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Cellular pathology requisition form: 12 August

August 8, 2024

As of the Monday 12 August, Black Country Pathology Services will be introducing a new cellular pathology request form which allows users to select the priority levels, based on the various national/screening cancer pathways.  This will replace the old form and is to be used from the stated date onwards.

The priority levels are:

  • 28/62 day
  • Cervical screening
  • Bowel screening
  • Lynch screening
  • Not on pathway

Please ensure that that correct pathway has been clearly identified when completing the request form.  For electronic requesting the systems have been updated to reflect these changes and this can be accessed via your EPR systems.

The Trust has been facing substantial rises in the number of samples received within the department which are classed as urgent.  The high volume of urgent requests can cause significant delays to the sample pathway and impacts those cases which genuinely require an urgent turn around.

We are hoping that this new request form resolves this issue.

For further queries, please contact: