Pathology

Pathology is the study of disease. It is the bridge between science and medicine and underpins every aspect of patient care, from diagnostic testing and treatment advice to using cutting-edge genetic technologies and preventing disease.

Around 75% of clinical pathways rely on efficient, timely and cost-effective pathology.

The department includes Biochemistry, Blood Transfusion, Haematology, Cellular Pathology, Microbiology and Point of Care Testing (these resources are only available to MTW staff).

Our Pathology teams process over 12 million tests every year in the modern laboratories on two hospital sites.

Contact us

 

Andrology services are provided by the Cellular Pathology department of East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust (EKHUFT).

  1. Pathology operational information
  2. Cellular Pathology
  3. Clinical Biochemistry
  4. Haematology and transfusion
  5. Immunology
  6. Microbiology
  7. Point of care testing
  8. South East England General Histopathology EQA Scheme

Results and enquiries

Authorised results are available via our IT systems.

Only call the laboratory if you are unable to find the result you require.

Patients are unable to obtain results directly from the laboratory; to receive these; please contact the clinician (in the trust or the GP) who ordered the test.

See below for contacts.

Obtaining clinical advice: Rego

For advice and guidance on patient management that is not urgent, Rego may be useful.

Rego is an electronic referral system allowing clinicians to request expert clinical advice as an alternative to making a referral.

It is most commonly used by GPs, who request advice from specialists at their provider trusts.

In Pathology, requests can be made to the microbiology consultants, the haematology consultants or the biochemistry consultant.

Responses are generally within 24 hours of making the request.

Rego guide for secondary care [pdf] 3MB

If you need more information, email mtw-tr.rego@nhs.net

Haematology and blood transfusion

General enquiries

Referrals on Kinesis are generally reviewed Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm we aim to respond within 24 hours. If urgent advice is required, contact the on-call haematology registrar vis switchboard.

  • Maidstone - 01622 224460
  • Tunbridge Wells - 01892 635369

Haematology technical advice

  • Maidstone - 01622 224113
  • Tunbridge Wells - 01892 635369

Haematology laboratory manager

Transfusion technical advice

  • Maidstone - 01622 224486
  • Tunbridge Wells - 01892 635550

Transfusion practitioner

01892 635936/01622 224480

Blood transfusion laboratory manager

Clinical advice

  • Dr Clare Wykes: 01892 635694
  • Dr Evangelia Dimitriadou: 01622 224485
  • Dr Lalita Banerjee: 01622 224439
  • Dr Natalie Heeney: 01622 220126
  • Dr Victoria Stables: 01892 635694
  • Dr Dunnya De-Silva: 01622 227054

Clinical biochemistry and immunology

General enquiries

  • Maidstone 01622 224460
  • Tunbridge Wells 01892 635369

Technical advice

  • Maidstone - 01622 224461
  • Tunbridge Wells - 01892 635291

Biochemistry clinical advice

  • Duty biochemist - 01622 224465

Clinical biochemistry laboratory manager

Clinical chemical pathologists

Immunology clinical advice (East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust)

Histology, cytology and molecular pathology

General enquiries, results and technical advice

  • Histology and Diagnostic Cytology - 01622 224051
  • Molecular Pathology - 01622 225643

Referral hospitals

Please email requests for reports, slides or blocks to mtw-tr.Histoffice@nhs.net

Laboratory managers

Clinical advice

Out of hours

  • Clinical advice (biochemistry/haematology/transfusion/microbiology) via switchboard 01622 729000
  • Biochemistry Laboratory - via switchboard or for internal:
    • Maidstone bleep 1365
    • Tunbridge Wells bleep 2367
  • Haematology/transfusion clinical advice - ask for haematology registrar via switchboard
  • Haematology/Transfusion Laboratory via switchboard or for internal
    • Maidstone bleep 1366
    • Tunbridge Wells bleep 2697
  • Microbiology Laboratory - via switchboard
  • Cellular Pathology - no service.

IT and ICE

Access to Pathology systems is available via the IT helpdesk by telephone (01892 635999 - ext 3599) or the IT service desk (Service Desk Portal icon on Desktop)

For faults contact mtw-tr.pathologyit@nhs.net and for urgent issues call 01622 227126.

Laboratory management

Pathology General Manager: Angela Green, 01622 943552 or a.green@nhs.net

Pathology IT Manager: Nelson Eigbe, 01622 228662 or neigbe@nhs.net

Pathology Quality Manager: Hayley Williams, Hayley.williams15@nhs.net

Cellular Pathology Manager: Julie Cooke, 01622 225634 or Julie.cooke3@nhs.net

Microbiology Service Manager: Sandra Hobden, 01622 227239 or sandra.hobden@nhs.net

Blood Transfusion Manager: Wendy Bonnert, 01622 228544 or wendy.bonnert@nhs.net

Haematology Manager: Ketkee Kothadia, 01622 228898/ 01892 635712 or ketkee.kothadia@nhs.net

Biochemistry Manager: Jenny Ireland, 01622 224458 or j.ireland@nhs.net

Point of Care Coordinator: Kerrie Chuter, 01892 635962 or kerrie.chuter@nhs.net

Understanding your tests

If you wish to find out more about the tests your doctor has requested please visit Lab Tests Online UK.
 
Lab Tests Online-UK is written by practising laboratory doctors and scientists to help you understand the many clinical laboratory tests that are used in diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease.