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.

Neonatal Screening

Our Laboratory provides the neonatal screening service for all births in West and East Yorkshire, Hull and North Yorkshire (except Hambleton / Richmondshire) and any babies being cared for within acute hospitals in the region.

We screen approximately 45,000 babies each year using dedicated equipment and IT systems.

We currently screen for the following conditions:

Congenital Hypothyroidism

Cystic Fibrosis

Sickle Cell Disease

And six rare inherited metabolic disorders:

Glutaric Aciduria type 1 (GA1)

Homocystinuria (HCU)

Isovaleric Acidaemia (IVA)

Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrongenase deficiency (MCADD)

Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)

Phenylketonuria (PKU)

The laboratory is well supported by expert paediatricians and neonatologists in our regional hospitals and, for the rare inherited metabolic disorders, care and advice are provided by a team of specialist paediatricians based in the Willink unit at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

Further information for parents on the tests in the newborn screening panel and the whole newborn screening process can be found on the NHS newborn screening website.

The newborn screening laboratory is open from 08:30 to 17:00 Monday to Friday. There is no formal commitment to provide an analytical service outside opening hours.