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Purpose
You have been referred to the Rapid Access Skin Assessment Clinic by your GP. Your GP may have attached photographs to the referral which will have been reviewed by a consultant dermatologist at the hospital. At the Rapid Access Skin Assessment Clinic, we will look at or treat a skin lesion. A skin lesion is a part of the skin that has an abnormal growth or appearance compared to the skin around it. Our priority is to confirm or rule out a diagnosis of skin cancer. This page gives you information about the clinic and how it runs.
Diabetes increases the incidence of many common hand conditions. This page outlines the effects of diabetes on the hand, and the outcomes following surgery for these conditions.
This page gives you information about intermittent claudication, the causes and treatments that may help to reduce the risk.
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.
You have been advised to have an ERCP either to help us find out the cause of your symptoms or for the management of your symptoms. This page should help answer any questions you may have.
This page provides information for patients due to have a urodynamic investigation. We want you to understand the risks and benefits, how to prepare for the investigation and what to expect both during and after the test.
Lung cancer is the 3rd most common type of cancer in the UK.
Serum - paired samples not normally required
This page gives you information about faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), including the benefits, risks and what to expect.
This is painful condition that involves irritation of the two tendons that run through a tunnel on the thumb side of the wrist.
You have been asked to come to the hospital for an oral Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT). This page gives you information about the test and the preparations needed.
A random urine sample collected into a 30mL Universal
Learn what to expect once your baby has arrived, care and support you’ll receive from us, and find advice and tips for feeding your baby.
Head and neck cancers can affect areas such as the mouth, throat, voice box, nose, and salivary glands.
This page has been produced to answer the most commonly asked questions about HPV (Human Papilloma Virus).
This page gives patients, carers and parents’ information about using ENTONOX® as pain relief.
This leaflet gives you information about having a flexible sigmoidoscopy, with a transrectal ultrasound scan, as an outpatient. Your appointment is at the Endoscopy Ward located in the Endoscopy Department at Cheltenham General Hospital. Please report to the Endoscopy Department receptionist on arrival at the hospital.
This page gives you information about the condition you are being assessed for and the processes carried out during the assessment.