Patient Information leaflets - Paediatrics

We produce a wide range of leaflets which provide information about our services and about the treatment you might receive in our clinics or during your stay in hospital. 

We also produce these in different formats including large print, please contact the department you are visiting for more information.

Eastern

Advice about Hypospadias Repair in Children

Advice for parents of babies at risk of inheriting Hereditary Spherocytosis

After Your Child's Drug Challenge

Children's Exercise Tolerance Test

Children's Oral Food Challenge

Children's Supervised Feed

Chronic Urticaria and Angioedema in Children

Discharge Advice for Carers of Children Younger Than 5 Years Who Have a Fever

Febrile Convulsion in Children

Feeding Your Child on Bramble Ward

Following your Child's Food Challenge

Following Your Child's Supervised Feed

Home food introduction for eggs and milk

Home food introduction to nuts

Immunotherapy treatment with Alutard SQ Wasp and Bee Venom

Immunotherapy treatment with Grass Pollen and House Dust Mite Allergen

Information for Parents of Children at risk of Endocarditis

Initial cows milk free dietary advice for breastfeeding mums

Keeping nuts in your child's diet after a successful food challenge - Ages 1-4 years

Keeping nuts in your child's diet after a successful food challenge - Ages 4-6 years

Keeping nuts in your child's diet after a successful food challenge - Ages 7-10 years

Keeping nuts in your child's diet after a successful food challenge - Ages 11-18 years

Management of Viral Induced Wheeze in Children

Methotrexate for Children

Omalizumab (Xolair)

Parent Guide to Cow's Milk Protein Allergy in the Under 2s

Safeguarding Children

Steroid Joint Injection - Paediatric Rheumatology

Type 1 Diabetes Education for Families

Your Child's Colonoscopy

Your child's gastroscopy

Your Child's General Anaesthetic

Northern

Useful websites

Reflux

NHS Start4life: Reflux and bottle feeding

https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/baby/feeding-your-baby/bottle-feeding/bottle-feeding-challenges/reflux-and-bottle-feeding/

NHS Start4Life: Reflux and breastfeeding

https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/baby/feeding-your-baby/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-challenges/reflux/

Constipation

NHS Start4Life: constipation when bottle feeding

https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/baby/feeding-your-baby/bottle-feeding/bottle-feeding-challenges/constipation-and-bottle-feeding/

NHS Start4Life: constipation when breast feeding

https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/baby/feeding-your-baby/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-challenges/constipation/

Infant and Toddler Forum: common nutritional problems

https://infantandtoddlerforum.org/toddlers-to-preschool/common-nutritional-problems-in-toddlers/constipation/

ERIC web site - Children's bladder and bowel charity:

https://eric.org.uk/childrens-bowels/constipation-in-children/

Weaning

NHS start 4 Life: For age appropriate meal and snack ideas: https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning/recipes-and-meal-ideas/

The Infant and Toddler Forum: for weaning advice, finger foods etc

https://infantandtoddlerforum.org/babies-the-first-year/

Fussy Eating

The Child Feeding Guide: resources on tips and tools for parents on fussy feeding, online assessment tools and food refusal guides. You can create an account to track exposure, refusal and acceptance of foods.

https://www.childfeedingguide.co.uk/

Somerset Patient Webinars 6-14 mins long on Fussy feeding tips

https://patientwebinars.co.uk/condition/fussy-eating-in-children/

The Infant and Toddler forum: parents section

https://infantandtoddlerforum.org/toddlers-to-preschool/fussy-eating/

NHS Weaning and fussy eating : resources on weaning, fussy eating and meal/snack ideas.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/weaning-and-feeding/fussy-eaters/

Iron Deficiency Anaemia

The Infant and Toddler Forum: parents section

https://infantandtoddlerforum.org/toddlers-to-preschool/common-nutritional-problems-in-toddlers/iron-deficiency-anaemia/

Weight Management

NHS healthy families:  Advice on snacking, food swaps and reducing fat, salt and sugar. Healthy recipes and activity ideas.

https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/

NHS - Eat well guide

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-guidelines-and-food-labels/the-eatwell-guide/

First steps nutrition: Eating well resources page has picture guides on portion sizes for age groups and healthy recipe ideas.

https://firststepsnutrition.org/

Infant and Toddler Forum: Portion size guidance for under 5’s.

https://infantandtoddlerforum.org/toddlers-to-preschool/portion-sizes-for-toddlers/toddler-portion-sizes-table/

British Dietetic Association: Mindful Eating

https://www.bda.uk.com/resourceDetail/printPdf/?resource=mindful-eating

Food Allergy

Infant and Toddler Forum: Guidance and tips about food allergy

https://infantandtoddlerforum.org/toddlers-to-preschool/common-nutritional-problems-in-toddlers/food-hypersensitivity-introduction/

https://infantandtoddlerforum.org/toddlers-to-preschool/common-nutritional-problems-in-toddlers/food-hypersensivity-advice/

Allergy UK: A British medical charity who support patients with allergies

https://www.allergyuk.org/

British Dietetic Association: Food Fact sheets about allergy

https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/food-allergy-food-intolerance.html

https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/food-allergy-intolerance-testing.html

Coeliac Disease

Coeliac UK: A British medical charity who support people with Coeliac Disease

https://www.coeliac.org.uk/home/

British Dietetic Association: Food Fact sheet about Coeliac Disease

https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/coeliac-disease-and-gluten-free-diet.html

Diabetes

Diabetes UK: A British medical charity who support people with Diabetes

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/

British Dietetic Association: Food Fact Sheets about diabetes

https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/diabetes-type-1.html

https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/diabetes-type-2.html

JDRF: Type 1 Diabetes Charity

https://jdrf.org.uk/

Digibete: Online support and resources for children and parents/carers.

https://www.digibete.org/

Autism

British Dietetic Association: Food Fact sheet about Autism and the potential impact on eating

https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/autism-diet.html

Children and family health Devon: Resources for families on sensory processing https://childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk/autistic-spectrum-disorder/resources/

Last updated: December 01, 2023

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