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date of admission and time of isolation Storage/transport Store at room temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Sent
) Yellow fever vaccination history Storage/transport Store at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Sent
Blood samples from HIV positive patients must be heat treated before they are sent to the reference laboratory.
Turnaround times Samples are sent for analysis at the North Bristol NHS Trust with a result expected back within 2 weeks.
Your bloods will be sent for processing. This usually takes up to 60 minutes.
Storage/transport Samples should be sent as soon as possible at ambient temperature to the laboratory but if unavoidable samples can be stored refrigerated
A report will be sent to your GP. The results of the test and any specimens taken are sent directly to your GP.
Turnaround times Samples are sent for analysis to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham with results expected back within 2 weeks.
at fridge temperature Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature Turnaround time Mumps CFT tests are performed in-house Mumps IgM tests are sent
Turnaround times Samples are sent for analysis to the Toxicology Laboratory at Sandwell and West Hospital Toxicology Laboratory Birmingham with results
Turnaround times Samples are sent to North Bristol NHS Trust for analysis, with results expected back within 2 weeks.
Turnaround times The samples are sent for analysis to the Regional Toxicology Laboratory at Birmingham City Hospital with results expected back within
investigation, Date of any previous lumbar puncture (if within the last month) The date and time of the current lumbar puncture Turnaround times CSF samples are sent
Thomas’ Mum Lorraine adds: “Thomas really wanted to visit the lab and meet the people who his blood samples are sent to.
Turnaround times Samples are sent to Southmead Hospital, Bristol for analysis, with results available within 4 weeks.
test is being performed prior to immunosuppressive treatment If patient is a healthcare worker Please inform the laboratory when the sample is being sent
The referral will be sent securely, online, to your nominated community pharmacy when you are discharged from hospital.
prophylaxis Storage/transport Transport as soon as possible at ambient temperature If transport is delayed, store at fridge temperature Turnaround time Sent
directions for the patient to use while an in-patient and to take home with them this speeds up discharge and prevents discharge prescriptions being sent
Required information Relevant clinical details including: If a liver or bone pathology is suspected If the patient is pregnant Turnaround times Samples are sent