‘Lab Report’ is the Division of Laboratory Medicine’s regular email newsletter for GPs. If you would like to receive this newsletter, please email dlm.comms@mft.nhs.uk with ‘Subscribe to GP newsletter’ in the subject line.
Recent issues:
Archive of articles from previous issues of Lab Report:
Resistant dermatophytes causing ringworm outbreaks
September 2025
Faster vitamin D results for primary care
September 2025
Transition to a single instance of ICE
September 2025
To test or not to test: Rethinking TPO antibody requests
September 2025
Change to faecal calprotectin assay
September 2025
A STAR in the RAST: Allergy testing guidance for primary care
March 2025
The communication of critical biochemistry results
March 2025
Why is accurate clinical information so important to the laboratory?
March 2025
New TSH-only test profile
September 2024
Sending the right sample for coeliac disease screening
February 2024
Vitamin D demand optimisation for adult patients
December 2023
Biochemical investigation of secondary hypertension
April 2023
Anaemia: your questions answered
January 2023
Demystifying Serum Free Light Chains – a guide for primary care
January 2023
Mycology update and GPs’ Q&A
October 2022
What’s new with Vitamin D? Its role in maintaining bone health questioned
October 2022
Advice and guidance service makes contacting Biochemistry consultants easier for GPs
June 2022
Medical examiner offices to cover deaths in the community
June 2022
Serum Vitamin D test requesting
June 2022
Tips to help your sample processing run smoothly
June 2022
(Last reviewed September 2025)