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Falls are not an inevitable part of ageing. Simple changes to your lifestyle and living environment can significantly reduce the risk of you falling.

This page gives you information about vaginal hysterectomy and pelvic floor repair, including information about the benefits and risks of the procedure.

This page gives you information about how to manage or support bladder and bowel care needs of a person with dementia. Dementia is a term used to describe a range of increasing neurological disorders (conditions affecting the brain). This could be a problem or difficulty with the person’s memory, thinking, concentration and other functions of the brain which may affect their daily functions such as toileting.

This page gives you information about using an ambulatory pump to receive chemotherapy treatment at home.

We are pleased to announce the official opening of our brand-new modular MRI unit at GRH

by Kate Tredgett

Putting you in control of your follow-up care This page provides you with information about Patient Initiated Follow-Up appointments or PIFU for short, at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It explains what PIFU appointments are and how they work.

You have been referred this page because your child has been diagnosed with a pulled elbow. This type of injury may also be called a radial head subluxation, nursemaid’s elbow or annular ligament displacement.

Gloucestershire Royal's A&E provides 24 hour emergency care, including 999 ambulances, GP referrals, children's emergencies, minor injuries and illnesses, and maternity care.

This page gives you information on care following your therapeutic gastroscopy including banding of varices/endoscopic dilatation.

Following your thyroid surgery, you have been referred to the Gloucestershire Oncology Centre for Radioactive Iodine (RAI) therapy. This page gives you information about the preparation, treatment and aftercare.

This page will cover the frequently asked questions for Radiotherapy

This page provides important information for copying with dying.

This page gives you information about what to expect following your parotidectomy.

Your treatment starts as soon as you come into the emergency department (ED). On arrival, you will see a specialist emergency clinician called a triage nurse who will assess how serious your condition is. This allows patients with life-threatening problems to be seen first.

On this page, you'll find a list of medical terms designed to help patients better understand their condition and treatment.

by Dr Marcin Pachucki

The joint at the base of the thumb, between the metacarpal and trapezium bones (1st carpo-metacarpal joint), becomes arthritic as people age.

This is a procedure 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