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by Dr Mark Bailey

The extensor tendons of the hand are cord like structures that allow you to straighten your fingers or thumb (digits).

by Janice Allen, Resuscitation Officer

Total calcium is measured in serum or lithium heparin plasma but can also be measured in urine, particularly when investigating the cause of a raised blood calcium level and wishing to exclude familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia or in the context of the formation of renal calculi.

The term ‘arthritis’ is used to describe a swelling in a joint. There are many different types of arthritis, and osteoarthritis is the most common.

Experience of care week is an opportunity to show the breadth of the patient experience team, the services we offer to support our patients and their carers and how we respond to their feedback.

This page provides information about how to help care for your child following a burn.

You have been referred this page because you, or someone you care about, is considering or waiting for pharyngectomy surgery. This page helps you to know what to expect before and after having a pharyngectomy.

Our Chief Executive has been named one of the top 50 CEOs in the NHS in The Health Service Journal.

by Paul Donachie

Gloucestershire Hospitals welcomes the findings of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) National Maternity survey

Staff across Gloucestershire Hospitals can now benefit from a brand-new Workplace Health Check Service. The specialist wellbeing nurse role, funded thanks to your donations, has been designed to help support physical wellbeing.

Womb cancer is cancer that affects the womb (uterus). It's most common in women who've been through menopause.

This page gives you information about the 5HIAA urine test.

This is a reference laboratory investigation – tests performed in Southmead Hospital (NBT) Microbiology Department. Antimicrobial Reference Laboratory. We recommend monitoring co-trimoxazole levels in patients with renal failure and/or high dose co-trimoxazole therapy. They can also be useful for monitoring absorption in neutropenic patients.

Lumps and bumps may present anywhere in the hand and wrist. The vast majority entirely harmless. Many of these lumps are referred to as tumours – a word which many people associate with cancer. The word itself is derived from the Latin word meaning swelling or protuberance, and the word itself does not imply any cancerous growth.

This page provides information for patients due to have a urodynamic investigation. We want you to understand the risks and benefits, how to prepare for the investigation and what to expect both during and after the test.

Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) being treated at Gloucestershire Hospitals now have the option to be treated with a new drug for the condition.