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This page gives you information about your right to refuse a transfusion of blood or blood products as part of your treatment.

This page gives you information about having a urinary flow rate test followed by an ultrasound bladder scan.

This page gives you information about induction of labour. It also includes the benefits, risks and alternatives and the process as a whole.

Here you will find out what happens on the day of your treatment, any ongoing treatment and the support our hospitals can provide.

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.

Across Gloucestershire all NHS and care partners are working more closely than ever before to support patients and local communities through what we already know will be a very difficult winter.

Leg ulceration is a common problem affecting about 1 to 2% of people in the United Kingdom. Venous leg ulcers can appear suddenly or as a result of an injury to the leg. They are defined as an ulcer if they do not heal within 2 weeks.

This page gives you information about tests used to help identify problems at the back of the eye.

Transforming our hospitals to make them fit for the future

There are lots of practical things you can do to help during labour, although none as important as just being there.

This page will help you to understand more about your surgery. It will also give you tips on how you can help your recovery after your back operation. Irritation or pressure (compression) of one or more of the nerves in your back causes pain in your back or legs. You may need to have surgery if the pain is not easing. Before the decision is made to have surgery, you may have several tests such as an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan, a CT (Computerised Tomography) scan or X-rays. This is for your doctor to be sure of the diagnosis and to see at which level in the back the nerve is being compressed.

An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan has been booked for you. This page gives you information about the MRI, the risks and what will happen during the scan.

This page contains information about My Medical Record, the PSA Tracker and how it will be used to provide remote monitoring of prostate cancer after treatment.

This page gives you information about having lithotripsy treatment for kidney stones.

The histology department is based on the Cheltenham General Hospital site.

If you, or someone you care for, has dementia, delirium or other difficulties with communication, being in a new environment or meeting unfamiliar people can feel upsetting or confusing.

This page provides answers to some questions that you may have about the Neonatal and Maternal Mortality (Perinatal) Reviews published in September 2025

As part of the Trust’s commitment to transparency and in line with NHS England guidance on Managing Conflicts of Interest, all staff identified as decision-making are required to complete a Declaration of Interests form.

CA125 is the most widely used tumour marker for epithelial ovarian cancer.

Your kidney mass has been surgically removed and analysed by our pathology department. It has been confirmed as a renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer).