Our Services: Hospitals

Stroud General Hospital

Contact Details

Matron: Kay Haughton
(Secretary: Mo Martin)

Address:
Stroud General Hospital
Trinity Road
Stroud
Glos GL5 2HY

Tel: 01453 562200

Fax: 01453 562201

E-mail

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Hospital Services

Number and type of beds

• 22 medical beds (GP)
• 22 assessment and rehabilitation beds for the elderly
• 17 surgical beds

 

Surgery available

• Colo-rectal
• Breast surgery
• Gynaecological surgery
• Minor orthopaedic surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Urology
• General Surgery
• Laparscopic cholecystectomy
  
  
• Endoscopy Unit:
  • Gastroscopy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Sigmoidoscopy
  • Cystoscopy
    

 

Out-patient clinics

• Dermatology
• ENT
• Elderly Care
• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Gynaecology
• Menopause
• Opthamology
• Orthopaedic
• Paediatrics
• Pain Clinics
• Orthotics
• Rheumentology
• Thoracic
• Urology
  

 

Other Clinics

• Speech and Language Therapist
• Dietetics
  

 

Therapy Services

OT and Physiotherapy Services work with inpatients, outpatients and day hospital users. Involved with specialised treatment groups such as Parkinson's disease and the 'Falls Group'.

At present the services are offered from Monday - Friday.

 

Diagnostic Services

• Five day a week service with emergency 'on-call'.
• 10.30 - 08.00 pm Saturday and Sunday.
• The department has open access for chest x-ray referrals and appointment system for all other requests
• Ultrasound department undertakes a comprehensive range of examinations
• Consultant radiologists visit for 3 sessions a week
  
  
  
  

Support Services

• We have an ecumenical chaplaincy service - visit the hospital x 2 weekly - planning to increase to 3 planned visits shortly.
• Hotel services which offers comprehensive choice for all individuals

 

Emergency Care

• 24 hour cover with medical input 09.00 - 12.00, 02.00 - 05.00 Mon-Fri, plus 09.45 - 12.00 medical cover Saturdays and Sundays.
  
  
• Stroud Emergency Medical Services and casualty staff during 'out of hours' and the patient's own GP can be contacted at any other time.

 

Out of Hours arrangements:

Telephone: 08454 220 220

Surgical out of hours service covered by clinical assistants or consultant

 

Voluntary sector connections

• The League of Friends provide refreshments am - pm Monday - Friday, as well as a weekly visit to the wards with a 'shopping trolley' providing toiletries, sweets and beverages.
  
  
• Voluntary 'flower ladies' visit x 2 weekly.
  
  
• We also have a PAT dog service
  
  
  

Pharmacy Department

• Operates 09.00 - 01.00 and 14.00 - 17.00 Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri.
  
  
• 09.00 - 12.30 and 14.00 - 17.00 Wednesday
  
  
• Click here for more information about the pharmacy department

 

Hospital Facilities

• Free parking with designated area for disabled patients
  
  
• There is a children's play area in the outpatients' department
  
  
• Facilities are available for relatives to stay overnight if they wish
  
  

Page updated: 11/09/2009