Following the pertussis epidemic announcement, we have seen a large increase in requests for pertussis PCR testing which is stretching local testing capacity. As per recently released national testing guidelines and after discussion with local Public Health, PCR testing indications in our region have changed to allow us to focus testing on priority groups. Requests […]
All of our collection centres are closed on the Christmas and New Year public holidays. opening hours at other times can be found below or downloaded here. Monday 23 DecTuesday 24 DecWednesday 25 DecThursday 26 DecFriday 27 DecSaturday 28 DecNew Plymouth – 179 Gill St8am-4.30pm8am-4.30pmClosedClosed8am-4.30pmClosedBell Block – 1 Paraite RdClosedClosedClosedClosedClosedClosedWaitara Closed Closed ClosedStratford9am-4.00pm9am-4.00pmClosedClosed9am-3.30pmClosedHawera8.30am-4.00pm8.30 am-3.00pmClosedClosedClosedClosed Monday 30 DecTuesday 31 […]
All of our collection centres will be closed on Labour day (Monday 28 October), and they will reopen with normal operating hours on Tuesday 29 October. Enjoy your long weekend and travel safely if you are heading away.
Awanui Labs is improving the delivery of patient results directly to referrers using Medtech Evolution across New Zealand. From 30 September, referrers who are using the Medtech Evolution system, can electronically receive their patient’s test results including blood, urine, histology and cytology results in real time as they are reported by the laboratories. Awanui Labs […]
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In many New Zealand Laboratories AST is no longer part of the liver function panel. To harmonise liver function testing (LFT) across all Awanui labs, from 1 October 2024 AST will no longer form part of the standard liver function test panel. However, AST will still be able to be requested separately as either a […]
> Transition from opt-in to opt-out HIV screening in pregnancy: A paradigm shift The approach to HIV screening in pregnancy has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, shifting from an opt-in model to an opt-out model. Awanui laboratories will also be following this approach, in keeping with a recent publication from Auckland and feedback […]
In order to clarify and harmonise ordering of testosterone requests across Awanui Labs, a change to the number of testosterone request options will be effective from 17th Sept 2024. These changes will have no impact on clinical management of patients but will make testosterone ordering simpler.The current multiple different total testosterone request options will be consolidated […]
Awanui Labs has recently made an operational change to how we handle duplicate test requests and what this change may mean for you. Awanui Labs experiences a high degree of multiple requests for the same patients, a significant number of these requests are from different doctors within the same clinic. Currently when the patient presents […]