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BMA Resident Doctors’ Industrial action – 7 April to 13 April and temporary changes to Cheltenham A&E
This page provides information for patients who may need to have an indwelling pleural catheter.
This page gives you information about the process of gynaecological follow-up appointments.
In 2013, I celebrated my 36th birthday with my twin brother Tim, with a family lunch, a trip to the Lego store, followed by an appointment that night for a short stay at Royal Liverpool Hospital.
This information has been written to answer some of the questions you may have about skin care during your radiotherapy treatment. We hope you will find this helpful. If you have any questions please talk to your treatment team.
This page gives you basic information about having a vaginal pessary as an alternative, non-surgical option to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
This page gives you hints and tips to help improve your bowel function and control. Also included is information about bowel routine, skin care and dietary advice.
Surgery to decompress a trigger finger is a last resort, since the majority of trigger fingers resolve with steroid injection
An injury to the scapholunate ligament is a very serious injury to the wrist joint.
This page is for patients diagnosed with a cancer in the rectum (back passage). The information will help you to understand the patient pathway, and make you aware of the various treatment options that might be available to you.
Volar plate injuries can impact on the overall stability of the knuckle joint. The volar plate and collateral ligaments are injured when a force is applied to the finger that bends it backwards (hyper-extension) or to the side.
The latest COVID-19 vaccine booster study is to launch in Gloucestershire this month
This page covers some of the most important things that have been discussed with you during admission. The information on this page aims to help you through the first few weeks following diagnosis and also gives you advice and guidance to help you to make the safe transition from hospital to home.
Patients in Gloucestershire who have advanced head and neck cancers will be given enhanced access to a trial of a potential new cancer vaccine, in an expansion of the NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad (CVLP).
The scaphoid is usually injured by a fall onto the outstretched hand, often from a height or from a bicycle. It can also be injured with the wrist being forcibly bent back.
This page gives you information about faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), including the benefits, risks and what to expect.
Families across the county are preparing to go wild this summer to raise funds for The Big Space Cancer Appeal.
This page provides information about performing Intermittent Self-Catheterisation (ISC).
Find out more about how we use patient information at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This notice will also apply, where appropriate, to information we hold about patients’ carers relatives and next-of-kin.
This page provides information about pressure ulcers, how they develop and the steps you can take to prevent them.
Your oncologist has recommended that you have a course of radiotherapy. This page is for patients having radiotherapy to their upper abdomen and gives you information about the planning, delivery and side-effects that you may experience during and after treatment. Please be aware that radiotherapy centres are training centres for doctors, nurses and radiographers. Students may be present in the department but they are supervised at all times. If you would prefer not to have students present during your treatment, please let a member of staff know. You may find it useful to write down some questions before you start your treatment.
