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At your next clinic appointment, you will have a “buffer” supply at home to prevent you from running out of tablets, while awaiting your next delivery.
The duty biochemist at Southmead Hospital or at Birmingham may be contacted and samples sent direct to the assaying laboratory as instructed by them but
Sessions are held on Monday afternoons at 1.30pm in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and on Tuesday afternoons at 1:30pm in Cheltenham General Hospital.
0300 422 5987 or via email at ghn-tr.OutpatientBooking@nhs.net
It's best to keep your bedroom windows closed at night. Check your heating and cooking appliances are safe.
You will find the telephone numbers at the bottom of this page.
We are committed to adopting the ReSPECT (Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment) plan at our hospitals.
Sample requirements If patient on high dose biotin therapy (>5mg/day) collect sample at least 8 hours after the last dose.
a ceremony at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital last week.
What will happen at the appointment?
What happens at the LVA Clinic?
Recovering at home
Department of Immunology Notes Sample must be taken and maintained at 37°C Please ensure all equipment is warmed to 37°C prior to taking the sample.
at the apex (tip) of the prostate.
The local NHS wants Gloucestershire to be ‘at the leading edge of healthcare’ at it starts a public consultation (from 22 October 2020) on how best to
room temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Sent to a Regional Reference Centre Up to 7 days
Please list ALL current medication taken by the patient at the time of sampling.
fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Up to 2 days
Required information Relevant clinical details Date of onset Details of exposure to other suspected cases Vaccination history Storage/transport Store at
Sample requirements A minimum of 5mL urine taken into a 30mL white top Universal Storage/transport Send at ambient temperature to the laboratory.
