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The Pathology Department can offer advice on all aspects of point of care testing (PoCT).

by Hugh Wheatley

In 2013, I celebrated my 36th birthday with my twin brother Tim, with a family lunch, a trip to the Lego store, followed by an appointment that night for a short stay at Royal Liverpool Hospital.

This page gives you information on care following your gastroscopy and Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) or Endoscopic mucosal Resection (EMR).

Thanks to your support, sensory aids are now available for patients with autism or learning disabilities to help reduce the impact of the sensory environment.

This page describes breathing exercises which may help you to clear excess sputum to help your lungs to function more effectively. If you have an airway clearance device, you may want to incorporate this into the cycle, a physiotherapist can guide you as to how this can be done.

The NHS in Gloucestershire is totally committed to providing high-quality, safe and compassionate maternity care that delivers the best possible outcomes for women, birthing people and babies. This will always be our guiding principle in the decisions we make. Extensive work is underway across the system to continue the improvements and ensure services meet national standards and local needs.

This page gives you information about appendicitis, including the risks and benefits of having the appendix removed.

Gloucestershire Hospitals welcomes the findings of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) National Maternity survey

There are many different causes of knee pain, this page provides advice which is relevant to your problem. Please note that some patients will be provided with a knee splint. Specific advice will be provided which the clinician will discuss with you. Please ask if you need further information.

Based at Cheltenham General Hospital, the Oncology Support Centre offers information, help and advice for local cancer patients and their loved ones.

This page gives you information about phlebitis, its causes and how to try to prevent it.

As part of our ongoing recruitment campaign, we have three exciting different opportunities for Registered Midwives to join our friendly and supportive team

Procalcitonin (PCT) is the precursor of the hormone calcitonin, which in normal metabolic conditions is mainly produced by the C‐cells of the thyroid medulla and to a lesser extent by other neuroendocrine cells. The blood of healthy individuals contains only very low levels of PCT.

This is a guide to keep your child safe and help them recover from their head injury. Your child has been assessed and is able to go home. Please make sure they are with an experienced carer who is able to closely observe them for the next few days.

The short Synacthen test (SST) is a test of adrenal insufficiency which can be used as a screening procedure in the non-critically ill patient. The test is based on the measurement of serum cortisol before and after an injection of synthetic ACTH (Synacthen).

Cheltenham General Hospital’s A&E department resumes its night-time nurse-led service on 30 June in line with plans to restore the service to its pre-pandemic status

This page gives you information about your oesophageal manometry test. Any questions that you may have will be answered by a member of the clinic staff. Your appointment is at the Gastrointestinal (GI) Laboratory located in the GI/Lung Function Department at Cheltenham General Hospital. You should report to the receptionist in the Lung Function Department on arrival.

The NHS will begin vaccinating patients against coronavirus at dozens of hospital hubs from this week at the start of the biggest immunisation programme in history.

Last week, over 700 guests, choirs and musicians came together for Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity’s Christmas Concert at Gloucester Cathedral.