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Pathology Services
Pathology Services

Haematology

Our Haematology service provides a comprehensive screening and diagnostic service using a range of state-of-the art technologies and manual laboratory procedures for the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with disorders of the blood and bone marrow, such as: sickle cell disease, anaemia, leukaemia and related blood cancers, clotting disorders and bleeding problems such as haemophilia.

Haematology has laboratories at both Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals offering routine tests 24/7, including: Full blood counts (FBC), Reticulocyte Count and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR).

The Haematology laboratories also perform:

  • Blood Film Examination
  • Clotting Screens
  • D-Dimers
  • International Normalised Ratio (INR)
  • Infectious Mononucleosis (I.M) / Paul Bunnell (PB) test

Haematology is accredited at Ipswich by UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) to BS EN ISO15189:2012. Accreditation number 9332.

Handbooks

Ipswich

Haematology, Phlebotomy and BT handbook HAT-IPS-INFO-6 v9

Colchester

Haematology, Phlebotomy and BT handbook HAT-COL-INFO-11 v1.9

Rare and inherited disease request forms.

Clinicians may send genetic material for storage to the genomics hub and later request tests.

All requests should be made using the rare & inherited diseases request form.  Found on the link below.

With immediate effect, 25/10/2022 all test orders on stored samples should be submitted using an East GLH Rare Disease Test order form.

East GLH will no longer accept email requests for the activation of tests on stored samples.

The web links for the East GLH Test Order form webpages are included below.

Rare disease tests – non WGS | East Genomics

Please send completed forms by email directly to the genomics laboratory using:  geneticslaboratories@nhs.net

 

 

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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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