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BMA Resident Doctors’ Industrial action – 7 April to 13 April and temporary changes to Cheltenham A&E
Advice for patients, carers and visitors
This page has been written for patients who have been diagnosed with Endometrial Hyperplasia and aims to explain what causes this condition and how it can be treated.
This service provides care for people living with type 1 diabetes who use insulin pump therapy.
We are currently working on a project looking at the experience of women using our maternity service.
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Also called Dupuytren’s contracture, this is a common condition caused by thickening of the tissue directly beneath the skin in the hand. This layer of tissue is called the ‘palmar fascia‘.
This is a procedure designed to straighten the finger, and is something that people usually opt to do because of restriction in the function of the hand as a result of Dupuytren’s disease
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This page gives you and your birthing partner information about the benefits and safe use of essential oils and massage during your labour. The service is offered to you by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Many of our midwives are trained to be able to advise and administer essential oils to you during labour.
An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan has been booked for you. This page gives you information about the MRI, the risks and what will happen during the scan.
The Pathology Department can offer advice on all aspects of point of care testing (PoCT).
Some of the following phone numbers are not continuously manned. You may not get a response as timely as you might expect.
You have been told that you are colonised with, or have an infection with a multi-drug resistant organism. The information on this page answers some of the commonly asked questions about this condition.
You have been offered a treatment to your oesophagus (gullet) called Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA). This page contains information about the treatment and will hopefully answer any questions that you may have. It is important that you read this information so that you understand why you have been recommended for this treatment and what it involves.
This page gives you information about varicose vein surgery and should help to answer any questions you may have.
A surgical team from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital are the first in the UK to have successfully performed an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from the oesophagus, using a next-generation robot called Versius.
This page gives you information about what the Early Discharge Scheme (EDS) is, how it works and what to expect as a patient.
It has been recommended that the child in your care attends an appointment for an allergen challenge. This page gives you information about what will happen during the appointment. A few days before the child’s admission please try to discuss with them what is going to happen on the day.