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.
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.
| 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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