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This page aims to help you understand a little more about non-epileptic attacks. You should discuss the content of this page with your health professional.

This page provides information for patients who have been diagnosed with the condition cystinuria and advice on how to try to reduce the risks of developing future stones.

This page is for those with parental responsibility for children who need X-ray’s and scans when there are concerns raised for a child’s welfare.

Your kidney mass has been surgically removed and analysed by our pathology department. It has been confirmed as a renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer).

AFP is a possible marker of:-

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Chemical Pathology

PTH can be assayed during a parathyroidectomy on an urgent basis (i.e. intra-operative PTH levels) however this must be booked with the laboratory at least a week in advance. Please contact the duty biochemist for further details if access to this service is required.

Maintenance work at the Women’s Centre on Saturday 25 March means that hot water will be unavailable from 8am – 5pm.

The purpose of the Primary Care Liaison service is to provide a single point of contact to identify and resolve issues at the interface between the GHFT services and primary care teams, allowing a two-way dialogue to raise concerns and to identify and address themes.

As with most tumour markers there is a high incidence of false positive and false negative results. CA 19-9 is most appropriately used in monitoring disease progression or effectiveness of treatment once diagnosis of the tumour has been made and serum concentrations have been shown to be raised prior to treatment (Lewis negative individuals do not express CA 19-9).

The central slip is the name given to the tendon responsible for pulling the middle knuckle joint straight. Usually, the proximal interphalangeal joint or second knuckle joint becomes swollen and tender, and the finger will not pull straight easily.

It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below.

This page gives you information about having an operation to bypass a narrowing or blockage in a blood vessel in your abdomen (belly). This information answers some of the commonly asked questions about hospital admission, the operation and discharge home.

This page gives you information about the Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Service based at the Children’s Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. It also includes details about the team members, requesting medication and parking.

Ascitic fluid cell count, microscopy and culture

With our Patient Portal, you're able to take more control of your care, allowing us more time to focus on providing it.

Hearing Services offer a full range of rehabilitation on the two main sites, Cheltenham General Hospital, and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.