Laboratory Medicine

See an A-Z list of tests carried out by our Directorate of Laboratory Medicine (DLM) and download our sample acceptance policy.

From April 6th we will be using the Sarstedt blood tube system – see the colour coded conversion chart.

The DLM is divided into a number of specialist departments. Also see Laboratory Medicine at Trafford.

The DLM is registered with Clinical Pathology Accreditation (CPA), which is part of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). Each department in the Directorate is assessed for accreditation by CPA/UKAS at regular intervals.

Maintaining quality

A high quality service is maintained by frequently looking at feedback from user meetings, telephone audits and satisfaction surveys.

An active clinical audit group checks whether we are doing what we should be doing, as set out in the policies and guidelines of the trust or external bodies.

The DLM’s clinical audit group meets regularly to share findings between disciplines.

Clinical governance

The Directorate of Laboratory Medicine also has a bi-monthly clinical governancemeeting, which evaluates the effectiveness of the service we provide. In this way, we are able to learn from successes and recognise areas where improvement is needed.

The trust’s commitment to patient-focused, high quality clinical care is reinforced by the clinical governance system.