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You have been advised to have a therapeutic gastroscopy which provides treatment carried out via an endoscope. A gastroscopy may also be referred to as an endoscopy or OGD (meaning an oesophageal-gastro-duodenoscopy).

Friday 5 May 2023 is International Day of The Midwife when we celebrate our midwives and everything they do for our community

The paediatric dietetic team has put together a list of useful links and resources for you to have a look at whilst you wait for your appointment. They are divided into specialist areas, choose the one that is applicable to you or your child.

Kienbock’s disease of the lunate is a condition in which the normal blood supply to the lunate bone shuts off, and the bone is left without a blood supply.

The term ‘arthritis’ is used to describe a swelling in a joint. There are many different types of arthritis, and osteoarthritis is the most common.

This page describes the laparoscopic (keyhole) operation to treat acid reflux and hiatus hernia. It explains the risks and benefits of surgery and the likely after effects. Dietary advice will be available from the ward before you are discharged.

This page gives you information about pelvic floor muscles and how you can exercise to strengthen them.

This page provides you with information about the Neonatal Unit. We understand that Neonatal Units (NNU) can be very different to other wards, so we want to make sure that you are partners in your baby’s care and help you to develop a close and loving relationship while also making you feel welcome on the unit.

We know that you would rather recover at home than in hospital. That’s why we're working together to make getting you home safely a priority.

This page is to inform you about how some of your medicines will be supplied. The medicine(s) shown on this page will be delivered to you by a clinical homecare provider.

This page will help you to understand more about your surgery. It will also give you tips on how you can help your recovery after your back operation. Irritation or pressure (compression) of one or more of the nerves in your back causes pain in your back or legs. You may need to have surgery if the pain is not easing. Before the decision is made to have surgery, you may have several tests such as an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan, a CT (Computerised Tomography) scan or X-rays. This is for your doctor to be sure of the diagnosis and to see at which level in the back the nerve is being compressed.

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus strain that first emerged in China in December 2019. In humans, coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe disease.

This page is to inform you about how some of your medicines will be supplied. The medicine(s) shown on this page will be delivered to you by a clinical homecare provider. The hospital clinical team uses a homecare provider to dispense and deliver certain medicines. At your hospital appointment your medication will be reviewed and a prescription written. You will not need to collect the medication from the pharmacy department in the hospital or get a prescription from your GP. Instead, your prescription will be sent directly to the homecare provider specified. Within a few days of receiving your prescription the homecare provider will call you to arrange a time and location for the delivery of your medication (and any other items required to use the medicine such as syringes). In addition to this page, you may be sent an information pack from the homecare provider. The pack will give you more details about the service they offer and provide you with the contact details of the homecare Patient Services department. This will enable you to contact them if you have any concerns or if you no longer wish to use this service.

Welcome to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. In the best interests of the patient, carers are welcomed and supported to stay with the person they care for while they are in hospital. This page gives you information about the support available for you in your role as a relative/carer. It also provides you with details about the support services available for carers in Gloucestershire.

Some of this year's team share their stories ahead of the Games which begin 31 July - 3 August.

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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.

This page provides you with some supporting information to assist you with your BiPAP therapy. BiPAP therapy is provided to help with sleep-disordered breathing. This can happen due to many reasons including respiratory and neurological conditions.

What we have done to make maternity care safer for you.

This page gives you information about Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) contact lenses, how to insert the lenses and the care and cleaning needed.