Blood Testing

Pathology services

The pathology directorate provides comprehensive laboratory services in support of diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment for patients within the Trust’s hospitals and clinics, and for family practitioners within the local primary care trusts (PCTs).

The directorate is made up of four major disciplines: 

• Blood Sciences (Haematology, Biochemistry and Immunology)
• Blood Transfusion
• Cellular Pathology (histopathology/cytology)
• Microbiology

All of these provide analytical, diagnostic and advisory services to their users. Analysis of specimens takes place within laboratories at Calderdale Royal Hospital and at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which are managed as a single Pathology service.

Cellular Pathology and Microbiology are located at Calderdale Royal Hospital and Blood Sciences and Blood Transfusion are on both sites.

Phlebotomy (blood test) services

The Pathology Directorate provides inpatient and outpatient phlebotomy services for adults and children aged 10 years and over.  For children under 10 contact, 01422 224374 or 01484 343210.

GP patients are given a blood request form by their GP, you can attend your local GP surgery (if phlebotomy is offered there), or any of the sites listed below. Patients will not be seen without a blood request form.

Please note as the service is a walk-in, demand varies and on some occasions you may be asked to attend at a later time or day if capacity is reached.

Inpatients

A ward phlebotomy service is provided from 08:00 to 12:00 at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary seven days a week.

Point of Care Testing (POCT) service

The department provides support and advice for the procurement of POCT equipment for the hospital setting and also community services. They also provide technical advice, training, troubleshooting, governance and quality assurance support for POCT devices. These would include tests such as glucose, ketones, anticoagulation monitoring and respiratory viruses including Covid and flu testing.

Our team

Division of Pathology

Director of Pathology: Dr Anu Rajgopal
Deputy Director of Operations, Pathology: Jane Mackenzie
Quality Manager: Ms Alison Milner, Mr Shehzada Abdullah

Clinical Biochemistry

Clinical Lead: Dr Daniel Herrera
Manager: Mrs Hayley Baker

Haematology

Clinical Lead: Dr Wunna Swe
Consultants: Dr Sylvia Feyler, Dr Kate Rothwell, Dr Atta Gill, Dr Sven Sommerfeld
Manager: Mrs Hayley Baker

Blood Transfusion

Clinical Lead: Dr Kate Rothwell
Transfusion Practitioners: Ms Michelle Lake, Mrs Lisa McCallion
Professional Service Lead for Transfusion: Mrs Samantha Kershaw

Microbiology

Clinical Lead: Dr Anu Rajgopal
Consultants: Dr Gavin Boyd, Dr Vivek Nayak, Dr Nicola Hardman
Service Manager: Mrs Swapna Jose

Histology/Cytology

Clinical Lead: Dr Mia Wolozinsky
Consultants: Dr Richard Knights, Dr Sarah Knight, Dr Sally Osborn, Dr Minu Syamala, Dr Mia Wolozinsky, Dr Vidya Kumaraswamy, Dr Jalaja George, Dr Ghazi Zafar
Service Manager: Mr Mandeep Singh Desi

Phlebotomy

Phlebotomy Operations Manager: TBC

Point of Care Testing

Point of Care Testing Clinical Lead: Dr Chris Cockcroft
Service Manager: Mrs Becki Burn