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This page gives you information about having lithotripsy treatment for kidney stones.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides maternity services to women in the county. We are extremely proud of our maternity services which offer you a full range of choices for your care and where to have your baby. This page will help to guide you through these choices, services and available support. When you first discover you are pregnant, it is important to make contact with a health care professional as soon as possible. This is to make sure that you receive maternity care and advice that takes account of your health needs and preferences.

You have been advised to have a therapeutic gastroscopy which provides treatment carried out via an endoscope. A gastroscopy may also be referred to as an endoscopy or OGD (meaning an oesophageal-gastro-duodenoscopy).

A general anaesthetic will mean your child will be asleep when they have their treatment.

You have been prescribed apixaban for a heart condition called nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). This type of medication is known as direct-acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC). This page gives you information that you might find useful about atrial fibrillation and the apixaban medication. You will find a written information leaflet and a Patient Alert Card in your apixaban medication pack. Please read the information and complete the Patient Alert Card. The Patient Alert Card provides you with the required apixaban information and the importance of taking the medicine. You should keep the Patient Alert Card with you.

High blood pressure is also called hypertension. This is when the force of blood pushing against your artery walls is too strong. There are different types of hypertension.

The NHS in Gloucestershire is totally committed to providing high-quality, safe and compassionate maternity care that delivers the best possible outcomes for women, birthing people and babies. This will always be our guiding principle in the decisions we make. Extensive work is underway across the system to continue the improvements and ensure services meet national standards and local needs.

Your doctor has advised you to have your blood pressure monitored over 24 hours. This page gives you information about what the test will involve.

You have been referred to the Nuclear Medicine Department for radium-223 therapy. This is a type of intravenous radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer that has spread to your bones. Radium-223 is an effective treatment for the relief of bone pain. Studies have shown that there might also be an increase in life expectancy. The information on this page describes the treatment, possible side-effects and the radiation protection advice that you will need to follow throughout the course of your treatment. If you have any questions, please contact the Nuclear Medicine Department. The contact details are at the end of this page.

This page gives you information about having a contrast enhanced mammography (CEM) scan.

We are committed to providing full and open information about our organisation, in full accordance with freedom of information and related legislation. This includes transparency on our governance, finances and performance.

This page will give you general information about having a barium meal or barium follow through X-ray and answer some of the commonly asked questions.

This page has been written by the Insulin Pump Therapy Team to standardise the information given to patients about Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) pump therapy in Gloucestershire. We advise that you and/or your family read the booklet PDF attached to the bottom of this page and keep it in a safe place for reference when needed.

What to expect during your stay, ward facilities, visiting policy, and how to raise concerns while you’re a patient.

You can find information here about improvements to our maternity services, as well as updates on our progress

What we have done to make maternity care safer for you.

Find out more about how we use patient information at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This notice will also apply, where appropriate, to information we hold about patients’ carers relatives and next-of-kin.

Here you will find out what happens on the day of your treatment, any ongoing treatment and the support our hospitals can provide.

This page gives you information about how we create an Arterio-Venous (AV) fistula. We want you to have the information you need before you agree to have the procedure carried out. This information does not replace any discussions between you and your doctor. Please ask your doctor any questions you may have, so that you fully understand what is involved. If you take warfarin, clopidogrel or any other blood thinning medications you must let your surgeon and the Pre-assessment Clinic staff know.

Hysteroscopy is a procedure to look at the inside of the uterus (womb) using a small telescope (hysteroscope). This page will answer some of the questions you may have and help to reduce some of your concerns about attending for this procedure.