Sandyford Library: Translated Patient Information

Off to a good start: All you need to know about breastfeeding your baby

sandylib — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:09:41 +0000

Title: Off to a good start: All you need to know about breastfeeding your baby
Date: 25 February 2009
Publisher: NHS Health Scotland
Last accessed: 02/10/09

Summary: Booklet aiming to help mothers decide about breastfeeding their baby. Gives information about successful breastfeeding, and incorporating breastfeeding into all aspects of family life. Includes sections on how breastfeeding works and knowing how well it is going, how breastfeeding changes over time, expressing milk, breastfeeding and special care, and fitting breastfeeding into family and work life.

Language(s): Arabic, Chinese, English, Polish

Access PDFs at http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/120.aspx

MMR – Your Questions Answered

sandylib — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:06:25 +0000

Title: MMR – Your Questions Answered
Date: 20 March 2009
Publisher: NHS Health Scotland
Last accessed: 02/10/09

Summary: This leaflet aims to support you in your decision to immunise your child by providing you with the facts about MMR.

Language(s): Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Gaelic, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu

Access PDFs from http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/1487.aspx

How to stop smoking and stay stopped

sandylib — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:02:27 +0000

Title: How to stop smoking and stay stopped
Date: 22 May 2009
Publisher: NHS Health Scotland
Last accessed: 02/10/09

Summary: This 2009 revised booklet is for smokers who are seriously thinking about stopping smoking. Reading this booklet will help smokers decide if they are ready to stop and then how to go about it. The alternative languages were translated from the previous edition.

Language(s): Arabic, Chinese, English, Polish

Access PDFs from http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/312.aspx

. All you need to know about the new HPV vaccine that reduces the risk of cervical cancer – Questions and answers – Information for parents and carers

sandylib — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:00:14 +0000

Title: All you need to know about the new HPV vaccine that reduces the risk of cervical cancer – Questions and answers – Information for parents and carers
Date: 3 August 2009
Publisher: NHS Health Scotland
Last accessed: 02/10/09

Summary: A leaflet for parents and carers of girls eligible for the HPV immunisation containing question and answer information about the new HPV vaccine.

Language(s): Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Urdu

Access PDFs from http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/2539.aspx

BCG and your baby: Protecting babies against TB

sandylib — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:43:35 +0000

Title: BCG and your baby: Protecting babies against TB
Date: 1 October 2005
Publisher: NHS Health Scotland

Summary: This leaflet is about the BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination that is being offered to infants to protect against tuberculosis (TB).

Language(s): Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Gaelic, Gujarati, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Turkish, Urdu

Download PDFs from http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/320.aspx

.Longer-lasting contraception leaflet

sandylib — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:22:51 +0000

Title: Longer-lasting contraception leaflet
Date: 9 July 2009
Publisher: NHS Health Scotland

Description: “It’s here! Contraception that lasts for years”.The campaign for longer-lasting contraception features a 20-page leaflet. Should you require this leaflet in Urdu please email alternative.formats@health.scot.nhs.uk

Download Files:

LLC_Leaflet.pdf [577 Kb]
English language version

LLCCleaflet3233WEBChinese130809.pdf [1679 Kb]
Chinese language version

LLCleaflet3233WEBBengali130809.pdf [1880 Kb]
Bengali language version

LLCleaflet3233WEBBLithuanian130809.pdf [1765 Kb]
Lithuanian language version

LLCleaflet3233WEBFrench130809.pdf [2269 Kb]
French language version

LLCleaflet3233WEBHindi130809.pdf [2848 Kb]
Hindi language version

LLCleaflet3233WEBPolish130809.pdf [1308 Kb]
Polish language version

LLCleaflet3233WEBRussian130809.pdf [1434 Kb]
Russian language version

LLCleaflet3233WEBSpanish130809.pdf [710 Kb]
Spanish language version

Alternative formats

If you require publications or documents in an alternative format such as large print, braille and audio versions, please contact Health Scotland publications – Alternative.formats@health.scot.nhs.uk

key words: intrauterine device (IUD), the intrauterine system (IUS) and the implant

. What do you know about … gonorrhoea

sandylib — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:04:21 +0000

Title: What do you know about … gonorrhoea
Date: 2 June 2009
Publisher: NHS Health Scotland

Summary: The ‘What Do You Know About…’ series of leaflets covers five sexual health topics: Chlamydia, Vaginal Health, Genital Herpes, Gonorrhoea and Genital Warts. Translations are available in Bengali, Chinese, French, Hindi, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Urdu. The series, formerly known as ‘Some Questions Answered’, was revised in June 2009.

Language(s): Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Urdu

Download Files:

Gonorrhoea 3239 V5-Low-Resolution-Chinese.pdf [1235 Kb]
Chinese language version

Gonorrhoea 3239 V5Bengali120609.pdf [140 Kb]
Bengali language version

Gonorrhoea 3239 V5French120609.pdf [742 Kb]
French language version

Gonorrhoea 3239 V5Hindi120609.pdf [147 Kb]
Hindi language version

Gonorrhoea 3239 V5Lithuanian120609.pdf [134 Kb]
Lithuanian language version

Gonorrhoea 3239 V5Polish120609.pdf [138 Kb]
Polish language version

Gonorrhoea 3239 V5Russian120609.pdf [142 Kb]
Russian language version

Gonorrhoea 3239 V5Spanish120609.pdf [135 Kb]
Spanish language version

Gonorrhoea 3239 V5Urdu120609.pdf [1092 Kb]
Urdu language version

WhatDoYouKnowAboutGonorrhoea.pdf [276 Kb]
English language version