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Turnaround times Samples are sent for analysis to King's College Hospital, London with a result expected within 2 weeks.
Turnaround times Samples are sent for analysis to King's College Hospital, London with results expected back within 3 weeks.
Turnaround times Samples are sent for analysis at North Bristol NHS Trust with a result expected within 4 weeks, however if a child is acutely unwell,
All blood donors are screened at every donation and every donation is tested before it is sent to hospitals.
The tissue removed from your cervix will be sent to the laboratory for further tests.
ambient temperature If transport is delayed, samples may be stored at room temperature for up to 24 hours Turnaround time Samples may be tested locally or sent
A member of the Urology clinical team will review your symptoms which have been described on the referral form sent by your GP.
DO NOT USE the air tube Turnaround time Sent to a National Reference Centre Up to 6 weeks for culture Identification, sensitivity testing and typing
The abnormal tissue removed from your cervix will be sent to the laboratory for further tests.
The required sample is a 24 hour urine collection which should be kept cool during the collection period and sent to the laboratory as soon as possible
Turnaround times Samples are sent for analysis to St Thomas' Hospital London with results expected back within 10 days.
temperature Turnaround time Adult HIV viral loads: Tested in house Up to 10 days Paediatric HIV viral loads, resistance testing and Proviral DNA PCR: Sent
Labelled patient’s surname and forename plus unique patient identifier and date of sample and sent with a completed BHODS form or follow the link to Southmead
The doctor who asked us to perform the test will be sent the results and will contact you to arrange a follow-up appointment.
Any sample displaying these factors cannot be processed and will be rejected As well as the above samples, the following needs to be sent to the laboratory
The results will be sent to your referring doctor.
You’ll be able to see all your appointment letters, in order of when they were sent (with the most recent at the top).
If we do not have a contact number for you on the hospital PAS system, a postal letter will be sent to you.
length of stay (LOS) (with related financial implications) due to more positive risk taking by ward staff (i.e. whether patients would be found to be sent
Pain If you are experiencing pain that is not being controlled with the pain relief you have been sent home with then please contact your GP for advice