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As part of healthcare science week, Gloucestershire Hospitals is running a virtual Q&A, to showcase and celebrate the vital work of healthcare science and allied health professionals in our Trust.

A cataract is a clouding in the lens of the eye. The lens is normally clear and sits behind the iris (which is the coloured part of the eye) and the pupil (the dark centre of the eye).

This page gives you information about stress fractures, how they happen and how to help them repair and be less painful.

Testicular cancer is cancer that's found in the testicles.

This page gives you information about pelvic organ prolapse, its causes and available treatments. This page does not replace any advice given by your doctor, nurse or physiotherapist.

In April this year, a group of ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeons from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital travelled to Zambia at the request of Lufunda Lukama, an ENT surgeon working in the country.

Surgery to decompress a trigger finger is a last resort, since the majority of trigger fingers resolve with steroid injection

Your time is one of the biggest gifts you can give and there are a number ways you can get involved

Biopsy of palpable or impalpable lesions may be performed, the latter requiring stereotactic location.

Ganglion cysts are the most common type of swelling in the wrist. They are completely harmless and usually disappear within a few years.

We have created the Big Plus Fund to help support local projects that will improve the patient experience and transform the hospital environment wherever the need is greatest.

This page gives you information about having a bone densitometry scan, the risks involved and what you need to do to prepare for the scan.

Ovarian cancer can affect anyone who has ovaries and fallopian tubes. Ovarian cancer is most common in women aged over 50 years.

The two most common anticoagulants Warfarin and Unfractionated Heparin are monitored via the INR and APTT Ratio respectively. A baseline coagulation screen should always be requested prior to starting a patient on anticoagulants.

This page aims to give you, your relatives and carers information about the Rapid Access Prostate Imaging and Diagnosis (RAPID) Service. RAPID is for men who need investigation for suspected cancer of the prostate. We hope this pagef will answer some of the questions that you or those who care for you may have at this time. This page is not meant to replace the consultation between you and the urology team, but aims to help you understand more about what is discussed.

The information on this page is about skin conditions which affect the vulval skin. These skin conditions are not cancer but in some women the cells over time can become cancerous. This is why they are called “pre-malignant conditions”.

This page gives you information about self-administration of medicines.

You have been advised to have a flexible sigmoidoscopy to investigate the cause of your symptoms. It is important that you read this page before your appointment so that you understand what will happen during the procedure and any preparations needed.

Fractures of the distal radius occur usually with a fall onto the outstretched hand. Often, the tip of the ulna will fracture at the same time.

You have been asked to produce a sample of semen for analysis (examination). Semen analysis is looking closely at the sample, through a microscope, to see how many moving sperm cells are present and whether they are normal in appearance. The quality of semen is a vital factor in fertility and for this reason careful examination of a semen sample is of great importance. This examination needs to be done in a laboratory and may need repeating.