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Find out more about the education services available to international medical graduates when working in the UK.
Carbapenamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) screen
For adults, 5 ml of blood taken into a narrow gold top tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit)
This page is for mothers who are breastfeeding their babies and have been given an intravenous contrast agent injection as part of a CT (Computed Tomography) or an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan. Breastfeeding mothers of premature babies should follow the advice given to them by their medical team.
EDTA blood. (No patient preparation or special handling required).
As the largest provider of children’s services in Gloucestershire, we aim to provide all children and young people with safe, effective and reliable care.
This tool helps to identify medications potentially negatively affecting cognitive function, including those causing dizziness and drowsiness, using the Anticholinergic Effect on Cognition (AEC) scale, which also defines the extent of this effect.
The Bronze level course provides an overview of quality improvement tools and methodologies.
This page gives you information about how to look after your splint and care for your skin.
Please read the information on this page carefully as it is important that you use your crutches safely and correctly to avoid any delay in your recovery.
This information on this page is for patients and their family to help them understand the important things about having treatment of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
Your doctor has advised you to have your blood pressure monitored over 24 hours. This page gives you information about what the test will involve.
Learn more about working as an international medical graduate (IMG) at Gloucestershire Hospitals.
This page explains what to expect when you come to the Falls Clinic. You will read about who you will meet, what will happen, how long the assessment will take and what you will need to bring with you. The Falls Clinic is for people who have had more than one fall. The purpose of the clinic is for staff to carry out an assessment to identify all of the risk factors for falls and to give advice on ways to reduce the risk in the future.
The Friends and Family Test is a national scheme which encourages patients to tell us and other patients what they think about the care they receive.
Thanks to donations to our Focus fund, a new clinic has been offering personalised care and support to patients who are experiencing side effects of radiotherapy treatment.
by Alphons Mathew
My mother did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross and I grew up admiring what she was doing. This inspired me from a young age to want to help sick and injured people.
Everything you need to know about coming to hospital, what to bring, where to go and how to get help.