Time Monday to Friday Saturday and Sunday Bank Holidays 08:00 20:00 Normal service* – On call service† 08:00 12:30 – Restricted service‡ 12:30 20:00 – On call service† 20:00 08:00 – On call service† On call service† On call service† * Normal routine service Contact ext 3000. NB: Single handed Biomedical Scientist – between 17:30 and 20:00. service. Please bleep Chemistry on 5116, Haematology & Blood † Out-of-Hours Transfusion on 3066 Restricted service for Priority Requests only, which must be received in the ‡ laboratory by 11.00hrs to allow for processing Microbiology Normal hours of Restricted Day On Call Service† Service* Service‡ Weekdays 09.00-17.30 17.30-09.00 Saturdays 09:00-12.30 12.30-09.00 Sundays and 09.00-12.30 12.30-09.00 Public holidays * Normal routine service Contact ext 5645. – service. On Call Biomedical Scientist: will be contactable by bleep † Out-of-Hours (3078) when they are on site but if not answering the bleep contact can be made via switchboard who will know of their whereabouts. On Call Consultant Microbiologist: contact can be made via switchboard. Restricted service for Priority Requests only, which must be received in the ‡ laboratory by 11.00hrs to allow for processing Histopathology Time Monday to Friday Saturday and Sunday Bank Holidays 08:45 17:00 Normal service* No service No service – 17:15 08:45 No service No service No service – * Please note that urgent specimens must reach the department before 16:45 unless by prior arrangement with a consultant Histopathologist. Phlebotomy Wards Time Monday to Friday Saturday and Sunday Bank Holidays 08:00 12:00 Normal service* Restricted Restricted – service‡ service‡
Time Monday to Friday Saturday and Bank Holidays Sunday 08:00 – 20:00 Normal service* On call service† 08:00 – 12:30 Restricted service‡ 12:30 – 20:00 On call service† 20:00 – 08:00 On call service† On call service† On call service† * Normal routine service – Contact ext 3000. NB: Single handed Biomedical Scientist between 17:30 and 20:00. † Out-of-Hours service. Please bleep Chemistry on 5116, Haematology & Blood Transfusion on 3066 ‡ Restricted service for Priority Requests only, which must be received in the laboratory by 11.00hrs to allow for processing Microbiology Day Normal hours of Service* Restricted Service‡ On Call Service† Weekdays 09.00-17.30 17.30-09.00 Saturdays 09:00-12.30 12.30-09.00 Sundays and Public holidays 09.00-12.30 12.30-09.00 * Normal routine service – Contact ext 5645. † Out-of-Hours service. On Call Biomedical Scientist: will be contactable by bleep (3078) when they are on site but if not answering the bleep contact can be made via switchboard who will know of their whereabouts. On Call Consultant Microbiologist: contact can be made via switchboard. ‡ Restricted service for Priority Requests only, which must be received in the laboratory by 11.00hrs to allow for processing Histopathology Time Monday to Friday Saturday and Bank Holidays Sunday 08:45 – 17:00 Normal service* No service No service 17:15 – 08:45 No service No service No service * Please note that urgent specimens must reach the department before 16:45 unless by prior arrangement with a consultant Histopathologist. Phlebotomy Wards Time Monday to Friday Saturday and Bank Holidays Sunday 08:00 – 12:00 Normal service* Restricted service‡ Restricted service‡
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