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Phase 1 of building works for pathology at Sandwell start today

November 14, 2022

From today (Monday 14 November) the phase 1 building works for pathology at Sandwell will begin. These initial works will be set to take 6 – 8 weeks. During this time access to pathology will be significantly restricted and some alternative routes and plans will be put into place. The changes will involve the following:

  • Access to the front door of pathology will not be possible.
  • All pathology requests, where possible to do so, will need to be sent via air tube transport.
  • For other requests there will be a drop box in the pathology basement near the lift.
  • Very urgent samples may still be brought personally to pathology out of hours, but this will be via the basement corridor and communicating with the laboratory by phone. Air tube transport will still be preferable.
  • Consumables collection will only be available by prior order and can be dispensed in the afternoon, on the next working day at the pathology back exit door by the receipt and distribution.
  • More specific plans and arrangements will be put in place around the collection of blood products and these will be communicated in due course.

For further details regarding blood transfusion procedure during lab enabling works please click here.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience, but these works will be essential for the future development of the pathology service