Pathology

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Pathology Department aims to provide a high quality pathology service to acute hospitals, community hospitals and General Practitioners in West Dorset and adjoining areas. The service enjoys excellent modern facilities at Dorset County Hospital.

Opened in 1987, the department employs almost 70 medical, scientific and clerical staff. The haematology and blood transfusion, clinical chemistry, microbiology and histopathology specialities are each headed by medically qualified consultants who are always available for advice and help with patient investigation, interpretation of results and discussion of clinical problems.

Throughout the department, laboratories use the latest technologies and are well equipped. The department is committed to providing a rapid, reliable and, above all, quality service to the clinician and patient. To this end, laboratories participate in a variety of quality assessment programmes and consistently perform above average.

The laboratories share a fully computerised results storage and reporting system which can be accessed from terminals and personal computers in hospitals throughout West Dorset. A growing number of GP practices now receive their results by electronic mail.

Anti–coagulation services are currently being extended to provide a variety of monitoring and/or dosing in our own outpatient department or using clinic based sample collection and same day reporting.

Further information

For extensive information about pathology services visit www.pathologydch.co.uk