Haematology and Transfusion Department

Click here for the list of Haematology and Transfusion UKAS accredited Assays

      8784

This section of the website provides information about the Trust’s Haematology laboratories and how to use the haematology laboratory service. It is by no means exhaustive and should further information, clinical advice or result interpretation be required, please contact a member of the haematology staff using the contact numbers listed below.

Urgent Samples

Should you require any urgent full blood count or coagulation specimens to be analysed in the laboratory during core hours at QEH, you must telephone the routine laboratory prior to dispatch of the sample to obtain a specimen reference number (0121 371 6920 or ext 16290). This ‘urgent specimen’ number must be written on the request form as must the correct location of the patient. This will facilitate its processing and ensure that the results are returned directly to the requesting source. It is important to do this in order that we identify urgent specimens and provide easy identification for the laboratory staff on arrival within the department.

The following tests are available out-of-hours:

  • Full Blood Count
  • PT, APTT, Fibrinogen and D-Dimer
  • Sickle cell solubility screening test
  • Malarial parasites
  • Blood film for diagnostic purposes

For urgent special coagulation assay information click Here

The following locations are already prioritised:

Location

Turnaround time (from receipt of specimen)

ED, CDU, WAMU, WACT, WACB, WACE, WAST W620

WCCA, WCCB, WCCC, WCCD, WADM, WAMB, Oncology, W622, QCCU, QSSU,  St Mary’s Hospice and GP samples marked urgent.

1 hour

 

All Trust inpatients

4 Hours

All Turnaround times for inpatients are monitored for FBC, PT, APTT and D-Dimer.

Please note that at times of high demand or if there are instrument malfunctions we may not be able to achieve these turnaround times.

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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