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2ml or 4ml EDTA sample.

Microbiology

An upper limb cast is a hard covering that stabilises and immobilises either your wrist or elbow and sometimes both at the same time.

This September, NHS, local authorities, and healthcare organisations across the country are uniting to deliver crucial messages to parents through ICON Week 2024.

Feeding is so much more than just provision of nutrients, it will help build relationship with your baby and help you learn their communication cues.

This page gives you care advice to follow after your septoplasty surgery. If you have any questions or concerns after discharge from hospital, please contact the ENT Outpatient Nurses between 8:00am and 5:00pm (the number is at the end of this page). Out of normal working hours, contact NHS 111 for advice. In an emergency, please go straight to the nearest Emergency Department.

You have been diagnosed with a skin condition. This page explains how you can care for your skin to stop it from becoming red and inflamed. Good care of your skin will also reduce the risk of your skin becoming sore, raw or infected.

This page will help to answer some of the commonly asked questions for patients who are being screened for Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

This page gives you information about the care available from the Cancer Psychology Service, what sorts of concerns we can help with and what to expect at your first appointment.

CSF

Cancer Support Workers are part of your hospital team. We help people with cancer feel safe, listened to, and supported.

Epilepsy disrupts the normal electrical activity our brains use to communicate with the rest of the body, resulting in someone having a ‘seizure’ or a ‘fit.’

by Lisa Jones

By Dr H Iftikhar, Dr S Alaee, Dr J Bennett, Dr A Creamer, Dr R Kaminski, Dr D Windsor, Dr C Sharp

This is a reference laboratory investigation – tests performed in Southmead Hospital (NBT) Microbiology Department. Antimicrobial Reference Laboratory. We recommend monitoring co-trimoxazole levels in patients with renal failure and/or high dose co-trimoxazole therapy. They can also be useful for monitoring absorption in neutropenic patients.

The information given here is intended for use by healthcare professionals. Please see Lab Tests Online-UK for more general advice, links and background.

We have launched a Prehabilitation service that offers pre-treatment support for patients with cancer.

Purpose

Helping to provide faster diagnosis, more effective treatment and reduced waiting times