Clinical Advice
The laboratory provides discipline and site specific contact details for the provision of clinical advice for ordering of tests and interpretation of the results:
Within Core Hours (Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00 hours)
| Discipline | User Location | Telephone Number | Selection | 
| Microbiology | Gateshead | 0191 445 6499 | Option 1 followed by option 2 | 
| South Tyneside | 0191 404 1000 | Request consultant microbiology via the operator | |
| Sunderland | 091 565 6256 | Request consultant microbiology via the operator | |
| Biochemistry | Gateshead | 0191 445 6499 | Option 2 followed by Option 2 | 
| South Tyneside | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| Haematology | Gateshead | 0191 445 6499 | Option 3 followed by Option 2 | 
| South Tyneside | 0191 404 1000 | Request consultant haematology via the operator | |
| Sunderland | 091 565 6256 | Request consultant haematology via the operator | |
| Immunology | Gateshead | 0191 445 6499 | Option 4 followed by Option 2 | 
| South Tyneside | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| Cellular Pathology | Gateshead | 0191 445 6499 | Option 5 followed by Option 2 | 
| South Tyneside | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| Point of Care | Gateshead | 0191 445 6499 | Option 6 | 
| South Tyneside | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| North East & Yorkshire Cervical Screening Centre (HPV) | 0191 445 6499 | Option 8 | 
Outside of Core Hours:
Clinical advice is available from the on-call consultant, who can be accessed via the laboratory

 
            




