Patient Information Leaflets
Information for patients on their perioperative journey
Having surgery can be a big moment in our lives. CPOC's partners have produced a wealth of informational resources to help you take an active role in planning and preparing for your operation.
Patient Information Leaflets
The following websites offer fantastic resources on how exercise can help in the management of pain and health conditions;
- 'Moving Medicine' offers key information and practical tips on physical activity for people with Musculoskeletal pain.
- 'Versus Arthritis' has a wealth of exercise resources that safely target the origin of the pain and allow patients to manage their conditions from home.
- 'The Chartered Institute of Physiotherapists' provides resources on the importance of a healthy lifestyle in the management of pain at home. A variety of exercises and tools are available for patients to download.
Get Yourself Active are here to find ways to get active in your local area in a way that is right for you.
Get Yourself Active champions equal participation in physical activity for all.
Please read PREPWELL's patient information on alcohol consumption.
The UK Government recommends that you drink no more than 14 units of alcohol per week to stay in safe drinking limits.
There are many reasons to stop smoking before your operation. Click here for CPOC's stopping smoking webpage
Click here for more information from Prepwell
Being overweight or underweight can both increase the risks when having an operation. It is therefore important to eat healthily and try to achieve a healthy body weight before having an operation
There are many reasons to try to improve the quality of your sleep before your surgery.
There are many benefits to improving your wellbeing and reducing anxiety
Swimming England has produced information resources for the public, to support swimming as a way to get active.
Included is information on:
- Diabetes and swimming
- How swimming improves mental health
- How swimming can prevent heart disease
You can access a range of patient leaflets on the RCoA website, focusing on:
- Anaesthesia patient information series
- Information for children, parents and carers
- Risks associated with your anaesthetic
- Anaesthesia: what you need to know
- Factsheets
The RCGP has a number of toolkits so support clinicians with providing information leaflets to patients.
Information for patients about the new consensus statement on the significant number of patients who have previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2 requiring surgery and the multisystem consideration required for safe surgery.
View the patient information here
For the multidisciplinary consensus statement on the significant number of patients who have previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2 requiring surgery and the multisystem consideration required for safe surgery please click here.
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