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Laboratory Medicine

General Information / Information for Health Care Professionals

The following pages have been designed to provide information for Health care professional in the following areas:

How to request a test: Click Here

How to take laboratory samples: Click Here

How to send samples to the laboratory: Click Here

How to add on requests: Click here

Information on laboratory reports: Click here

How to ordering consumables: Click here

Specific discipline advice for requestors

Clinical Biochemistry: Click here

Immunology: Click here

Microbiology: Click here

Web Page 57 Last Updated: 04/07/23

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Where to find us

Phlebotomy (Blood Taking) Service

Key Contacts

Contact Information Clinical Biochemistry

Key Contacts Haematology/Blood Transfusion/Immunology

Key Contacts Microbiology & Serology

Key Contacts - Histology & Non-Gynae Cytology

Key Contacts - Mortuary

Opening hours and out of hours service provision

Clinical Biochemistry Out of Hours Test Repertoire

Microbiology Out of Hours Test Repertoire

Information for Health Care Professionals

Advice for Requesters - Cervical Cytology

How to Send Samples to the Lab

How to Request a test

Advice for Requestors - Immunology

Advice for Requesters- Microbiology

Guidance on test interpretation- Clinical Biochemistry

Ordering Consumables

Add On Requests

Laboratory Reports

Transportation of Samples and Postage

High Risk/Danger of Infection Samples

Request form and specimen labelling

How to Take Laboratory Samples

Electronic Test Requesting

Storage of Samples Before Analysis

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Maternity access at York Hospital - Saturday 22 February

On Saturday 22 February, 8am-6pm, there will be a temporary change of vehicle access to the maternity unit at York Hospital. Access via entrance 2 will be closed to allow essential works to be completed.

If you are attending the maternity unit at York on this day, please drive in via the entrance for A&E (marked blue light priority).

The multi-storey car park will not be affected by this change, and any non-urgent visitors should continue to park in this area.