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This page gives you general discharge advice following your day surgery procedure. It is important to remember that you have had a general, local or spinal anaesthetic or sedation for your procedure. Day surgery does not mean day recovery and you must go home and rest.
Radiotherapy uses high energy X-rays to treat a wide variety of cancers. This treatment may be given alone or as well as other treatments.
This page gives you information about scleral contact lenses, including how to insert the lenses and the care and cleaning needed.
Every June, Dietitians Week celebrates the vital work of registered dietitians across the UK — the only qualified health professionals who assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional problems at both individual and wider population levels.
Find useful information about every stage of your pregnancy, including preparing for labour and birth, and going home with your baby.
Kienbock’s disease of the lunate is a condition in which the normal blood supply to the lunate bone shuts off, and the bone is left without a blood supply.
This page describes the laparoscopic (keyhole) operation to treat acid reflux and hiatus hernia. It explains the risks and benefits of surgery and the likely after effects. Dietary advice will be available from the ward before you are discharged.
This page has been written for patients who have been diagnosed with Endometrial Hyperplasia and aims to explain what causes this condition and how it can be treated.
Your doctor has advised you to have your blood pressure monitored over 24 hours. This page gives you information about what the test will involve.
This page gives you information about appendicitis, including the risks and benefits of having the appendix removed.
This page gives you information about having lithotripsy treatment for kidney stones.
It is important to drink plenty of fluid. You should drink 6 to 8 glasses of fluid every day to prevent dehydration. During warmer weather you need to drink more fluids. The information in this page will help you choose the type and amount of fluid your body needs to maintain a healthy bladder and bowel.
An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan has been booked for you. This page gives you information about the MRI, the risks and what will happen during the scan.
A better career starts here at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Make a difference and become a healthcare scientist! During Healthcare Science Week we are inviting year 11s and above to meet our teams, take a tour and take part in interactive sessions.
This page gives you information about Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) contact lenses, how to insert the lenses and the care and cleaning needed.
Doctors divide nerve injuries into three simple groups and understanding the difference between these groups can help predict whether or not surgery to the nerve is required
This page provides information for people travelling by car and bus to Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals. We know that travelling to an appointment can be stressful, so please leave extra time before your appointment. This will allow time for parking. You will need to bring change with you should you need it. Hospital maps are available on our website and these highlight the locations of the car parks.
We are committed to providing full and open information about our organisation, in full accordance with freedom of information and related legislation. This includes transparency on our governance, finances and performance.
This page gives you information about the surgery you are about to have to repair your fractured lower jaw. If you have any further questions, please ask a member of the Oral & Maxillofacial team or contact us on the telephone number at the end of this page.
