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Changes to Cheltenham A&E during BMA Industrial Action 17 - 22 December
This page gives you information about what to expect before and after a port-a-cath is inserted. It also lists the benefits and possible risks of having the device inserted.
Cheltenham General Hospital’s A&E department resumes its night-time nurse-led service on 30 June in line with plans to restore the service to its pre-pandemic status
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By Emilie Kerslake, Dr Hina Iftikhar, Dr Seema Alaee, Dr Rachel Kaminski, Dr Charlie Sharp
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by Dr Edward Coxson
Stroud maternity unit is a small midwife led centre that helps deliver around 300 births every year, and offers a home from home environment for new parents.
Click or Call First highlights the benefits of going online or calling first if your illness or injury is not life-threatening. There is a wide range of health services available.
As our current Trust strategy expires, we are looking ahead to define our future.
This is a reference laboratory investigation – tests performed in Southmead Hospital (NBT) Microbiology Department. Antimicrobial Reference Laboratory. The information given here is intended for use by healthcare professionals. We recommend monitoring chloramphenicol levels in all patients who are being treated with chloramphenicol for suspected or confirmed bacterial meningitis There may be other circumstances when chloramphenicol levels may be useful – please discuss any other requests with the duty Consultant Microbiologist
At Gloucester, we invested up to £30m on improving the Emergency Department and acute medical care facilities.
Stoptober is coming! It’s never too late to quit smoking, and you will notice almost immediate improvements to your health when you stop.
The 2nd GSQIA Graduation and Awards Ceremony took place on Thursday, 8th of December 2016 at 2:00pm in the Lecture Hall in Redwood Education Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
A Stroud family received a special surprise this year when their healthy baby boy was born on Christmas Day at Stroud Maternity Unit.
by Eirwen Rees & Sophie Ferguson
by Chelcie Griffiths-Mead
This is a reference laboratory investigation – tests performed in Southmead Hospital (NBT) Microbiology Department. Antimicrobial Reference Laboratory. We recommend monitoring co-trimoxazole levels in patients with renal failure and/or high dose co-trimoxazole therapy. They can also be useful for monitoring absorption in neutropenic patients.
We provide most of our antenatal education through The Real Birth Digital Programme. You can also speak to your community midwife about Antenatal Education sessions in your area, which are provided by some of our units and continuity teams