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by Emma Rodgers

We provide most of our antenatal education through The Real Birth Digital Programme. You can also speak to your community midwife about Antenatal Education sessions in your area, which are provided by some of our units and continuity teams

Gloucestershire Hospitals has appointed its first ever Admiral Nurse to help coordinate care and provide expert guidance for dementia patients, their carers and families.

by Beth Jones

This page gives you information about vestibular rehabilitation and how best to manage the symptoms.

This page gives you information about pneumonia and the follow up care after you have been discharged from hospital.

Download the poster for this Quality Improvement

Who to contact and how to get advice from the departments in our pathology service.

GHNHSFT works in collaboration with Approved Education Institutes (AEIs) across the region to provide practice placements for Undergraduate Nursing Students. We hope that the information you find on these pages will be useful and give you an insight into your placement and the learning opportunities available. We are very much looking forward to having you on placement with us.

Our appointments can help you develop new skills which will continue to help after you have been discharged from our service.

This includes Avening Ward, Nurse-Led Clinic, Oncology Outpatients and Worcester Suite at Cheltenham General Hospital.

It has been recommended that the child in your care attends an appointment for an allergen challenge. This page gives you information about what will happen during the appointment. A few days before the child’s admission please try to discuss with them what is going to happen on the day.

This May over 200 NHS staff, patients and supporters attended our Walk for Wards event at the beautiful Bathurst Estate in Cirencester Park.

For adults, blood taken into a 4mL EDTA tube

This page provides information about oral hygiene and mouth care for patients having radiotherapy or chemotherapy treatment. You may experience a dry or sore mouth or notice taste changes when you are having radiotherapy or chemotherapy treatment. These problems can be due to the treatment you are receiving. It is very important that you tell your healthcare professional (nurse or radiographer) if you experience these changes as they may be able to recommend specific treatments for you. These symptoms might continue for some time after your treatment has finished but the suggestions in this page may help to keep you comfortable. Good mouth hygiene is essential.

This page gives you information about receiving propofol sedation while having your endoscopic procedure. You will be given separate information about the procedure you are having, including details of any preparation needed.

The number of cases of Measles in young people has risen, and measles outbreaks have been reported in adjoining counties. Measles is an infection that spreads very easily and can cause serious problems in some people.

The majority of routine operations are successful. It is important to be aware of some of the problems that can happen following surgery. This page outlines some of the complications of surgery and how to minimise their effects.

Where to turn if you’re struggling with becoming a parent