Men’s Health

• Prostate Examination
• Testicular Self Examination
• Health Before Pregnancy
• Bowel Screening
• Keeping Yourself Clean
• Tips before going to Practice Nurse
• Tips before going to your Doctor

Women’s Health

• Tips before going to your Doctor
• Going for a Mammogram
• Breast Self Examination
• Going for a cervical smear
• Health Before Pregnancy
• HPV Vaccine
• Going for a Colposcopy
• Bowel Screening
• Tips before going to Practice Nurse

Sexual Health Information

• Putting on a condom
• The Coil
• The Contraception Pill
• The Contraceptive Implant
• Health Before Pregnancy
• Contraception Jag ( Injection) ( Depo- Provera)
• Emergency Contraception
• Chlamydia
• Genital Herpes
• Genital Warts
• Gonorrhoea
• Syphilis
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C
• HIV
• Sexual Health Check-Up

Surgery

• Having a Hysterectomy
• A hysterectomy is an operation to remove your womb.
• Having a Mastectomy.
• A mastectomy is an operation to take away the whole breast
• Colposcopy
• A colposcopy is a test of your cervix
• Colectomy
• A colectomy is an operation to take away some or all of your colon (bowel).
• Prostectomy
• A prostatectomy is an operation to remove the prostate gland
• Orchidectomy
• An orchidectomy is an operation to remove one or both balls (testicles).
• Total Hip Surgery
• Exercise Do’s and Dont’s After Hip Surgery

Tests

• MRI scan
  MRI scan takes pictures of inside your body.
• Biopsy
  A Biopsy takes away some cells or tissues from your body
• Colonoscopy
  Colonoscopy is a test to check your colon (bowel)
• CT Scan
  CT Scans let us take pictures of the inside of your body and bones.
• Ultrasound
  Ultrasound scans let us take moving pictures of the inside of your body and bones.
• Endoscopy
  Endoscopy is a test that checks your tummy
• Laparoscopy
  Is an operation that allows the doctor to go inside your tummy.
• Having your temperature taken
  Having your temperature taken can let us know if you are unwell.
• Plaster Cast
  If you break a bone you may need to have a plaster cast put on.
• Having an eye test in hospital
  We may have to check your eyesight or vision for any problems
• Having an injection
  You may need to have an injection before you go on holiday, to stop you becoming ill or to cure an illness.
• Having your blood taken
  Having your blood taken can let us know if you are unwell.
• Having your blood pressure checked
  Having your blood pressure checked will let us know if you are unwell.
• Hearing Test and Ear Health
  Having a bandage/sling put on
  Having a bandage/sling put on
• Having an x-ray
  X-rays let us take pictures of the inside of your body and bones.
• Having a dressing put on
  A dressing helps your body to recover from injury or surgery
• Going for a Colposcopy

Treatments, Medicine and Health Matters

Cancer Treatments

• ChemotherapyChemotherapy Medicine is given to patients because they have cancer, it helps to shrink, kill the cancer cells or stop the cancer coming back

• Internal RadiotherapyInternal Radiotherapy is given to patients because they have cancer
• External RadiationExternal Radiation therapy is given to people who have cancer

  Going to Hospital

• Monklands Hospital
• Wishaw General
• Hairmyres Hospital 

• Going to A& E 

Medicine

• Taking Medicine 

• When and how to take medication 

• When and how to take medication-multiple 

• GASS Clozapine 

• GASS 

• Tips before you go to Chemist 

Keeping Healthy

• Keeping Healthy 

• Going for a Health Check 

• Services Available 

Keeping Safe

• Keeping Safe 

• Adults at Risk of harm 

Alcohol and Addiction

• MyRAP 

• Alcohol Diary 

Communication Aide

• Communication Aide 

Health information for people with Downs Syndrome

• Information in Chinese 

• Information in Urdu 

• Information in Polish 

• Health information for people with Downs Syndrome 

Cerebral Palsy

• Cerebral Palsy 

We are Listening – how did we do?

• We are Listening – how did we do? 

Help keep baby safe and healthy during pregnancy

• Help keep baby safe and healthy during pregnancy

Letter Templates for Health Professionals

• Cervical Smear Letters
• Invite for a Mammogram
• Easy Read GP Surgery Appointment Letter tool
• Easy Read Hospital Appointment Letter tool
• Easy Read Mammogram Appointment Letter tool
• Easy Read Cervical Screening Letter tool
• Easy Read Dentist Surgery Letter tool
• Easy Read Eye Test Appointment Letter tool
• Easy Read Health Check Appointment Letter tool
• Easy Read Photo Letter tool
• GP easy read practice leaflet