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This page gives you information about the general anaesthetic and/or sedation you will have before your operation.

Experience of Care Week takes place between 27 April – 1 May 2026, and this year’s theme - Building the Foundations of Experience - highlights how every interaction, in every role, shapes the experience of care for patients, families and colleagues.

You have been advised to have a gastroscopy and colonoscopy (also known as an endoscopy) to help investigate the cause of your symptoms. It is important that you read this information before your appointment so that you understand what will happen during these procedures and the preparation needed.

This page gives you information about the medication pregabalin which you have been prescribed to reduce the pain of vulvodynia. Vulvodynia is pain in the vulva (area around the outside of the vagina) that lasts at least 3 months but does not have a specific cause.

This page gives you information about having an apicectomy and answers many of the commonly asked questions. If you have any further questions or would like a further explanation, please contact the Oral and Maxillofacial department using the contact information at the end of this page.

This page gives you information about immunotherapy treatment for bladder cancer, including its risks, benefits and alternative treatments.

This will provide you with information about Patient Initiated Follow-Up appointments (PIFU), at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It explains what PIFU appointments are and how they work.

We are introducing blood pressure self-monitoring for those of you who would benefit, as agreed by your consultant. The information in this page will help guide you through how to check your own blood pressure.

A cataract is a clouding in the lens of the eye. The lens is normally clear and sits behind the iris (which is the coloured part of the eye) and the pupil (the dark centre of the eye).

PTH can be assayed during a parathyroidectomy on an urgent basis (i.e. intra-operative PTH levels) however this must be booked with the laboratory at least a week in advance. Please contact the duty biochemist for further details if access to this service is required.

This page gives you information about the medication gabapentin which you have been prescribed to reduce the pain of vulvodynia. Vulvodynia is pain in the vulva (area around the outside of the vagina) that lasts at least 3 months and does not have a specific cause.

This page is for patients about to have a Trans Urethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP). Over 45,000 TURP operations are carried out each year in the United Kingdom, 350 of these are performed at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This surgery is carried out at Cheltenham General Hospital. Other operations for enlargement of the prostate are available.

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.

Thank you for your interest in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity Lottery (“the Lottery”). These terms and conditions (“Terms”) set out the important information and rules relating to all Users.

This page explains how to administer your medication (enema) which is important for your procedure.

This page gives you information about pneumonia and the follow up care after you have been discharged from hospital.

This page provides important information for copying with dying.

This page gives you information on how to use the eye drops you have been prescribed. Different ways of using your eye drops are explained step by step. A useful chart to note down your doses is also provided within the PDF attached, below.

The Haematinics section of the Haematology laboratory at Cheltenham General Hospital processes Serum Vitamin B12, Folate, Ferritin and Intrinsic Factor antibody assays with the aid of two Beckman-Coulter Access2 Immunoassay analyers.