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Guidance

South East Public Health Laboratory: public health microbiology services

The public health microbiology service in the South East is provided by the University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust.

The University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust is the South East Public Health Laboratory and provides the public health microbiology services for Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Wessex and Thames Valley areas.

The University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust provides clinical microbiological testing services to local health trusts, the NHS and general practitioners.

Services available

The laboratory provides a full range of tests including:

  • bacteriology
  • serology
  • virology
  • molecular diagnostics
  • parasitology
  • mycology
  • molecular epidemiology

User handbook

Information on the University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust (including contact details) is currently under review and will be published shortly.

Tests

Call the laboratory directly to confirm test availability.

Turnaround times

Contact the laboratory directly to confirm turnaround times.

Contact

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Contact details are provided in the Key_Contacts_UHS (PDF, 6.39 KB, 1 page).

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