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The Thirlestaine Breast Centre in Cheltenham provides compassionate care to patients who have been referred for breast screening, tests or surgery.

As of this morning (Tuesday 14 May), if you’re over the age of 18 you will be able to view your appointment letters and details in our brand new Patient Portal.

The Discharge Lounge has been developed to provide a relaxed, comfortable and safe environment for patients awaiting discharge home or to another care setting.

My mother did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross and I grew up admiring what she was doing. This inspired me from a young age to want to help sick and injured people.

You have been offered a treatment to your oesophagus (gullet) called Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA). This page contains information about the treatment and will hopefully answer any questions that you may have. It is important that you read this information so that you understand why you have been recommended for this treatment and what it involves.

PTH can be assayed during a parathyroidectomy on an urgent basis (i.e. intra-operative PTH levels) however this must be booked with the laboratory at least a week in advance. Please contact the duty biochemist for further details if access to this service is required.

This page gives information for a person living with dementia and their carer about what to expect when visiting an Outpatient Department (OPD) at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This page will also give you information about services within Gloucestershire to support you and the person you care for living with dementia.

This page aims to help guide you through your recovery from gynaecological surgery.

Your doctor has prescribed a blood thinning medication for you to take called heparin. This medication is developed from the lining of the small intestine of pigs. This page gives you information about the medication and the Muslim and Jewish teachings relevant to its use. Individuals following a vegan lifestyle or avoiding pigbased products for any other reason may also find this information useful.

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This page gives you information about the medication duloxetine which you have been prescribed to reduce the pain of vulvodynia. Vulvodynia is pain in the vulva (area around the outside of the vagina) that lasts at least 3 months but does not have a specific cause.

This page provides you with advice about caring for your injured elbow. The most common type of bony injury to an elbow is known as a radial fracture. The radius is one of the long bones in your forearm. It is usually broken when you fall on an outstretched arm.

A perilunate dislocation is a severe injury to the ligaments of the wrist which results in dislocation of the wrist around the lunate bone.

This page has been written by the Insulin Pump Therapy Team to standardise the information given to patients about Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) pump therapy in Gloucestershire. We advise that you and/or your family read the booklet PDF attached to the bottom of this page and keep it in a safe place for reference when needed.

This page gives you information about having a steroid joint injection and explains what the procedure involves.

This page gives you information about acute glaucoma, the symptoms and the treatment given.

An ERCP has been arranged to either help us find out the cause or for the management of your symptoms. This page gives you information about the ERCP procedure and the possible risks involved.