GSTS-KingsPath at BioMedica 2012 – Dublin

GSTS-KingsPath will have a stand at BioMedica 2012 at Dublin's RDS venue from 24th - 25th April 2012. For more information on the conference, please visit http://www.amls.ie/events/general/2012/biomedica-2012/ or contact adrianturner1@nhs.net if you would like to make an appointment to meet us there.

December 23, 2011, 9:45 am

GSTS-KingsPath at Biomedical Science Congress 2011 – Birmingham

GSTS-KingsPath will have a stand at the Biomedical Science Congress (IBMS) 2011 at Birmingham's ICC venue from 26th - 28th September. Visit us on stand 804 on the balcony level of Hall 3, and we will look forward to meeting you there. Brochures on our work will be available at the stand, so please come along and meet members of our team.

For more information on the conference, please visit http://www.ibmscongress.com/, or contact adrianturner1@nhs.net if you would like to make an appointment.

September 14, 2011, 10:52 am

NEW TEST: CALCITONIN

Calcitonin is most commonly used in the management of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC), but raised concentrations may also be found in other malignancies such as breast, lung, pancreas, as well as phaeochromocytoma, renal failure, hyperparathyroidism and Paget's disease.

For full details, please go to the dedicated Biochemistry test page.

August 1, 2011, 11:04 am

The King's Blood Institute - dedicated website now online!

The King's Blood Institute is an Academic Clinical Unit within Specialist Medicine that provides laboratory and clinical haematology services to King's College Hospital NHS Trust, as well as diagnostic molecular, cytogenetic and immunophenotyping services for South-East England.

The Institute has a long tradition of excellence in haematology patient care, research, and teaching provided by fourteen full time Consultants, twenty clinical nurse specialists, and numerous support staff under the leadership of Professor Ghulam Mufti. The comprehensive clinical care and research programmes at the Institute encompass both non-malignant and malignant blood diseases.

The King's Blood Institute now has its own dedicated website at http://kingsbloodinstitute.org/cgi-bin/haematological/index.pl

July 14, 2011, 12:20 pm