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The information on this page is to prepare you for when your plaster has been removed. Although you will be keen to resume normal activities there may be a few adjustments that you will need to make.
When you are a fitted with a hearing aid, it remains the property of the NHS that you are responsible for. It is an expensive piece of technology and you should do all you can to keep it safe.
Our pride of lions that has captivated the community will be going under the hammer to raise funds for a new state-of-the-art cancer centre in Cheltenham
This page gives you information about a tracheostomy and why you may need to have one.
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.
Our medical training for doctors is run by our Gloucestershire Academy, one of seven academies and NHS trusts that provide placements for the University of Bristol.
Microbiology
Everything you need to know about coming to hospital, what to bring, where to go and how to get help.
This is painful condition that involves irritation of the two tendons that run through a tunnel on the thumb side of the wrist.
At the NHS, we want our patients to have the best experience possible and having continuous patient feedback is crucial in helping us deliver what patients want and need.
Our birth centre in Cheltenham is run by midwives and has been specially designed to make your journey into parenthood as smooth as possible.
Helping to provide faster diagnosis, more effective treatment and reduced waiting times
Your support has raised over £3.3million to fund the latest state-of-the-art imaging equipment to help over 40,000 patients every single year
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The extensor pollicis longus or EPL tendon pulls the thumb straight and opens the palm.
We have made the difficult decision to extend the home birth service suspension for at least six months.
This page gives you information about acute glaucoma, the symptoms and the treatment given.
Doctors divide nerve injuries into three simple groups and understanding the difference between these groups can help predict whether or not surgery to the nerve is required