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North West public health laboratory: user handbook

The Manchester laboratory provides bacteriology, virology and molecular diagnostic services to the NHS and health protection units.

Updates to this page

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published:
15 April 2012
Last updated:
10 June 2025
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  1. Updated the handbook, created it in HTML and updated the responsible agency from PHE to UKHSA.

  2. Updated user handbook.

  3. Updated user handbook.

  4. First published.

Documents

Specialist Microbiology Network Public Health Laboratory: Manchester user handbook

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Appendix 1. Outbreak request form

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Appendix 2. Postal packaging instructions for faecal samples

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Appendix 3. Postal packaging instructions for flu kit samples

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Appendix 4. Additional specimen types that may be submitted to laboratory

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Details

The handbook details the services provided by the Manchester public health laboratory and the Food, Water and Environmental Microbiology Service Preston laboratory.

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