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Patient information

Printable patient information for all our services.

If you'd like to be sent information in another language or format e.g. Braille, large print or audio email communications@ncic.nhs.uk or call 01228 603890. 

You can also write to Communications, Park House South, Baron Way, Kingmoor Park, Carlisle CA6 4SJ

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Acquired Brain Injury: Driving Advice

Acquired Brain Injury: The Service

Acquired Brain Injury: What is an ABI?

Amputee: Antiperspirant

Amputee: Compression Sock

Amputee: Core Stability

Amputee: Diabetes and Exercise

Amputee: Driving after amputation

Amputee: Falls information

Amputee: Getting up from a fall

Amputee: Lower limb amputation

Amputee: Occupational therapy

Amputee: Orthotics following your amputation

Amputee: Phantom limb pain

Amputee: Physiotherapy Exercises Trans-tibial Amputation

Amputee: Physiotherapy following your amputation

Amputee: Physiotherapy Trans-femoral amputation

Amputee: Podiatry following your amputation

Amputee: Prosthetic department

Amputee: Prosthetic limb wearer

Amputee: Psychology following your amputation

Amputee: Removable rigid dressing (RRD)

Amputee: Sports and activities

Amputee: Websites and resources

Anaesthesia: Advice Following Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia: Regional Anaesthesia

Arterial disorders of the lower leg

Bladder and Bowel service

Breast: Eczema of the breast or nipple

Breast: Radiofrequency seed localisation

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation:

Community Hospital: Keswick Hospital

Community Hospital: Loweswater Suite

Community Hospital: Penrith

Community Hospital: Workington

Community Hospitals: Cockermouth Community Hospital

Community Hospitals: Copeland Unit

Complaints : Easy read

Compliment, Comment or a Complaint:

Compliments, Comments, Concerns and Complaints

Confidentiality: Easy read

Confidentiality: Families and carers

Confidentiality: People who use our services

Confidentiality: Report concerns

Consent: A guide for patients and service users

Consent: Easy read - images

Covid: Cognitive problems post Covid-19

Covid: Long Covid

Covid: Voice problems

Data Protection: How we use your information

Diabetes: Charcot foot

Diabetes: Exercise and sugar levels

Diabetes: Foot care for patients at high risk

Diabetes: Foot care for patients at low risk

Diabetes: Foot care for patients at medium risk

Diabetes: Foot ulcers

Diabetes: Gestational Diabetes

Diabetes: Looking after your foot in remission

Diabetes: Multidisciplinary foot clinic

Diabetes: Plaster or fibreglass casting of foot ulcers

District nursing

Duty of Candour: Being open

ENT: Anosmia

ENT: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

ENT: Betnovate Lotion

ENT: Brandt Daroff exercises

ENT: Douching

ENT: Eardrops

ENT: Exercises to regain balance

ENT: Laryngopharyngeal Reflux – LPR

Epidural: Blood patch

Fibroscan: Ultrasound

Freedom of information

General Data Protection Regulation UK

Gynaecology: Active Surveillance of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN2)

Gynaecology: Borderline ovarian tumours

Gynaecology: Cervical Polyp

Gynaecology: Cervical Punch Biopsy

Gynaecology: Cervical Screening History

Gynaecology: Cold Coagulation

Gynaecology: Colposcopy examination

Gynaecology: Cryocautery

Gynaecology: Discharge from follow-up clinic

Gynaecology: Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer

Gynaecology: Hysteroscopy

Gynaecology: Hysteroscopy out patients

Gynaecology: Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone (LLETZ)

Gynaecology: Oncology

Gynaecology: PV Bleeding in Early Pregnancy

Gynaecology: Smear tests after hysterectomy

Gynaecology: Vulval Biopsy

Gynaecology: Vulval Intraepithelial Neoplasis (VIN)

Leg Ulcer: Care of Your Skin

Leg Ulcer: Compression Bandaging

Leg Ulcer: Compression Hosiery

Leg Ulcer: Doppler Information

Leg Ulcer: Venous disorders of the lower leg

Leg Ulcers: Exercises

Lung investigations: Guide to lung tests

Maternity: Antidepressants in pregnancy and breastfeeding

Maternity: My birth plan

Maternity: Pain relief in labour

Medical records: Access requests 

Minor injuries: 5th Metatarsal fracture

Minor Injuries: Ankle Injury

Minor Injuries: Back pain

Minor Injuries: Broken nose

Minor Injuries: Burns and scalds

Minor Injuries: Calf Injury

Minor Injuries: Chest Injury

Minor injuries: Clavicle fracture

Minor Injuries: Distal radial fracture

Minor Injuries: Elbow crutches

Minor Injuries: Head injury (Adults and older children)

Minor Injuries: Head injury (Children)

Minor injuries: Hip fracture

Minor Injuries: Knee injury

Minor Injuries: Mallet finger injury

Minor Injuries: Neck sprain

Minor Injuries: Nosebleed

Minor Injuries: Pretibial laceration

Minor injuries: Proximal humeral fracture

Minor Injuries: Pulled elbow

Minor injuries: Radial head or neck fracture

Minor Injuries: Shoulder injury

Minor Injuries: Tetanus immunisation

Minor injuries: Virtual fracture clinic

Minor Injuries: Wound closure strips

Oncology : Acute Oncology Service (AOS)

Ophthalmology: Contact lens service

Ophthalmology: Contact lenses

Ophthalmology: Contact Lenses for Keratoconus

Ophthalmology: Corneal cross-linking

Ophthalmology: Dilating eye drops

Ophthalmology: Soft contact lens

Ophthalmology: Spectacles for children

Orthodontics : Fixed brace instructions

Orthodontics: Cover plates for impacted canines

Orthodontics: Jaw joint problems

Orthodontics: Jaw surgery

Orthodontics: Jaw Surgery (Orthognathic)

Orthodontics: Keeping your teeth and braces clean

Orthodontics: Looking after your functional brace

Orthodontics: Looking after your removable retainers

Orthodontics: Mandibular advancement devices for obstructive sleep apnoea

Orthodontics: Rapid maxillary expansion

Orthodontics: Removable brace

Palliative Care: Fentanyl Patches

Palliative Care: Just in Case Medication

Palliative Care: Medication and Driving Advice

Palliative Care: Oral Morphine or Oxycodone

Palliative Care: Pregabalin

Palliative Care: Steroids

Palliative Care: Syringe Driver

Palliative Care: The Palliative Care Service

Physiotherapy: Abdominal surgery

Physiotherapy: Musculoskeletal

Physiotherapy: Neurological

Physiotherapy: Perineal injury

Podiatry: Bacterial infection

Podiatry: Chilblains

Podiatry: Children’s Footwear

Podiatry: Corns and callus

Podiatry: Foot ulcers

Podiatry: Footwear and hosiery

Podiatry: Fungal nail infection

Podiatry: Fungal skin infection

Podiatry: High risk foot

Podiatry: Nail care

Podiatry: Offloading

Podiatry: Plantar fasciitis

Podiatry: Podiatry service

Podiatry: Pressure damage

Podiatry: Rheumatoid foot

Podiatry: Verruca

Pregnancy: Manual Vacuum Aspiration Miscarriage

Pregnancy: Termination

Pregnancy: Termination MVA

Pressure ulcers

Preventing Pressure Ulcers

Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Classes

Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Options

Respiratory : Non-Invasive Ventilation & Bilevel positive airway pressure

Sepsis : Easy read - How to avoid (NHS England)

Sepsis : Easy read - Problems after Sepis (NHS England)

Sepsis : Easy read - Signs of Sepsis (NHS England)

Sexual Health: Care of genital skin

Sexual Health: Implanon

Sexual Health: Pre-insertion IUD/IUS

Speech and Language Therapy (Adults)

Spirometry: Community Diagnostic Spirometry Service

Stroke : Driving after stroke

Stroke: Continence Following a Stroke

Stroke: Early Supported Stroke Discharge Team

Stroke: Emotional Wellbeing After a Stroke

Stroke: Rehabilitation at home

Stroke: Relationships and Intimacy After a Stroke

Stroke: Stroke Wellbeing Service

Unexpected death : Useful information

Urology : Nephrectomy

Urology : Nephrostomy Tube:

Urology: Eliminating bladder Irritants

Venous Thromboembolism :

Wound care

X- Rays : During pregnancy

X-ray: NHS

Useful information 

NHS website

EIDO leaflets

The Trust subscribes to EIDO Healthcare which produces a wide range of patient information leaflets which provide information on health conditions and related treatments and operations.

The leaflets have been prepared by healthcare specialists and are fully endorsed by the Trust. They can help you to understand your condition and the treatment options available to you.

Health Advice film resources 

Educational film resources explaining the most effective ways of managing long-term conditions are being made available to patients. 

The Sound Doctor explain how making simple lifestyle choices can improve quality of life and prevent ill health by covering a range of conditions and topics that include:

  • Ageing well at home
  • Back Pain
  • COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
  • Dementia
  • Diabetes
  • Heart
  • Keeping well at work including stress and anxiety
  • Lifestyle choices
  • Sleep course

Corona virus information

Corona virus information - accessible format - Useful links  to information for vaccines in alternative languages and accessible formats.
 

 

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Contact us

Please call the number on your appointment letter if you have a question or need to change or cancel. You can also find contact information on our services pages.

Cumberland Infirmary: 01228 523444

West Cumberland Hospital: 01946 693181

Community services: 01228 602000

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