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Microbiology

by Alphons Mathew

The crossmatch is defined as a procedure to exclude incompatibility between donor red cells and the patient’s plasma

Access to Work is a publicly funded employment support programme that aims to help disabled people start, or stay in work. The programme provides practical and financial support for those with a disability or a long term physical or mental health condition who are absent from work or finding it difficult to work.

Joint statement from One Gloucestershire NHS partners – NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

When you are a fitted with a hearing aid, it remains the property of the NHS that you are responsible for. It is an expensive piece of technology and you should do all you can to keep it safe.

Every donation you choose to give helps your local hospitals do more to care for you, everyone you love and our passionate staff

by Donna Little

by Gillian Bestwick

Plans to create our new cancer care centre in Cheltenham have been given a major boost with a £2million donation from a charitable trust.

There are four main blood groups: A, B, AB and O. People are also either Rhesus D (Rh D) positive or Rhesus D (Rh D) negative. If you are Rh D negative, your red blood cells do not have the Rh D antigen. Antigens are markers that your body may see as foreign and react to. Blood type is passed down from your parents. This means that if you are Rh D negative, you could be pregnant with a baby who is Rh D positive. During some events in pregnancy, a small amount of the baby’s blood can mix with yours, which may cause your body to react.

by Emily O’ Sullivan, Nick Simmonds and Nicole Roper

The 13th GSQIA Graduation and Awards Ceremony took place on Friday, 28th of June 2019 from 9:30am – 12.30pm in the Lecture Hall at Redwood Education Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

This September, NHS, local authorities, and healthcare organisations across the country are uniting to deliver crucial messages to parents through ICON Week 2024.

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

by Janice Allen, Resuscitation Officer

by Terry Flemons

by Fran Wilson

There's lots of advice on feeding your baby online or via support groups, helplines and websites