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This month's Board Meeting took place on the 7 June 2017, chaired by Peter Lachecki in the Subscription Rooms, George Street, Stroud.
Sample Requirements Adult 5ml Gold-top SST tube or 3.5ml Rust-top gel tube (Trust users only) Paediatric 1ml Serum Sample Turnaround Times 7 - 10 days
Relevant clinical details Date of onset Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time 7
Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Sent to a National Reference Centre 7
Date of onset Severity of illness Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time 7
The London Road Courtyard entrance area at GRH will be closed off from midnight Monday 5 May through to 7am Wednesday 7 May.
Longer term the plan will be to make the unit 24 hours, 7 days per week.
Tests for Mi-2, TIF1g, MDA5, NPX2, SAE1, Ku, PM-SCL100, PM-SCL75, Jo-1, SRP, PL-7, PL-12, EJ, OJ and Ro-52.
Storage/transport Store at room temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Sent to a Regional Reference Centre Up to 7
number of adverse consequences including Clostridium difficile infection, community acquired pneumonia, osteoporosis, hypomagnesaemia and kidney injury2-7.
Sample Requirements Adult 9ml Serum sample Paediatric 1ml Serum Sample Turnaround Times 7–10 days (positive / negative screen) 3–4 weeks (fully phenotyped
Sample Requirements Adult 5ml Gold-top SST tube Paediatric 1ml Serum Sample Turnaround Times 7 days Reference Ranges 0-14 IU/ml Assay Interferences
If you have a hormonal implant, coil, injection, patch or vaginal ring, you will need to use barrier contraception, such as condoms, for 7 days.
Turnaround time Cell count and microscopy on day of receipt Standard culture 2 – 4 days Enrichment culture 5 – 7 days
The award ceremony marked the end of the 7 month, Silver – Quality Improvement in Action Programme for 17 members of staff who have been working on 7 different
The aim is to keep your urine pH between 6.5 and 7.
malaise, myalgia, "flu-like" illness Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time 7–