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.

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.

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.

The argatroban assay is now available in Special Coagulation on the Queen Elizabeth site. Argatroban is a direct thrombin inhibitor (DTI) used as an anticoagulant in patients with confirmed or suspected Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). This assay provides more accurate monitoring than using the APTT. See flyer below for more details: Argatroban Information Flyer