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Supplementary information & documents :

Biochemistry Home Page Biochemistry sample requirements
Haematology Home Page Reference Ranges
Microbiology Home page Control of Infection
Transfusion Home Page Stop Press
Histology/Cytology Home page Telephone Nos & Senior staff
(General) Pathology Home page Pathology test guide ('Lab Tests UK')
Policies & Documents Patient information
What is a Biomedical Scientist ?



 

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General Pathology Information

24 Hour Service Audit and Data Analyses
Complaints Enquiriies - general
high risk samples - handling Intended audience
Location of Pathology Postal Packaging & Labelling
Phlebotomy Service Quality Assessment
Report availability Request forms & sample labelling - acceptance criteria
Reporting of results Ward PC result enquiry using PaWS
Specimen Collection and Pathology Report Service Staff - Key Pathology staff
Supplies : Request forms & sample containers Urgent Samples
Test referral to external Reference Labs Ordering Supplementary tests





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Also see Sample requirements page

24 Hour Service Accreditation
Adverse Drug Reactions Alcohol
Authorisation of Reports Blood Gases
Breath Tests CHD Risk Assessment
Cytogenetics Enquiries - clinical
Function Tests Helicobacter pylori Investigation
Near Patient Testing Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
Telephone Extensions Sample requirements
Samples : Policy for Rejection Specialised Tests
Storage of Records Thyroid Strategy
Urgent/Routine Tests GFR and U/E reporting



 

Haematology Home Page Go there

24 Hour Service Anticoagulant Clinics
Anticoagulation - perioperative management Anticoagulation referral form
Immunology - Auto-immune Testing D-Dimer
Haematology Services - guidelines for using Paediatric Blood Transfusion Samples
Paediatric Haematology Samples Semenology
Telephone Extensions Tests - Routine tests available
Tests - Key factors affecting



 

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Antibiotic assays Antibiotic guidelines
Bacteriology - what is it ? Blood Cultures - procedure for venepuncture
Blood culture Chlamydia
CSF Faeces
Fluids HVS
Infection Control Out of hours Emergency Service
Mycology Per-nasal swab
Pus Sputum (routine culture)
Sputum (TB) Serology
Swabs (Misc) Torch screen
Telephone Extensions Urine (Routine MSU/CSU)
Urine (TB & Legionella) Urethral swab
Virology



 

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Blood product usage Emergency Transfusions
Kleihauer Tests MSBOS (Maximum Surgical Blood Ordering)
Other (non Red Cell) Blood Products Protocols & Guidelines
Request form Routine Tests
Samples Telephone Numbers
Transfusing products - Notes for Nursing staff



 

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Bronchial Washings Cytology Brush Cytology
Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytology Cervical Cytology
Deaths - Notification to the Coroner Fine Needle Aspirations (FNAS)
Fluid Cytology Frozen Section Request
Histology - Routine  Miscellaneous Non Gynae Samples
Non-Gynae Cytology Pneumocystis carinii - Bronchial Washings
Post Mortems Specimen & Request form labelling
Sputum Cytology Synovial Fluid for Crystals
Telephone Extensions Urgent Reports
Urinary Tract Cytology