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Red Cell Immunohaematology
The Red Cell Immunohaematology laboratories provide reference investigations and antenatal screening services.
Reference Investigations
Samples are referred by colleagues from external diagnostics laboratories for further investigation of serological problems.
Antenatal Screening
The NBS provides a routine screening service for testing pregnant women. Both red cell serology and microbiology screening is available and is carried out according to the Department of Health guidelines.
Antenatal Toolkit
This section contains material including outline documents and website links which should be useful to potential providers of routine antenatal screening.
NBS Reagents
NBS Reagents provides a wide range of reagents for use in red cell serology grouping, screening and investigations.
Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (H&I)
The Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (H&I) laboratories provide a wide range of services related to transplantation, provision of HLA matched products and the investigation of HLA related disease associations.
Haemopoietic Stem Cell Services
The Stem Cell Immunotherapy (SCI) laboratories provide a range of services to support haemopoietic stem cell transplantation including collection, processing and cryopreservation of stem cells including cord blood cells.
Transfusion Microbiology
The National Transfusion Microbiology laboratory provides reference, monitoring and epidemiological services to support other services within the NBS, including the investigation of suspected adverse transfusion reactions.
The International Blood Group Reference Laboratory (IBGRL)
The International Blood Group Reference Laboratory and the Bristol Institute for Transfusion Science provide a reference and research service in the field of Transfusion Medicine
DDR User Guides
Service guides for users of the DDR laboratories
Diagnostic Services Information Leaflets
Service leaflets for users of the DDR laboratories
Technical Agreements
Technical agreements for users of the DDR laboratories.
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