About our service
Our Pathology service has laboratories located at University Hospital of North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital, as well as an on-site presence for sample receipt at Bishop Auckland Hospital.
Providing a high quality diagnostic & consultative service
Diagnostic testing is an integral part of the healthcare equation. Everything that happens, whether diagnosing a disease or monitoring a therapy, usually involves a laboratory test at some point. We provide a high quality diagnostic and consultative service to clinical users and to primary and secondary care providers in the locality.
Pathology is led by our Clinical Director Dr Paul Barrett, together with the Pathology Senior Management Team consisting of Clinical and Scientific staff.
The departments are split into specialties led by a Clinical Lead and a Scientific Lead or Manager. The specialties are:
- Cellular Pathology and Mortuary (UKAS accredited testing laboratory No.9717)
- Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology and Transfusion (UKAS accredited testing laboratory No.8666)
- Microbiology & Serology (UKAS accredited testing laboratory No.9341)
Our Pathology service holds full accreditation (excluding the Andrology service) and complies with all legislative requirements governing the practices and competence of Medical Laboratories. Temporary amendments to service accreditation can be found in the accreditation amendments section.
