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This flow chart sets out the procedure to follow if you need to order a microbiology test urgently or out of hours. Please note this guidance only applies to hospital staff.
The exception to this is blood cultures, which should be sent when clinically indicated. Normal laboratory hours are 08:00 to 20:30, Monday to Sunday.
For all other tests, please discuss with the duty microbiologist on x5685 between 09:00 Monday to Friday or via the switchboard out of hours.
On 4 March, South West London Pathology (SWLP) identified an issue with Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) test results from between 27 December 2025 to 4 March 2026. During this period, some results were issued that were falsely high (positive). All results that went out from 5 March onwards are correct. The FIT test looks for […]
We are excited and proud to announce that teams across SWLP have been shortlisted for five IBMS awards, our highest number of shortlisted nominations ever. The shortlisted nominations are: Best Use of Innovation or Technology SWLP POCT team for the introduction of a troponin POCT solution in ED at Kingston Hospital Harvey’s Lab Tour of […]
An SWLP team that revolutionised one-stop cancer diagnostic clinics is celebrating a decade of service, and a prestigious national award nomination.
South West London Pathology is proud to celebrate a truly outstanding achievement by one of our own. Shiva Joshi, a Specialist Biomedical Scientist in our Blood Sciences department at Croydon Hospital, has been recognised as the 2nd best performer worldwide in the 2026 Andrology and Embryology External Quality Assessment (EQA) scheme. This remarkable result places […]