Diagnostic tests

Microbiology A-Z

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Terms and conditions

By sending us a sample and completed request form, external organisations ordering tests from us enter into an agreement based on:

Laboratory Services Terms and Conditions

Private patients

For information about private patient testing, please contact us.

Email: microbiology.admin@ouh.nhs.uk

Consent

It is the responsibility of the requesting doctor to obtain appropriate informed consent for all investigations, including testing for blood-borne viruses.

Identifiers

It is essential that requests, forms, or samples are completed correctly with the minimum of three unique patient identifiers.

• Unique identification number e.g., hospital number or NHS number
• Surname / forename
• Date of birth

Samples received that do not have these three identifiers will not be processed.

Single or two identifiers may be accepted as long as there is a unique identifier number:

• GUM clinic numbers
• clinical trial patients
• chlamydia screening programme.