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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.
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’.
It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below:
It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below.
Work on a new day surgery unit and two new theatres at Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) costing £17.2m is progressing well with patients set to benefit as early as the new year.
Last night was a roaring success after an auction of lion sculptures raised nearly quarter of a million pounds for our new state-of-the-art cancer centre.
This page provides information for people with diabetes, about having a hypoglycaemic (low blood glucose) episode.
This page gives you instructions about the safe use of crutches.
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).
The 9th GSQIA Graduation and Awards Ceremony ok place on Friday, 7th of September 2018 at 9:30am in the Lecture Hall at Redwood Education Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
An independent review into financial governance arrangements at our Trust has been published and shows that we are making good progress in returning the organisation to financial balance and ensuring that it is soundly governed.
The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb is particularly important because it allows stable pinch grip. Loss of this ligament, therefore, potentially impairs pinch grip.
Click on the link to open the Packaging of Pathology Specimens for Transport by Road to or Between Hospital Sites.
30mL sterile Universal
4ml of blood taken into an EDTA Tube
If your hand or wrist requires surgery, you can find out more about the different types of routine operations in this section of the Hand Clinic.
This page gives you hints and tips to help improve your bowel function and control. Also included is information about bowel routine, skin care and dietary advice.
Cheltenham General Hospital’s Oncology Centre continues its focus on excellence in cancer care with the installation of a state-of-the-art TrueBeam Linear Accelerator (Linac). The installation is just the beginning as the Medical Physics team is now in the process of commissioning the new Linac.
EDTA blood. (No patient preparation or special handling required).
New figures out today reveal that there were 9 patients who donated their organs after death at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) last year, helping save or improve the lives of 19 people desperately in need of a transplant in the UK.