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This page has been written to help you have a better understanding of the treatment you require because your hip bone has broken. In hospital we describe a broken bone as a fracture.
Thanks to a kind donation, a new charity role is helping to deliver new and innovative research trials for local stroke patients.
I chose nursing as my career because I have always enjoyed helping people to have the best quality of life. My passion also is about providing exceptional care to the vulnerable to support their recovery and nursing allows me to achieve this holistically .
Help us build a bigger, brighter home for cancer care - for you, your loved ones, your community.
We're proud to announce the release of our annual review, Proud to Care, covering the period from April 2024 to March 2025
Thanks to a grant from Innovate UK, a new arts installation aimed to help local patients at Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals as part of a research project looking at how immersive technologies might be used in clinical settings in the future.
The Liver Specialist Team plays a vital role in the NHS, delivering comprehensive care to patients with liver diseases, and providing medical and emotional support throughout the treatment process. Since Debbie Durrant was appointed as the Trust’s first Liver Specialist Nurse in 2009, demand for the service has increased and we now have four specialist nurses at Gloucestershire Hospitals who manage a caseload of around 900 patients.
Thanks to your support, a new research role has been funded to help support patients recovering from weight loss surgery.
Cryotherapy is a treatment for benign and precancerous skin lesions. Liquid nitrogen (-196°C) is sprayed from a canister onto your lesion(s) for a few seconds. This will sting briefly.
Our Chief Executive has been named one of the top 50 CEOs in the NHS in The Health Service Journal.
This page gives you information about what to expect following your glossectomy.
This page explains how to administer your medication (enema) which is important for your procedure.
This page provides information for renal patients and answers some of the commonly asked questions about having a temporary dialysis catheter. It also explains the benefits and risks of the procedure.
by Becky Townsley, Trine Jorgensen & Frances Walker
Urethral bulking is designed to treat stress urinary incontinence and has been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). This page gives you information about the procedure, the risks and possible complications.
This page gives you information about faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), including the benefits, risks and what to expect.
This page gives you information about the operation known as Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEMs). It explains what the operation involves and some of the common complications associated with it.
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.
Flexor tendons are the elastic cord like structures which arise from the muscles in the forearm, running into the hand and attached to the bones of the fingers.
The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and Cheltenham MP, Alex Chalk, paid a special visit to Cheltenham General Hospital yesterday (Thursday 14 March) to see our new £17.2m dedicated surgical unit and two theatres.