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Test performed at Southmead Hospital, Bristol Sample Requirements Adult 5ml Gold-top SST tube or 3.5ml Rust-top gel tube (Trust users only) Paediatric
balanoposthitis Epididymitis, orchitis Urethral catheterisation Recent surgery Current or recent antibiotic therapy Storage/transport Store and transport at
localised eye infection Presence of foreign body Recent surgery Canaliculitis Recent, current and intended antibiotics Storage/transport Store and transport at
information Type of line Clinical features of sepsis If patient is on TPN Recent, current and intended antibiotics Storage/transport Store and transport at
multidisciplinary service where you will meet with: a diabetes Consultant a diabetes specialist nurse a diabetes specialist dietitian These clinics run at
tube or 3.5ml Rust-top gel tube (Trust users only) Paediatric 1ml Serum sample Turnaround Times 1 week Time Limit for Add-ons 4 days (whilst stored at
otitis media evidence of perforation otitis externa presence of grommets Recent, current and intended antibiotics Storage/transport Store and transport at
If processing is delayed, refrigeration is preferable to storage at ambient temperature.
Users can look at the high level narrative on the first page and be aware of any areas that may need further investigations.
“Colleagues at our hospitals have worked through unrelenting pressures for the last 18 months and face a challenging winter ahead.
Whenever a patient is at the end of life, they are moved into side rooms as a matter of urgency.
Asma Pandor, an Admiral Nurse renowned for her dedication to dementia care at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been awarded the British
The clinic runs 7 days a week from the gynaecology outpatients department at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
Send at ambient temperature to the laboratory as soon as possible.
The number is at the end of this page. Your test may be delayed if you do not do so.
Observe your child at home and contact your GP with any concerns.
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A goal review meeting will take place with the patient and their family at the end of the first 6 weeks.
Wait at least 2 months after any change in thyroid hormone replacement before repeating the blood tests.
Students may be present in the department but they are supervised at all times.
