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This page will provide you with basic information about a procedure for stress incontinence known as colposuspension.

Making the choice to stop smoking and reduce how much alcohol you drink is a step you can take to support your health

Hysteroscopy is a procedure to look at the inside of the uterus (womb) using a small telescope (hysteroscope). This page will answer some of the questions you may have and help to reduce some of your concerns about attending for this procedure.

Kidney cancer, also called renal cancer, is a type of cancer that starts in the kidneys.

This page gives you information about third and fourth degree tears following childbirth. In the United Kingdom it is estimated that over 90 in 100 women who have a vaginal delivery will experience some degree of perineal damage. The perineum is the area between the vagina and anus. Perineal tears are graded in severity from a first degree tear (a very minor tear) to a fourth degree tear (a major tear). The majority of women with a first or second degree tear can have it repaired by a midwife or doctor in most birth settings. Tears that are more complex need to be repaired by an experienced doctor on the Delivery Suite at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

You have been prescribed apixaban for a heart condition called nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). This type of medication is known as direct-acting oral anticoagulant (DOAC). This page gives you information that you might find useful about atrial fibrillation and the apixaban medication. You will find a written information leaflet and a Patient Alert Card in your apixaban medication pack. Please read the information and complete the Patient Alert Card. The Patient Alert Card provides you with the required apixaban information and the importance of taking the medicine. You should keep the Patient Alert Card with you.

Your doctor has recommended that you consider having Radioactive Iodine Therapy (RAI) for the treatment of your overactive thyroid gland. This page gives you information about the treatment. When you attend the department for the treatment, you will be given more information and you will be able to ask any questions that you may have.

This page gives you information about scleral contact lenses, how to insert the lenses and the care and cleaning needed.

This page will help to answer some of the commonly asked questions about female sterilisation; including information about your hospital stay, the operation and what to expect after your discharge home.

This page gives you information about what to expect in the Dental Assessment Clinic before and after having your radiotherapy treatment to the head and neck area. It also explains why it is important to have a dental assessment and why you may need treatment in your mouth in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department.

Here you can find the frequently asked questions from patients using the Rheumatology service.

by Harriet Dykes

This page gives you hints and tips to help improve your bowel function and control. Also included is information about bowel routine, skin care and dietary advice.

When you finish your radiotherapy treatment, you will be given advice by your radiographers about what to expect in the early weeks. This page gives you general information about coming to the end of your radiotherapy treatment and what happens next.

This page gives you information about Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) contact lenses, how to insert the lenses and the care and cleaning needed.

This page gives you information about the eye condition blepharitis, the possible causes and how to treat it.

You have been advised to have an Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection ( It is important that you read this information before your appointment so that you understand this procedure and the preparation involved.

This page explains what to expect when your child has a general anaesthetic for a Computerised Tomography (CT) or a Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) scan.

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

by Deborah Durrant & Gabby Prideaux