Specialist Laboratory Medicine (SLM)
Specialist Laboratory Medicine encompasses specialist testing within the specialties of Biochemistry, Haematology and Immunology. We are a referral lab for non-specialist laboratories within the WYAAT region and beyond. We support specialist clinical services that are commissioned by NHS England, such as the Newborn screening programme, Haemoglobinopathy screening and the Regional Haemophilia Network.
The department holds an ISO 15189:2012 Medical Laboratories Certificate of Accreditation
Certificate of UKAS Accreditation
For a list of tests delivered by Specialist Laboratory Medicine on both hospital sites and their UKAS accreditation status, please see
For a list of non-accredited tests please see
See below for details of our sub-disciplines
Transplant Immunology (Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics)
Regional Laboratory for Newborn Screening
Regional Laboratory for Haemoglobinopathy Screening