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Quality control of blood lead analyses

The table below lists laboratories that have made their performance in the UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme (UK NEQAS) known to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). These laboratories are available to perform blood lead analyses.

HSE Medical Inspectors and appointed doctors are expected to use one of the laboratories on the list for measurement of blood lead under the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002.

Inclusion of a laboratory in the list does not imply HSE approval or accreditation.

Queries about the performance of individual laboratories or enquiries from laboratories wishing to be included in the table below should be addressed to Kate Jones, Principal Scientist, Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9JN.

List of laboratories that have agreed to make their quality control performance known to HSE and are available to conduct blood lead measurements (updated August 2012)

Laboratory Location Telephone number
Synergy Health Abergavenny 01873 856688
Belfast City Hospital Belfast 0289 032 9241 ext 2926
City Hospital NHS Trust Birmingham 0121 507 4135
Trace Laboratories Birmingham 0121 442 4103
Glan Clwyd Hospital Bodelwyddan 0174 553 4202
Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton 0127 369 6955 ext 4156
Southmead Hospital Bristol 0117 959 5550
Health and Safety Laboratory Buxton 0129 821 8437
University Hospital of Wales Cardiff 02920 748364
RPS Health in Business Ellesmere Port 0151 348 5689
Glasgow Royal Infirmary Glasgow 0141 211 5178
Hull Royal Infirmary Hull 0148 260 7821
St James's University Hospital Leeds 0113 206 4760
Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester 0116 258 6553
Charing Cross Hospital London 0208 846 7080
Kings College Hospital London 0207 346 3008
Prince Charles Hospital Merthyr Tydfil 0168 572 1721 ext 8262
Medical Toxicology Centre Newcastle Upon Tyne 0191 222 7016
RPS Laboratories Salford 0161 872 2443
Northern General Hospital Sheffield 0114 271 4243/4928

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Updated: 2013-03-18