QEHB Pathology Departments

Laboratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Laboratory medicine provides a high quality, cost-effective service to the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, GPs and community hospitals within Birmingham and Solihull and is a referral centre for specialist services for other local; national Trusts and international users.

News

Haematology and Transfusion Department transition to one UKAS number 8784

The Haematology and Transfusion departments at UHB have now transitioned from 8217 and 8784 to one UKAS number 8784 covering all UHB Haematology sites including Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital.

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Change to Haematology Reference Ranges

Following an exercise to re-assess the reference ranges for FBC parameters, these will be changing on Monday 7^th November 2022. These will be updated in Clinical Portal, PICS and ICE. Please click Here for current reference ranges.

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Update to Malaria Antigen Testing Kit

Due to supply issues there has been a change to the manufacturer of our malaria antigen kits effective from 26/08/2022 . The new test kit has been verified and is awaiting ISO accreditation at our next UKAS visit.

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Vacutainer Tube Guide

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Site specific information

Queen Elizabeth pathology services are are based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital - University Hospitals Birmingham - Edgbaston. The laboratories are part of a wider laboratory grouping for University Hospitals Birmingham, which includes laboratories from Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital (HGS Laboratories). All laboratories are ISO 15189 accreditated for their listed repertoire, unless otherwise noted. Site specific information can be accessed below.