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Changes to Cheltenham A&E during BMA Industrial Action 17 - 22 December
A general anaesthetic will mean your child will be asleep when they have their treatment.
A mallet injury refers to a tear in the tendon that straightens the end joint of your finger. This can be a simple tear of the tendon from the bone (soft tissue mallet), or a piece of bone can come off with the tear (bony mallet).
Hysteroscopy is a procedure to look at the inside of the uterus (womb) using a small telescope (hysteroscope). This page will answer some of the questions you may have and help to reduce some of your concerns about attending for this procedure.
This page gives you information about your planned exercise stress echocardiogram.
Cervical cancer is cancer that's found anywhere in the cervix, which is the opening between the vagina and the womb.
Injuries to the hand are very common and they can be as a result of many different activities. A fracture is a break in the bone and can occur in any bone of the hand.
This page gives you information about using dilators, following a course of external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy (where radiotherapy is given internally). We also wish to support your sexual well-being after your treatment.
You have been advised to have an Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection ( It is important that you read this information before your appointment so that you understand this procedure and the preparation involved.
This page gives you information about syncope (sin-co-pee) and some ideas which may help you to manage the condition.
This page gives you information about the procedure known as an anterior resection. It explains what the procedure involves and also some of the common complications related with it.
Feeding is so much more than just provision of nutrients, it will help build relationship with your baby and help you learn their communication cues.
The information in this page will help you understand why you have been offered an injection into a joint or the soft tissue surrounding a joint and what to expect when the injection is given. The page also answers some of the commonly asked questions.
This page gives you information about your child’s rheumatology blood tests and details of how to access a video to watch with your child.
A minor skin procedure has been arranged for you. This page gives you information about what to expect during and after the procedure.
Microbiology
Serum - paired samples not required
Clotted sample (5ml Gold-top SST tube or 3.5ml Rust-top gel tube) or EDTA sample
You have been told that you are colonised with, or have an infection with a multi-drug resistant organism. The information on this page answers some of the commonly asked questions about this condition.