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BMA Resident Doctors’ Industrial action – 7 April to 13 April and temporary changes to Cheltenham A&E
by Dr Nesem Al-Ali
This pagegives you information about doxycycline and its use, including side effects. It has been suggested that you take doxycycline because it is considered an important part of the treatment for many types of hair and scalp disorders including Lichen planopilaris and Follicultius decalvans.
If you, or someone you care for, has dementia, delirium or other difficulties with communication, being in a new environment or meeting unfamiliar people can feel upsetting or confusing.
Feeding is so much more than just provision of nutrients, it will help build a relationship and bond with your baby. This page aims to explain the feeding journey your baby might have when they go home from the neonatal unit.
This page is for adults aged 18 to 65 years old who have been prescribed Acarizx® to treat House Dust Mite (HDM) allergy. It explains how the treatment works, how to take it safely, possible side effects and when to get help. It supports the advice from your allergy team. Ensure you have also read the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) that is inside your medication pack.
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.
Information for parents Your child has been started on a medicine called methotrexate (meth-oh-trex-ate). This page gives you information about the medicine, the precautions you need to take and the possible side effects.
A guide for patients self-administering. This page will help you to safely give yourself your treatment by subcutaneous injection. Subcutaneous means giving the injection into the fatty tissue layer just under the skin. Self-administration will allow you to have greater freedom and take control of your treatment.
This page gives you information about intermittent claudication, the causes and treatments that may help to reduce the risk.
I'm an overseas qualified nurse from Nigeria, and came to the UK in 2020. I practiced on Ward 6b (Elderly care) at GRH as a staff nurse and recently started a new role as a Clinical Nurse Educator on 6B and the Frailty Assessment Unit. I am very passionate about supporting people to bring out the best in them, harnessing their potential and providing peer support.
Septic arthritis is an infection of a joint where the joint often becomes hot, red and swollen and it is uncomfortable to move it.
This page gives you information about the medication nortriptyline 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.
Two-year-old Connie Billingham never met her grandma Gill, but she will be joining her Mum to walk in her memory at a special charity event later this year.
All of us suffer pain at some time in our lives but our experiences of pain are very individual. Here at the Gloucestershire and Herefordshire Pain Management Service we try to tailor your treatment to your experience of pain. We want to support you to live as well as you possibly can.
GreenHand is our innovative one-stop treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This page has been written to give you more information about the free Squeezy Connect muscle exercise app which connects patients and clinicians through the Living with Pelvic Health platform. It explains how to find and download the app, as well as how to set it up correctly so that you get the best out of it.
This page gives you information about your Woodcast® splint, how to care for it and what to do if you have any problems.
Prostate cancer affects the prostate gland under the bladder and usually happens to men over 50 years old. There are different treatments and it can often be cured if diagnosed early.
You have been referred this page as you are undergoing surgery on your throat (pharynx). You will be provided with a separate leaflet titled “Pharyngectomy”. If you have not been given one, please ask a member of staff. Due to the nature of this surgery, we expect you to have a sore throat during your recovery. You have been referred this page because you have been prescribed a pain medication called pregabalin.
This page gives you information about minoxidil and its use, including the possible side effects.