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You have been referred this page because your kidneys are no longer functioning efficiently. Excess water and waste need to be removed from your body in another way, through dialysis. The method of dialysis you have chosen is peritoneal dialysis. To enable you to have this type of dialysis, you will need a Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) catheter.
Lung and Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
This page gives you information about having surgery for vulval cancer and answers some of the commonly asked questions.
No add on requests accepted for these tests. Fresh samples are required.
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This page gives you information about the main pain relief options available after major surgery. You will probably only need this pain relief for the first few days following surgery. Pain is to be expected after surgery and poor pain relief can increase the risk of complications. Our aim is to make sure that you receive the best possible pain relief. Good pain relief is a high priority, the benefits are: • It can help you to get better. • Your overall experience will be much better. • It can shorten the length of your hospital stay. • It can reduce your risk of complications such as developing a chest infection.
What we have done to make maternity care safer for you.
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).
This page provides you with information about having a capsule sponge test.
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.
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.
Becoming more active is important for improving health and easing pain
Welcome to Ward 7a, we hope the information on this page will give you an idea of what to expect when you are admitted.
This is an infection of the tendon sheath that surrounds the flexor tendons (the tendons responsible for closing the hand into a fist) on the palmar surface of the hand
Clotted blood. (No special patient preparation needed)
