This edition includes articles on covid-19 antibody testing, Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT), and Test requests and sample labelling.
Past editions of SWLP Pathology News

SWLP Pathology News February 2020
This edition includes articles on a New Laboratory Information Management System, Familial hypercholesterolaemia services at St George’s Hospital and Vitamin D guidelines.

SWLP Pathology News July 2019
This edition includes articles on mass spectrometry, malaria samples, payment for private tests and vitamin D guidelines.

SWLP Pathology News February 2019
This edition includes articles on grossly abnormal results, guidance on labelling and requests and samples, completing downtime forms and numbers to call for results and advice.

SWLP Pathology News November 2018
This edition includes articles on new review of biochemistry critical results telephone limits, blood tests on returning travellers, hyperkalaemia.

SWLP Pathology News May 2018
This edition includes articles on ordering pathology consumables, urine microscopy – changes to reporting and sensitivity testing for campylobacter.

SWLP Pathology News November 2017
This edition includes articles on urine collection for Chlamydia and gonorrhoea tests, requesting blood science and immunology tests and providing results directly to patients.

SWLP Pathology News August 2017
This edition includes articles on a new test database, pathology requests, sample labelling and sample rejection and key performance indicators.

SWLP Pathology News February 2017
This edition includes articles on a new online ordering system for pathology consumables, zinc measurement and hair loss, and latent tuberculosis infection testing.