We passionately believe in offering a world class service through our team of more than 740 dedicated professionals.

Delivering a state of the art diagnostic service

We have a comprehensive list of UKAS accredited tests, and clinical professionals can request our analytical and interpretive services from a range of disciplines.

Microbiology: Sometimes it’s the smallest of things that have all the answers.

Blood Sciences: “750 000 specimens a month, equating to 6 tubes of blood for every person living in Leeds and Bradford”!

SLM: “Providing Specialist Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Haematology, Clinical and Transplant Immunology services locally for LTHT and regionally for referring labs within WYAAT and beyond.”

Clinical Genetics: Finding answers for families in 3.2 billion letters of genetics code.

Contact Us

The POCT department is staffed Monday to Saturday 08:30-17:00, and covers all LTHT sites.

E-mail: leedsth-tr.PointofCare@nhs.net (Mobile: 07775996028)

POCT - LGI site

Department of Blood Sciences
Old Medical School
Leeds General Infirmary
Ext: 22338

POCT - SJUH site

Department of Blood Sciences
Block 31 Chancellor Wing
St James University Hospital
Ext: 64791

Out of Hours

Please email POCT or leave a message on the above numbers. If you are reporting a problem with a blood gas analyser, please open the link to the Out Of Hours Procedure, for other issues see the ‘Reporting a problem’ page for further details.