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The Trust has many policies and procedures which the Clinical Laboratory Services (CLS) complies with including a Data Protection and Confidentiality Policy which ensures that the Trust complies with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), the Caldicott principles and the duty of confidentiality in relation to all personal data held.

The Trust is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of individuals (including staff, patients, contractors, members of the public and any other groups) in accordance with the DPA to which it is subject as a controller and processor of personal data (data controller).

A copy of the Data Protection and Confidentiality Policy is available through the Trust on request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

There is also a Trust policy and procedure for Consent to Examination or Treatment and these are also available through the Trust on request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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Protection of Personal Information – Clinical Laboratory Services comply with the Trust Data Protection Policy and have procedures in place to allow the Directorate and it’s employees to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 and associated best practice and guidance.

University Hospitals Birmingham medical laboratories at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital are UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited to the ISO 15189:2012 standard. For a list of accredited tests and other information please visit the UKAS website using the following link: https://www.ukas.com/find-an-organisation/

  • Molecular Pathology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8759
  • Biochemistry is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8910
  • Haematology and Transfusion is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8784
  • Clinical Microbiology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 8760
  • Cellular Pathology is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 10141
  • Musculoskeletal laboratory is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No. 9897
  • Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital pathology laboratories are a UKAS accredited medical laboratory No.8217.

Tests not appearing on the UKAS Schedule of Accreditation currently remain outside of our scope of accreditation. However, these tests have been validated to the same high standard as accredited tests and are performed by the same trained and competent staff.

For further test information, please visit the test database: http://qehbpathology.uk/test-database

For further information contact Louise Fallon, Quality Manager, 0121 371 5962