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Do you want to do more to help make a difference at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals? Opportunities are now available to become a governor.

Anaesthesia is a type of drug treatment used to prevent patients feeling pain when they have a medical procedure, such as an operation.

by Andy Champion

Carbapenamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) screen

Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) is a toxin produced by a small number of Staphylococcus aureus strains (1-2%). These may be meticillin susceptible (MSSA) or MRSA strains.

The individual test webpages for the pathology department at Gloucestershire NHS foundation trust are intended for use by healthcare professionals. Our webpages contain information specific to our local assays, including sample requirements, turn-around times and reference ranges where appropriate.

A team of local hospital staff, led by their Chief Executive Deborah Lee, will face up to an epic army challenge on Exmoor this weekend to raise vital funds for local cancer patients.

Hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) is a very common inherited disorder of iron metabolism, characterised by inappropriately high absorption of iron, leading to excessive storage in the liver, skin, pancreas, heart, joints and testes.

We are holding a Quality Summit on 31 July 2025 at Sandford Education Centre, Cheltenham General Hospital to explore a number of issues identified through investigating hospital acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs).

Cancer antigen 15.3 (CA 15-3) should only be used to determine response to therapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer or for the early detection of recurrence in patients with previously treated stage II and stage III breast cancer. Requests should therefore only be made as advised by the specialist secondary care team.

Please telephone the laboratory when these samples are collected

by Debra Clark

The Epilepsy team provides assessment, advice and information for people with a diagnosis of epilepsy.

If your GP arranges for you to be seen by our Frailty team, they will usually ask for you to come to our Frailty SDEC (Same Day Emergency Care) at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

My mother did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross and I grew up admiring what she was doing. This inspired me from a young age to want to help sick and injured people.

This page provides information about the Urology Suspected Cancer Exclusion Pathway. Your GP has referred you to this service to quickly determine whether your symptoms are caused by cancer.

Cinapsis is a secure online communication tool, supported with telephone conversation to link community health care providers with hospital specialists to receive timely support and advice to prioritise patient centred care.

Find out more about each level of the training pathway and the QI programme.