We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our brand new collection centre. In response to the valuable feedback we’ve received from the community, we are committed to providing you with an improved and more convenient experience. To ensure we can serve you without delay, we have set up a temporary makeshift collection centre. Please bear […]
We are pleased to announce the opening of our new CBD collection centre. The CBD collection centre has relocated to Level 2, 43 High Street, Auckland Central. Operating hours are Monday to Friday, 07:00-16:00hrs. We have appreciated your patience and support throughout the relocation process, and we look forward to welcoming patients to our newly […]
We are pleased to inform you that Labtests’s Mantoux testing service is now operational. This test is available to be booked at Mt Wellington or Henderson Labtests centres only. Please book via our call centre on 09 574 7399 option 4. We want to thank you for your patience and understanding whilst we worked to […]
Wait times have increased to 4 weeks in the Northland region and over 6 weeks in the Auckland region for skin prick testing. To help reduce demand, please consider if skin prick testing is right for your patient. Skin prick testing identifies IgE antibodies. It is not helpful in non-IgE mediated conditions such as food […]
When Labtests started out, referrers were given the option of receiving paper copies in addition to HL7 results. Some elected to have results sent both electronically and as paper copies. We are reviewing our policies and believe this practice is outdated and may no longer be required by these referrers. We feel the discontinuation of […]
Proposed addition of syphilis re-screening to routine third trimester antenatal blood tests in the Northern Region Laboratory consultation: Te Whatu Ora Northern Region Laboratories, Labtests, and Northland Pathology Executive summary Congenital syphilis rates are increasing in the Northern Region, almost exclusively affecting Māori and Pacific people. We are proposing additional syphilis screening for women in […]
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Due to significant analyser issues we are unable to process all of the biochemistry and serology requests on the same day. This affects sample from 05/12/2022 to the current time. We are working with our supplier to remedy the situation as quickly as possible. Urgent samples are being processed as a priority and we are […]
Labtests is changing the phoning procedure for positive D-dimers. Previously all positive D-dimers have been phoned through on the assumption that the D-dimer is being performed to rule out a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolus (PE) where the patient is deemed at low risk of DVT( Wells score <2) or moderate risk of […]
Attention Medical Practitioners, Labtests now has activated a centralized receipt point for any request forms to be emailed to: auk.request.forms@awanuilabs.co.nz. You no longer need to send the request form to the patients preferred collection centre. If you need to email the patients request form, please send to auk.request.forms@awanuilabs.co.nz. Please also put the patients NHI number or […]