Change of Urine Tubes
July 11, 2023
Pathlab are changing from the 6mL Greiner VACUETTE yellow top urine Z tubes (no additives) to BD tan top urine tubes (no additives) for biochemistry urine tests (e.g. Microalbumin; Protein/Creatinine Ratio, etc.) The BD tan top urine tubes are the current tube required for Microbiology testing. Table showing current urine tubes and new tubes Please exhaust your existing stock of VACUTETTE yellow…
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HPV Screening - Wider Regions
June 27, 2023
The current National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) utilising cervical cytology as the primary test will change from Wednesday 26th July 2023. The new primary screening test from this date will be the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) nuclei acid amplification test. This new HPV molecular test will be more sensitive than the current cytology leading to better health outcomes for the women of New…
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HPV Screening - Pathlab Regions
June 23, 2023
The current National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) utilising cervical cytology as the primary test will change from Wednesday 26th July 2023. The new primary screening test from this date will be the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) nuclei acid amplification test. This new HPV molecular test will be more sensitive than the current cytology leading to better health outcomes for the women of New…
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Home Visits
November 23, 2022
Pathlab offers a free Home Visit (domiciliary) service for those who meet the government-determined eligibility criteria. The service covers accessible areas within a certain distance from our collection centres, with discretion of distance from each site considered. Eligibility Criteria: Patients must be bed ridden. Patients (or the parent/caregiver of minor patients) must have impaired mobility…
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STI Collection Kit Change - Update
November 09, 2022
The new STI swab and urine collection kits/tubes have been available since September and many requestors have already transitioned to them. We would like to remind you to use up your existing stock, but you MUST transition to the new STI kits/tubes by Friday 18th November. Any of the old black cap STI tubes received from Monday the 21st November will result in a recollect request as the old Viper…
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