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Laboratory Services Reform Programme

Access to Laboratory Services provided by HSE and HSE affiliated agencies (PDF, 552 KB, 6 pages)

Additional Stains and Conservation of Tissue in Lung Cancer Histopathology (PDF, 546 KB, 4 pages)

Antenatal Testing (Immunity and Infection) in Pregnancy (PDF, 272 KB, 5 pages)

Assessment of Autoantibodies against Nuclear Antigens (PDF, 585 KB, 8 pages)

Communication of Laboratory Results Likely to Require Urgent Action (PDF, 217 KB, 7 pages)

Declaration of use of ‘In House’ In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVDs) (PDF, 337 KB, 9 pages)

Indications for Measurement of Total IgE in General Practice and Non Specialist Settings (PDF, 243 KB, 6 pages)

Indications for measurement of Vitamin D levels (PDF, 540 KB, 4 pages)

Indications for the Measurement of Allergen Specific IgE in General Practice and Non Specialist Settings (PDF, 243 KB, 6 pages)

Laboratory services for children and pregnant and post partum women - managing issues related to reference intervals (PDF, 207 KB, 5 pages)

Measuring Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Guidance (PDF, 634 KB, 4 pages)

NT-proBNP Testing Guidance (PDF, 569 KB, 5 pages)

Process for Preparation and Dissemination of Guidance and Advice from the Laboratory Services Reform Project (PDF, 147 KB, 6 pages)

Prostate Specific Antigen Testing (PDF, 597 KB, 6 pages)

Recommendation for Reporting Units (PDF, 223 KB, 5 pages)

Recommendations for Calculation and Reporting of eGFR in the Laboratory (PDF, 621 KB, 4 pages)

Routine Microbiological Laboratory Examination of Urine Samples in Adults (PDF, 583 KB, 5 pages)

Sharing of maternal transfusion information when neonate transferred to another hospital (PDF, 561 KB, 4 pages)

Steps towards Compliance with IVDR Directive (PDF, 701 KB, 4 pages)

Sweat Chloride Testing - Harmonisation of decision levels (PDF, 544 KB, 4 pages)

Template Agreement for Rerouting of Red Cells and Platelets (PDF, 322 KB, 9 pages)

Testing for Acute Respiratory Virus Infection (PDF, 638 KB, 5 pages)

Testing for B12 and Folate Guidance (PDF, 651 KB, 6 pages)

Testing for HLA B27 (PDF, 251 KB, 6 pages)

Use of Tissue Specific Negative Control in Immunohistochemistry (PDF, 553 KB, 5 pages)