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If you have kidney disease you are likely to have anaemia, which is a drop in the amount of haemoglobin found in your bloodstream. Anaemia can make you feel very weak and tired. This page gives you information about anaemia, why it happens and what treatment is available to control it.
You have been advised to have a procedure called an enteroscopy, which is a close look at the small bowel. The procedure is like a gastroscopy, but goes on into the small bowel and so will take more time.
1 x 4ml EDTA sample
Fatigue is the feeling of extreme tiredness or exhaustion all or most of the time. It can feel overwhelming and unrelenting and it is often not improved by rest.
We provide care for patients with a broad range of rheumatic diseases, offering patients diagnosis, treatment, and, when appropriate, long-term management of their condition.
2ml or 4ml EDTA sample.
Dr. Gentles is a Consultant Physician specialising in the care of older patients. Dr. Gentles works half in the hospital and half in the community, in a joint appointment between GHNHSFT and GHC. Her hospital time is spent mainly seeing older patients who have presented to the Emergency Dept at GRH or who are on the short-stay unit for older patients with frailty. Her community work is carried out across Gloucester city. She has an interest in patient and carer involvement and believes co-production and equal partnership of clinicians and patients is the way forward in improving services. She recently worked at the Royal College of Physicians as their Patient Involvement Officer. She is a voluntary board adviser to Healthwatch Gloucestershire.
This page provides information about thyroid cancer and the services available through Gloucestershire NHS Hospitals.
You have been referred this page because you are going to have the outpatient endometrial ablation treatment. This page gives you information about the treatment, your visit to the hospital and advice following your discharge.
Our Trust has 4 appointed governors who represent their respective organisations from around the county.
30mL sterile Universal
The information given here is intended for use by healthcare professionals. Please see Lab Tests Online-UK for more general advice, links and background.
After qualifying as a Doctor in The Netherlands, Dr Vorstman specialised in Paediatrics at the Manchester Children's Hospitals and subsequent registrar training in the Oxford region. He developed a specialist interest in assessing, investigating and treating children with epilepsy, and similarly children with other forms of neurodisability and complex medical conditions.
This page gives you information about having a bone marrow biopsy, what the procedure involves and answers the frequently asked questions.
Welcome to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. In the best interests of the patient, carers are welcomed and supported to stay with the person they care for while they are in hospital. This page gives you information about the support available for you in your role as a relative/carer. It also provides you with details about the support services available for carers in Gloucestershire.
Healthcare Science Week is celebrated from 8 -17 March 2024, which is an an opportunity to promote the amazing work of healthcare scientists and highlight the difference they make to patients’ lives
by Zoe Brown
The pelvic floor muscles can help with bladder and bowel control. This page tells you how to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles.
Families across the county are preparing to go wild this summer to raise funds for The Big Space Cancer Appeal.