Pathology handbook
Handbook
Laboratory medicine: clinical biochemistry, haematology, immunology, molecular pathology and transfusion
Laboratory medicine provides a comprehensive range of pathology services to the Trust, general practitioners and also to other external NHS and private sector organisations. It consists of clinical biochemistry, haematology, blood transfusion, immunology and molecular pathology departments.
Microbiology: bacteriology, virology, serology and molecular epidemiology
The laboratory provides a full microbiological service for the diagnosis of infection, which includes bacteriology, virology, serology, parasitology, mycology, molecular epidemiological studies and environmental microbiology to UHS, other NHS Trusts, general practitioners and local authorities.