What does the Pathology Department do?
The new centre ultilises the latest technology to provide a range of medical testing services for hospitals and GPs.
As well as providing these regional ‘centre for excellence’ services the new facility will also be looking to attract significant new work in a diverse area of operations where any form of testing is required. The centre itself includes state-of-the-art equipment and the futuristic environment you would expect from a brand new facility.
Services available from the unit include:
- Blood transfusion
- Cellular pathology services
- Fertility testing
- Cytopathology
- Histopathology
- Post mortem investigations
- Blood and urine testing
- Immunology testing
- Microbiology
- Supporting point of care testing
- Drug and alcohol testing
- Sports/athletic testing
- Cervical Screening
- Bowel Cancer Screening Hub
South of Tyne & Wear Pathology Centre
