Patient information

6

1. 6-in-1 vaccine (diphtheria, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type B, polio, tetanus, whooping cough)

A

1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
2. Abortion: having an abortion
3. Absence seizures in children
4. Acid reflux, heartburn, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
5. Acne
6. Acute kidney injury
7. Acute liver failure
8. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
9. Addison's disease: what is it?
10. Adenoidectomy
11. ADHD in adults: questions to ask your doctor
12. ADHD in children: what treatments work?
13. ADHD: help in the classroom
14. ADHD: questions to ask your doctor
15. ADHD: what is it?
16. Alcohol withdrawal
17. Alcohol-use disorder
18. Alcoholic liver disease
19. Alopecia areata
20. Alzheimer's dementia: what are the treatment options?
21. Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia
22. Amfetamine and methamphetamine use disorder
23. Amoebic dysentery
24. Amoebic dysentery: prevention
25. Anaemia, iron deficiency
26. Anal tears
27. Anaphylaxis
28. Ankle sprain
29. Anorexia
30. Anorexia: how to help if someone you know may have it
31. Anorexia: questions to ask your doctor
32. Anterior cruciate ligament injury
33. Antibiotics: what you need to know
34. Anxiety: questions to ask your doctor
35. Anxiety: what are the treatment options?
36. Anxiety: what is it?
37. Aortic dissection
38. Aortic stenosis
39. Appendicitis
40. Ascitic tap and ascitic drain procedures
41. Asthma in adults: questions to ask your doctor
42. Asthma in adults: what are the treatment options?
43. Asthma in adults: what is it?
44. Asthma in children: questions to ask your doctor
45. Asthma in children: types of inhalers
46. Asthma in children: what are the treatment options?
47. Asthma in children: what is it?
48. Athlete's foot
49. Atrial fibrillation: what are the treatment options?
50. Atrial fibrillation: what is it?
51. Autism spectrum disorder: information for parents - Support strategies
52. Autism spectrum disorder: information for parents - What is autism spectrum disorder?
53. Autism spectrum disorder: questions to ask your doctor about your child
54. Axial spondyloarthritis: what are the treatment options?
55. Axial spondyloarthritis: what is it?

B

1. Back pain (lower back)
2. Back pain: questions to ask your doctor
3. Bacterial meningitis in adults
4. Bacterial vaginosis
5. Bad breath
6. Bag-valve-mask ventilation
7. Basal cell carcinoma
8. BCG vaccination
9. Bedwetting
10. Bell's palsy
11. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
12. Benzodiazepine overdose
13. Bipolar disorder: how can I avoid a relapse?
14. Bipolar disorder: questions to ask your doctor
15. Bipolar disorder: what is it?
16. Bipolar disorder: what medicines work?
17. Bladder cancer
18. Bowel cancer: questions to ask your doctor
19. Bowel cancer: should I be screened?
20. Bowel cancer: what are the treatment options?
21. Bowel cancer: what is it?
22. Bradycardia
23. Breast cancer, locally advanced: what are the treatment options?
24. Breast cancer, locally advanced: what is it?
25. Breast cancer: breast-conserving surgery
26. Breast cancer: DCIS (very early breast cancer) in women
27. Breast cancer: questions to ask your doctor
28. Breast cancer: routine screening (mammography)
29. Breast lumps, non-cancer (benign)
30. Breast pain
31. Brief psychotic disorder
32. Bronchiectasis
33. Bronchiectasis: what are the treatment options?
34. Bronchiolitis
35. Bronchitis
36. Bronchoscopy
37. Bulimia: questions to ask your doctor
38. Bulimia: what are the treatment options?
39. Bulimia: what is it?
40. Burns (minor)

C

1. Cannula insertion
2. Carbon monoxide poisoning
3. Caring for someone with dementia
4. Carotid artery stenosis: what are the treatment options?
5. Carotid artery stenosis: what is it?
6. Carpal tunnel syndrome
7. Cataract surgery
8. Cataracts: questions to ask your doctor
9. Cataracts: should I have surgery?
10. Catheterisation (female)
11. Catheterisation (male): having a catheter fitted
12. Cellulitis and erysipelas
13. Cerebral palsy: what are the treatment options?
14. Cerebral palsy: what is it?
15. Cervical cancer
16. Chest drain insertion
17. Chickenpox
18. Chickenpox vaccine
19. Chlamydia
20. Chronic fatigue syndrome (myalgic encephalomyelitis)
21. Chronic kidney disease: what are the treatment options?
22. Chronic kidney disease: what is it?
23. Chronic pancreatitis
24. Cirrhosis: what are the treatment options?
25. Cirrhosis: what is it?
26. Cluster headaches: what are they?
27. Cluster headaches: what treatments are available?
28. Cocaine use disorder
29. Coeliac disease
30. Cold sores
31. Colic in babies
32. Colonoscopy
33. Common cold
34. Concussion (mild traumatic brain injury)
35. Conjunctivitis
36. Constipation
37. Constipation in children
38. Contraception: barrier methods
39. Contraception: behavioral methods
40. Contraception: emergency contraception
41. Contraception: hormonal patches, rings, implants, and injections
42. Contraception: intrauterine devices (IUDs)
43. Contraception: oral contraceptives (the pill)
44. Contraception: sterilisation
45. COPD: questions to ask your doctor
46. COPD: what are the treatment options?
47. COPD: what is it?
48. Coping strategies for teenagers and adults with ADHD
49. Coronary angioplasty
50. Coronary artery bypass surgery
51. Coronavirus (COVID-19): vaccines
52. COVID-19 (coronavirus)
53. Crohn's disease
54. Crohn's disease: questions to ask your doctor
55. Crohn's disease: what are the treatment options?
56. Cushing's syndrome caused by an internal problem
57. Cushing's syndrome caused by medication
58. Cystic fibrosis: what are the treatment options?
59. Cystic fibrosis: what is it?
60. Cystitis
61. Cytomegalovirus

D

1. Dandruff
2. Deep vein thrombosis
3. Defibrillator: having a defibrillator fitted
4. Dementia in a family member: questions to ask your doctor
5. Dementia: frontotemporal dementia
6. Dengue fever
7. Dental abscess: what are the treatment options?
8. Dental abscess: what is it?
9. Depression in adults: questions to ask your doctor
10. Depression in adults: what are the treatment options?
11. Depression in adults: what is it?
12. Depression in children and teenagers: questions to ask your doctor
13. Depression in children and teenagers: what are the treatment options?
14. Depression in children and teenagers: what is it?
15. Dermatitis (seborrhoeic) of the body
16. Diabetes insipidus
17. Diabetes that develops in pregnancy (gestational diabetes)
18. Diabetes type 1: what are the treatment options?
19. Diabetes type 1: what is it?
20. Diabetes type 2: questions to ask your doctor
21. Diabetes type 2: should I take insulin?
22. Diabetes type 2: what are the treatment options?
23. Diabetes: What can I do to keep healthy?
24. Diabetes: what is it?
25. Diabetic ketoacidosis
26. Diarrhoea in adults
27. Diarrhoea in children
28. Disseminated intravascular coagulation
29. Diverticular disease
30. DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, polio, and pertussis)
31. DTP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, polio)
32. DVT and long-distance travel

E

1. Ear infection in children: questions to ask your doctor
2. Ear pain during air travel
3. Ear wax
4. Ebola
5. Ectopic pregnancy: what are the treatment options?
6. Ectopic pregnancy: what is it?
7. Eczema
8. Eczema: questions to ask your doctor
9. Endocarditis
10. Endometrial ablation (diathermy)
11. Endometrial ablation (microwave method)
12. Endometriosis
13. Endometriosis: questions to ask your doctor
14. Endometriosis: what are the treatment options?
15. Endoscopy (upper gastrointestinal)
16. Enlarged prostate: questions to ask your doctor
17. Enlarged prostate: what is it?
18. Enlarged prostate: what treatments are there?
19. Epilepsy: questions to ask your doctor
20. Epilepsy: what are the treatment options?
21. Epilepsy: what is it?
22. Erection problems
23. Erection problems: questions to ask your doctor
24. Essential tremor

F

1. Factitious disorders
2. Faecal incontinence
3. Fatigue: possible causes
4. Febrile seizures
5. Feeding tube insertion
6. Fertility problems: questions to ask your doctor
7. Fertility problems: some reasons
8. Fertility problems: what treatments work?
9. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: what are the treatment options?
10. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: what is it?
11. Fibroids
12. Fibroids: questions to ask your doctor
13. Fibromyalgia: what are the treatment options?
14. Fibromyalgia: what is it?
15. Flu
16. Food allergy: what is it?
17. Food allergy: what treatments are available?
18. Fungal nail infections

G

1. Gallstones
2. Gallstones: questions to ask your doctor
3. Gender incongruence and gender dysphoria in adults
4. Gender-affirming care in adults: hormone treatment
5. Gender-affirming care in adults: surgery
6. Genital herpes
7. Genital warts
8. Giant cell arteritis
9. Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis)
10. Glaucoma (open angle)
11. Glomerulonephritis
12. Gonorrhoea
13. GORD: questions to ask your doctor
14. Gout
15. Graves’ disease
16. Grommets
17. Group B strep infection in newborns
18. Guillain-Barre syndrome

H

1. Haemorrhoids
2. Hay fever
3. Hay fever: avoiding pollen and mould
4. Head lice
5. Heart attack: questions to ask your doctor
6. Heart attack: what is it?
7. Heart failure
8. Heart failure: how can I help myself?
9. Heart failure: questions to ask your doctor
10. Heat stroke
11. Heavy periods
12. Heavy periods: questions to ask your doctor
13. Heel pain (plantar fasciitis)
14. Hepatitis B: should I have the vaccine?
15. Hepatitis C: questions to ask your doctor
16. Hepatitis C: what are the treatment options?
17. Hepatitis C: what is it?
18. Hernia: questions to ask your doctor
19. Herpes simplex eye infection
20. High blood pressure: questions to ask your doctor
21. High blood pressure: what is it?
22. High blood pressure: what treatments work?
23. High cholesterol
24. High cholesterol: questions to ask your doctor
25. Hip replacement surgery
26. HIV infection in pregnancy
27. HIV: antiretroviral treatment (ART)
28. HIV: long-term complications
29. HIV: opportunistic infections in people with HIV
30. HIV: prevention treatment (PrEP)
31. HIV: testing
32. HIV: what is it?
33. How can I tell when my asthma is getting out of control?
34. How can I tell when my child's asthma is getting out of control?
35. How to avoid getting a fungal nail infection
36. How to help your child avoid ear infections
37. HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine
38. Huntington’s disease
39. Hypernatraemia
40. Hyponatraemia (low blood sodium)
41. Hysterectomy

I

1. Impetigo
2. Inguinal hernia: hernia surgery
3. Inguinal hernia: what are the treatment options?
4. Inguinal hernia: what is it?
5. Insect bites and stings
6. Insomnia
7. Irritable bowel syndrome
8. Irritable bowel syndrome: questions to ask your doctor
9. Irritable bowel syndrome: what are the treatment options?
10. Ischaemic bowel disease: what are the treatment options?
11. Ischaemic bowel disease: what is it?

J

1. Jaundice in newborn babies: what are the treatment options?
2. Jaundice in newborn babies: what is it?
3. Jet lag

K

1. Kidney cancer
2. Kidney infection
3. Kidney stones
4. Knee injections
5. Knee replacement surgery

L

1. Labyrinthitis
2. Large bowel obstruction
3. Laryngeal mask airway
4. Leg cramps: what are the treatment options?
5. Leg cramps: what are they?
6. Leg ulcers
7. Leukaemia (acute lymphocytic)
8. Leukaemia (chronic lymphocytic)
9. Living with Crohn's disease
10. Living with fibromyalgia
11. Lumbar puncture
12. Lung cancer (non-small cell)
13. Lung cancer: questions to ask your doctor
14. Lyme disease
15. Lymphoedema: what is it?
16. Lymphoedema: what treatments are available?

M

1. Macular degeneration
2. Malaria prevention
3. Mastitis in breastfeeding women
4. Mastitis: breastfeeding advice
5. Measles, mumps, and rubella: should my child have the MMR vaccine?
6. Melanoma: questions to ask your doctor
7. MenACWY vaccine
8. MenB (meningococcal group B) vaccine
9. Meningitis and septicaemia
10. Menopause: questions to ask your doctor
11. Menopause: should I take HRT?
12. Menopause: what is it?
13. Middle ear infection
14. Migraine
15. Migraine in children
16. Migraine in children: medicines to prevent attacks
17. Migraines: questions to ask your doctor
18. Miscarriage
19. Mitral valve prolapse
20. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
21. Morning sickness
22. Morning sickness: questions to ask your doctor
23. Mouth ulcers
24. Mpox
25. Multiple myeloma
26. Multiple sclerosis
27. Multiple sclerosis: questions to ask your doctor
28. Myasthenia gravis
29. Ménière's disease

N

1. Nasopharyngeal airway (breathing tube in the nose)
2. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
3. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: questions to ask your doctor
4. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
5. Nosebleeds (epistaxis) in adults
6. Nosebleeds in children

O

1. Obesity - diet and exercise
2. Obesity - drugs and surgery
3. Obesity and overweight in children: support and treatment
4. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
5. Oesophageal cancer
6. Opioid-use disorder
7. Oral thrush: how to reduce your risk
8. Oral thrush: what is it?
9. Oral thrush: what treatments work?
10. Osteoarthritis
11. Osteoarthritis: questions to ask your doctor
12. Osteomyelitis
13. Osteoporosis
14. Osteoporosis: questions to ask your doctor
15. Osteoporosis: what are the treatment options?
16. Outer ear infection
17. Ovarian cancer
18. Ovarian cancer: what are the treatment options?
19. Ovarian cyst
20. Ovarian torsion

P

1. Painful periods
2. Pancreas cancer: questions to ask your doctor
3. Pancreatic cancer
4. Pancreatitis, acute
5. Panic attacks: questions to ask your doctor
6. Panic attacks: what are the treatment options?
7. Panic attacks: what are they?
8. Paracetamol overdose
9. Parkinson's disease: questions to ask your doctor
10. Parkinson's disease: what are the treatment options?
11. Parkinson's disease: what is it?
12. Pelvic inflammatory disease
13. Peptic ulcers
14. Pericarditis
15. Peripheral arterial disease
16. Persistent depressive disorder (long-term depression)
17. Personality disorders: what are the treatment options?
18. Personality disorders: what are they?
19. Phobias
20. Pleural effusion
21. Pneumococcal vaccine in babies and children
22. Pneumonia
23. Pneumonia: do I need a vaccine?
24. Pneumonia: questions to ask your doctor
25. Pneumothorax
26. Polycystic ovary syndrome
27. Polycystic ovary syndrome: questions to ask your doctor
28. Polycystic ovary syndrome: what are the treatment options?
29. Polymyalgia rheumatica
30. Post traumatic stress disorder
31. Post-traumatic stress disorder: questions to ask your doctor
32. Post-traumatic stress disorder: what are the treatment options?
33. Postnatal depression
34. Postnatal depression: questions to ask your doctor
35. Postural hypotension (low blood pressure when you stand up)
36. Pre-diabetes
37. Pre-eclampsia: questions to ask your doctor
38. Pre-eclampsia: what is it?
39. Pre-eclampsia: what treatments work?
40. Premature labour
41. Premenstrual syndrome
42. Pressure sores
43. Primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease): what are the treatment options?
44. Prostate cancer
45. Prostate cancer: questions to ask your doctor
46. Prostate surgery: transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
47. Prostatitis
48. Psoriasis: what are the treatment options?
49. Psoriasis: what is it?
50. Psychogenic polydipsia
51. Psychosis
52. Pulmonary embolism: what are the treatment options?
53. Pulmonary embolism: what is it?

Q

1. Questions to ask your doctor if you've had a stroke

R

1. Raynaud's phenomenon
2. Reflux in infants
3. Rheumatic fever
4. Rheumatoid arthritis
5. Rheumatoid arthritis: questions to ask your doctor
6. Ringworm of the body
7. Rosacea: what are the treatment options?
8. Rosacea: what is it?
9. Rotator cuff injury
10. Rotavirus vaccine
11. Routine screening for prostate cancer

S

1. Sarcoidosis
2. Scabies
3. Scalp ringworm
4. Schizoaffective disorder
5. Schizophrenia: questions to ask your doctor
6. Schizophrenia: what are the treatment options?
7. Schizophrenia: what is it?
8. Seasonal affective disorder
9. Self-help for panic disorder
10. Sepsis in adults
11. Sepsis in children
12. Septic arthritis
13. Serotonin syndrome
14. Sexual dysfunction in women
15. Shingles
16. Shingles vaccine
17. Shingles: what are the treatment options?
18. Shoulder injections
19. Sickle cell disease
20. Sickle cell disease: what are the treatment options?
21. Sinusitis
22. Skin cancer (melanoma): how is it diagnosed and treated?
23. Skin cancer (melanoma): what is it?
24. Skin cancer (squamous cell)
25. Sleep apnoea in adults (obstructive)
26. Slipped disc (lower back): what are the treatment options?
27. Slipped disc (lower back): what is it?
28. Slipped disc: questions to ask your doctor
29. Small bowel obstruction
30. Sore throat
31. Spinal cord compression: what is it?
32. Spinal cord compression: what treatments work?
33. Spinal stenosis
34. Squamous cell skin cancer: questions to ask your doctor
35. Stable angina: questions to ask your doctor
36. Stable angina: what are the treatment options?
37. Stable angina: what is it?
38. Stable angina: what you can do to help yourself
39. Staying safe in the sun
40. Stopping smoking
41. Stress incontinence in women
42. Stress incontinence: how to do pelvic floor exercises
43. Stroke caused by a blood clot: preventing another stroke
44. Stroke: treatment
45. Subarachnoid haemorrhage
46. Sudden infant death syndrome: how can I reduce the risk?
47. Suicide risk management
48. Syphilis screening
49. Syphilis: how is it diagnosed and treated?
50. Syphilis: what is it?
51. Systemic lupus erythematosus

T

1. Temporomandibular disorders
2. Tennis elbow
3. Tension-type headache
4. Testicular cancer
5. Testicular cancer: questions to ask your doctor
6. Threadworm
7. Thrush
8. Tinnitus
9. Tonsillectomy (surgery to remove the tonsils)
10. Tonsillitis
11. Tourette’s syndrome
12. Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: what is it?
13. Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: what treatments work?
14. Transient ischaemic attack (mini stroke)
15. Treating coughs and colds in children
16. Trigeminal neuralgia
17. Tuberculosis

U

1. Ulcerative colitis: what are the treatment options?
2. Ulcerative colitis: what is it?
3. Underactive thyroid
4. Underactive thyroid: questions to ask your doctor
5. Understanding your blood pressure reading
6. Unstable angina: what is it?
7. Unstable angina: what are the treatment options?
8. Urinary incontinence in women
9. Urinary tract infections in children
10. Urinary tract infections in men

V

1. Varicocele
2. Varicose veins: questions to ask your doctor
3. Varicose veins: self-help
4. Varicose veins: surgery to remove varicose veins
5. Varicose veins: what are they?
6. Varicose veins: what are the treatment options?
7. Vitamin B12 deficiency
8. Vitamin D deficiency

W

1. Warts (common)
2. Weight problems in adults: questions to ask your doctor
3. Weight problems in children
4. What you can do to prevent another heart attack
5. Whiplash
6. Wrinkles

Y

1. Your child: getting to sleep and staying asleep

Z

1. Zika virus