Thursday 29 October 2026
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9622
Date Request Received: 27/08/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 24/09/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Pathology and Laboratory Services
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I am writing under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to formally request information regarding how your Trust delivers pathology and laboratory services. For each of the broad test categories listed below, I would like to receive data covering the following financial years (1 April to 31 March): FY2019/20, FY2020/21, FY2021/22, FY2022/23, FY2023/24 and FY2024/25 The broad test categories are: • Haematology and coagulation • Blood bank • Clinical Biochemistry • Microbiology & Virology • Immunology • Histopathology & Cellular Pathology (including Cytology) • Genetics & Molecular Pathology • Point of Care Testing (POCT) For each category above, please could you provide: 1. Test volumes: the total number of tests/samples processed, by year, for each of the years listed above. 2. Service delivery model: whether the category is delivered in-house, via a joint venture/partnership, or fully outsourced to a third party, and the name of the partner organisation, JV entity, or outsourced provider in each case. 3. Contract details: the name of the current contract holder/provider, the contract start date, and the date the contract is next due for renewal or re-tender. To simplify data collection, I have attached an Excel template for your use. Please complete one row per broad category listed above, adding further rows if a category is split across more than one provider or delivery model | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see spreadsheet attached To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 9622 Template - Pathology and Laboratory Services complete.xlsx | |
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