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This month's Board Meeting took place on the 20 May 2016, chaired by Professor Clair Chilvers in the Board Room, 1 College Lawn, Cheltenham.

This month's Board Meeting took place on the 30 September 2016, chaired by Professor Clair Chilvers in the Gallery Room, Gloucestershire Hospital.

This month's Board Meeting took place on the 24 February 2017, chaired by Peter Lachecki in the Lecture Hall, Redwood Education Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

This month's Board Meeting took place on the 12 April 2017, chaired by Peter Lachecki in the Lecture Hall, Sandford Education Centre, Keynsham Road, Cheltenham.

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.

Head and neck cancers can affect areas such as the mouth, throat, voice box, nose, and salivary glands.

You have been referred to the Nuclear Medicine Department for radium-223 therapy. This is a type of intravenous radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer that has spread to your bones. Radium-223 is an effective treatment for the relief of bone pain. Studies have shown that there might also be an increase in life expectancy. The information on this page describes the treatment, possible side-effects and the radiation protection advice that you will need to follow throughout the course of your treatment. If you have any questions, please contact the Nuclear Medicine Department. The contact details are at the end of this page.

Dr Raina received his undergraduate medical training in India. He moved to the UK in 1999 to undergo his postgraduate medical training.

This page has been produced for patients diagnosed with anal cancer. It aims to help you understand the patient pathway and make you aware of the various treatment options that might be available to you.

(First trimester screening) 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.

It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below.

You have been told you are likely to have uric acid stones, these are the only stones which may be dissolved by changing the pH of urine.

Peter Lachecki has announced that he will stand down from his role as Chair of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of April 2022.

A vital cancer support service for people living with the late effects of radiotherapy has been secured for the future across the South West.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the National Maternity Survey for 2021. The survey results reveal the responses from women who had given birth during February 2021, during the third national lockdown.

This page gives you information about MSSA (Meticillin-sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus) and its treatment.

This page provides information for patients who have an open wound (not closed with stitches) that needs debriding (removal of unwanted tissue) to allow it to heal. Larval therapy and bio surgical debridement are 2 other terms that we use to describe the debriding of wounds using sterile larvae (maggots). Larval therapy is a reliable and recognised practice to assist debridement in a wound.

This page gives you information about Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and its treatment.

The change to (Sensitive - increased dose required) recognises that for certain bug / drug combinations an increased dose of an antibiotic should be given to assure the organisms are exposed to adequate concentrations of the antibiotic at the site of infection.