Great Ormond Street Hospital Laboratory Medicine

About us

Great Ormond Street Hospital offers a range of unique accredited clinical laboratory services. We accept samples both on a national and international level.

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Laboratory services

Learn more about our lab services for Chemical Pathology, Genetics, Haematology, Histopathology, Immunology, Microbiology, Virology and Infection control and the Paediatric Malignancy Unit.

Great Ormond Street Hospital has a strong history in developing and supporting diagnostic and clinical innovation. The laboratories both lead and support internally led research projects as well as providing services for externally hosted research

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Education and training

We offer a variety of education, training and research opportunities targeted at a range of professional groups, including scientists, clinicians and other heathcare professionals.

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Latest developments

Great Ormond Street Hosital to take part in newborn screening pilot for five more diseases
16/04/2012
Great Ormond Street Hospital, which runs the UK's largest newborn screening lab, is to take part in a pilot to screen newborn babies for five more diseases.
Student Award for Work into Deafness
20/02/2012
University College London medical student Janice Lee was presented with an award for her successful summer research project into hearing loss, which was funded by Action on Hearing Loss. Dr Sohaila Rastan, Action on Hearing Loss’s Chief Scientific Advisor presented Janice with a personalised plaque at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children where she completed her placement.

International enquiries

Great Ormond Street Laboratories offers a range of services to international customers. For more information and contact details please see our Laboratory Services pages.