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Hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) is a very common inherited disorder of iron metabolism, characterised by inappropriately high absorption of iron, leading to excessive storage in the liver, skin, pancreas, heart, joints and testes.
You have been advised to have a gastroscopy and colonoscopy (also known as an endoscopy) to help investigate the cause of your symptoms. It is important that you read this information before your appointment so that you understand what will happen during these procedures and the preparation needed.
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) has published their report following Inspection in December 2023 of the Trust’s Stroud Maternity Unit (SMU), which resulted in a rating of ‘Requires Improvement.’
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 tests used to help identify problems at the back of the eye.
by Khoboso Hargura
Women in a Gloucestershire village whose lives have all been touched by cancer have joined together to get behind the £17.5m Big Space Cancer Appeal.
You will have regular appointments with your midwife throughout your pregnancy, and your midwife will explain this process to you.
The Radiotherapy Late Effects service focuses on patients who experience late side effects following radiotherapy treatment. These symptoms can develop months, years, or even decades after undergoing radiotherapy, and can have a significant impact on a patient’s quality of life by affecting them in a number of different ways.
This page provides information for patients who have a mallet finger injury.
Medical SDEC is same-day care for emergency patients who would otherwise be admitted to the hospital.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published results of its national maternity survey on Friday 9 February.
This leaflet will explain why you are being offered the Hepatitis B vaccine. Patients with chronic kidney disease are at an increased risk of Hepatitis B virus infections due to the increased exposure to blood and blood products. All donated blood is tested for Hepatitis B. However, the Department of Health recommends that all patients with kidney failure are vaccinated against the virus.
I chose nursing as my career because I have always enjoyed helping people to have the best quality of life. My passion also is about providing exceptional care to the vulnerable to support their recovery and nursing allows me to achieve this holistically .
The Silver course consists of two half days (face to face), followed by three online modules, with the aim of developing improvement teams and working through the initial stages of their improvement initiatives.
A BBC Panorama documentary on maternity will was broadcast on Monday 29 January 2024.
We have launched a Prehabilitation service that offers pre-treatment support for patients with cancer.
The information on this page is a general guide to help you to have the best recovery following your hip fracture. If you have any questions after reading this page, please ask a member of staff involved in your care. A hip fracture is a break at the top of the leg bone, near where your leg and body meet. Your consultant or a member of the team will have discussed with you whether you have had a total or half hip replacement, or screws to fix your fractured hip.
