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Following your thyroid surgery, you have been referred to the Gloucestershire Oncology Centre for Radioactive Iodine (RAI) therapy. This page gives you information about the preparation, treatment and aftercare.
This page is for patients about to have a rigid or flexible ureteroscopic operation. Ureteroscopy is used for treatment and investigation of stones, tumours or obstruction such as narrowing of the ureter. It is also useful for investigating symptoms such as blood in the urine, pain or abnormal cells found in urine.
Chief Allied Health Professional (AHP) and Physiotherapist Simon Lovett is passionate about putting our AHPs and AHP Support Workers at the heart of our organisation
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.
The triscaphoid joint is located within the wrist joint, and involves the scaphoid, trapezium and trapezoid bones.
Chemical Pathology
This page gives you information about using an ambulatory pump to receive chemotherapy treatment at home.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on patient care, particularly waiting times for planned operations, procedures, diagnostic tests and appointments. Good progress is being made in tackling these waiting times.
As parents we understand that End of Treatment (EOT) can bring with it a variety of different feelings and emotions, as well as more practical questions. This page is designed to give you information to read and digest at a time that feels right for you.
This page gives you information about having a Computed Tomography (CT) scan of the head or sinuses. It explains how the procedure is carried out and some of the possible risks.
An Orthoptist works autonomously, diagnosing and managing disorders of binocular vision. Many of our patients do not need to see a doctor but are managed by us.
Dr Jackson has worked as a consultant microbiologist in Cheltenham since joining our Trust in 2001.
Guiting Ward specialises in Care of the Elderly
It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below.
Supporting our staff to stay and stay well at work is a key priority for our organisation and across the NHS. Everyone who works for us should feel valued and supported to work in a way that meets their individual ambitions and needs
As well as red blood cells and white blood cells, the blood also contains platelets. Platelets prevent bleeding.
Contact lenses are fitted to patients in the hospital when there is a medical need or when vision can only be improved to an adequate level with contact lens correction.
by Jeannine Stone
