This edition includes articles on new review of biochemistry critical results telephone limits, blood tests on returning travellers, hyperkalaemia.
News and events
September 6, 2019
SWLP Pathology News May 2018
This edition includes articles on ordering pathology consumables, urine microscopy – changes to reporting and sensitivity testing for campylobacter.
September 6, 2019
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.
September 6, 2019
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.
September 6, 2019
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.
July 8, 2019
Impact of molecular point-of-care test on the diagnosis of influenza
Dr Elli Demertzi, Consultant Microbiologist based at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has had an article published in the Journal of Infection Prevention.
July 5, 2019
Mass spectrometry comes to SWLP
SWLP is now able to carry out its first tests using mass spectrometry. SWLP has begun testing for steroids on the Waters Xevo TQ-S mass spectrometer, which is among the most sensitive available.
July 3, 2019
New intra-operative PTH analyser at Kingston Hospital
Colleagues at Kingston Hospital have welcomed the introduction of a new intra-operative PTH analyser.
July 1, 2019
Biomedical Science Day 2019
Biomedical Science Day 2019 was marked by SWLP with displays in the Medical School reception and the atrium in Atkinson Morely Wing at St George’s Hospital.