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The NHS in Gloucestershire is urging the public to only call 999 or attend the Emergency Departments in Gloucester or Cheltenham if it’s a life threatening condition or serious injury.
A Video Capsule Endoscopy (VCE) is an investigation which allows your small bowel to be viewed. This is past the point where traditional endoscopy, such as gastroscopy (looking in to your stomach) or colonoscopy (looking at your large bowel) can reach. This page gives you information about having a VCE and answers some of the commonly asked questions. It is important that you read this page before having the investigation. If you have diabetes, you may need specific advice regarding your medication. The doctor will discuss this with you. The appointment will take less than 1 hour.
This page gives you information about faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), including the benefits, risks and what to expect.
This month's Board Meeting took place on the 13 December 2017, chaired by Peter Lachecki in the Lecture Hall, at Sandford Education Centre, Keynsham Road, Cheltenham.
Dr Candish’s clinical interests include the management of sarcomas, upper gastrointestinal malignancies, thyroid malignancies and lung cancer.
Dr Gunn trained in medicine at the University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, qualifying in 2006.
Dr Wagstaff trained in Paediatrics in Oxford, Bath and London, where he worked at the Royal Brompton, Homerton and Great Ormond Street Hospitals, as well as in Melbourne Children’s Hospital in Australia.
Clotted blood. (No patient preparation or special handling required).
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This page gives you information about what to expect following your neck dissection.
Exciting plans to transform Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals as part of a £39.5m investment have taken a step forward after planning applications were submitted.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the National Maternity Survey for 2021. The survey results reveal the responses from women who had given birth during February 2021, during the third national lockdown.
by Deborah Elliott and Sarah Mather
A carpal boss is a bony lump which appears on the back of the hand at the junction between the wrist and the hand, known as the carpo-metacarpal joint. It is common and completely harmless.
This page provides information for patients who have a mallet finger injury.
This page provides information for people who are experiencing neck pain. Most acute neck injuries are not serious and the pain will settle over the next few weeks.
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.
Myeloma Myeloproliferative neoplasms - with a particular interest in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Thrombosis/anticoagulation.
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.
