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This page gives you care advice to follow after your septoplasty surgery. If you have any questions or concerns after discharge from hospital, please contact the ENT Outpatient Nurses between 8:00am and 5:00pm (the number is at the end of this page). Out of normal working hours, contact NHS 111 for advice. In an emergency, please go straight to the nearest Emergency Department.

The information on this page aims to answer some of the commonly asked questions about having a loop diathermy treatment. The page also contains information which will help explain the benefits and risks as well as what to expect when having the treatment. Your doctor, or nurse specialist have recommended loop diathermy because they believe this is the best way to get an accurate diagnosis and completely remove the abnormality. If you have any further questions or concerns after reading this page, please contact the advice line. The telephone number is at the end of this page.

We provide care for patients with a broad range of rheumatic diseases, offering patients diagnosis, treatment, and, when appropriate, long-term management of their condition.

Cheltenham A&E will temporarily close from 8pm on Thursday 22 February to 8am on Thursday 29 February. No Minor Injury and Illness Unit (MIIU) service will be provided there during this period.

Thanks to our incredible supporters across Gloucestershire, an amazing £600,000 has been raised for a new scanner that will help thousands of patients in the county.

Find out about the cost of parking at our hospitals, how you can pay for parking, and parking charge exemptions.

You have been offered a treatment to your oesophagus (gullet) called Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA). This page contains information about the treatment and will hopefully answer any questions that you may have. It is important that you read this information so that you understand why you have been recommended for this treatment and what it involves.

This page gives you information about pelvic floor muscles and how you can exercise to strengthen them.

A guide for patients self-administering. This page will help you to safely give yourself your treatment by subcutaneous injection. Subcutaneous means giving the injection into the fatty tissue layer just under the skin. Self-administration will allow you to have greater freedom and take control of your treatment.

Information for men attending the Urology Clinic Being told you may have testicular cancer can feel overwhelming. Investigations and treatment often happen quickly with number of tests and possibly surgery arranged within a short period of time. This page explains the usual procedures and expected timelines, ensuring you are informed about what to expect in the upcoming days and weeks. It also contains important contact numbers for your clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and further guidance and who to contact if you have concerns or need urgent medical advice. Whilst everyone’s situation is individual, this page should help you feel informed and supported during a fast-moving time

Earlier this year, our Trauma and Orthopaedics (T&O) team took steps to understand patients’ experiences of the Fracture Clinic service.

A wide range of drugs can cause immune mediated neutropenia. However, these idiosyncratic reactions only occur in a small number of patients. There are several mechanisms for drug induced antibody mediated neutropenia. One established mechanism occurs when membrane glycoproteins bind to the drug to form a hapten. This causes the formation of antibodies which only bind to granulocytes in the presence of the drug. Quinine, and its stereoisomer quinidine, is known to cause drug dependent antibody formation via this hapten mechanism.

At Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, we believe that every baby being born is special. During your caesarean, there are ways in which we can help to assist you having an individual experience for the birth of your baby. There are many combinations of the listed choices which may make the birth experience more enjoyable and less stressful. If this is something you would like to consider for your caesarean birth then please ask your midwife or obstetrician for more information.

Our community projects involve collaborations with a diverse array of groups and organisations from Gloucestershire and beyond, including various charities, schools, colleges and community groups.

The high efficacy and low toxicity of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) has contributed to their frequent prescription worldwide, often without clear indication.

The early pregnancy assessment clinic is an emergency service if you are between 7 and 15 weeks pregnant and experience pain or bleeding.

Our acute hospitals at Cheltenham and Gloucester are extremely busy and an increasing number of in-patients with COVID-19 is adding to the pressure on services this week

by Ruth Bees