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The NHS defines unassisted birth (sometimes called freebirth) as giving birth without a registered healthcare professional present.
After you’ve looked after those closest to you, you can help transform the lives of future patients
This page provides information about what to expect when having injection treatment for piles.
This page gives you information about what to expect in the Dental Assessment Clinic before and after having your radiotherapy treatment to the head and neck area. It also explains why it is important to have a dental assessment and why you may need treatment in your mouth in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department.
Wrist conditions involve disorders of the bones, joints, tendons, or nerves in the wrist, commonly causing pain, stiffness, or impaired movement
Organ and tissue donation is when you decide to give an organ or tissue to save or transform the life of someone else. You can donate some organs and tissue while you are alive, and this is called living organ and tissue donation. However, most organ and tissue donations come from people who have died.
As with most tumour markers there is a high incidence of false positive and false negative results; HCG is most appropriately used in monitoring disease progression or effectiveness of treatment once diagnosis of the tumour has been made and serum concentrations have been shown to be high prior to treatment.
The medical team in the RAPU will ensure that you are assessed, investigated, diagnosed and treated on the same day. This will allow you to return home without the need for hospital admission. In some cases, you may be asked to return for a followup appointment at RAPU or with your consultant in clinic.
This summary provides the latest update on Maternity Services provision in Gloucestershire following a recent review
Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter species are defined as strains showing resistance to quinolones, cephalosporins, gentamicin, co-amoxiclav and piperacillin/tazobactam. They may also be resistant to carbapenems and colistin.
Mr Sanjay Kumar is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who specialises in adult foot and ankle surgery, and adolescent and children orthopaedics. He is also the clinical governance lead for trauma and orthopaedics.
Mr Hayman treats a variety of conditions including:
Chemical Pathology
The NHS in Gloucestershire is urging people to keep healthy over the Easter break by planning in advance, taking some simple steps and thinking twice before heading to A&E or calling 999 when it’s not an emergency.
During your treatment, you will meet a wide variety of practitioners as part of your multi-disciplinary team
This page gives you important information about the day case Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube procedure. It is essential that you read this page if you are having a PEG tube inserted, replaced or removed.
Taking place on 11th May 2025, the Great Bristol Run provides an amazing opportunity to take in the beautiful views and history of Bristol.