The following tests should be bled onsite at either Queen’s Hospital or King George Hospital due to their limited stability in blood or specific sample collection requirements.
If your practice offers phlebotomy services, please do not bleed any patients requiring any of the tests listed below.
Patients requiring any of the time-sensitive tests should book an appointment at the hospital on the Trust’s SwiftQueue system: https://www.swiftqueue.co.uk/bhr.php or telephone: 01708 435498 (office hours only).
Please refer to the Pathology Blood Bottle List for sample requirements for any unusual tests (available on the BHRUT website: www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/pathology).
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