Congratulations to Mary Iheke, who works in the Immunology laboratory, for winning the silver medal in the Women’s 4×400 metres relay at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Serbia which took place in March!
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July 1, 2022
Refurbished Immunology and ED laboratories at St George’s Hospital get official opening
This week, the newly refurbished Immunology and Emergency Department (ED) laboratories at St George’s Hospital were officially opened by Trust Managing Director Kate Slemeck and Chief Operating Officer Anne Brierley. A ribbon cutting was held at each laboratory and Kate and Anne were given a tour around the refurbished spaces by laboratory staff. The Immunology […]
June 24, 2022
HIV service at Croydon Hospital wins ‘Top Global Winner’ at the UNIVANTS awards
This week, it was announced that work to improve HIV outcomes at Croydon Hospital was awarded ‘Top Global Winner’ at the UNIVANTS 2021 awards. The work focused on the introduction of ‘opt-out’ HIV testing in the Emergency Department at Croydon Hospital, with a sustained rate of 97% over 18 months, setting an international gold standard. […]
June 20, 2022
Immunology services across south west London to be centralised at the Immunology Laboratory at St George’s Hospital
All Immunology services and tests are moving to the South West London Pathology (SWLP) Immunology Laboratory and Protein Reference Unit at St George’s Hospital, which will become the hub for immunology across south west London. Already one of the largest immunology services in the country, the team will be expanded further when immunology services and […]
May 16, 2022
Point of Care Testing (POCT) at St George’s gets first UKAS accreditation
Last month, the SWLP POCT team received the exciting news that after two years of hard work, the blood gas and glucose meter service at St George’s was given full UKAS accreditation. It is the largest and most complex POCT service in the country to receive full accreditation, which proved challenging for both the POCT […]