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Friday 5 May 2023 is International Day of The Midwife when we celebrate our midwives and everything they do for our community
Staff at Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital are marking its Staff Advice and Support Hub’s first birthday today (Thursday 14 May) with a rainbow-themed day.
This page provides information on the Spiritual Care for patients, families, carers and staff.
Joint statement from One Gloucestershire NHS partners – NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
This page gives you information about having a Mannitol Challenge Test (Osmohale®), including the preparation needed.
Wrist trauma includes injuries to the bones, ligaments or soft tissues of the wrist, often due to falls or impact, leading to pain, swelling and limited motion
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 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.
In addition to fractures, certain paediatric conditions may require the support of our Plaster Room services.
This page contains useful advice for the carer(s) of a person who has had a head injury. The person who suffered the head injury may not be aware when things are not quite right. For this reason, we recommend that the leaflet attached below is given to someone who will be with the injured person for the next couple of days. Although well enough to leave hospital, it is possible that they may develop new symptoms which need either observing or seeking urgent medical help.
by Michelle Sterry, Kate Adamson, Trine Jorgensen, Jo Daubeney
This page gives you information about Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) and aims to give you a better understanding of the condition.
Recent research suggests that psoriasis is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is a condition which affects the blood vessels or heart. Patients with cardiovascular disease are more at risk of heart attacks and strokes. This page will give you information about how to manage that risk.
Our Focus Support and Information Centre is situated in the heart of the Oncology Centre in the outpatient waiting area of Cheltenham General Hospital.
We are bringing comfort, connection and escape to patients through the power of virtual reality (VR).
Volar plate injuries can impact on the overall stability of the knuckle joint. The volar plate and collateral ligaments are injured when a force is applied to the finger that bends it backwards (hyper-extension) or to the side.
As the largest provider of children’s services in Gloucestershire, we aim to provide all children and young people with safe, effective and reliable care.
Dr Saha was appointed as a consultant cardiologist at GHNHSFT in 2010, having qualified from Trinity College Cambridge University, and Barts and the London Hospitals in 1997.
