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This page answers some of the questions you may have about your humerus fracture. It also gives you advice and information about how to manage at home. The humerus is the bone in the arm between your shoulder and elbow. Your injury is a fracture to this bone, near the shoulder. There is often quite a lot of bruising and swelling of the arm over the first few weeks. This is normal and resolves by itself as the fracture heals.

You have been referred for a tunnelled line, sometimes referred to as a catheter. This page aims to answer some of the questions you may have and explains how this line is different to other cannula or lines you may have had before. Also included is information about the risks and benefits of having Tunnelled Central Venous Catherter (CVC) and what to do if you have any problems. Please contact the team who provide your care if you need any further information about anything on this page.

Non-Gynae Cytopathology

Wrist conditions involve disorders of the bones, joints, tendons, or nerves in the wrist, commonly causing pain, stiffness, or impaired movement

EDTA blood. (No patient preparation or special handling required).

In Play in Hospital Week, find out what our Play Specialists do in a typical day

This industrial action by Resident Doctors, led by the British Medical Association (BMA), will take place from Friday 14 November (7am) to Wednesday 19 November (7am)

This page gives you information about bladder urgency and how to improve bladder function with retraining and other treatment methods. Bladder urgency is having the sudden urge to hurry to pass urine, often with the fear of not getting to the toilet in time. People with bladder urgency can find that they frequently have to pass urine in the daytime and sometimes at night. Bladder control can be lost and an embarrassing leak of urine might happen. Studies have shown that bladder urgency is a common problem but, with the right assessment, treatment can work very well.

This page gives you advice and information about Prostap® or Zoladex® treatment for non-cancerous gynaecological conditions such as fibroids, endometriosis and severe Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). Please see below for explanations of these conditions.

This page gives you information about having a Mannitol Challenge Test (Osmohale®), including the preparation needed.

This page gives you information about having a bone marrow biopsy, what the procedure involves and answers the frequently asked questions.

This page gives you information about the main pain relief options available after major surgery. You will probably only need this pain relief for the first few days following surgery. Pain is to be expected after surgery and poor pain relief can increase the risk of complications. Our aim is to make sure that you receive the best possible pain relief. Good pain relief is a high priority, the benefits are: • It can help you to get better. • Your overall experience will be much better. • It can shorten the length of your hospital stay. • It can reduce your risk of complications such as developing a chest infection.

This page is designed to help people who are bereaved when a death occurs in the hospital. It explains procedures such as registering a death and arranging a funeral.

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Our acute hospitals at Cheltenham and Gloucester are extremely busy and an increasing number of in-patients with COVID-19 is adding to the pressure on services this week

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.

We appeal to smokers to take their cigarettes well away from our buildings and grounds

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.

This information on this page is for patients and their family to help them understand the important things about having treatment of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).