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Our emergency departments (A&Es) are very busy at the moment. If your condition isn’t serious or life-threatening, please help us by choosing an alternative service.
The Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme has appointed a leading orthopaedic surgeon from the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to work as a clinical ambassador in its London hub.
Patients should be antibiotic-free for at least 7 days before a biopsy is performed
For adults, blood taken into a 5mL gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit)
The Delivery Suite at the Women's Centre at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is a state of the art facility, designed to give you the best possible service if you need medical assistance during labour.
Serum - paired samples not required
By Dr H Iftikhar, Dr S Alaee, Dr J Bennett, Dr A Creamer, Dr R Kaminski, Dr D Windsor, Dr C Sharp
This page provides you with information following the broken bone in your hand. This is known as a 5th Metacarpal fracture (MCP) and is below your little finger. See Figure 1 below.
by Isolde Newberry
The Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) is a service all community pharmacies provide to patients who would benefit from extra support related to their medicines.
You have been prescribed, or are being considered for, pentoxifylline and tocopherol (vitamin E). These medications are prescribed to manage osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the jaw. This is a condition caused by reduced blood supply to the bone which leads to bone tissue damage or poor healing. The medications can be used to treat active ORN or to reduce the risk of developing ORN in patients who have previously had radiotherapy and now need dental extractions. This page will outline further information about these medications, how to take them and the possible side effects.
We are holding a Quality Summit on 31 July 2025 at Sandford Education Centre, Cheltenham General Hospital to explore a number of issues identified through investigating hospital acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs).
Dr Simon James Gunn is a consultant radiologist, with a special interest in musculoskeletal imaging.
This page is for adults and children aged 5 and older who have been prescribed GRAZAX® to treat grass pollen allergy. It explains how the treatment works, how to take it safely, possible side effects and when to get help. It supports the advice from your allergy team. Ensure you have also read the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) that is inside your medication pack.
by Zoe Jones
Our green spaces can be an oasis for those needing to escape from the busy hub of the main hospital environments
Miss Court is a Breast Surgeon with an interest in specialised training in oncoplastic, reconstruction, fat grafting and minimal access breast surgery for cancer and developmental breast problems. She qualified in Dundee in 1996 and trained in surgery in Leicester, Bristol, Cheltenham and Australia.
Please read this page if the young person you care for has reached an age when we need to start talking about preparing, planning and moving their care from children’s to adult services.
