At the Royal Veterinary College, our Diagnostic Services are provided by specialist pathologists, residents and technicians based at our Diagnostic Laboratories at the Hawkshead campus.

We offer a wide range of routine and specialist diagnostic services including:

• Haematology
• Biochemistry
• Microbiology
• Cytology
• Anatomic pathology biopsy service 
• Anatomic pathology post mortem examinations

Submission forms and pricelists:

• Sample Submission Form - electronically fillable - please complete (preferably electronically) and send copy with sample
• Post Mortem examination request form – please contact diagnosticlabs@rvc.ac.uk for details on how to refer a case. We do not accept cadavers without prior agreement.
• Farm Animal Pathology and Diagnostics services (FAPD)
• Full Service Menu and Price List (pdf)

The Service

Our service can be tailored to your needs, enabling the creation of individual profiles for your use at any time, keeping costs to a minimum.

We offer a same day service for routine in-house tests on samples received before 1.30 pm, under normal working conditions (this includes haematology, biochemistry and cytology). We pride ourselves on achieving the following goals:

• To ensure the high standard of our work with internal and external quality control and assessments
• To report your results as soon as they are available, by fax, email or by post
• To liaise with other laboratories so as to provide a broad spectrum of tests
• To keep all records for reference and repeat reports if required at no extra cost

The Team

Our team of specialist clinical and anatomic pathologists are committed to providing you with a comprehensive laboratory service for the patients in your care. Advice on managing your patients may be provided by discussing your results with the pathologists, or with the clinical experts in the QMHA or ERH.

All our diagnostic reports are routinely accompanied by expert veterinary pathological advice, and pathologists are always available to discuss results or provide further advice should you need it. Recommendations are automatically included where appropriate. Immunohistochemistry can also be performed in-house to achieve diagnoses.

Contact Us

 +44 (0)1707 666208
    diagnosticlabs@rvc.ac.uk

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