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Microbiology
Over 75% of apprentices at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust go on to find permanent work there, according to the latest figures.
Our Haematology Cancer Service provides expert care for patients diagnosed with blood cancers.
Chemical Pathology
This page gives you information about circumcision, which is an operation to correct a problem with your child’s foreskin, such as the foreskin being tight or scarred. Other procedures that can correct problems with your child’s foreskin include preputioplasty, frenuloplasty and retraction of adhesions. This will have been discussed with you during your child’s outpatient’s appointment.
This page gives you information about the hormone coil recommended by your doctor.
After-dribble means the loss of a few drops of urine. This is usually after leaving the toilet. The medical term for this condition is post micturition dribbling (PMD). This page gives you information about PMD and how to manage the condition. Few men admit to having this problem but a great many suffer and are embarrassed by it. PMD affects men of all ages. It usually happens just as the penis is being replaced and garments rearranged - then the trousers get wet and stained.
Find out how our pain management service can help you live well with pain.
This page gives you information about miscarriage. Miscarriage can be a distressing experience, not only because you feel the deep emotional sadness of losing a baby, but also the changes that your body will go through may affect the way that you are feeling. We would like to offer our condolences to you and will try to help by answering any questions you have.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has invested in new technology to improve both the safety of midwives and the environment.
By Dr Hina Iftikhar, Dr Seema Alaee, Dr Jessica Bennett, Dr Rachel Kaminski, Dr David Windsor, Dr Charlie Sharp
A joint NHS community project in Gloucestershire to tackle health inequalities has been shortlisted for a national award.
1ml, 2ml or 4ml EDTA sample
Our Resuscitation (Resus) Department are holding a CPR-a-thon on 16 October in aid of Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity.
Our hospitals thrive and excel on the dedication and commitment of our staff. This has been seen time and again during the pandemic and the continued sustained pressure in our Emergency Departments (EDs).
It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below.
The enzyme pancreatic elastase-1 (E1) is secreted by the acinar cells of the pancreas and acts to break down collagen. This enzyme is not degraded on transit through the gut so acts as a good marker of pancreatic exocrine function when measured in faecal samples.
This page answers the commonly asked questions that parents have about their child’s angiography procedure.
Find out how to get in touch with our laboratories during and outside of normal, working hours.
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.