Referral laboratories - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Analyte	Laboratory	Address	ISO 15189 accreditation
16S Panbacterial PCR	UKHSA Colindale	Department for Bioanalysis & Horizon Technologies UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue LONDON NW9 5HT	8197
18S Panfungal PCR	Bristol Mycology	UKHSA Bristol Myrtle Road Kingsdown	8043
Aciclovir levels	Southmead, Bristol	Antimicrobial Reference Laboratory Southmead Bristol	8099
Actinomyces	Cardiff	Anaerobic Reference Laboratory University Hospital of Wales Heath Park CARDIFF CF4 4XW	9510
Adenovirus typing	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Amoebiasis	Hospital for Tropical Diseases London	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Antifungal drug assays	MRCM Wythenshawe	Mycology Reference Centre Manchester Wythenshawe Hospital	10196
Arbovirus	RIPL, Porton Down	UKHSA Microbiology Services Porton Down, Salisbury Wiltshire SP4 0JG	9304
Anti-staphylolysin	UKHSA Colindale	Staphylococcus Reference Unit (SRU)	8197
Bartonella serology	UKHSA Colindale	Bacteriology Reference Department (RVPBRU) 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8197
Babesia serology	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Bacterial identification, typing & sensitivity testing	UKHSA Colindale	UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5EQ	8197
Borrelia recurrentis serology	RIPL, Porton Down	UKHSA Microbiology Services Porton Down, Salisbury Wiltshire SP4 0JG	9304
Burkholderia pseudomallei serology	UKHSA Colindale	AMRHAI UKHSA Colindale Bacteriology 61 Colindale Avenue LONDON NW9 5HT	8197
TSE	Western General, Edinburgh	National CJD Surveillance Unit Western General Hospital	Laboratory work recognised by WHO, & follow CPS standards, inspected by HSE & perform well in European QC schemes
Chikungunya	RIPL	UKHSA Microbiology Services Porton Down, Salisbury Wiltshire SP4 0JG	9304
Coccidiomycosis	Bristol mycology	UKHSA Bristol Myrtle Road Kingsdown	8043
Chlamydiophila pneumoniae Ab/PCR	Bristol UKHSA/Colindale	UKHSA Bristol Myrtle Road Kingsdown	8043
Cryptococcal Antigen	Bristol mycology	UKHSA Bristol Myrtle Road Kingsdown	8043
Cryptosporidium	Swansea	Cryptosporidium Reference Unit (CRU) Swansea NPHS Microbiology Swansea Singleton Hospital Sketty Swansea SA2 8QA	9510
Cysticercosis	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Delta Antigen Hepatitis D (delta)/ Antibody / PCR	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Dengue Fever	RIPL, Porton Down	UKHSA Microbiology Services Porton Down, Salisbury Wiltshire SP4 0JG	9304
E. coli 0157	UKHSA Colindale	Gastrointestinal bacterial reference unit (GBRU) UKHSA Colindale Bacteriology 61 Colindale Avenue LONDON NW9 5HT Tel: 020 8200 4400	8197
E. coli VTEC antibodies	UKHSA Colindale	Gastrointestinal bacterial reference unit (GBRU) UKHSA Colindale Bacteriology 61 Colindale Avenue LONDON NW9 5HT Tel: 020 8200 4400	8197
Echinococcus (hydatid)	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Ehrlichia	RIPL, Porton Down	UKHSA Microbiology Services Porton Down, Salisbury Wiltshire SP4 0JG	9304
Enterovirus typing	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Fasciola	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Filaria	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Ganciclovir levels	Southmead, Bristol	Antimicrobial Reference Lab. Med. Micro. Dept. North Bristol NHS Trust Southmead Hospital (Old pathology block) Bristol BS10 5NB	8099
Galactomannan (Aspergillus antigen)	Bristol Mycology	UKHSA Bristol Myrtle Road Kingsdown	8043
Giardia	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	1389
Β-d-glucan	MRCM Wythenshawe	Mycology Reference Centre Manchester Wythenshawe Hospital	10196
HHV6/7 antibodies / PCR	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
HHV8 PCR	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Hantavirus	RIPL, Porton Down	UKHSA Microbiology Services Porton Down, Salisbury Wiltshire SP4 0JG	9304
HBV viral load (Health Care Workers)	Gartnavel, Glasgow	West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre, Main Specimen Reception (Level 4), New Lister Building, Glasgow Royal Infirmary 10-16 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow G31 2ER, Scotland.	9319
Hepatitis C genotyping	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Hepatitis E	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Herpes simplex acyclovir resistance phenotypic	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Herpes simplex resistance genotypic	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Histoplasmosis	UKHSA Mycology Bristol	UKHSA Bristol Myrtle Road Kingsdown	8043
HIV2 PCR/VL	UCL	Virology Laboratory, Clinical Microbiology and Virology University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 60 Whitfield Street London W1T 4EU	8825
HTLV-1/2 Antibodies/ PCR/ viral load	Colindale/ Colindale/ Imperial	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Hydatid Cysts (Echinococcus) antibodies	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Leptospira antibodies / PCR	RIPL, Porton	UKHSA Microbiology Services, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JG	9304
Leishmania	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Lymphogranuloma Venereum PCR	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Lyme Disease	RIPL	UKHSA Microbiology Services Porton Down, Salisbury Wiltshire SP4 0JG	9304
Malaria antibodies / PCR	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
MRSA typing	UKHSA Centre for Infections	AMRHAI UKHSA Colindale Bacteriology 61 Colindale Avenue LONDON NW9 5HT Tel: 020 8200 4400 ext: 6511	8197
Mumps PCR	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Mycobacterium identification and sensitivity	UKHSA Birmingham	UKHSA Regional Centre for Mycobacteriology, Public Health Laboratory, Birmingham	8213
Nocardia	UKHSA Colindale	Department for Bioanalysis & Horizon Technologies UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue LONDON NW9 5HT	8197
Ovine Chlamydia antibodies / PCR	Bristol UKHSA / AHVLA, Weybridge Laboratory Services	UKHSA Bristol Myrtle Road Kingsdown	8043
Pertussis antibodies	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Polio antibodies	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Posaconazole Level	MRCM Wythenshawe	Mycology Reference Centre Manchester Wythenshawe Hospital	10196
Q Fever antibodies / PCR	Bristol UKHSA / RIPL	UKHSA Bristol Myrtle Road Kingsdown	8043
Rabies antibodies / PCR	AHVLA, Weybridge Laboratory Services	Central Veterinary Laboratory Weybridge	UKAS 0941 ISO17025
Rickettsia serology / PCR	RIPL, Porton Down	UKHSA Microbiology Services Porton Down, Salisbury Wiltshire SP4 0JG	9304
Rubella PCR	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Salmonella serotyping	UKHSA Colindale	Gastrointestinal bacterial reference unit (GBRU) UKHSA Colindale Bacteriology 61 Colindale Avenue LONDON NW9 5HT Tel: 020 8200 4400	8197
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome	UKHSA Colindale	Virus Reference Department Microbiology Services UKHSA Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5HT	8825
Schistosomiasis antibodies	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Shigella/Salmonella	UKHSA Colindale	Gastrointestinal bacterial reference unit (GBRU) UKHSA Colindale Bacteriology 61 Colindale Avenue LONDON NW9 5HT Tel: 020 8200 4400	8197
Strongyloides antibodies	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Toxocara	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Trichinosis	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
Trypanosomiasis	Hospital for Tropical Diseases	Clinical Parasitology Department 3rd Floor The Hospital for Tropical Diseases Mortimer Market Capper Street London WC1E 6JB	7512
VZ antibodies / typing	Great Ormond Street Hospital	Great Ormond Street Hospital NE Thames Regional Genetics Service Laboratories	–
West Nile Virus	RIPL, Porton Down	UKHSA Microbiology Services Porton Down, Salisbury Wiltshire SP4 0JG	9304
Yersinia	UKHSA Colindale	Gastrointestinal bacterial reference unit (GBRU) UKHSA Colindale Bacteriology 61 Colindale Avenue LONDON NW9 5HT	8197
Yellow Fever	RIPL, Porton Down	UKHSA Microbiology Services Porton Down, Salisbury Wiltshire SP4 0JG	9304

(Last updated November 2025)

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