression
Depression and Low Mood
Depression and Low Mood – A Guide for Partners
Diabetes
Diabetes ABC Advice
Diabetes Type 2
Diabetes Eye Screening
Digital Care Plan
Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR)
Doctors
Domestic Abuse
Downs Syndrome
Dysphagia
E
Eating and Drinking with Acknowledge
Eating and Drinking with Acknowledge (EDAR) Supporting Someone
Eating Disorder
Echocardiogram (ECHO)
EEG
End Of Life
Endoscopy
ENT Department Ear Wax Removal
Entonox (Gas and Air)
Epilepsy
Eye Clinic
Eye Test
Exercise
F
Falls
Falls
Falls Prevention
Feet
Flu
Food
G
Gallbladder
Gastroscopy
Gastro Oesophageal Reflex Disease
General Anaesthetic
Girls Puberty
Grief
Grommets
Group A Streptococcus ( Strep A )
Growing Up
H
Hand Washing
Health Action Plan
Health Anxiety
Health Check
Healthy Eating
Hearing Aids
Hearing Test
Hearing Voices and Disturbing Belief
Heart – Healthy Heart
Heart Surgery – What happens after the surgery
Heat
Hepatitis
Hernia
I
Industrial Action
J
K
Keeping Safe Online
L
LGBTQ Pus Domestic Abuse
Lung Cancer
M
Macmillan Support
Making Choices about Your Health
Mammogram
Mastectomy
Medical Information
Menopause
Mental Capacity Act 2005
Mental Health
Miscarriage
MRI Scan
N
Nasogastric Tube
Nil By Mouth
Nose Bleed
Nurse – Macmillan Nurse
Nurse – Practice Nurse
O
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD
Online Appointment
Osteoporosis
Oxygen Levels
P
Palliative Care
Panic
Parkinson Disease
PEG Feeding
Periods
Periods – Tampons
Personal Hygiene
Pharmacy
Physiotherapist
Postnatal Depression
Post Traumatic Stress
Pregnancy
Pregnancy screening – for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome
Pregnancy screening – for hepatitis B, HIV and syphilis
Pregnancy screening – for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia
Prostate 1
Prostate 2
Prostate Cancer
Puberty
Pulse Reading
Q
R
Relationships – LGBTQ
ReSPECT – Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment
S
Safety
Safety At Home
Self Harm
Sepsis
Sex
Sigmoidoscopy
Skin Cancer
Sleep
Smear Test
Smear Test – Do I need One
Smoking
Social Anxiety
Stress
Stress
Stoma
Stomach Cancer
Stroke
Sun Beds Safety
Sun Safety
Surgery
Swab Testing
T
Teeth
Temperature
Testicles / Balls
Tinnitus
Tinnitus – Hearing Aids
Tinnitus – Self Help
Tinnitus – Services
Tracheostomy
Transgender
U
Ultrasound scan
Ultrasound Scan
Urology Investigation
V
W
Waterworks Issues
Weight
Weight – Overweight
Winter Health
Women’s Health
X
X-ray
X-ray
X-ray – chest
Y
Your Health 3 Questions for Better Health
Your Health – Getting ready to talk about your Health
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