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This page will give you information about having hernia surgery. It also answers some of the commonly asked questions and outlines some of the risks and possible complications linked with hernia surgery.

This page gives you helpful guidance to make sure that any item of patient information you are working on is evidence based, and written in keeping with Plain English standards and those of the Trust.

This page gives you information about appendicitis, including the risks and benefits of having the appendix removed.

This page explains what a midwifery-led birth unit is and the options available to you in Gloucestershire. If you have no major medical conditions and have a straightforward pregnancy, the National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) recommend that the safest and best place for you to have your baby is in a midwifery led birth unit. For more information follow the link at the end of this page.

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This page gives you information about collecting a sample for a cytology urine test.

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Beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (BHCG) levels are used in the management of patients with suspected ectopic pregnancy or pregnancy of unknown location (PUL).

Cancer antigen 15.3 (CA 15-3) should only be used to determine response to therapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer or for the early detection of recurrence in patients with previously treated stage II and stage III breast cancer. Requests should therefore only be made as advised by the specialist secondary care team.

This page gives you information about the dietitian led lipid group information session for people who need help to lower their blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

All of us suffer pain at some time in our lives but our experiences of pain are very individual. Here at the Gloucestershire and Herefordshire Pain Management Service we try to tailor your treatment to your experience of pain. We want to support you to live as well as you possibly can.

Coping with a diagnosis of secondary breast cancer can be overwhelming, but support is available.

This page gives you information about the oesophageal stent procedure. It is important that you read this page before your appointment so that you understand what will happen during the procedure and the preparation involved.

This page gives you information about radical trachelectomy, a treatment for early-stage cervical cancer. This treatment is suitable for women who have very early invasive cervical cancer who would like to preserve their fertility; only a few cancer centres can offer this procedure.

Hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) is a very common inherited disorder of iron metabolism, characterised by inappropriately high absorption of iron, leading to excessive storage in the liver, skin, pancreas, heart, joints and testes.

As we come to the end of 2020, we would like to personally thank each and every one of you for your outstanding dedication, in what has been one of the most difficult years we have ever experienced as an NHS trust.

Our hospitals are extremely busy at present and we are strongly urging people to only call 999 or visit the two Emergency Departments if it’s a life-threatening situation or a serious injury

Some babies cry and seem unsettled around the time of a feed

Cinapsis is a secure online communication tool, supported with telephone conversation to link community health care providers with hospital specialists to receive timely support and advice to prioritise patient centred care.