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Doctors divide nerve injuries into three simple groups and understanding the difference between these groups can help predict whether or not surgery to the nerve is required
This page has been designed to help you exercise your sphincter muscles. Sphincter exercises can help you to reduce leakage from the bowel. These exercises are also beneficial for patients who are due to have a colostomy or ileostomy (stoma) reversal operation. When done correctly these exercises can build up and strengthen the muscles to help you to hold both wind and stool in the back passage.
This page gives you information about intermittent claudication, the causes and treatments that may help to reduce the risk.
If it’s suitable for your care, you can now attend hospital appointments remotely with online video calling.
This page provides information for patients who may need to have an indwelling pleural catheter.
This page provides Fever advice for children and young people
When Ian Henderson asked his dentist to look at two painless marks in his mouth, little did he know it would lead to the words no one wants to hear, ‘you have cancer’.
This page provides you with basic information about vaginal vault prolapse and how it is repaired with a procedure called pelvic floor repair and sacrospinous fixation. Sacrospinous fixation is a vaginal procedure performed for women who have developed vaginal vault prolapse after a hysterectomy.
In National Apprenticeship Week, congratulations to Emilie Burden and Hayley McNeil from our Acute Medicine Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) team who recently completed their 3-year Level 7 Apprenticeship in Advanced Clinical Practice
by Rebecca Draper
We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to you at this time. The early days following bereavement can often be bewildering and difficult. This page has been prepared to offer information for bereaved parents who have suffered the loss of a baby after 24 weeks of pregnancy. We hope you find the following information helpful.
The aim of the study is to see whether regular endoscopic surveillance is better than endoscopy at need for detecting early signs of oesophageal cancer in patients diagnosed with Barrett’s oesophagus.
by Dr Paul Perkins
This page gives you information about aftercare following your CT scan of the heart.
The Endoscopy Unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is celebrating the opening of its upgraded facilities, following the installation of state-of-the-art imaging technology, that will significantly enhance patient care.
Giving in memory of a loved one lets you celebrate their life whilst also making a lasting difference to the lives of future patients
To install critical infrastructure for the Emergency Department (ED) extension, we’re bringing in a large crane from 12 September that will be lifted over the front of the Atrium. Alternative access for drop-offs is available.
I'm a registered nurse from Kerala, India. I came to the UK in 2004 and I'm now settled in Gloucester with my family. I chose nursing as my career path because I have always enjoyed helping people
Specially commissioned artwork for the new Gallery Ward 2 at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital brings a sense of the peace of the natural world into the busy ward environment.
This page provides information for people travelling by car and bus to Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals. We know that travelling to an appointment can be stressful, so please leave extra time before your appointment. This will allow time for parking. You will need to bring change with you should you need it. Hospital maps are available on our website and these highlight the locations of the car parks.
