Certain specialised investigations may need to be referred to a Reference Laboratories for testing.     

 


Microbiology

The Reference Laboratories most commonly used by Microbiology are :-

Health Protection Agency
61 Colindale Avenue
 London
NW9 5HT 		Regional Virology Department
Health Protection Agency
Heartlands Hospital
Birmingham
B91 2JL

Toxoplasma Reference Unit
NPHS Microbiology
Singleton Hospital
Sgeti
Swansea
SA2 8QA
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Mortimer Market
Capper Street
Tottenham Court Road
London
WC1E 6AU



Haematology

The Reference Laboratories most commonly used by Haematology are :-

Pathology Department
Heartlands Hospital
Birmingham
B91 2JL
 Pathology Department
University Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre
Edgbaston
Birmingham
P15 2PR
Pathology Department
The City Hospital
Dudley Road
Birmingham
B18 7QH


Blood Bank

The Reference Laboratories most commonly used by Blood Bank are :-

 

National Blood Service (NBS) Vincent Drive         Birmingham                             B15 2SG National Blood Service (NBS) John Radcliffe Hospital Headington                         Oxford                                     OX3 98Q
Blood Bank Department Birmingham Heartlands Hospital Birmingham                              B91 2JL  

 

Biochemistry



Good Hope Biochemistry Department makes appropriate use of Regional and Supra-Regional Laboratories for over 100 specialised investigations. 

Also see 'Specialised tests' in the Biochemistry home page   

However, the most commonly used Reference Laboratories are :-

Toxicology Department
The City Hospital
Dudley Road
Birmingham
B18 7QH		 Clinical Chemistry Department
The City Hospital
Dudley Road
Birmingham
B18 7QH
Clinical Chemistry Department
Heartlands Hospital
Birmingham
B91 2JL		 Endocrinology Department
Selly Oak Hospital
Birmingham
B29 6JD
Protein Reference Unit
Department of Immunology
PO Box 894
Sheffield
S5 7YT		 Pathology
St. George's Hospital NHS Trust
Blackshaw Road
Tooting
London
SW17 0QT
Pathology
University Hospital of Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF4 4XW		 Pathology Department
Birmingham Childrens Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH