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By Dr Hina Iftikhar, Dr Seema Alaee, Dr Jessica Bennett, Dr Rachel Kaminski, Dr David Windsor, Dr Charlie Sharp
by Jim Moriarty
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.
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.
AFP is a possible marker of:-
by Michelle Sterry, Kate Adamson, Trine Jorgensen, Jo Daubeney
This page aims to provide you with information following your ankle injury. You have a soft tissue injury which usually causes pain, swelling, bruising and some restriction of movement.
Thanks to donations to Focus and investment from the Trust, work has begun on a new PACE research trial at the Gloucestershire Oncology Centre.
Healthcare Science Week is celebrated from 8 -17 March 2024, which is an an opportunity to promote the amazing work of healthcare scientists and highlight the difference they make to patients’ lives
CA125 is the most widely used tumour marker for epithelial ovarian cancer.
You have been referred this page because you have Type 1 Diabetes. If you are ill you will need to test your blood for ketones and follow the sick day rules. This page gives you information about testing for ketones, when and how to test for them and sick day rule guidance.
This page provides information about pioglitazone medication and its use, including side effects. It has been suggested that you try pioglitazone because it is considered an important part of the treatment for many types of hair and scalp disorders including lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia.
by Louise de Lloyd
I'm a registered nurse from Kerala, India. I came to the UK in 2004 and I'm now settled in Gloucester with my family. I chose nursing as my career path because I have always enjoyed helping people
This page gives you information about having a CT colonoscopy, how the test is done, the risks involved and what to expect. A CT colonoscopy is also known as a virtual colonoscopy.
On 20 January 2026, Mike Meszaros was given an 18-month suspended prison sentence and an indefinite restraining order after pleading guilty to charges of stalking NHS and care staff.
Gloucestershire Managed Services have announced the appointment of a new Chair, Kaye Law-Fox.
Although pressures have eased slightly in the last two days, our hospitals remain extremely busy
Dr John Smallwood, Dr Charlotte Dobson, Dr Oliva Murphy