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Blood sciences handbook

Pathology service blood sciences handbook.

The Blood Sciences encompasses the disciplines of Biochemistry, Blood Transfusion, Coagulation, Haematology, Immunology and Serology.

The main ‘Hub’ laboratory is part of the Blood Sciences Laboratory at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. This is a purpose-built laboratory suite with state of the art equipment facilitating the provision of a high quality service to the Buckinghamshire health community and beyond. SMH laboratory serve GP practices from Stoke, Wycombe and Amersham

There is also a smaller ‘Spoke’ laboratory in the Blood Sciences Laboratory at Wycombe Hospital. There is common, state of the art equipment across the two sites enabling direct comparison of any result analysed on either site. Biochemistry, Blood Transfusion, Coagulation and Haematology services operate at this site. Services are offered with limited repertoire and the Transfusion laboratory operates only between 8am to 8pm. There is daily communication between the sites for the transfer of samples as required.

The Clinical Immunology Laboratory provides the clinical diagnostic service for the entire Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust since the restructuring of laboratory services in 2005. The laboratory receives and processes samples from the three main hospital sites within the Trust as well as from GP patients living within a wide radius of the hospitals. The clinical lead for the laboratory is undertaken by the consultant medical staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford who is available for clinical advice by telephone

This handbook aims to provide key information for the service users including specimen types, turnaround times and reference ranges.