Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP)

Phlebotomy Requirements

All GP and Community samples sent to Ipswich hub. Colchester Hospital sent to Colchester Blood Sciences, URGENT Community Colchester sent in RED sample bag to Colchester Blood Sciences

Collection

Hospital or GP.

Sample container

Blood: 7.5ml Brown Serum.

Site

Ipswich & Colchester

Notes

Non-fasting. Patients taking biotin doses >5 mg/day should wait at least 8h before a sample is taken. If in doubt, please contact the laboratory.

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13/03/2025

Relocation of Landseer Road Phlebotomy Clinic to Ravenswood Health Centre

ESNEFT’s Community Blood Testing Service in Landseer Road, Ipswich, is moving to Ravenswood Health Centre on Monday 17 March 2025. Patient care remains our top priority, there will be continuity of service and no breaks in our service due to this location change. Your appointment date and time will remain the same. If […]

26/02/2025

Haematology – Important Service Information

As part of the quality/service improvement within ESNEFT Pathology, please see the attached communication from our Haematology laboratory regarding the upgrade of their coagulation analyser. ESNEFT – Coagulation comms 2025.1.28

10/12/2024

ESNEFT – Microbiology Out Of Hours Service (Ipswich)

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Important Service Information Ipswich Microbiology Out of Hours Contact for Biomedical Scientists Dear Colleagues, Clinicians and Healthcare Professionals, On the 16 December 2024 to contact our ‘Out of Hours’ Biomedical Scientist please note the following change will be put in place. Bleep 907 will no longer […]

26/11/2024

Important Service Information – Microbiology Urine Samples

ESNEFT – Microbiology Urine Samples 2024.11.26 Please see the above link to communications from ESNEFT Microbiology

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