Links to Online Videos - PVideos A-Z

Pain

• Experiences of chronic (longterm) pain. Audio and video interviews of a number of people who present their experiences of chronic pain. From the DIPEx website.

Palliative Care

• End of life care. An expert explains what end of life care provides, and a family shares their experience of end of life care for their wife and mother. Short video from NHS Choices. (April 2008)
• Living with dying. Audio and video interviews of a number of people living with a terminal illness. From the DIPEx website.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

• Teens and STIs. If you've had unprotected sex you might have a sexually transmitted infection (STI). See how to find out if you have, how it can be treated, and how it can affect your health. Short video from NHS Choices. (April 2008)

Peptic Ulcer

• Peptic ulcer. A peptic ulcer is a painful condition that affects as many as one in eight people in the UK. But sufferers don't have to put up with the discomfort. There are now effective ways of getting rid of ulcers. Dr John Bennett explains. A short video from NHS Choices. (September 2007)

Physical Activity Advice

• 10,000 steps. Walking 10,000 steps a day can improve your health, build stamina and burn excess calories. As office worker Kate discovers, it's easier than you might think. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)
• Christmas shopping. Walking an extra 3,000 steps a day can improve your fitness. Can Kate from London clock up 3,000 just by doing her Christmas shopping? A short video from NHS Choices. (December 2007)
• Cycling. Richard is a keen advocate of cycling. He works as a lawyer in central London and cycles there from his home in Harrow, going by way of the Regent Canal towpath. When he gets to the office he changes into his business clothes, feeling all the better for the exercise. A short video from the BBC's Video Nation. (September 1994)
• Exercise and disability. People living with disability talk about how they exercise and how it improves their lives. A short video from NHS Choices. (January 2008)
• Exercising for new mums. Busy mums talk about how they fit exercise into life with a newborn baby and experts explain what's safe and what's not after you've given birth. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Exercising with kids. Children need 60 minutes of physical exercise a day. Show them it's important and fun, and make it part of daily life. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Moving to music over 60. Moving to music is beneficial to both physical and mental health. It is an especially good way of staying fit and well for the over 60s. Arlene Phillips helps to explain why. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Staying active over 60. As we get older exercise is incredibly important to our overall health. Active older people talk about how physical activity has enhanced their lives and experts give their advice. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Summer into winter. Many people find exercise and healthy eating easier in the summer. See how to keep your motivation up when it's cold and grey outside. Short video from NHS Choices. (January 2008)
• Walking with Sir Muir Gray. Walking is the single most effective exercise for our health but many of us can't find the time to do it. Professor Sir Muir Gray offers practical advice on how to fit it into our daily lives. Short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)

Post Natal Illness

• Postnatal depression. Mums who have had postnatal depression talk about the feelings they faced, and perinatal psychiatrist Dr Margaret Oates explains how it can be treated quickly with the right help. A short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)

Pregnancy

• Antenatal classes. Why antenatal classes are important, what to do on labour day, and more. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Antenatal screening. Antenatal screening helps you manage your pregnancy better and lets you know how your baby is progressing. Two mums talk about what screening involves. A short video from NHS Choices. (January 2008)
• Exercising for new mums. Busy mums talk about how they fit exercise into life with a newborn baby and experts explain what's safe and what's not after you've given birth. Short video from NHS Choices. (October 2007)
• Experiences of antenatal screening. Audio and video interviews of a number of people who present their experiences of antenatal screening tests and of the various issues that affected them with these tests. From the DIPEx website.
• Experiences of pregnancy. Audio and video interviews of a number of women who present their experiences of pregnancy and of the various issues that affected them whilst they were pregnant. From the DIPEx website.
• Making decisions about birth after caesarean. Audio and video interviews of a number of women who present their experiences of of caesarean birth and about deciding how to give birth to their next child. From the DIPEx website. Short patient video
• Screening for sickle cell and beta thalassaemia. Audio and video interviews of a number of people who present their experiences of antenatal and newborn screening for sickle cell, beta thalassaemia and other haemoglobin variants. From the DIPEx website.

Prostate Cancer

• Experiences of prostate cancer. Audio and video interviews of a number of people who present their experiences of prostate cancer and of the various issues that affected them with this condition. From the DIPEx website.
• Prostate cancer. Dr Chris Parker talks about who's most at risk of prostate cancer, the questions to ask if you're diagnosed, and the treatment options. A short video from NHS Choices. (November 2007)
• Prostate cancer: real story. Ian Liston was diagnosed with prostate cancer five years ago. He talks about his treatment and recovery. A short video from NHS Choices. (February 2008)