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
About Your Health
Abuse
Abuse – Different Types
Abuse – Keeping Safe from Abuse (Adults)
ADHD
Adult Social Care – A guide to Adult Social Care
Adult Social Care – What you will need to pay for services
Adult Social Care – Your feedback matters
Alcohol and your health
All About Me
Ambulance
Anaesthetic
Anaesthetic Afterwards Advice
Annual Health Check
Annual Health Check – About having one done
Anxiety
Aspiration Pneumonia
Asthma
Autism
B
Back Paibeing
Being Bullied on The Internet or Social Media – Video
Bladder and Kidney Cancer
Blood Pressure
Blood Test
Blood Test – Arriving and Waiting
Blood Test – Getting Ready For A Test
Blood Test – Having a Blood Test
Blood Test – What is A 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
C
Caesarean Section
Cancer – Claiming benefits when you have cancer
Cancer – Help With Costs
Cancer – Talking about cancer and your feelings
Cancer Worry
Cannula
Cataract Operation
Cataract Operation
Cataract Operation – Video
Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer Vaccination
Cervical Screening
Cervical Screening Information
Cervical Screening Storyline
Child Birth
Choking
Circumcision
Circumcision After Care
Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI)
Cognitive Assessment
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy (Picture Story)
Complementary therapies
Compliant
Contact Gp Team
Consent
Consent and capacity
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 – Pill
Coronary Heart Disease
COPD
Cost of Living
Covid Booster
Covid Hospital Summary
CT Scan
D
Damp and Mould
Death
Delirium
Dementia
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
Diabetes
Diabetes ABC Advice
Diabetes and your eyes
Diabetes Type 2
Diabetes Eye Screening
Diet – Eat A Healthy Diet
Digital Care Plan
Do Not Attempt CPR (DNACPR)
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
Echocardiogram (ECHO)
EEG
End Of Life
Endoscopy
ENT Department Ear Wax Removal
Entonox (Gas and Air)
Epilepsy
Equal Healthcare
Eye Care
Eye Clinic
Eye Test
Exercise
F
Falls
Falls
Falls Prevention
Feet
Flu
Flu Vaccines
G
Gallbladder
Gastroscopy
Gastro Oesophageal Reflex Disease
General Anaesthetic
Girls Puberty
Glaucoma
Grief
Grommets
Group A Streptococcus ( Strep A )
Growing Up
H
Hand Washing
Healthy Eating
Hearing Aids
Hearing Test
Heart – Healthy Heart
Heart Surgery – What happens after the surgery
Heat
Hepatitis
Hernia
Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA)
HPV
I
Industrial Action
J
K
Keeping Healthy
Keeping Healthy – Video
Keeping Safe Online
L
LeDeR
LGBTQ Pus Domestic Abuse
Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer
M
Macmillan Support
Making Choices about Your Health
Mammogram
Mastectomy
Medical Information
Menopause
Menopause and Perimenopause
Menopause and Perimenopause – Video
Mental Capacity Act 2005
Mental Health
Mental Health – Looking After your Mental Health – Video
Mental Health – What Is It
Mental Wellbeing
Miscarriage
MRI Scan
N
Nasogastric Tube
Nil By Mouth
Nose Bleed
Nurse – Practice Nurse
O
Online Appointment
Osteoporosis
Oxygen Levels
P
Palliative Care
Parkinson Disease
PEG Feeding
Periods
Periods – Tampons
Personal Hygiene
Pharmacy
Pharmacy First
Physiotherapist
Poo
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
Reasonable Adjustments
Relationships – LGBTQ
ReSPECT – Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment
S
Safety
Safety At Home
Save Money in Winter
Self Harm
Sepsis
Sex
Sigmoidoscopy
Skin Cancer
Sleep
Smear Test
Smear Test – Do I need One
Smoking
Smoking – Support to Stop Leaflet
Smoking – Support to Stop Video
Social Media Account
Stress
Stoma
Stomach Cancer
Sun Beds Safety
Sun Safety
Surgery
Swab Testing
T
Teeth
Temperature
Testicles / Balls
Tinnitus
Tinnitus – Hearing Aids
Tinnitus – Self Help
Tinnitus – Services
Tracheostomy
Transgender
Tummy Trouble
U
Ultrasound scan
Ultrasound Scan
Urology Investigation
V
W
Waterworks Issues
Weaning
website accessibility
Weight
Weight – Overweight
Winter Health
Writing a Will
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
Z