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When you finish your radiotherapy treatment, you will be given advice by your radiographers about what to expect in the early weeks. This page gives you general information about coming to the end of your radiotherapy treatment and what happens next.

Everything you need to know about our on-site pharmacies.

The birth unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital’s women’s centre is designed to encourage active, natural labour in a home from home environment.

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The information given here is intended for use by healthcare professionals. Please see Lab Tests Online-UK for more general advice, links and background.

The medical day unit provides IV drip (intravenous infusion) treatments for patients with stomach, kidney, neurology, rheumatology, breathing or skin conditions.

Information for parents Your child has been started on a medicine called methotrexate (meth-oh-trex-ate). This page gives you information about the medicine, the precautions you need to take and the possible side effects.

This page gives you information about Diphencyprone (DCP) treatment for alopecia areata and answers some of the commonly asked questions.

This page has been written to help answer some of the questions you may have about your peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). It also explains why you need a PICC line, what to do before you come in for the procedure and how to care for it when you are at home. If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to speak to the nurse or doctor caring for you.

This page gives you information on care following your gastroscopy and colonoscopy/flexible sigmoidoscopy.

You have been given this page as you are anaemic with low iron levels in your body. Your doctor has suggested that you receive Ferinject® which is a special type of iron preparation given through a drip. Ferinject® is used instead of iron tablets.

You have been referred this page because one of the blood tests taken when you came to the Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic shows that you are anaemic and/or iron and vitamin levels in your blood are low.

This page gives you advice on using a sling and how it will help your recovery.

Clotted blood. (No patient preparation or special handling required).

The low FODMAP diet is an international recognised dietary approach for managing the symptoms of IBS. It has been shown to help around 70% of patients who try it with the help of a FODMAP trained dietitian.

Skin-to-skin contact is encouraged for all mothers and babies to continue until after the first feed and for as long as they wish

Clotted blood. (No special patient preparation needed)

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a non-specific marker of infection and inflammation and is a more sensitive, rapidly responding indicator than ESR or viscosity.

by Maggie Arlidge and Ann Jasper