In the latest issue of Labtest’s newsletter THE SCOPE you will find: Positive partnershipsMonitoring of urine analytes in patients forming recurrent renal stoneLipase the preferred test for pancreatitisBlood lead: Lowering of the notification levelPSA change from Siemens to Roche MethodAxe the Fax reminder Read the full newsletter here>>
Labtests introduced eOrders, a system which replaces the paper laboratory test request with an electronic version. This eOrder is then available at any one of our 55 collection centres at the time when the patient presents for testing. Generating an eOrder instead of a paper request form means that when patients attend a collection centre, […]
In June 2019 the Ministry of Health and Accident Compensation Commission released a joint communique defining secure communication within the New Zealand health sector, specifically in regards to email and faxing. The two recommendations are: All emails be transmitted using Transport Layer Security (TLS) no later than January 2020.All analogue faxing to be migrated to […]
Download PDF version here >>> IMPORTANT – correct completion of COVID-19 swab request forms It is essential that all relevant information is on the request form accompanying COVID-19 specimens. Labtests receives around 2,000 COVID-19 specimens per day and this can increase to 7 – 8,000 specimens during surges when alert levels change and positive community […]
Sahanya’s Questions to Natasha: 1. What do you do?Some of the things I do; I operate instruments that run patient samples. In a Biochemistry laboratory, we have blood samples, urine samples that are processed on instruments as presented below.I carry out the specific maintenance for the instrument or instruments, do all the checks like probes […]
Labtests laboratory has recently invested in a major, significant upgrade to our robotic track systems that link the entire core laboratory with instrumentation to automate previously predominately manual processes as outlined in The Scope November 2020: Read The Scope >> While we have worked very hard to ensure a smooth transition, in a project of […]
Featuring Gary McAuliffe, Medical Director for Labtests and Northland Pathology, RCPA take a look at the importance of pathology in Australia and New Zealand throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic.
In this issue: General Managers GreetingsBiochemistry Analyser Change-over from Siemens to RocheAxe the Fax View The Scope November Issue >>>
COVID-19 alert level two update Screening of patients Labtests continues to screen patients attending collection centres during alert level two. For the safety of both patients and staff, patients who respond ‘yes’ to the following questions will be asked to return home and contact their referrer for advice or instructions: Fever or felt feverish in […]
Since four new community cases were confirmed in Auckland on 11 August, Labtests has been inundated with COVID-19 tests. General manager Chris Davey, medical director Gary McAuliffe and Susan Smith, head of department of microbiology and molecular talk to reporter Zahra Shahtahmasebi about meeting this demand and what their experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has been like. […]