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Whenever a patient is at the end of life, they are moved into side rooms as a matter of urgency.

The Department of Critical Care (DCC) is a special ward in Gloucester that cares for people who are critically ill, in an unstable condition, or need close

Both of which are time consuming.

As such, the name of H&S reps was disbanded and replaced with a different way to reflect the duties of an H&S rep does around quality.

in protein and calories Keep hydrated, drinking plenty of water Avoid drinking a lot of fluid before eating

Process measures - spot checks of equipment, questionnaires of staff awareness and number of educational initiatives undertaken Balancing measures – time

data was collected followed by collection of the same data for the duration of the trial of changes Results Discharge to follow up: Baseline: 31.2 days

‘High dose steroids’ refers to ≥ 4mg/day of dexamethasone (or equivalent) prescribed for palliative indications (not as part of the chemotherapy regimen

of the Year Anoushka Duroe-Richards, Fundraiser of the Year Kerry Ryland, Patient’s Choice award Dr Andrew Cavanagh, Unsung Hero of the Year GMS Grounds

The Lost Words artworks bring a sense of calm to the ward and because many of our patients have lost some aspect of their communication skills, it can

Areas of expertise Miss Kerr is one of the orthopaedic spine consultants working for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust.

A small area (the size of a 10p coin) of skin behind one of your ears is painted with DCP, at a concentration of 2%, using a cotton bud.

We were saddened to learn of the death of our former Lead Governor, Alan Thomas, who was a pivotal member of our governing body for many years.

For scans of the abdomen and pelvis you may be asked to drink up to a litre and half of fluid over a period of time before having your scan.

The onset of symptoms occurs between 12 and 146 hours after the start of administration.

We aim to care for our older patients with compassion, dignity and respect and work in partnership with the patient, family and carers.

Some species of bats may carry certain strains of the virus without developing disease themselves, but they can still to spread it to other animals.

of the last year.

Each team presented a summary of their improvement work and prizes have been awarded in the following categories through a combination of judging panel

Repeat audit in September was performed to assess the impact of these changes.