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This page gives you information about how to reduce your risk of falling during your stay in hospital. Our aim is to help you keep as active and as independent as possible while in hospital.
This page gives information to patients having a peripheral intravenous (IV) cannula tube inserted into a vein. This is usually into the back of your hand or your arm (see Figure 1 and 2).
Every September, Blood Cancer Awareness Month raises awareness and understanding of blood cancers. This year, our cancer support workers are holding a series of events at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
by Gillian Bestwick
Gloucestershire Hospitals will be lighting up both hospital sites in a spectacular way this evening (12 May) in recognition of International Nurses Day and to coincide with the 200th birthday anniversary of Florence Nightingale.
Pathology Stores at both sites hold a wide range of disposable goods and chemicals used by each of the departments within the building. It also supplies the appropriate specimen containers, bags, forms and equipment needed for sample testing.
This page gives you information about under-breast soreness (intertrigo) including how the condition can be treated and managed.
It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below.
This page gives you information about having ENTONOX® as pain relief during lower end endoscopic procedures.
by Sister Jo Davis, Ptech Cert
This page gives you information about the intra-articular steroid injection your child has been given and what to expect afterwards.
Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering in their communities. We particularly thank our amazing band of hospital volunteers.
Prostate cancer affects the prostate gland under the bladder and usually happens to men over 50 years old. There are different treatments and it can often be cured if diagnosed early.
This page has been given to you because you have injured your shoulder. An X-ray suggests that you have fractured your clavicle (sometimes known as your collar bone) or injured your acromioclavicular (AC) joint. The AC joint is where your clavicle meets your shoulder.
Women suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) can now be looked after as day cases following an innovative move by the Trust designed to improve patient experience.
by Jeanette Welsh and Kate Bowstead
This page gives you information about the symptoms and treatment of cervical ectropion (bleeding from the cervix) and other condition affecting the cervix.
The Paediatric Gastroenterology Service in Gloucestershire is part of a clinical network of gastroenterology teams in the South West. We work closely with our colleagues at Bristol Children’s Hospital, as well as other specialist centres such as Great Ormond Street Hospital to provide treatment and supportive care for children and young people in Gloucestershire who have complex bowel problems.