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Lab update: April 2023
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Laboratory update: 7 March
With the Clive bridge now fully open, transport issues between Napier and Hastings have eased. Normal hours resume at our Napier Collection Centre tomorrow, and we are working on restoring late afternoon courier pickups.From tomorrow (Wednesday 8 March): Unfortunately Havelock North will be closed for some weeks. Flood damage has required removal of gib-board and […]
Cyclone Gabrielle update
Our Hastings laboratory and collection centre is operational today 15 February, with a skeleton staff. Open 9am-4pm. Home visits are available in Hastings, for areas that can be safely accessed. All other collection centres remain closed for the rest of this week. No services are available in Napier. City Medical may be able to assist […]
Upgrade to laboratory information system
We are upgrading our Laboratory Information Systems. Here is how it will affect referrers. From November 14, we will be going live with upgrades to our Laboratory Information System (LIS). This is part of a nationwide initiative that will refresh our existing LIS. Not only does this upgrade make for a more robust system, but […]
The next generation of prenatal screening now in NZ
We’re excited to announce the next generation of non-invasive prenatal screening, Illumiscreen, is now available in Aotearoa New Zealand from across the APHG laboratory network. Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS), sometimes known as NIPT, has been available for quite some time to screen fetal DNA for trisomy 21 (Down), 18 (Edward), 13 (Patau). We now have the latest […]
Vitamin B12 – choosing when to test
SCL Hawkes Bay is changing the way it processes Folate and Vitamin B12 test request – these tests can now be ordered separately.Vitamin B12 is not recommended for screening of asymptomatic patients.Practices using electronic lab requesting (eOrder) will need to review their existing My Tab order groups – any order groups that contain the combined […]
Lab Update: August 2022
In this issue we feature: Specimen collection guide updateEmailed lab request formsOrdering collection consumablesThroat swab collectionButterfly useLab Request Form footersCommunity Antibiogram Read the full issue here>>
HB community antibiogram
For the most up-to-date community antibiogram from the Hawke’s Bay region, please click here.
Lab Update: April 2022
In this issue you will find: Easter and ANZAC weekend opening hoursCollection centre hours during AprilRemindersEmail contacts Read the full newsletter here>>
Lab Update – December 2021
In this issue we feature: Orange traffic light system – COVID*NEW* online blood test bookingsHPV testing and leaking cervical smearsSample type changesRemindersCollection centre opening hours over the festive season Read the full issue here>>