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Gloucestershire Royal's A&E provides 24 hour emergency care, including 999 ambulances, GP referrals, children's emergencies, minor injuries and illnesses, and maternity care.
This page gives you information about minoxidil and its use, including the possible side effects.
This page gives you information about using an ambulatory pump to receive chemotherapy treatment at home.
The pavlik harness is designed to gently position your baby’s hips to help them to develop normally.
You have had an endometrial biopsy and/or a hysteroscopy performed. The results of the hysteroscopy have been discussed with you today. This page will give you information about what to expect after having a hysteroscopy and when to expect the results from an endometrial biopsy.
Advice for patients, carers and visitors
This page gives you information on care following your gastroscopy.
This page gives you information about the surgical management of miscarriage and answers the commonly asked questions about this operation.
This page gives you information about scleral contact lenses, including how to insert the lenses and the care and cleaning needed.
Miscarriage can have a major emotional effect on individuals, couples and their families. Feelings of loss, grief or a sense of failure can sadly be common. When miscarriage happens 3 or more times, it is called recurrent miscarriage or recurrent pregnancy loss. This affects around 1 in every 100 couples. We are sorry that you have experienced recurrent pregnancy loss and hope that this page will give you some information and signpost you to further support to help during difficult times.
This page gives you information about having a Computed Tomography (CT) guided lung/pleural biopsy. It explains how the procedure is carried out and some of the possible complications.
Information about breastfeeding in the first few hours and days, including your baby’s feeding cues
This page gives you information about your oesophageal manometry test. Any questions that you may have will be answered by a member of the clinic staff. Your appointment is at the Gastrointestinal (GI) Laboratory located in the GI/Lung Function Department at Cheltenham General Hospital. You should report to the receptionist in the Lung Function Department on arrival.
Cancer Support Workers are part of your hospital team. We help people with cancer feel safe, listened to, and supported.
The information on this page explains what non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is and when it might be used. It may also answer some of the questions that you may have about NIV. This page is not meant to replace the consultation between you and your medical team but may help you to understand more about what is discussed. Please do not hesitate to speak to the doctor, nurse or physiotherapist if you have any further questions.
An ultrasound scan is a test that uses high frequency sound waves to build a picture of your baby in the womb. Ultrasound scans are very safe and can be carried out at any stage of pregnancy.
The information on this page is a guide for patients and carers about vitrectomy surgery.
Your oncologist has recommended that you have a course of radiotherapy. This page gives you information about the radiotherapy and what will happen during treatment. Please be aware that radiotherapy centres are training centres for doctors, nurses and radiographers. Students may be present in the department but they are supervised at all times. If you would prefer not to have students present during your treatment, please let a member of staff know. You may find it useful to write down some questions before you start your treatment.
High Performance Liquid Chromatography to distinguish normal and abnormal Haemoglobins. Tests include:
During your examination today the doctor or nurse specialist took a small biopsy (a tiny piece of tissue) about the size of a grain of rice from your cervix (neck of the womb). This will be looked at more closely in the laboratory to help us to diagnose abnormal cells and support and manage your care.