SYNLAB UK & Ireland:

About Us

SYNLAB in the UK & Ireland

At SYNLAB, we provide laboratory, diagnostic and advisory services to a diverse range of sectors, including healthcare and wellness, sport, travel, insurance and family law. We employ more than 2,600 people across the UK and Ireland and we carry out over 45 million tests each year.

We pride ourselves on the positive difference we make to people, workplaces and other consumers by providing reliable, effective and timely diagnostic information. Our extensive network of laboratories offers thousands of different types of tests. These include routine blood, virology and toxicology, through to cutting edge molecular and genetic testing.

At SYNLAB, we are committed to advancing scientific and clinical practice through innovation, research and development. All our laboratories comply with industry standards and hold the accreditations relevant to their field of work. For laboratory-specific information, please see individual service pages.

We are proud to work with the NHS (National Health Service) through a number of hospital partnerships. These combine clinical excellence with the very best in innovation and transformation. SYNLAB’s involvement has enabled the NHS to realise a number of benefits, such as major improvements to patient services, access to state-of-the-art laboratories and diagnostic services, and better value for money.

SYNLAB UK & Ireland is part of SYNLAB Group, Europe’s leading medical diagnostic services provider. SYNLAB Group operates in 30+ countries across four continents and carries out 600 million laboratory tests every year.

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Latest SYNLAB UK & Ireland News
Cyber Attack Update: 19 September 2024

I am pleased to report that we successfully transferred the final cohort of GP services back to Synnovis this week, meaning that all GPs have…

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Cyber Attack Update: 13 September 2024

We continue to make good, steady progress in delivering our restoration plan, having successfully rebuilt the majority of core IT systems. The approach to recovering…

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SYNLAB Chosen as Preferred Pathology Services Supplier for Mid and South Essex

Patients across mid and south Essex are set to benefit from a single provider of pathology services, following an intensive and competitive procurement process. SYNLAB,…

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Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement – June 2024

Introduction This is SYNLAB UK & Ireland’s Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement under Section 54 of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 for the…

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Cyber Attack Update: 25 July 2024

On Monday 3 June, Synnovis – a pathology partnership between Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospitals NHS Trust and SYNLAB –…

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SYNLAB Values Wheel
SYNLAB sets its Sights on Becoming the UK’s Leading Laboratory Diagnostics Organisation

Science for Life, Health and Wellbeing SYNLAB, the medical diagnostics provider, has set out its ambition to become the UK’s leading  laboratory diagnostics organisation by…

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Landmark Day for Pathology Partnership with Launch of Synnovis Brand

A pathology partnership performing 32 million tests a year has been relaunched as ‘Synnovis’ – officially heralding the start of a new era for clinicians…

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Pathology laboratory becomes the first in the UK to support remote plate reading  

A pathology laboratory is leading the way in speeding up access to patient care and treatment after becoming the first in the UK to enable…

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SYNLAB ESG Roadmap and Framework

Introduction SYNLAB UK&I is thrilled to publish its UK&I ESG Framework and Roadmap, which outlines out how we will achieve our ESG Goals. In it…

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