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Storage/transport Store urine at 2–30°C for up to 24 hours. Store transferred urines and swabs in Chlamydia transport medium at 2–30°C.
If your child is over 6, you can take them to have their bloods taken at West Block outpatients in Cheltenham General or Edward Jenner at Gloucestershire
Test not available at GHNHSFT
Please be aware if we assess your care as requiring Acute Care at GRH we will redirect you there, please be reassured we have an outreach team at GRH who
Please state whether patient fasting or not at time of venepuncture. Turnaround times The assays are run throughout the day and night.
The Mayhill unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital cares for patients who come in for day surgery.
He completed his Medical Training at Imperial College London in 2006.
Sickle solubility performed at GRH. Confirmatory HPLC performed at GRH. Sickle solubility can be added onto an EDTA sample for up to 7 days.
He moved to Cheltenham in 2012 to take up the position of Consultant Cardiologist at Cheltenham.
Symptoms rarely happen in both eyes at the same time.
fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time 7 - 10 days.
fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Sent to a National Reference Centre 14 - 21 days
Any X-rays taken are looked at by our radiologists.
Mobile cancer care unit 'Helen' at Kingsholm Stadium
fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Samples are sent to the Regional Reference Centre Up to 7 days
normally required 8.5ml of blood taken into a plain gel tube Required information Relevant clinical details Date of onset Storage/transport Store at
fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time 7–10 days
His oncology training was at Cambridge and Manchester where he did a research degree through the Paterson Institute and the Royal Marsden Hospital in London
Microbiology Notes Antibody may take up to three months following exposure to become detectable A positive antibody result reflects Hepatitis C infection at
Staff must be provided with specimen pots and microbiology forms at the start of an outbreak.
