Pathology First

Formed in 2014, Pathology First is a partnership between SYNLAB UK & Ireland and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, supporting Basildon and Thurrock Hospitals, Southend Hospital and more than 200 GP practices. We provide testing services which support the care of around 867,000 people.

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Services

We perform more than 16.28 million tests each year. Our services range from cellular pathology and clinical biochemistry to immunology and virology.

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Test database

We perform more than 1,500 different types of diagnostic tests. Our database provides details of each of these tests including how to order, sample specifications, turn-around-times and interpretation of results.

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News & resources

A single pathology service for mid and south Essex is confirmed from October 2026

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has signed a 15-year contract with SYNLAB, one of UK’s leading laboratory diagnostics providers, for the delivery of a unified pathology service for mid and south Essex. Commencing in October 2026, this contract brings together the pathology services that support GP practices, clinicians across the Trust’s Basildon, Broomfield [...]

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, one of the UK’s leading laboratory diagnostics providers, has been chosen as the preferred supplier for the delivery of a single, outsourced pathology service dedicated to mid and south Essex. […]