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Clinical Biochemistry

Our Clinical Biochemistry service provides highly automated, rapid analysis of blood, urine and other body fluids for the diagnosis and monitoring of renal, liver, cardiac, thyroid and other disease groups.

Clinical Biochemistry has laboratories at both Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals and both sites offer a comprehensive range of routine biochemistry tests 24/7, including: Urea & Electrolytes (U&E), Liver Function Tests (LFT), C-Reactive protein (CRP).

The biochemistry department also measures:

  • tumour markers such as CEA and Ca-125
  • glucose and HbA1c for diabetic monitoring,
  • hormone levels such as LH, FSH and prolactin
  • drug monitoring such as digoxin, anti-epileptic drugs, paracetamol, salicylate and antibiotics.

The Clinical Biochemistry offers a comprehensive analytical and advisory service to the hospital sites and to General Practitioners within East Suffolk and North Essex.

Clinical Biochemistry at Ipswich is a UKAS accredited Medical Laboratory. Accreditation number 9318. Accreditation schedule document Ipswich 9318

Clinical Biochemistry at Colchester is a UKAS accredited Medical Laboratory. Accreditation number 25461:Accreditation schedule document Colchester 25461

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Test Information 

Handbooks

Ipswich

Handbook Clinical Biochemistry  BIO-IPS-INFO-11-V5

Colchester

Handbook Clinical Biochemistry BIO-COL-INFO-24

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25/01/2024

Consumables-Urine Collection Pots

Please note a change from 25/01/2024 Previously when ordering boxes of  Urine monovette they came with collection cups, these will now need to be ordered separately.    

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30/11/2023

ESNEFT Microbiology Service Improvement

Latent TB Service Improvement (Ipswich)   Microbiology (Ipswich) will be changing the test for Latent Mycobacteria tuberculosis from the T-Spot assay to the Quantiferon Gold Plus Assay. Service updates will follow for Colchester in a few weeks. Click on the link to read more  

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18/10/2023

Biochemistry Laboratory at Colchester achieve ISO 15189 Accreditation

The Biochemistry Laboratory at Colchester underwent an Assessment from UKAS for ISO 15189 Accreditation in December 2022. This was a process that started in April 2019 and the Department have worked hard to pass this Assessment and have now been granted accreditation, the 1st Pathology Laboratory at Colchester to achieve this accolade. What does ISO […]

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21/07/2023

EMED Group (ERS) Launches New EV

New EV Electric Van Launched Within ESNEFT ERS Medical are now using a selection of ‘zero emissions’ vehicles, for transportation of Pathology supplies and samples within the ESNEFT support services. A fantastic addition to the fleet to help improve our overall approach to reducing our Carbon footprint.

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