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UKAS Laboratory Accreditation Certificate

CMV Guthrie Card Request Form

Local Hospital Request Form

1. Sheffield Childrens Hospital Request Form
2. CMV Testing Request Form
3. Sheffield Virology Service Request Form

Reference Laboratory Request Form

1. E1: Enteric virus and polio investigation referral form (E1)
2. HCV genotypic susceptibility testing request form: S15
3. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) sequencing request form
4. Herpes simplex virus referral form S4
5. HIV genotypic susceptibility testing: S9
6. HIV Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Form
7. Parvovirus B19 referral form
8. Polyomavirus JC investigation request form (E13) (publishing.service.gov.uk)
9. Rare and imported pathogens request form
10. S1: Hepatitis viruses investigation request form
11. S5: HTLV reference test referral form
12. S19: Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) referral form

Sample Containers

1. STH Bottles (STH Bottles/Vacutainers – 1 Page PDF)
2. SCH Bottles Images

Ordering Supplies

1. GP Order Form
2. NGH Order Form

How to take a Sample

1. Dry Blood Spot

Laboratory Medicine Building, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU. DX number – DX6260100 – Sheffield 90S
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      If you are an STH member please log a call through Cherwell  – Labs IT – Service Catalog – Service Desk (sth.nhs.uk)

      External organisations can email sth.labsitsupport@nhs.net

      SCH, GPs and users from other hospitals can have Add-on tests emailing Microbiology Secretaries.

      sht-tr.microbiologysecretaries@nhs.net

      Business/Invoice & Payments – email to be released soon

      Clinical Trails – simon.tazzyman@nhs.net

      Laboratory Handbook

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      Walk to RHH Pick-up Location

      RHH Sample pick up times from Ward Cupboards

      RHH Sample pick up times from Ward Cupboards

      Patient samples for collection should be deposited into the designated collection area as below:

      Theatres Collected from theatre stores. All samples are recorded in the record book which is delivered with the samples to Histology for signature. Book is returned to theatres on next collection run.
      PAED27 Blood Tube Treated & with Separation Gel 1.3ml Fill Green Cap
      PAED02B Blood Tube, Di Potassium EDTA, 1.3ml Fill, Pink Screw Cap
      PAED08 Micro Tube, Empty, 1.3ml Fill, White Screw Cap, Labelled
      PAED02 Blood Tube, Di Potassium EDTA, 0.5ml Fill, Pink Screw Cap

      For COVID Testing click here

      For samples already received in the Lab, you can ask us to add tests if appropriate for the sample.This can be done for STH from an NHS computer electronically via this hyperlink

      SCH, GPs and users from other hospitals can have Add-on tests through Online Request

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