KINGSPATH SCIENTIST'S "EXTRAORDINARY" CONTRIBUTION

Phillip Morgan, one of KingsPath’s Senior Clinical Scientists, has contributed to a new Department of Health publication, Extraordinary You – Science in Healthcare, profiling the careers of healthcare scientists throughout the UK, and designed to encourage scientific careers within the NHS.

As Phillip says, “This book really opens your eyes to the incredible diversity of healthcare science going on in the NHS today. Anyone who thinks that science is not happening in the NHS, or that it is boring, or that subject areas are limited, should take a look through this book.”

Phillip is a recipient of a Department of Health Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) Research Fellowship designed to lead to improvements in patient care. His research project is "The Investigation of automated methods for plasma drug assays: application of new technology based on CD-ROM/DVD technology with chromatographic analysis on silica microcolumns."

Extraordinary You is available to download from the Department of Health at:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_117580

August 19, 2010, 1:11 pm

NEW ADDITION: Clinical Cytology

We have now added details of our Cervical Cytology Screening and Diagnostic Cytology services to the Histopathology section of the site. The Cytology Unit processes some 25,500 cervical smear screening tests and 3,300 diagnostic samples which include fluid specimens, brush specimens and Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Cytology.

August 5, 2010, 1:27 pm

NEW TEST: Urinary Iodine

KingsPath's Trace Elements team now provides Urinary Iodine testing. Iodine deficiency is a global problem, and as iodine is primarily cleared via the kidneys, measurement in the urine is the most practical indicator for ascertaining iodine intake/status.

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

May 19, 2010, 3:54 pm

NEW TEST: Cystatin C

KingsPath is now able to provide Cystatin C testing, used as an indicator of renal glomerular function.

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

May 17, 2010, 2:12 pm