Pathology Laboratory Department

About us

The Pathology Laboratory provides a comprehensive testing service to the clinicians and patients of Mayo University Hospital and our external users i.e. Primary Care/ General Practitioners, Community Nursing Units/Homes and District Hospitals within the surrounding areas of Mayo, Sligo and Galway.

Pathology Laboratory departments include Biochemistry, Haematology, Blood Transfusion, Histopathology and Microbiology. A Haemovigilance service is based in the Pathology Laboratory, working closely with the Blood Transfusion department, to provide a service within the hospital. Haemovigilance and Traceability services are also provided to the Mayo Hospice, Castlebar.

Mortuary Services are also provided at Mayo University Hospital.

An "On-Call" Service is provided outside routine working hours for urgent requests in Biochemistry, Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Microbiology.
By following standardised protocols, using appropriate collection devices, and maintaining aseptic techniques, medical scientists can obtain representative samples, facilitating accurate interpretation and diagnosis. This information is available in our Pathology Laboratory User Manual, blood collection Tubes used in MUH and In-House/ Referral test directory below.

Pathology Laboratory User Manual 

MUH and Referral Test Directory A-Z

Blood Collection Tubes Used In MUH

Pre-analytical Guidance for GPs/Service Users: Centrifugation, Storage and Transport of Samples

GPs: To order Laboratory supplies (tubes/swabs etc) please complete the MUH Stores Stock Order Form below and send to gpsupplies.mayo@hse.ie.
MUH Stores Stock Order Form

Pathology Laboratory Critical Alerts Departmental Listing:

• Haematology
• Biochemistry
• Microbiology Critical Alert Values 
• Blood Transfusion

Policy and Procedure for the Communication of Critical and Urgent Results in Laboratory Medicine within Mayo University Hospital (MUH)

Accreditation status

The Pathology Laboratory incorporating Haemovigilance complies with the International standard ISO 15189 (current edition) and EU Directive 2002/98/EC for the scope of services and tests defined in our scope of accreditation*. This is controlled by the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB) and detailed in Scope Registration Number 207MT on the INAB website www.inab.ie. 

The Blood Transfusion, Haemovigilance, Biochemistry, Haematology and Microbiology departments are accredited; the Histopathology department voluntarily suspended accreditation in September 2020.

Mayo University Hospital Pathology Service Contact Details

The Pathology Laboratory service is provided by a multi-disciplinary team of staff consisting of Laboratory Medical Consultants, Medical Scientists, Laboratory Assistants, Clerical and Haemovigilance Officers. Full departmental staff contact information is available within the Pathology Laboratory User Manual.

To contact the laboratory for routine enquiries please use the numbers listed below.  Telephone requests for results, sampling procedures or add-on tests should be directed to the appropriate department.  We endeavour to answer all phone calls as quickly as possible but during busy periods in the day we may not be able to answer the phones as promptly.  We would ask that if your call is not answered that you try at a later time. 

GP/ Service User Registration for the Pathology Laboratory

Please complete or update your registration and/or Practice Contact Information for the PATHOLOGY LABORATORY SERVICE in Mayo University Hospital via communication with the Quality Manager at Janet.Burke@hse.ie; Alternatively, download the Registration Form here, complete and return by e-mail or post, to the Laboratory Manager or Quality Manager Pathology Laboratory, MUH.

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