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It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below.

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions that might help if you have queries about the Patient Portal.

The orthoptic exercises described on this page have been advised and explained to you by your orthoptist. This page is provided as a reminder to keep at home of how to complete the exercises. Only do the exercises which you were advised to do.

As part of our commemoration marking a year of COVID-19, we remembered the lives lost to the pandemic and thanked our colleagues for everything they did and continue to do.

The enzyme pancreatic elastase-1 (E1) is secreted by the acinar cells of the pancreas and acts to break down collagen. This enzyme is not degraded on transit through the gut so acts as a good marker of pancreatic exocrine function when measured in faecal samples.

For adults, blood taken into a 5mL gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit)

It is essential to contact the Duty Biochemist at least 24 hours before sample collection as timing of sampling and transport arrangements have to be made in advance due to the limited stability of this analyte.

One in seven people have some form of disability. For some, this can impact their ability to access our services or online content

A Stroud family received a special surprise this year when their healthy baby boy was born on Christmas Day at Stroud Maternity Unit.

by Eirwen Rees & Sophie Ferguson

4ml EDTA sample.

This page has been designed to help you exercise your sphincter muscles. Sphincter exercises can help you to reduce leakage from the bowel. These exercises are also beneficial for patients who are due to have a colostomy or ileostomy (stoma) reversal operation. When done correctly these exercises can build up and strengthen the muscles to help you to hold both wind and stool in the back passage.

This page gives you information about the care available from the Cancer Psychology Service, what sorts of concerns we can help with and what to expect at your first appointment.

It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty, please follow the instructions on this page.

This page gives you information about the care available from the Linc Haematology Psychology Service, listing the difficulties we can help with and what to expect at your first appointment.

The information given here is intended for use by healthcare professionals. Please see Lab Tests Online-UK for more general advice, links and background.

We are delighted to announce that the CQC has rated Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) as ‘GOOD’ overall, following a comprehensive inspection of services last autumn.

The fingertip is basically a part of the body specialising in providing sensory feedback to the brain. The sensory input from the hand is so important that a disproportionately large part of the brain is devoted to interpreting the signals sent from the fingertips.