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Quality assurance

South West London Pathology is committed to providing high-quality clinical and diagnostic services. Internal quality assurance is guaranteed by strict adherence to analytical protocols and a comprehensive internal quality control programme.

All of our laboratories are accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) which ensures that we meet the stringent requirements expected from a pathology service. UKAS provides accreditation to the internationally recognised standard ISO 15189 Medical Laboratories – requirements for quality and competence. 

All of our laboratories undergo yearly assessments by UKAS, ensuring that they comply with the regulations and requirements set out.

UKAS certificates

Clinical Blood Sciences

Cellular Pathology

Immunology and Protein Reference Unit

Microbiology

Haematology – Epsom and St Helier Hospitals

Clinical Blood Sciences – Epsom and St Helier Hospitals

Immunology – Epsom and St Helier Hospitals

Our Blood Transfusion laboratories are regulated by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and are subject to periodic inspections to ensure compliance.

Find out more about MHRA inspections

Latest news
November 4, 2022

Immunology services at St George’s and Epsom and St Helier Hospitals merging

Immunology services at St George’s and Epsom and St Helier Hospitals are merging into one service, which will be located at St George’s Hospital. This is taking place during October and November. 

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October 17, 2022

Microbiology services at SWLP live with a new Laboratory Information Management System

Microbiology at SWLP successfully went live with the new system on Monday 10 October. This marks a significant achievement for teams within SWLP and across the four trusts who have worked extremely hard to make this happen.

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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 […]

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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. […]

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