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This page provides information for patients who may need to have an indwelling pleural catheter.
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.
As part of the Trust’s commitment to transparency and in line with NHS England guidance on Managing Conflicts of Interest, all staff identified as decision-making are required to complete a Declaration of Interests form.
by Dr Marcin Pachucki
by Zoe Brown
A minor skin procedure has been arranged for you. This page gives you information about what to expect during and after the procedure.
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
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
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.
This page gives you information about aftercare following your CT scan of the heart.
by Dr Paul Perkins
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.
This industrial action by Resident Doctors, led by the British Medical Association (BMA), will take place from Wednesday 17 December (7am) until Monday 22 December (7am)
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.
Children visiting the Children’s Outpatients Department at Cheltenham General Hospital are now welcomed by a burst of colour and creativity, thanks to new charity-funded artwork designed to make hospital visits a little brighter!
Giving in memory of a loved one lets you celebrate their life whilst also making a lasting difference to the lives of future patients