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BMA Resident Doctors’ Industrial action – 7 April to 13 April and temporary changes to Cheltenham A&E
This page explains what to expect when your child has a general anaesthetic for a Computerised Tomography (CT) or a Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) scan.
by Beverley Gray and William Sims
EDTA blood. (No patient preparation or special handling required).
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.
This page provides information about skin cancer and the services available through Gloucestershire hospital.
This page gives a brief introduction as to what to expect when visiting a patient in the Department of Critical Care (DCC) at Gloucestershire Royal or Cheltenham General Hospital.
Dr Kate Martin completed her undergraduate training in Cambridge University and St Thomas’s Hospital, London. She trained in paediatrics in various London hospitals including paediatric rheumatology at Great Ormond Street and community paediatrics in Oxford.
Specialist Safeguarding Midwife Sally Unwin has been honoured for her work on the HOPE project, which creates connection boxes for women who are at risk of being separated from their baby at birth.
This page gives you information about having a nerve root injection and the risks involved.
It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below.
Parents-to-be are being reminded of the importance of taking notice of baby’s movements during pregnancy, in a new campaign from Gloucestershire Local Maternity and Neonatal System.
Cheltenham General Hospital’s A&E department resumes its night-time nurse-led service on 30 June in line with plans to restore the service to its pre-pandemic status
by Nicky Holton
The birth unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital’s women’s centre is designed to encourage active, natural labour in a home from home environment.
Fatigue is the feeling of having no energy and is a common side effect. Resting and sleeping may not help improve fatigue.
In line with Government guidance, the NHS in Gloucestershire is asking hospital outpatients and visitors (who are not affected by current visiting restrictions) to plan ahead and have face coverings available for when they attend hospital from 15 June.
This page gives you information about Diphencyprone (DCP) treatment for alopecia areata and answers some of the commonly asked questions.
Dr Alkherdahji specialises in surgery on the cornea, anterior segment and retina. Operations performed include cataracts, complex cataract operations, corneal procedures.