Turnaround Times

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
Priority status |
Turnaround time |
Cancer pathway requests |
7 days of receipt |
Urgent requests |
7 days of receipt |
Routine requests |
10 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
Priority status |
Turnaround time |
Non-cervical cytology specimens. |
95% reported within 5 days of receipt |