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in the years to come, often navigating a highly challenging external environment.
collected within two hours of the CSF) to allow calculation of the CSF:plasma glycine ratio (1 and 2 below).
They aim to ensure equity and best practice within the context of resources currently available to the NHS locally.
A guide to tumour marker requesting has been produced as part of this initiative. Please access the link for details.
a Regional Reference Centre Up to 7 days
If you plan to visit a patient on Ward 6B on this day, we’re asking people to visit between 6pm and 8pm only.
The department has an equipment replacement programme with a commitment to invest in new and replacement equipment – enabling us to continue to provide
Information and support is available to any patients who wish to stop smoking. Free Wifi Free Wifi is available on all our wards.
The wound will take up to 2 to 3 weeks to heal.
Your midwife and health visitor are there to help, guide and support you.
We are working with GlosFire this week to promote home fire safety
For a sample to be treated as urgent the laboratory must be notified on Cheltenham 0300 422 4219.
(up to 1.2g/day)
This includes: birthing pools en suite rooms, with facilities for your birth partner to stay overnight
When a patient is having a random vancomycin level checked to see if a high previous level has dropped to an acceptable level it is reasonable to withhold
the laboratory without delay Turnaround time Sent to a Regional Reference Centre Up to 7 days
Storage/transport Send immediately to the laboratory at ambient temperature.
Current UKHSA guidance relating to MPox can be found here.
It lead to creation of patient leaflets and leaflets to GP to cause awareness for early recognition and treatment of toxicity to limit duration and severity
Storage/transport Store refrigerated if unable to send to the laboratory the same day. Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature.