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This page provides information for parents whose baby has been found to have a tongue-tie which may be causing feeding issues and could benefit from having a minor procedure called ‘frenulotomy’.
A carpal boss is a bony lump which appears on the back of the hand at the junction between the wrist and the hand, known as the carpo-metacarpal joint. It is common and completely harmless.
This page gives you information about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) and aims to give you a better understanding of the condition.
This page gives you information about having a tooth removed and answers many of the commonly asked questions.
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 ENTONOX® as pain relief during lower end endoscopic procedures.
Thanks to your donations, the charity has funded a new role within the Oncology Outpatients - a frailty occupational therapist to provide patients living with frailty additional personalised support, treatment and care.
Lansdown Suite specialises in treating gynaecology patients and is located on the ground floor of Centre Block at Cheltenham General Hospital.
You have been referred this page because you are going to have an outpatient hysteroscopy procedure. During this procedure, if a polyp is seen within your womb, we will go ahead and remove it. This procedure is called endometrial polypectomy and by doing this at the same time as the hysteroscopy you will avoid the need for another appointment. This page explains the treatment, your visit to the hospital and gives you advice about what to expect after the procedure.
This page gives information to patients having a peripheral intravenous (IV) cannula tube inserted into a vein. This is usually into the back of your hand or your arm (see Figure 1 and 2).
In addition to fractures, certain paediatric conditions may require the support of our Plaster Room services.
Deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase, results in Fabry's disease, an X-linked, recessive, lysosomal storage disease, also known as Anderson-Fabry disease.
This page gives you information about the operation for a blocked tear duct called Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) including what to expect and the possible complications.
Trace element analysis including selenium (Se) is not routinely indicated in the healthy population. Selenium levels are requested whenever a deficiency or toxicity is suspected due to the medical history or clinical signs and symptoms.
This page provides Fever advice for children and young people
No specific preparation required
This page provides information about how to help care for your child following a burn.
This procedure is designed to straighten the finger, and is something that people usually opt to do because of restriction in the function of the hand as a result of Dupuytren’s disease.
Oakley is a Urology nurse practitioner clinic, located in West Block at Cheltenham General Hospital