Turnaround Times
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It is difficult to state a turnaround time for histology samples due to the complexity and/or variation of some requests. Target turnaround times are set according to the national targets as follows:
Target turnaround times: Histology
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Priority status |
Turnaround time |
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Cancer pathway requests |
90% reported within 10 days of receipt |
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Urgent requests |
90% reported within 10 days of receipt |
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Routine requests |
90% reported within 21 days of receipt |
Unfortunately due to work load and demand, turnaround times may be longer.
Any queries on samples, contact the Cellular Pathology department.
Target turnaround times: Cytology
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Priority status |
Turnaround time |
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Non-cervical cytology specimens. |
95% reported within 5 days of receipt |
