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This page gives you information about spiking, how it can affect you and what you should do if you think you have been spiked.
Department of Haematology
Surgery to decompress a trigger finger is a last resort, since the majority of trigger fingers resolve with steroid injection
Organ and tissue donation is when you decide to give an organ or tissue to save or transform the life of someone else. You can donate some organs and tissue while you are alive, and this is called living organ and tissue donation. However, most organ and tissue donations come from people who have died.
As with most tumour markers there is a high incidence of false positive and false negative results; HCG is most appropriately used in monitoring disease progression or effectiveness of treatment once diagnosis of the tumour has been made and serum concentrations have been shown to be high prior to treatment.
This page provides information about pioglitazone medication and its use, including side effects. It has been suggested that you try pioglitazone because it is considered an important part of the treatment for many types of hair and scalp disorders including lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia.
This page gives you information on care following banding of piles (haemorrhoids).
We will keep this notice updated to show the things we do with your personal data. We will never sell your personal data, or share it with other organisations we work with.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published two reports for the Trust’s Children’s Centre and Emergency Department. They have also issued an enforcement notice on Maternity Services.
Thousands of cancer patients in Gloucestershire and across the region will benefit from a new state-of-the-art cancer centre.
This information is aimed at healthcare professionals who are using our pathology services.
Two South West Hospital Trusts have joined up with the regional Sight Loss Council to develop the first NHS audio guides for blind and visually impaired people. The new tools will help improve accessibility across hospitals in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Bristol.
We have launched a Prehabilitation service that offers pre-treatment support for patients with cancer.
Steroid is a powerful anti-inflammatory drug, used to treat many conditions around the hand, such as arthritis, trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis.
This page gives advice for patients with diabetes who are planning a family.
This page will answer some of the questions you may have about the medication (metformin) you have been advised to take to help with your condition of polycystic ovaries (PCOS).
Immunology
You might take a break from your medical training for a number of reasons, including: