Cellular Pathology
All specimens must be received with a request form.
The request form should bear the following clearly legible information:
Patient details i.e. full name, date of birth, address and hospital number
- Ward / location, Consultant / GP so that the report can be returned to the appropriate individual when available. This is essential as copy reports will not be issued. Clinicians MUST use their full name and not simply their initials.
- Where an extra copy of a report is required please ensure that this is noted in the appropriate field on the request form
- Signature and printed name of the person making the request (legible)
- Specimen type
- Appropriate clinical information – e.g. any known previous malignancies, any relevant clinical data regarding the patients physical state.
It is essential that request forms from General Practitioners have the practitioner’s surname and initials on the form. The GP code alone is not sufficient.
Incomplete request forms will be returned along with the specimen to the sender which will cause a delay in reporting.
Please indicate on the specimen request form if the sample is from a 62 Day Wait case or if malignancy is suspected.
