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Pathology is involved in over 70% of all diagnoses made in the NHS and the laboratory team at the James Paget contribute significantly on-site to biochemistry, haematology and blood transfusion.
Pathology services for Norfolk and Waveney are managed by Eastern Pathology Alliance (EPA), and, as well as the James Paget labs, they also provide services at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) and at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kings Lynn.
You can find out more about the Eastern Pathology Alliance on their website here.
EPA have centralised the majority of routine blood science pathology testing (biochemistry, haematology and immunology) at the NNUH, with facilities remaining at the James Paget and Queen Elizabeth hospitals to process laboratory tests for inpatients, including essential Blood Sciences (Biochemistry and Haematology) and Blood Transfusion.
The hub laboratories at NNUH provide additional services including Immunology & Endocrinology, Andrology and Toxicology, and processes many specialist tests. They process all Community Pathology for Norfolk and Waveney and carry out all Microbiology work, however two Consultant Microbiologists are based at the James Paget.
The ‘Departments’ pages on the EPA website contain information about JPUH services.
To read more please visit https://www.easternpathologyalliance.nhs.uk/departments/