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Congratulations on the birth of your baby! This page provides information relating to caring for yourself and your newborn.
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Mr James and his team offer a general obstetric and gyanecology service with a special interest in urogynaecology. Mr James leads a dedicated team running a specialist female urinary continence clinic and service which links in with the community continence service.
You have been advised to have a gastroscopy, which you may also have heard being called an endoscopy or OGD (meaning an oesophageal-gastro-duodenoscopy). A diagnostic gastroscopy will help us to investigate the cause of your symptoms.
This page provides information about the pleural aspiration procedure.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides maternity services to women in the county. We are extremely proud of our maternity services which offer you a full range of choices for your care and where to have your baby. This page will help to guide you through these choices, services and available support. When you first discover you are pregnant, it is important to make contact with a health care professional as soon as possible. This is to make sure that you receive maternity care and advice that takes account of your health needs and preferences.
In response to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the NHS in Gloucestershire has taken a number of temporary measures to help ensure it can continue to provide safe patient care.
This page describes the treatment options available for men with azoospermia or severe oligospermia. ‘Azoospermia’ and severe ‘oligospermia’ are the words to describe an absence of sperm or very few sperms in the ejaculate. Various factors can contribute towards these conditions, some of which may be inherited.
Children visiting the Children’s Outpatients Department at Cheltenham General Hospital are now welcomed by a burst of colour and creativity, thanks to new charity-funded artwork designed to make hospital visits a little brighter!
Giving in memory of a loved one lets you celebrate their life whilst also making a lasting difference to the lives of future patients
S.H.E.D is a new group for fathers of babies who start their life at Gloucester’s neonatal unit
This page has been created to help you manage your asthma. It includes a peak flow diary for recording your daily readings, as well as space to note any symptoms you may experience. Asthma is a condition that can change unpredictably, either without warning or in response to known triggers, so regular monitoring is an important part of staying in control.
Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the circulation originates mainly from the liver under control of pituitary growth hormone (GH). Levels of IGF-1 parallel those of GH.
by Rachel Walker-Morecroft & Amanda Woodridge
Non-Gynae Cytopathology
Our ophthalmologists carry out a wide range of treatments and surgical procedures for conditions of the eye such as cataracts, glaucoma and retinal problems.
The information given here is intended for use by healthcare professionals. Please see Lab Tests Online-UK for more general advice, links and background.
A patient’s experience of using our hospital services should be positive. We want all of our patients, their families, carers and friends to feel confident in our services.
We are holding a Quality Summit on 26 November 2024 at Sandford Education Centre, Cheltenham General Hospital to explore a number of issues identified through investigating patient falls.
