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We offer a wide range of tests and investigations and our consultant biochemists are available to provide clinical advice. To contact them, please call our office on 020 7616 7755.
Self-adhesive address labels will be accepted on request forms. However, we discourage their use on specimen bottles and containers as they are often not compatible with our technology.
We cannot accept samples for blood transfusion unless the information has been hand-written.
Following the successful upgrade, internal validation and verification of Biochemistry analysers in October 2022, we are working towards re-accreditation of many of our tests. For a summary of individual test accreditation status, see below.
View hereTo support the interpretation of test results, we have provided a list of key reference ranges for in-house tests.
View hereThe list is not exhaustive, so please contact the laboratory if any ranges required are not listed. Remember, reference ranges can also be found on the laboratory reports: electronically or on hard copies.
If needed, one of our Chemical Pathologists will support with interpretation or provide advice.
If additional tests are required on a sample that we have already received, please contact the laboratory at the earliest opportunity. We store samples for up to 7 days but whether we are able to perform additional tests will depend on analyte stability.
This important information enables us to interpret the significance of results and ensure that we provide you with the appropriate interpretive comments and age and/or sex-related reference ranges.
Specimens may not be suitable for testing if they are inadequately labelled or if they have leaked or been contaminated. In these circumstances every effort will be made to inform the requesting clinician before discarding the specimen. For ‘precious’ samples, such as CSF, analysis will be carried out at the discretion of the laboratory manager and the report annotated with a comment.
We will process your request urgently when you indicate that this is appropriate.
Please advise us to expect an urgent sample by telephoning the laboratory. Please send urgent samples in a red bag.
Lindiwe Mangena
Chief Biomedical Scientist
T +44 (0)20 4527 1279 ext 7004
EÂ L.Mangena@thelondonclinic.co.uk
Dr Julian Barth
Special interests: Chemical pathology, metabolic medicine and porphyria.
Dr Royce Vincent
Special interests: Chemical pathology, nutrition and endocrinology.
We will call you when we come across critically abnormal or unexpected results, so please make sure we have your correct contact information on the request form.
View hereHere is a quick reference guide to help you collect routine Biochemistry Specimens.
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