Clinical Laboratory Medicine Liverpool Foundation Trust Tel: 0151 706 2000 QMS-EXTD-160 Version 95, 2025 (release 95.2025.02.11) Last update: 12 February 2025 Please note that if any information is printed from this handbook, it is only valid on the day of printing		Emergency Requests	Request Forms		Additional Info / Useful links   Blood Specimens Data Protection, User Feedback and complaints GP Information Handbook Information Normal Laboratory Hours Patient Information (where to get your blood samples taken) Reference Ranges Reports Despatch Research and Clinical Trials Telephone enquiries Typical Turnround Time 24h Urine Specimens Urine Specimens Collection Info Validity of results HODS User Survey Minimum Data Policy LCL Quality Policy LCL Quality Statement Order of Draw (click image) Guide to EDTA contamination Lab tests on-line patient focused information on laboratory testing.
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New and Updated Messages August 2018.Biotin interference		Service Updates Section Investigation Date Biochemistry Cholesterol 05/12/2024 Ferritin 11/02/2025 Lamotrigine 11/02/2025 Lipid Profile 05/12/2024 Metadrenalines 09/01/2025 Phaeochromocytoma Screen 09/01/2025 Plasma Metadrenalines (Metanephrines) 09/01/2025 Triglycerides 05/12/2024 Haematology Erythrocyte Sedimenatation Rate (ESR) 03/12/2024 Full Blood Count 11/02/2025 Microbiology Legionella / Pneumococcal antigens 09/01/2025 Urine 22/01/2025