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No Smoking Day is around the corner! This year’s No Smoking Day is on March 12 2025.

This leaflet will explain why you are being offered the Hepatitis B vaccine. Patients with chronic kidney disease are at an increased risk of Hepatitis B virus infections due to the increased exposure to blood and blood products. All donated blood is tested for Hepatitis B. However, the Department of Health recommends that all patients with kidney failure are vaccinated against the virus.

The Trust has standards of conduct for meetings in public that must be followed at all times.

Patients with pleural infection should be managed with antibiotics and drainage of the pleural cavity. If medical management fails or is not possible, referral for surgical management should be considered. Intrapleural fibrinolytic treatment with alteplase (tPA) and dornase alfa (DNase) may be considered as an adjunct to medical management in selected patients at the discretion of the Respiratory Consultant. This guideline details the rationale, indications, contraindications and protocol for administering intrapleural fibrinolytic treatment.

Deborah Lee, Chief Executive of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said:

Prescribers wishing to prescribe restricted antibiotics are required to contact the Microbiologist for approval, which must then be recorded in the medical notes. The exception to this is where:

The first step on Khoboso's journey from the Chalbi Desert in Kenya to Gloucestershire was initiated by the kindness of a stranger

If you're thinking of returning to the HCPC register, there is help, support and information to allow you to Return to Practice.

This page explains what an opioid is and why it is beneficial to some patients who have acute pain.

Image Guided Interventional Surgery (IGIS) means procedures where the surgeon uses instruments with live images to guide the procedure.

As part of healthcare science week, Gloucestershire Hospitals is running a virtual Q&A, to showcase and celebrate the vital work of healthcare science and allied health professionals in our Trust.

by Alli Patchett

by Lowri Bowen

by Faye Norman

The governors of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are delighted to announce the appointment of Deborah Evans as their new Chair, to succeed Peter Lachecki, who leaves us at the end of April after nearly 6 years’ service.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has created a carers' charter to outline how the Trust and local community can work together as partners in delivering exceptional patient care.

We're pleased to announce the arrival of a brand-new, state-of-the-art MRI scanner, marking a major upgrade in Cheltenham General Hospital's diagnostic imaging capabilities

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has invested in new technology to improve both the safety of midwives and the environment.

By Dr Hina Iftikhar, Dr Seema Alaee, Dr Jessica Bennett, Dr Rachel Kaminski, Dr David Windsor, Dr Charlie Sharp