NHS Lothian Laboratories COVID-19 Update
CURRENT LAB MEDICINE TESTING POSITION
Last updated: 23/04/2020
RHSC- small combined Biochemistry and Haematology Lab shut down from 27/02/2020 - transferred work to RIE
Biochemistry
Service continue as normal
With the exception of:-
- Pleural fluid biochemistry analysis (including pleural fluid pH, LDH, glucose and protein) is no longer being provided in the laboratory for covid19 positive patients due to a possible infection risk to lab staff. Pleural fluid pH and glucose measurements for covid19 positive patients should be carried out on a gas analyser within a covid19 area in the main hospital. For covid19 negative patients pleural fluid samples will continue to be processed in the main laboratory. For any patients with suspected covid19 pleural fluid samples will be stored by the lab and only processed if the Covid19 PCR results are negative.
Haematology
Service continue as normal
Immunology
Service continue as normal
Blood Transfusion
Service continue as normal
Histopathology Services
Service continue as normal
Microbiology (Bacteriology)
Services continue as normal
Molecular Pathology/HMDS
Service continue as normal
Haemophilia Genetics
Service continue as normal
Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics, WGH
Service continue as normal
Virology Serology
Virology Molecular Diagnostics
This page will be updated as and when the service changes.