Special Turnaround Requirements Times Container Referral Accreditation All specimens must from time of Test/Profile be handwritten with Type(Vol) Laboratory Status specimen Hospital Number, receipt patient name and date in laboratory of Birth Anti- D or 1 week for Reference Please provide EDD Anti D/ Anti-c Anti- c 9ml EDTA verbal report Laboratory IBTS when requesting Quantitation blood x2 2 weeks for quantitation. level, NMH written report Group and Test request must be Reference Antibodies accompanied by Laboratory IBTS HLA typing Inpatient / 9ml EDTA 2 weeks associated referral form. Outpatient Contact the Blood Bank to request form Group and Test request must be Reference Antibodies 9ml serum accompanied by Laboratory IBTS HLA antibodies Inpatient / sample 2 associated referral form. Outpatient (clotted) Contact the Blood Bank to request form and Test request must be Reference Antibodies 9ml serum accompanied by Laboratory Platelet IBTS Inpatient / sample 2 weeks associated referral form. Alloantibodies Outpatient (clotted) Contact the Blood Bank to request this form NAITP Mother: Reference 9ml EDTA Request must be Laboratory 2X9ml authorised by Maternal / Serum Consultant / Paed / (clotted) Haematologist Paternal Father: IBTS NAITP 2-3 weeks blood 2 x9ml Test request must be NMH EDTA accompanied by Neonate: associated referral form. 1ml Contact the Bank Paediatric to request this form EDTA N/A Reference Foetal Genotyping NHS BLOOD Laboratory 9mlx2 Test request must be in Maternal 2-3 weeks AND EDTA accompanied by Samples must be TRANSPLANT associated referral form. handwritten and
Test/Profile Container Type(Vol) Turnaround Times from time of specimen receipt in laboratory Special Requirements All specimens must be handwritten with Hospital Number, patient name and date of Birth Referral Laboratory Accreditation Status Anti D/ Anti-c Quantitation Anti- D or Anti- c blood level, NMH 9ml EDTA x2 1 week for verbal report 2 weeks for written report Please provide EDD when requesting quantitation. IBTS Reference Laboratory HLA typing Group and Antibodies Inpatient / Outpatient 9ml EDTA 2 weeks Test request must be accompanied by associated referral form. Contact the Blood Bank to request form IBTS Reference Laboratory HLA antibodies Group and Antibodies Inpatient / Outpatient 9ml serum sample (clotted) 2 Test request must be accompanied by associated referral form. Contact the Blood Bank to request form IBTS Reference Laboratory Platelet Alloantibodies and Antibodies Inpatient / Outpatient 9ml serum sample (clotted) 2 weeks Test request must be accompanied by associated referral form. Contact the Blood Bank to request this form IBTS Reference Laboratory NAITP NAITP Maternal / Paed / Paternal blood NMH Mother: 9ml EDTA 2X9ml Serum (clotted) Father: 2 x9ml EDTA Neonate: 1ml Paediatric EDTA 2-3 weeks Request must be authorised by Consultant / Haematologist Test request must be accompanied by associated referral form. Contact the Bank to request this form IBTS Reference Laboratory Foetal Genotyping in Maternal Samples must be handwritten and N/A 9mlx2 EDTA 2-3 weeks Test request must be accompanied by associated referral form. NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT Reference Laboratory
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