Resources
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General Guidelines & Support
Sleep Leaflets
Below are sample documents and leaflets which have been shared by Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust. They are happy for other centres to reproduce the text and amend for their area:
- Newcastle Regional Sleep Centre Introduction leaflet
- Starting Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
- Mandibular Advancement Splint for Snoring & Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
- Driving regulations and obstructive sleep apnoea
- Snoring and what you can do about it
Sleep Apnoea Trust
- Weight Loss and Sleep Apnoea – The Facts
- Travel Advice for patients*
* Patients should be advised to check the regulations in the country they are travelling to well in advance of departure. If there are restrictions on taking devices on the plane, oral devices might be considered.
Patient Letters
These are sent out by Newcastle Hospitals to patients undertaking a sleep test or setting up on CPAP, and can be adapted for your patients
Events
British Sleep Society (BSS) Events
https://www.sleepsociety.org.uk/events/
BTS Winter Meeting
https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/education-and-events/winter-meeting/
Sleep Apnoea Trust Annual Conference – SATAday
https://sleep-apnoea-trust.org/sataday-2021-presentations/
ERS International Congress:
https://www.sleepsociety.org.uk/events/
ARTP Events
https://www.artp.org.uk/Events
European Sleep Research Conference:
https://esrs.eu/sleep-congress/
The Royal College of Medicine – On Demand: Sleep medicine for GPS – diagnosing and managing sleep disorders in general practice:
https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/sleep-medicine/2022-23/slr50/
