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What is a subconjunctival haemorrhage?
Outside of these hours, the individual laboratories may offer a full service, a restricted service or an emergency on-call service.
For adults, blood taken into a 5mL gold top gel tube (or rust top for the Acute Unit) For children, blood taken into a 3.5mL rust top gel tube For infants
These are called a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). If the blood clot travels to the lungs, this is called a Pulmonary Embolism (PE).
This Spring Trails Half Marathon is run in the Forest of Dean on Sunday 23rd March following a course of forest trails, offering runners a chance to experience
The Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit aims to assess and either discharge or transfer patients to a specialised area.
What to do if you have a shock from your ICD or experience a ‘blackout’
It’s no longer just a clinical space; it’s now a place where children feel safe and distracted from the anxiety of being in hospital.
During pregnancy a hormone called relaxin is released.
Compression stockings are also available in a range of colours and styles (including a man’s sock).
This award is a testament to their hard work, dedication and sheer tenacity to improving skills and patient outcomes, at such a crucial time.”
With their support, we have now been able to extend our resources to fund a small core team of community support workers with a big reach
This new imaging equipment allows patients to have two specialist scans at the same time; a CT scan and a gamma scan from within the body, helping to diagnose
homeless person and 38% had experienced a homeless person being discharged to the streets without support.
If we do not have a mobile number for patients on the hospital PAS system, a postal letter will be sent instead.
and asked to sign a consent form.
“Tummy problems” are very common in childhood, and not every child needs to come to a specialist clinic.
For children, blood taken into a 2mL EDTA tube sent immediately to the laboratory on ICE with a simultaneous tube for cortisol.
Mealtimes and catering You will be given a choice from a daily menu for all our freshly prepared meals.
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