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An ultrasound scan is a test that uses high frequency sound waves to build a picture of your baby in the womb. Ultrasound scans are very safe and can be carried out at any stage of pregnancy.
These guidelines represent the views of the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which were arrived at after consideration of the available evidence and the development of consensus.
This page is designed to help people who are bereaved when a death occurs in the hospital. It explains procedures such as registering a death and arranging a funeral.
Chief Allied Health Professional (AHP) and Physiotherapist Simon Lovett is passionate about putting our AHPs and AHP Support Workers at the heart of our organisation
This page gives you information about the banding of your piles, what to expect after the procedure and the possible complications. It also gives you information about how to stop the piles returning.
The metacarpal bones are the bones of the hand. They articulate or join up with the wrist joint on one side, and the bones of the fingers on the other side.
It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below.
Clotted blood. (No patient preparation or special handling required).
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.
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.
Our hospital staff aim to support your child and you as parents/carers in situations when we identify factors which make the child or infant vulnerable.
Our services are monitored by independent organisations to make sure we are providing the best possible care for you.
This page has been written for women who are about to start cancer treatment. You may not be thinking of children right now, but might do in the future. If your treatment is likely to affect your chances of having children, you might want to think about fertility preservation (maintaining your ability to conceive a child).
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.
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