Laboratory Medicine

General Information / Where to find us

Access to the laboratories is restricted to authorised personnel only. All visitors must report to the reception on arrival:

York Laboratory

The York laboratory is situated in the block to the right of the main hospital entrance, on the three floors above “Pharmacy” shown on the hospital plan below. Access into the laboratory area is restricted (swipe card access only) and visitors are asked to report to the Ground Floor Reception. Our address is:

Laboratory Medicine
York Hospital
Wigginton Road
YORK
YO31 8HE

Scarborough Laboratory

The Scarborough laboratory is situated adjacent to the A/E Department in a two storey, purpose built block shown as point F on the hospital plan below. There is limited parking in front of the Laboratory with access from the car park. There is a pay and display car park for visitors. From inside the hospital and the South and North entrances, follow the signs to Pathology. The Pathology office, stores, phlebotomy, blood sciences and blood transfusion are on the ground floor, microbiology is on the first floor.

Access into the laboratory is restricted (electronically locked doors) and visitors are asked to report to the office reception

Our address is:

Laboratory Medicine Department,
Scarborough Hospital
Woodlands Drive
Scarborough
YO12 6QL

Laboratory Medicine is divided into the following specialist departments:

Biochemistry

The department operates from the second floor of the laboratory block on the York site and the ground floor of the laboratory block on the Scarborough site.

POCT

This section of the Biochemistry department operates from the second floor of the Laboratory Medicine block on the York site, the first floor of the laboratory block on the Scarborough site, and the Bridlington POCT Office located on Lloyd ward

Blood Transfusion and Haematology

The departments operate from the second floor of the laboratory block on the York site and the ground floor of the laboratory block on the Scarborough site.

Immunology

This section of the Haematology department operates from the second floor of the Laboratory Medicine block on the York site.

Cellular Pathology

The Histology department operates from the third floor of the Laboratory Medicine block on the York site. Diagnostic Cytology and Andrology operates from the first floor of the Laboratory Medicine block on the York site.