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Changes to Cheltenham A&E during BMA Industrial Action 17 - 22 December
You have been given this page as you are anaemic with low iron levels in your body. Your doctor has suggested that you receive an iron infusion. This is a special type of iron preparation given through a cannula (drip) inserted into a vein in your arm. An iron infusion is given instead of iron tablets. If you are taking iron tablets, please do not take them on the day of your infusion.
You have been advised to have a procedure called an enteroscopy, which is a close look at the small bowel. The procedure is like a gastroscopy, but goes on into the small bowel and so will take more time.
This page gives you information on how your stock, deliveries, waste disposal and holidays will be managed. It also gives you information about your care and the support available. Together with support from your renal consultant and the Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Nursing Team, you have started your dialysis treatment in the form of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) or Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD).
A Stroud family received a special surprise this year when their healthy baby boy was born on Christmas Day at Stroud Maternity Unit.
Stoptober is coming! It’s never too late to quit smoking, and you will notice almost immediate improvements to your health when you stop.
Information on how to take the best photographs of your skin lesion or rash.
One of our incredible supporters, Megan Preston, will be running the London Marathon in 2026 for Scoo-B-Doo, our Neonatal Fund.
This page gives you information about your oesophageal manometry test. Any questions that you may have will be answered by a member of the clinic staff. Your appointment is at the Gastrointestinal (GI) Laboratory located in the GI/Lung Function Department at Cheltenham General Hospital. You should report to the receptionist in the Lung Function Department on arrival.
This page has been given to you because you have injured your shoulder. An X-ray suggests that you have fractured your clavicle (sometimes known as your collar bone) or injured your acromioclavicular (AC) joint. The AC joint is where your clavicle meets your shoulder.
This page has been written to give you information about a medicine called magnesium sulphate. Magnesium sulphate (MgS04) is a medicine offered to women whose baby will be born between 24 and 30 weeks of pregnancy. This is because we know that it can protect some babies from developing cerebral palsy. You will have been referred this page to read because either a decision has been made by the doctor that your baby needs to be born early, or you have gone into premature labour and it is believed that having the magnesium sulphate would be of benefit to you and your unborn baby.
Today you have had treatment known as Loop Diathermy (LLETZ) to remove an abnormality on your cervix (neck of the womb); this is called Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN). This page gives you information about what to expect after the treatment and in the future.
This page gives patients with arthritis advice on how to manage a flare (worsening of symptoms).
This page gives you information about spiking, how it can affect you and what you should do if you think you have been spiked.
The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and Cheltenham MP, Alex Chalk, paid a special visit to Cheltenham General Hospital yesterday (Thursday 14 March) to see our new £17.2m dedicated surgical unit and two theatres.
In December 2020, the Ockenden Report was published, which set out seven immediate and essential actions for Trust maternity services under 7 key themes.
Gather your crew – it’s Tough Mudder time!
This page gives you information about having a robotically assisted Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH) and answers some of the questions that you may have.
The 4th GSQIA Graduation and Awards Ceremony took place on Thursday, 15th of June 201 at 10:00am in the Lecture Hall in Redwood Education Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
A better career starts here at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Make a difference and become a healthcare scientist! During Healthcare Science Week we are inviting year 11s and above to meet our teams, take a tour and take part in interactive sessions.
Specialist Safeguarding Midwife Sally Unwin has been honoured for her work on the HOPE project, which creates connection boxes for women who are at risk of being separated from their baby at birth.