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Ultrasound scans are very safe and can be carried out at any stage of pregnancy.
B12 levels fall physiologically in pregnancy and this usually does not represent deficiency at a biochemical level.
The first meeting with your midwife, sometimes called a booking appointment, will last up to 2 hours and may take place at: a hospital your GP surgery
Send at ambient temperature to the laboratory on the day of collection.
. admission, transfer, post-decolonisation check, contact If testing is required for another heathcare provider Storage/transport Store and transport at
The Molecular Pathology department, based within the Cellular Pathology Department at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT), provides
contact the membership team at ghn-tr.membership@nhs.net.
Try to take the tablets at the same time each day.
If this concerns you, please talk to the team caring for you at your follow-up appointment.
moist by draining saliva into your mouth through small tubes called ducts: Parotid glands are on the insides of your cheeks Submandibular glands are at
For children, blood taken into a 3.5 mL paediatric serum tube For neonates, blood taken into a Paediatric serum tube Storage/transport Send at
Storage/transport Send at ambient temperature to the laboratory. If unavoidable samples can be stored refrigerated overnight.
The Chemical Pathology Laboratory at GHNHSFT has discontinued its Faecal Occult Blood testing service The faecal occult blood test is too insensitive for
At the NHS, we want our patients to have the best experience possible and having continuous patient feedback is crucial in helping us deliver what patients
Patients were being transferred from ward to ward – in particular from assessment units onto wards – but their medicines were not always being transferred at
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recognised improvements made at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals which are having a positive
For requests, general enquiries and advice, please email the clerical team at ghn-tr.histologygenomics@nhs.net.
Ulceration at the injection site can happen but is rare.
It is located on the fifth floor of the Tower Block at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
Fund provided the resource to develop a comprehensive service that is now established as the Four Pillars Frailty Work Programme; a programme that looks at
