This edition includes articles on:
- New Laboratory Information Management System
- Requesting the QuantiFERON test for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection
- Familial hypercholesterolaemia services at St George’s Hospital
- Expiry dates of blood tubes
- Microbiology brings tests back in-house
- Improved method for measuring serum creatinine
- TPO antibodies
- Sending specimens to Microbiology
- Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) samples being sent in wrong container
- Do not put SWLP samples in purple HSL bags
- FIT leaflets in different languages
- Malarial parasite testing
- Tests for private patients
- Code for requesting Chlamydia tests
- Collecting a 24 hour urine
- Vitamin D guidelines