Writing in plain language matters. In Canada, it’s reported that nine million people have limited literacy skills, with over half of Canadians reading below a high school level. This is just one of the reasons why it is important to offer additional support to patients and families with easy-to-read, straightforward patient pamphlets. For more information about creating or updating patient pamphlets, please visit the Patient Education Resources Toolkit. Contact Pamphlets@nshealth.ca with any questions. You can search for pamphlets by title or keyword in the pamphlets catalogue, or view the complete listing of active titles in our Print Code Index.
The following pamphlets were updated or created in October 2025.
The following pamphlets were archived in October 2025: FF85-2064 Conseils pour une alimentation riche en fibres (English: LC85-0556) FF85-2081 Légumineuses faciles d’emploi : préparer des lentilles, haricots et pois secs (English: LC85-0565) FF85-2087 Calculs biliaires (English: WA85-1543) WA85-1543 Gallstones (En français: FF85-2087) DG85-2051 Discharge Instructions After Your Nerve Block: Dartmouth General Hospital
If a pamphlet that has been archived is still needed, please let us know as soon as possible and we will work with you to make it available again.
Writing in plain language matters. In Canada, it’s reported that nine million people have limited literacy skills, with over half of Canadians reading below a high school level. This is just one of the reasons why it is important to offer additional support to patients and families with easy-to-read, straightforward patient pamphlets. For more information about creating or updating patient pamphlets, please visit the Patient Education Resources Toolkit. Contact Pamphlets@nshealth.ca with any questions. You can search for pamphlets by title or keyword in the pamphlets catalogue, or view the complete listing of active titles in our Print Code Index.
The following pamphlets were updated or created in October 2025.
Cardiovascular System
WG85-0175 Peripheral Bypass Surgery
WG85-2530 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) - Patient Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS)
French Translations (en français)
FF85-1718 Greffe de cornée (English: WW85-0136)
Previous title: Greffe de cornée (kératoplastie)
FF85-2162 Décollement postérieur du vitré (DPV) (English: WW85-1761)
FF85-1790 Écrire à la famille de votre donneur ou donneuse (English: WX85-1212)
Gynecology & Reproductive Health
WP85-2535 NEW High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy - Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Hospital Information
WX85-1212 Writing to Your Donor's Family (En français: FF85-1790)
WX85-1213 Writing to Transplant Recipients and Their Families
Intensive Care Unit
IC85-0133 Ventricular Drain
IC85-2532 NEW Care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Mental Health & Addictions
WM85-2274 Forensic Mental Health Community Program
Previous title: East Coast Forensic Hospital: Community Client Program
WM85-2531 NEW Mental Health and Addictions: 6 Lane Unit - Abbie J. Lane Memorial Building, QE II
Nephrology
WQ85-2272 Writing to Your Anonymous Living Kidney Donor
WQ85-2273 Writing to Your Anonymous Kidney Transplant Recipient
Nutrition & Food
LC85-2035 Need Help Filling Your Belly or Cupboards? Yarmouth Food Supports
Palliative Care
WD85-2516 NEW Let's Talk About Grief
WD85-2517 NEW Coping with Grief and Trauma: When Tragedy Turns Life Upside Down
Respiratory System
WF85-2533 NEW Respiratory Health Class
WF85-2534 NEW Pneumonia - Patient Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS)
Urogenital System
WJ85-2510 Mid-stream Urine Collection - Valley Regional Hospital and Yarmouth Regional Hospital
The following pamphlets were archived in October 2025:
FF85-2064 Conseils pour une alimentation riche en fibres (English: LC85-0556)
FF85-2081 Légumineuses faciles d’emploi : préparer des lentilles, haricots et pois secs (English: LC85-0565)
FF85-2087 Calculs biliaires (English: WA85-1543)
WA85-1543 Gallstones (En français: FF85-2087)
DG85-2051 Discharge Instructions After Your Nerve Block: Dartmouth General Hospital
If a pamphlet that has been archived is still needed, please let us know as soon as possible and we will work with you to make it available again.
Kendell Fitzgerald
Librarian Educator
Central Zone