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How to use Doncaster Royal Infirmary Pathology Departments.

Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Montagu Hospital NHS Trust Pathology Department.

The department is divided into four sub departments according to the type of tests performed, this in turn affects the way in which requests are processed and also the sample requirements. The routine operation of each sub department is also slightly different, therefore the main test index identifies which department is responsible for each test. All of the laboratories are located on the Doncaster Royal Infirmary site. The Montagu Hospital site has a small laboratory area to process samples for shipping to the main laboratory sites and also has instruments to provide a limited service for urgent analyses on site. The routine and urgent testing services at Montagu Hospital are different from those on the DRI site.

The departments of Clinical Chemistry, Haematology and Microbiology are located in the same building and share the same Specimen reception area and request forms. The specimen reception area is available during normal working hours for delivery of routine or urgent specimens collected off site.

Outside normal hours, the Clinical chemistry and Haematology departments operate an EMERGENCY service to provide rapid analysis of urgent samples. Within normal working hours, Urgent requests for certain tests can be given priority handling by using the FAST TRACK system.

All authorized results for Clinical chemistry and Haematology are available 24 hours per day via the ward terminals as are non-confidential results from the Virology and Microbiology departments. Access to results depends on knowing a registration number for the patient. All results from that patient will be available (Including requests from out patient clinics or GP) should be available under each of the patient's numbers. Results from other departments can be obtained during normal laboratory hours via the Pathology enquiries service or in emergency by bleeping the appropriate department. Printed copies of all completed results from inpatients are distributed several times per day to the last known location of the patient. Chemistry and Haematology reports are cumulative and may include results of tests requested at out-patient clinics or by the GP.

There is also a Phlebotomy area available to take blood specimens on behalf of hospital clinics.

Histopathology and Cytology departments are located in a separate building from the remainder of the specialties and have their own request forms and specimen reception arrangements.

 

If you have any questions or would like to visit the laboratories please contact Pathology Enquiries.

 

Answers to some frequent questions.

  1. Which request form do I need and How do I fill it in?

  2. How do I use the 'FAST TRACK' system?

  3. How do I use the 'ON CALL' system?

  4. Help! I can't find my results?

  5. How soon should I expect to get my results?

  6. It is past the turnaround time but there are no results yet?

  7. I need a test out of hours but it is listed as not being available !

  8. The test I need is not listed !

 

 

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Page created by Richard Stott 27th November 1997.

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