Wednesday 12 July – Thursday 13 July and Monday 17 July – Tuesday 18 July 2023
Dunedin
Courier Services:
- Urgent courier pick up ONLY. No routine courier services operating.
- To request an urgent courier pick up please phone 0800 101 444
- Please note that the laboratory will not have the ability to process any requests that are not critically urgent.
Laboratory Services:
- Life preserving and critically urgent samples processing only
Biochemistry, Haematology, Molecular and Immunology
- Life preserving and critically urgent requests ONLY. Please do NOT request any test that is not critically urgent.
Microbiology
- Life preserving and critically urgent services ONLY.
- To help the laboratory team manage the workload during the strike period we ask that any non-urgent microbiology testing is deferred from Monday 10 July – Tuesday 18 July2023. From Wednesday 19 July 2023 normal microbiology service will resume.
Histology
- Please restrict requests. Turnaround time may be affected by the industrial action.
Dunstan
Courier Services:
- Urgent courier pick-ups ONLY.
- No routine courier services operating.
- To request an urgent courier pick up please contact 03 440 4305
- Please note: Laboratory only able to process urgent requests that can be tested onsite at Dunstan
Laboratory Services:
- Urgent requests that can be tested onsite at SCL Dunstan Only.
Biochemistry and Haematology
- Urgent requests that can be tested onsite at SCL Dunstan Only.
Transfusion Services
- Urgent requests that can be tested onsite at SCL Dunstan Only.
Microbiology
- Life preserving and critically urgent requests ONLY.
- To help the laboratory team manage the workload during the strike period we ask that any non-urgent microbiology testing is deferred from Monday 10 July – Tuesday 18July. From Wednesday 19 July 2023 normal microbiology service will resume.
Histology
- Please restrict requests. Turnaround time may be affected by the industrial action.
Invercargill
Courier Services Unavailable
Laboratory Services:
- Life preserving services only – 00.00-23.59hrs.
- Please utilise Point of Care (Blood gas) testing where possible. All requests must be
approved by a gatekeeper prior to processing.
- NB: POC equipment at Gore Hospital will still be available for testing during the 48hr
strike period.
Biochemistry and Haematology
- Life preserving requests ONLY.
Transfusion services
- Life Preserving (Massive Transfusion protocol) requests ONLY.
Microbiology
- APEX have not given approval for specific life preserving microbiology tests therefore if you have a microbiology test that you feel meets the requirement’s please contact the gatekeeper between 00:01– 23:59 hours.
- To help the laboratory team manage the workload during the strike period we ask that
any non-urgent microbiology testing is deferred from Monday 10 July – Tuesday 18 July 2023. From Wednesday 19 July 2023 normal microbiology service will resume.
Histology
- Please restrict requests. Turnaround time may be affected by the industrial action.
Oamaru
Courier Services Unavailable
Laboratory Services:
- Life Preserving and Critically Urgent Sample Processing Only
- NB: The iSTAT will be available for the hospital to use in the same manner as usual.
Biochemistry and Haematology
- Life preserving and critically urgent requests ONLY. Please do NOT request any test that is not life preserving or critically urgent.
Transfusion services
- Life Preserving (Massive Transfusion protocol) ONLY.
Microbiology
- Life preserving and critically urgent services ONLY.
- To help the laboratory team manage the workload during the strike period we ask that any non-urgent microbiology testing is deferred from Monday 10 July – Tuesday 18 July 2023. From Wednesday 19 July 2023 normal microbiology service will resume.
Histology
- Please restrict requests. Turnaround time may be affected by the industrial action.
Queenstown
SCL Queenstown will be CLOSED.
- Only life preserving requests approved by a Gatekeeper will be processed on 13 July.
- Only critically urgent specimens will be processed on 18 July.
Wanaka
- Wed 12 July 1500hrs – send ALL routine and urgent work to SCL Dunstan (including unspun SST’s)
Queenstown
- All samples for processing must arrive at SCL Queenstown by 15:30 on Wednesday 12 July
- Any sample received after this time will not be processed.
Bin Collection to Dunedin
- Bin Collection to Dunedin – 1030hrs Courier Post, 1615hrs NZ Couriers.
Courier Services
- No scheduled pickups from Queenstown Medical Centre.
- No pickup from Cougar Security in the late morning
- Wanaka Courier pick up as usual – HOWEVER no laboratory service available on 13 and 18 July.
Laboratory Services
- Please utilize the Abbot ISTAT Point of Care analyser for Blood Gases, Chem 8, Tni, Bni and HCG
Biochemistry and Haematology
- Life preserving services ONLY.
Microbiology
- Life preserving services ONLY.
- To help the laboratory team manage the workload during the strike period we ask that any non-urgent microbiology testing is deferred from Monday 10 July – Tuesday 18July 2023. From Wednesday 19 July 2023 normal microbiology service will resume.
Histology
- Please restrict requests. Turnaround time may be affected by the industrial action.