GPs and community services in Lambeth and Southwark, which use the Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust tQuest server, are advised that the server will undergo a period of downtime on Tuesday 27 September 2022 from 5pm. This is to undertake an upgrade of the tQuest server. The upgrade is expected to be completed […]
You will be aware that on Monday 19 September there will be a Bank Holiday in respect of the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In light of this, pathology sample collection services, provided as part of the South East London Pathology Partnership, will follow normal Bank Holiday protocols. We would like to advise […]
Our new pathology logistics provider, Global Services Group (GSG), started making sample collections from practices across South East London this week and will soon begin providing a new consumables portal. The new consumables ordering portal will replace the current one provided by City Sprint, which is used by practices in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham and […]
You will be aware that a new pathology logistics provider is to support sample collection and delivery and consumables ordering for primary and community care services in Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Bromley, Southwark and Lambeth. The new service replaces the existing City Sprint and King’s College Hospital (KCH) services on a phased basis, with handover […]
Start Dates, Collection Arrangements As announced earlier this year, Global Services Group (GSG) is to become the new laboratory logistics provider for primary care services in Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Bromley, Southwark and Lambeth. This includes sample collection and consumables ordering/delivery. The new service will replace the existing City Sprint and King’s College Hospital (KCH) services […]
As part of SYNLAB UK & Ireland (‘SYNLAB’), Southwest Pathology Services (‘SPS’) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its partnership between Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust and SYNLAB. SYNLAB’s pathology partnership with the NHS has dramatically improved testing turnaround times, improved the quality of the service, and enabled access to modern […]
Viapath has been alerted to the possibility that the extreme temperatures we are experiencing may be affecting the stability of some blood test results. Please note that blood samples must be kept within the temperature range of 15-25oC as higher temperatures may cause falsely abnormal results. e.g. hypokalaemia. Viapath is working with our courier, CitySprint, […]
We are aware that, in recent days, a media report has been published regarding our Pathology First partnership with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. The report in question points to the scheduled expiry of the contract in 2024 and speculates about what might happen beyond that point. Unfortunately, the many inaccuracies contained within […]
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 remote microbiology plate reading, thanks to a £1.2 million investment from SYNLAB. Pathology First is a joint venture between SYNLAB and the NHS. Formed in 2014 with Basildon University Hospital […]
