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Changes to Cheltenham A&E during BMA Industrial Action 17 - 22 December
Experience of care week is an opportunity to show the breadth of the patient experience team, the services we offer to support our patients and their carers and how we respond to their feedback.
We know that it's not always easy staying in hospital when most of the patients are young children. We have facilities especially for our teenage patients and do our best to meet your needs while you're with us.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is holding an open day across its two hospital sites on Wednesday (8 September) – giving the public an opportunity to meet clinicians and ask them how the £101m investment will improve care as we emerge from the pandemic.
For adults, blood taken into a 5mL gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit)
During the operation to treat your retinal condition, a bubble of gas or silicone oil was put into your eye. It is important that the gas or oil bubble floats into the correct position to support the part of the retina that needs flattening.
Information on our philosophy of care and services
Your treatment may cause rashes, skin irritation, skin discolouration, dry itchy skin or skin sensitivity to light.
No add on requests accepted for these tests. Fresh samples are required.
Chemical Pathology
This page gives you information about Transitional Care (TC) but it does not replace any discussion between you and the healthcare team. If you have any concerns or require more information after reading this page, please discuss with a member the Transitional Care team.
In their first games, the Gloucestershire team have triumphed with three silver medals and one bronze at the British Transplant Games in Nottingham this weekend.
AFP is a possible marker of:-
No specific preparation required
PTH can be assayed during a parathyroidectomy on an urgent basis (i.e. intra-operative PTH levels) however this must be booked with the laboratory at least a week in advance. Please contact the duty biochemist for further details if access to this service is required.
It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty, please follow the instructions on this page.
It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below:
It is essential that your bowel is empty for this investigation. In order for your bowel to be empty please follow the instructions below.
