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by Kate Mennie, Julie Harvey and Cathryn Braithwaite

This page gives you information about Osgoods Schlatters Syndrome (OSS) and how it is best managed.

This page has been written to help answer some of the questions you may have about your peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). It also explains why you need a PICC line, what to do before you come in for the procedure and how to care for it when you are at home. If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to speak to the nurse or doctor caring for you.

Information for parents Your child has been started on a medicine called methotrexate (meth-oh-trex-ate). This page gives you information about the medicine, the precautions you need to take and the possible side effects.

Gloucestershire’s brand-new diagnostic centre opened its doors on Monday 5 February and is welcoming patients for diagnostic tests.

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This page gives you information about how to manage or support bladder and bowel care needs of a person with dementia. Dementia is a term used to describe a range of increasing neurological disorders (conditions affecting the brain). This could be a problem or difficulty with the person’s memory, thinking, concentration and other functions of the brain which may affect their daily functions such as toileting.

A joint NHS community project in Gloucestershire, to tackle health inequalities, has been shortlisted for a national award.

This page aims to give you, your relatives and carers information about the Rapid Access Prostate Imaging and Diagnosis (RAPID) Service. RAPID is for men who need investigation for suspected cancer of the prostate. We hope this pagef will answer some of the questions that you or those who care for you may have at this time. This page is not meant to replace the consultation between you and the urology team, but aims to help you understand more about what is discussed.

This page gives you information about having a nuclear medicine scan, including any preparation required and the equipment used.

The home enteral feeding team (HEFT) provide a countywide service to patients in Gloucestershire. Find out what we do, meet the team, and check how to make referrals.

You have been advised to have an ERCP either to help us find out the cause of your symptoms or for the management of your symptoms. This page should help answer any questions you may have.

This page tells you about some of the common problems patients have on being moved to a ward following a stay in Critical Care and also on leaving hospital. This page suggests simple ways to solve these problems and also tells you what to expect.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recognising Noeleen Quinn for reaching 50 years of continuous service within the NHS.

This month's Board Meeting took place on the 25 November 2016, chaired by Peter Lachecki in the Lecture Hall, Redwood Education Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

This month's Board Meeting took place on the 26 May 2017, chaired by Peter Lachecki in the Lecture Hall, Sandford Education Centre, Keynsham Road, Cheltenham.

This page explains what to expect when your child has a general anaesthetic for a Computerised Tomography (CT) or a Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) scan. A CT scan uses X-rays to create detailed images (pictures) of the inside of the body.

As part of enabling works for a new state-of the art MRI scanner at CGH, a crane will affect the College Road wing carpark and stairwell on Saturday 15 March and Saturday 22 March

Epilepsy disrupts the normal electrical activity our brains use to communicate with the rest of the body, resulting in someone having a ‘seizure’ or a ‘fit.’