Health surveillance
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 Executive, 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 December 2018)
Laboratory | Location | Telephone number |
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SYNLAB Laboratory Services | Abergavenny | 01873 856 688 |
Royal Victoria Hospital | Belfast | 02890 633002 |
Trace Laboratories | Birmingham | 0121 442 4103 |
Glan Clwyd Hospital | Bodelwyddan | 01745 553 4202 |
Royal Sussex County Hospital | Brighton | 0127 369 6955 ext 4151 |
Southmead Hospital | Bristol | 0117 323 5554 |
Health and Safety Laboratory | Buxton | 0203 028 3383 |
University Hospital of Wales | Cardiff | 02920 745814 |
Health in Business Ltd | Ellesmere Port | 0151 348 5678 |
Glasgow Royal Infirmary | Glasgow | 0141 211 4638 |
Royal Surrey County Hospital | Guildford | 01483 464121 |
Hull Royal Infirmary | Hull | 0148 260 7821 |
St James's University Hospital | Leeds | 0113 392 7886 |
Charing Cross Hospital | London | 0208 383 5922 |
Kings College Hospital | London | 0203 299 3856 |
Prince Charles Hospital | Merthyr Tydfil | 0168 572 1721 ext 8262 |
Freeman Hospital | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0191 223 1207 |
Medical Toxicology Research Centre | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0191 222 7015 |
Queen's Medical Centre | Nottingham | 0115 924 9924 |
RPS Laboratories | Salford | 0161 874 1553 |
Northern General Hospital | Sheffield | 0114 271 4243/4928 |
Sandwell DGH | West Bromwich | 0121 507 3520 |