Clyde Biochemistry Laboratories (those based at Royal Alexandra Hospital, Inverclyde Royal Hospital and Vale of Leven Hospital) has been accredited with UKAS to standard ISO 15189:2012 for much of our test repertoire. The certificate of accreditation is available online.
The scope of our accreditation includes the majority of the tests performed by our laboratories, with a small number of tests not falling within our accreditation status (for example, no fluid analyses (on fluids other than CSF, urine or blood / serum / plasma) are accredited) – see the link above for details of our accredited scope.
Specialist services including Protein Electrophoresis and less often requested endocrine assays are based at RAH.
All routine GP work within the Clyde Sector is also based at RAH.
Please accept our apologies for the behaviour of links on this webpage. This is due to a global setting which is outwith the Biochemistry Department’s control.
Service Hours
Routine operating hours
- Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm
- Saturday and Sunday, 8.30am to 12.00pm (Inverclyde Royal Hospital) and 9.00am to 12.00pm (Royal Alexandra Hospital)
- There is a 24hr emergency service for urgent samples outwith these hours
Contact Details
Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH)
- Address: Corsebar Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire PA2 9PN
- Telephone: 0141 314 6157 extention 06157
Inverclyde Royal Hospital (IRH)
- Address: Larkfield Road, Greenock PA16 0XN
- Telephone: 01475 504827 extention 04827 – Emergency requests extention 04213
Vale of Leven Hospital (VOL)
- Main Street, Alexandria G83 0UA
- Telephone: 01389 817568 extention 87568
POCT issues / Cryoglobulin testing
For routine issues with gas analysers or blood glucose meters and to arrange training / barcode for meters please email:
Cryoglobulin testing can also be arranged via this email address.
Clinical Advice
Both Primary and Secondary care professionals served by the Clyde Biochemistry Laboratory can obtain clinical advice by email:
Feedback
We are committed to providing a quality service to users. If you wish to provide feedback on the Clyde Glasgow Biochemistry service, please contact our Quality Manager by emailing Pamela.craig@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.
Handbooks and Manuals
Laboratory Newsletter
The most recent laboratory newsletter is available below:
Previous issues of the newsletter are stored in the Clyde Biochemistry Document Library:
Memos
Primary Care
- Please do not send requests for tests done by other disciplines on Biochemistry / Haematology request forms (Jan 2020)
- QFit for practices not using ICE electronic ordering (Jan 2020)
- Changes to the urine catecholamine and 5HIAA service (GRI memo, Mar 2020)
Secondary Care
Previous memos can be found in the Clyde Biochemistry Document Library, linked above.