Cessation of Free PSA Testing
Canterbury Health Laboratories wishes to advise that Free PSA (fPSA) will no longer be available from Friday 30 October 2020. Read more here
Phased Introduction of a new Molecular Testing Platform
Canterbury Health Laboratories wishes to advise that, as they continue their phased introduction of the new Molecular Platform, the Alinity M, there will be changes over the coming weeks to viral load testing of blood borne viruses. Read more here
Axe The Fax – Notification of Change
CSCL is making changes in the way we communicate with referrers. This is in response to the June 2019 Ministry of Health and Accident Compensation Commission joint communique defining secure communication within the New Zealand health sector, specifically in regards to email and faxing. Read the Ministry Directive here Key Dates 30.09.20 Ordering of consumables […]
Referrer Newsletter – September
Please click below to read the latest news and information from our lab in the September issue of Lab Link
Waiting Room Poster Available
We have noticed that our call centre receives many calls from patients enquiring about bookings for routine blood tests. To help cut down on these unnecessary calls for your patients we have designed a poster that you can have in your waiting room to provide them with information that bookings are usually not required. If […]
Order Your Laboratory Consumables Online
Online stores ordering is now available! Awanui Labs are excited to announce that you can now place all of your orders for laboratory supplies directly via our website.
All Faxing to Cease
In June 2019 the Ministry of Health 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 made by the Ministry were that: All emails be transmitted using Transport Layer Security (TSS) no later than January 2020.All analogue faxing to […]
Referrer Newsletter – August
The latest issue of Lab Link, our referrer newsletter, is now available. Please click below to read the latest news and information from our lab:
Referrers: Stay up-to-date!
Awanui Labs are now sending all laboratory communications electronically. This includes service changes, test updates and our laboratory newsletter. To stay up-to-date with everything that is happening and to ensure you don’t miss any important information please sign up to our referrer mailing list below.
Change to Anti-dsDNA antibody testing requirements
Anti-dsDNA antibody samples received by the laboratories must now be accompanied by relevant clinical details, and prior testing history, to be processed. Background Antibodies to native or double-stranded DNA are found primarily in systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE). They are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of the most severe forms of SLE when deposited […]