After 27 years of dedicated service to the NHS, Kim Brown, Technical Lead in Biochemistry, has finally received the recognition she richly deserves through the gesh Long Service Awards.
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An NHS partnership providing a highly dependable, clinically assured and cost effective diagnostic pathology service.
South West London Pathology is a pathology partnership between Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which provides a single, integrated pathology service across South West London and beyond.
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June 12, 2026
Kim Brown: gesh celebrating an NHS leader and mentor 27 years in the making!
June 8, 2026
From Milton Keynes to Network Lead: Sewa Joacquim-Hearne on collaboration, chaos, and a career in blood transfusion
Just three weeks into her new role as Blood Transfusion (BT) Network Lead for SWLP, Sewa Joacquim-Hearne is already on the move. Based at St George’s Hospital but with a presence planned across all five sites, including Epsom, St Helier, Kingston, and Croydon, she is taking on a role that is as much about connection as it is about clinical expertise.
May 26, 2026
SWLP Microbiologist presents groundbreaking TB research at ESCMID Global 2026
Shanthiya Akeesan, a Specialist Biomedical Scientist at Epsom and St Helier delivered a highly successful booth presentation on latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening at ESCMID Global 2026 in Munich, Germany. The presentation, titled ‘Evaluation of a fully automated second-generation interferon-gamma release assay for latent tuberculosis infection: diagnostic performance and clinical implications’, showcased Shanthiya’s research into […]
May 21, 2026
Croydon laboratory welcomes special Havey’s Lab Tours visitor
The Croydon laboratory was absolutely delighted to this month welcome a very special visitor as part of the Harvey’s Lab Tours scheme. Milana, who dreams of becoming a doctor when she grows up, joined us for a behind-the-scenes look at pathology, and we’re thrilled to say she left even more inspired and determined than when […]