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This information is intended for those organising clinical trials, rather than for patients taking part.
The DLM laboratories offer a comprehensive pathology service for research and clinical trials, and use only standardised validated testing platforms, methods and reference ranges for the duration of each study.
We are committed to the maintenance of quality of service and uncompromising ethical standards in all clinical and commercial research services we offer.
We provide comprehensive, competitively priced pathology testing, including:
- Biochemistry
- Haematology
- Immunology
- Histopathology
- Microbiology
- Virology
- Cytology
Making a study application for laboratory support
For information about how to make your application download the protocol for requesting costs for research/clinical trials.
For internal MFT trials, download the DLM Study Application/Agreement Form. This needs to be completed and returned as a working copy, ie. as an Excel file. Only the signature page will be accepted in PDF format.
For external non-MFT trials (where laboratories are required to provide vendor-only services) download the DLM External Study Application form. This needs to be completed and returned as a working copy, ie as an Excel file. The form should be returned with a copy of the current study protocol version, IRAS letter and Patient information sheet (where available).
Arrangements for paying for research work vary depending on where the work originates and/or where the funding for the work performed is held. These factors determine whether payment is made by internal recharge, by Purchase Order Number or by raising an invoice.
Contact details
For more information on specific services you require as part of your research/clinical trial please contact:
Email: dlm.trials@mft.nhs.uk
Division of Laboratory Medicine
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road,
Manchester,
M13 9WL
(Last updated September 2025)