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The UK NHS Mycology Reference Centre Manchester (MRCM) is situated on the second floor of the Education & Research Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital. The MRCM provides specialist mycology diagnostic services for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and hospitals throughout Greater Manchester and the UK. Antifungal and mycological advice can be offered on the diagnosis of disease, clinical management and care of patients. The MRCM laboratory is open from 08:30 to 17:00 hours Monday to Friday. Urgent medical advice can be obtained by contacting Wythenshawe Hospital switchboard and asking for the on-call Infectious Diseases Consultant.
For further information see the handbook.
Quality
Each department within Laboratory Medicine has undergone external accreditation by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, UKAS. Current accreditation status can be checked on the UKAS website, using the UKAS numbers in the table. The accreditation process requires annual inspection to ensure there is a system of quality management in place to give assurance that the results released and advice given by the laboratory are of a high standard.
| Laboratory | UKAS Number |
| Mycology | 10196 |
Contact details
| Member of staff | Extension | Email address |
| Dr R Richardson Clinical Lead and Head of Service |
Office: 5914
Secretary: 5839 Mobile: 07545 994 959 |
riina.richardson@mft.nhs.uk
riina.richardson@nhs.net |
| Dr CB Moore Principal Clinical Scientist in Mycology and Deputy Head of Service |
Office: 4223
Secretary: 5839 |
caroline.moore@manchester.ac.uk caroline.moore6@nhs.net |
| Professor MD Richardson Consultant Clinical Scientist in Mycology |
Office: 5941
Secretary: 5839 Mobile: 07545 994 936 |
malcolm.richardson@manchester.ac.uk |
| General enquiries | Office: 5839 | mrcm@mft.nhs.uk
mft.mrcm@nhs.net |
| Test enquiries/results | Laboratory: 2124 | mrcm@mft.nhs.uk
mft.mrcm@nhs.net |
| Website | www.mrcm.org.uk |
All Wythenshawe Hospital samples should be sent to the Clinical Sciences Building, Wythenshawe Hospital where appropriate transportation to the Mycology Reference Centre Laboratory will be ensured.
External samples can be sent using the DX System. Our details are DX 332601 MANCHESTER 96M.
Alternatively samples may be posted, ensuring appropriate packaging, to:
Mycology Reference Centre Manchester
2nd Floor
Laboratories Education and Research Centre
Wythenshawe Hospital
Southmoor Road
Manchester
M23 9LT
(Last reviewed June 2021)