South Manchester Pathology Services
are in the Clinical Sciences Building, across the road from the
Outpatients Department in area F. It has been re-named as the Department
of Clinical Laboratory Medicine (Pathology).
Only the Clinical Haematology Department remain in Area F, within
the main building of Wythenshawe Hospital.
We provide a comprehensive service
to Wythenshawe Hospital and General Practitioners in South
Manchester, as well as limited services to Withington Community
Hospital, Christie Hospital and General Practitioners within and
beyond the UHSM catchment area.
All pathology disciplines have full
CPA accredited status. The accreditation status is based on periodic
external assessment. We aim to continue to provide a cost-effective
service of the highest quality utilising the latest technology. All
departments have a comprehensive Quality Assurance system and
participate in appropriate National QA schemes.
The departments are staffed by
Consultant Chemical Pathologists, Haematologists, Histopathologists,
Microbiologists, Virologists and Specialist Scientists. We offer a
wide range of clinical and scientific expertise and experience.
Our links with the University of
Manchester Medical School strengthen our research and development capabilities.
Microbiology
Biochemistry
All specimens
are processed at
Wythenshawe Hospital
Haematology
Histopathology
The information in this handbook is
supplemented, and may be updated, at the Pathology site on the
Hospital Intranet.
