The pathology laboratory provides local, regional and national diagnostic services in all laboratory medicine disciplines to help in the diagnosis of illnesses and the monitoring of the treatment of those illnesses. Laboratory investigations are performed and the results of laboratory tests are made available to patients through their clinicians or GPs.
Beaumont Hospital pathology laboratory is accredited by the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB) to undertake testing as detailed in the scope of tests listed on the INAB website in compliance with International Standard ISO 15189 and the EU blood Directive 2002/98/EC.
Further GP/Nursing Home information including contact details, opening hours, tests provided, sample types, references ranges and expected turnaround times are available in our external laboratory user guide below.
The pathology laboratory maintains a database of GP contact details for use in the event of critical value (urgent result) notification. All GP practices accessing Beaumont Hospital pathology services must complete and return the Pathology GP Registration Form available below and return it to the laboratory Quality Office.
GPs should avail of Healthlink for all laboratory orders and to receive reports electronically.
Specimen Reception is located at the entrance to the Pathology Department where it processes samples received in from GPs and other external users of the laboratory service.
The blood transfusion lab provides a routine and emergency blood grouping and compatibility testing service for surgical and medical patients and provides a stock of manufactured blood products. It incorporates the Blood Transfusion Laboratory, the Haemovigilance and Traceability functions, and the clinical transfusion consultancy service.
The chemical pathology lab provides a range of specialised biochemical testing including measurements and interpretive advice to assist in the diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and prevention of disease.
The immunology lab provides a diagnostic service for the investigation of disorders affecting the immune system.
The haematology lab provides a routine and emergency service in haematology and investigates haematological abnormalities. The department also provides a routine and specialised coagulation service.
The National Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Service for Solid Organ Transplantation (NHISSOT) provides a nationwide transplant immunology service for solid organ transplantation.
The histopathology lab provides general & specialised histopathological examinations on tissue samples and other specimens. As a histopathology laboratory in a designated cancer centre, the laboratory provides diagnostic support for a range of tertiary referrals such as breast cancer.
Microbiology provides a routine and emergency diagnostic service in the investigation of bacterial, fungal and parasitic infection. It also contributes to disease surveillance and infection prevention and control.
The Phlebotomy Service provides blood tests for all hospital inpatients, day care/day surgery patients and those attending outpatient clinics, including the Warfarin Clinic.
In addition, it supports the Emergency Department, the Haematology/Oncology Day Clinics and the Pre-operative Assessment Clinics. The department also provides a general practitioner (GP) phlebotomy service.
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