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Our name is changing – introducing Awanui Labs
Soon our name will be changing from Southern Community Laboratories Hawkes Bay to Awanui Labs. Moving to become Awanui Labs is a significant milestone for our organisation and represents the nationwide network we are part of. Our new name brings all eight laboratory brands in our network together under a unified Aotearoa New Zealand […]
Lab update: July 2023
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Update: National cervical screening programme
As previously advised the new provider for the laboratory testing of cervical cytology and HPV testing in Hawkes Bay is Pathlab. Please note that due to Medlab Central withdrawing from cervical screening services on 30 June, the transition date to Pathlab is now 1 July 2023. We are working with Pathlab to ensure a smooth transition. Please read […]
Lab update: June 2023
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National cervical screening – change
As a result of changes to the National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) contract, Southern Community Laboratories Hawke’s Bay will cease to provide this service as of 25 July 2023. Testing underway will be completed and reported as usual, and historical results will remain available to referrers. The new provider for the laboratory testing of cervical […]
Lab update: April 2023
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Laboratory update: 7 March
With the Clive bridge now fully open, transport issues between Napier and Hastings have eased. Normal hours resume at our Napier Collection Centre tomorrow, and we are working on restoring late afternoon courier pickups.From tomorrow (Wednesday 8 March): Unfortunately Havelock North will be closed for some weeks. Flood damage has required removal of gib-board and […]
Cyclone Gabrielle update
Our Hastings laboratory and collection centre is operational today 15 February, with a skeleton staff. Open 9am-4pm. Home visits are available in Hastings, for areas that can be safely accessed. All other collection centres remain closed for the rest of this week. No services are available in Napier. City Medical may be able to assist […]
Upgrade to laboratory information system
We are upgrading our Laboratory Information Systems. Here is how it will affect referrers. From November 14, we will be going live with upgrades to our Laboratory Information System (LIS). This is part of a nationwide initiative that will refresh our existing LIS. Not only does this upgrade make for a more robust system, but […]
The next generation of prenatal screening now in NZ
We’re excited to announce the next generation of non-invasive prenatal screening, Illumiscreen, is now available in Aotearoa New Zealand from across the APHG laboratory network. Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS), sometimes known as NIPT, has been available for quite some time to screen fetal DNA for trisomy 21 (Down), 18 (Edward), 13 (Patau). We now have the latest […]