Please check your LIMS will display our new code in the Electronic Despatch Note (EDN)

by referring to the list of LIMS suppliers here

28 May 2026

The new code is 'J' and stands for 'emergency free’. It is in field 23 of the EDN data files, which details the issue / delivery type.

The LIMS suppliers listed below have tested and confirmed this new code will display correctly in their LIMS. and will not cause any disruption or negative impact.

If your LIMS supplier is not listed below, please let us know (details provided below). We will send you test files which you then need to forward to your supplier as soon as possible, to allow time for testing before 15 June when the new code is introduced.

  • Clinisys
  • Haemonetics
  • Sunquest
  • Cirdan
  • Oracle (formally Cerner)
  • Meditech
  • Intersystems
  • Dedalus
  • Magentus
  • Technidata
  • WellSky
  • Waters
  • Sussex Biologicals

Please contact either Craig or Ruth: craig.wilkes@nhsbt.nhs.uk, 0752 529 9020, Ruth.Harper@nhsbt.nhs.uk, or 0738 501 0479.

Craig Wilkes - Lead Specialist Scientist, Customer Services