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Vehicle access to the Atrium The Atrium entrance will be closed to vehicles from Monday 5 August and reopen on Wednesday 7 August in the morning.
Please note that laboratory staff are not permitted to discuss specific tests or results with patients; you are advised to contact your GP or consultant
For a sample to be treated as urgent the laboratory must be notified on Cheltenham 4219.
The modified tubes will be sent directly to the ward and must only be used for the patient specified.
If you have any difficulty accessing this, please speak to a member of ward staff.
be elected to the BASS executive council.
Our annual equality report has been written to demonstrate compliance with the Equality Act 2010, specifically the Public Sector Equality Duty contained
Further studies are required to understand the efficacy of this intervention in both groups to reduce the economic cost of empirical anti-acid prescriptions
They aim to ensure equity and best practice within the context of resources currently available to the NHS locally.
A guide to tumour marker requesting has been produced as part of this initiative. Please access the link for details.
This event gave each team the opportunity to share their work and their learning and for the Trust to recognise and celebrate their achievements.
A laboratory glucose measurement is essential to diagnose hypoglycaemia.
This test is used to investigate cardiac or skeletal muscle pathology.
Bowel screening aims to detect bowel cancer at an early stage, if you have no symptoms. This is when treatment is more likely to be effective.
This can lead to easy or excessive bruising and bleeding.
Infliximab binds to these molecules and inhibits the inflammatory response.
(up to 1.2g/day)
Turnaround time Microscopy results on day of receipt Culture results up to 6 days
This test is the best way to diagnose acute Legionella infection It should be performed as early as possible after diagnosis of pneumonia Legionnaires'
If it is difficult to open your bowels or your stool is hard, you may be constipated.