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BMA Resident Doctors’ Industrial action – 7 April to 13 April and temporary changes to Cheltenham A&E
This page has been written to help you understand more about seborrheic dermatitis (eczema of the scalp). It gives you information about its causes and provides useful hints and tips about hair care that will allow you to manage this condition. Finding the right hair care routine, products and style is key to managing your eczema effectively.
The Haematology and Blood Transfusion department provides a comprehensive high-quality screening and advisory service to Cheltenham General Hospital, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and GP surgeries in Gloucestershire and parts of Worcestershire.
NB: different ApoB concentration targets may be used by specialists in treating people at high cardiovascular risk.
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) is an androgen primarily produced by the adrenal cortex, with only small amounts produced by the ovaries in women and testes in men. DHEAS provides an assessment of adrenal function and is indicated in:
This page has been written to provide answers to some of the questions you may have about keeping your leg ulcer healed. If you have any further questions about your condition or treatment, please feel free to ask at your next clinic appointment.
If you’re a patient who smokes, our Tobacco Free Team are here to help as part of your stay in hospital.
The exercise information in this page has been written to help men who leak stool from their back passage or find it hard to control wind. Performing these exercises can help you to reduce leakage from the bowel by strengthening the sphincter muscles. If you are due to have a colostomy or ileostomy (stoma) reversal operation these exercises have been shown to help regain control more quickly. Practising these exercises daily can help you hold both wind and stool in the back passage.
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This page explains what a hysterectomy involves and answer some of the more commonly asked questions.
This page gives information to patients having a peripheral intravenous (IV) cannula tube inserted into a vein. This is usually into the back of your hand or your arm (see Figure 1 and 2).
We are the Gloucestershire Hospitals Young Influencers. We work as a group to get young voices heard and make a difference in the Trust and our local community.
Image Guided Interventional Surgery (IGIS) means procedures where the surgeon uses instruments with live images to guide the procedure.
Chemical Pathology
Becoming more active is important for improving health and easing pain
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.
Welcome to Ward 7a, we hope the information on this page will give you an idea of what to expect when you are admitted.
Every June, Dietitians Week celebrates the vital work of registered dietitians across the UK — the only qualified health professionals who assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional problems at both individual and wider population levels.
This page gives you information about Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for the age-related eye conditions macular degeneration and Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSCR). The aim of this page is to explain what to expect at all stages of the treatment and to answer some of the commonly asked questions.
Here you will find out what happens on the day of your treatment, any ongoing treatment and the support our hospitals can provide.
Dr Decatris trained in Medical Oncology in Manchester and Leicester. From 2004-2014 he worked in Cyprus and in 2014 he returned to the UK and has been working in a full-time substantive post at our hospitals. Dr Decatris works across all three hospital sites (Cheltenham, Gloucester, Hereford).