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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.
For many of us the festive period is a time to be with family and friends, to relax and to have some well-deserved rest but for others it will be time spent at work
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has today (Monday 27 September) unveiled a new piece of specially commissioned floor-to-ceiling artwork in its A&E department as part of a focus on improving the experience of patients in mental health crisis.
You have been advised to have a trans-nasal endoscopy to help us to investigate the cause of your symptoms. This page contains information about having a trans-nasal endoscopy through the nose.
Serum - paired samples not normally required
This page gives you information about spiking, how it can affect you and what you should do if you think you have been spiked.
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New Hub supports staff through the pressures of work and modern life
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You have been advised to have a gastroscopy, which you may also have heard being called an endoscopy or OGD (meaning an oesophageal-gastro-duodenoscopy). A diagnostic gastroscopy will help us to investigate the cause of your symptoms.
This page gives you information about the hormone coil recommended by your doctor.
We're seeking nominations for people to serve as Governors to represent the views and interests of Trust members and the local community
This page will give you general information about having a barium meal or barium follow through X-ray and answer some of the commonly asked questions.
This page gives you information about a procedure known as Evacuation of Retained Products of Conception (ERPC). It answers some of the commonly asked questions about this procedure.
This page gives advice about having a brother or sister in the Neonatal Unit (NNU)
Providing timely and appropriate care in the most suitable setting is essential for stroke patients’ long-term recovery.
This page provides you with basic information about vaginal vault prolapse and how it is repaired with a procedure called pelvic floor repair and sacrospinous fixation. Sacrospinous fixation is a vaginal procedure performed for women who have developed vaginal vault prolapse after a hysterectomy.
This page provides information for patients being offered trabeculectomy for the treatment of glaucoma.
You have chosen to have a Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) catheter as a form of dialysis to help to get rid of excess water and waste from your body as your kidneys are no longer working well.