Routine Sample Referral to Other Laboratories

Updated on 23/12/21

NBT Metabolic Biochemistry

https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/severn-pathology/pathology-services/clinical-biochemistry/biochemical-genetics

Clinical Biochemistry
Pathology Sciences Laboratory
Southmead Hospital
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol
BS10 5NB

Urine organic acids, blood spot acylcarnitine profiles, blood spot galactosaemia screens and plasma amino acid analysis for follow-up of positive IMD screening results.

NBT Bristol Genetics Laboratory

https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/severn-pathology/pathology-services/bristol-genetics-laboratory-bgl

Bristol Genetics Laboratory
Pathology Sciences
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB

CF mutation analysis

NBT Haematology

https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/severn-pathology/pathology-services/haematology

Haematology Department
Pathology Sciences
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB

Confirmation of sickle and haemoglobinopathy results by iso-electric focussing.

Birmingham Children’s Hospital

Department of Clinical Chemistry
The Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH

Biopterin analysis as part of the differential diagnoses associated with elevated phenylalanine levels.

Red Cell Centre – Kings College Hospital

Molecular Pathology
c/o Central Specimen Reception
Blood Sciences Laboratory
Ground Floor Bessemer Wing
Kings College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RS

Sickle cell disease testing by DNA, for babies that have had a blood transfusion before the blood spot sample was collected.

Virology – Royal Free Hospital

RRL – Specimen Reception (VIROLOGY Section)
1st Floor HSL Laboratories
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street, Hampstead
London
NW3 2QG

CMV virology: See https://www.nbt.nhs.uk/severn-pathology/pathology-services/clinical-biochemistry/newborn-screening/blood-spot-retrieval for further information and downloadable consent form.

Newborn Screening Laboratory – Cardiff

Medical Biochemistry & Immunology
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW

Bloodspot homocysteine analysis as part of the second-tier testing for Homocystinuria.