Clinical Pathology

Clinical Pathology at NUH comprises four specialist departments:

  • Clinical Chemistry 
  • Diagnostic Haematology 
  • Immunology 
  • Blood Transfusion 

We provide a wide range of analytical and advisory services, which are available for inpatients, outpatients and the community at large. As you would expect from a large teaching hospital this service is backed up with training and research programmes designed to improve patient care.

To ensure the highest standard of work we participate in extensive internal and external quality assurance schemes. 

A UKAS accredited medical laboratory - No 8848.

For information about tests that are covered in this scope please refer to the UKAS website.

Any tests performed in Clinical Pathology that are not accredited are identified on the test report. Calculations based on accredited tests may not themselves be accredited. Please contact the laboratory if you have questions regarding the validation of calculated results.

Our team:

Clinical Pathology at NUH is provided by an expert team of over 200 staff working across our laboratories and offices. 

Service Manager: Mr Tom Atack 0115 924 9924 Ext: 81129

Clinical Heads of Service: Dr Donna Fullerton and Dr Hrushikesh Divyateja

Important Communications - March 2021

Due to a change in analytical equipment the laboratory will change a number of reference ranges on 19th April 2021.  All reports issued after this date will include the updated reference range.  Please contact the Duty Biochemist if you require further information (QMC x88680, City x59729).

Please note due to the change in analytical equipment, tests performed on this equipment are not accredited whilst the laboratory is in the process of updating their UKAS ISO15189 schedule through an extension to scope. Please contact the laboratory for details or further information.

Click here for details of changes to Routine Chemistry Reference Range 19th April 2021 

Specialist Immunoassay Changes from 1st May 2021

Due to a change in analytical equipment, the laboratory will make changes to specialist immunoassay provision from 1st May 2021.  Some assays will move to new analytical equipment whilst some will be referred for analysis at external laboratories.  In some instances there will be changes to reference ranges for these assays.   Please contact the Duty Biochemist if you require further information (QMC x88680, City x59729).

Click here for details of changes to Specialist Immunoassays from 1 May 2021

Clinical Pathology user survey 2021

Many thanks to all that took time to reply to our annual survey. We feel the feedback is very useful and would encourage any further communication in order to improve our services. 

The results of the survey and our planned actions are in the linked pdf  Clinical Pathology User Survey Report 2021.pdf[pdf] 811KB

Serology Testing - Letter to clinicians

ME2 Letter to clinicians regarding SARS-CoV-2 Serology Testing

Contact and find us

Please be aware that we cannot provide results directly to patients: results will only be provided to the GP or Consultant managing your care.

 

QMC

Tel: 0115 924 9924

Chemistry / haematology / immunology general enquiries - Ext: 81168

Blood transfusion - Ext: 83660

Duty biochemist (biochemistry advice and interpretation) - Ext: 88680

 

Our location

A floor
West Block.

 

City Hospital

Tel: 0115 969 1169

Urgent requests - Ext: 75084

General enquiries: chemistry; haematology - Ext: 81168 or for urgent requests Ext: 75084

Blood transfusion - Ext: 75600

Duty biochemist (biochemistry advice and interpretation) - Ext: 79729

 

Our location

Off the Physiotherapy corridor

 

Email: pathologychigeneralenquiries@nuh.nhs.uk

 

For security reasons visits to our laboratories must be pre-arranged and all visitors will be escorted.