
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Laverty Pathology
Site
Forster Laboratory – Specialist Diagnostic Services Pty Ltd
Accreditation No.
2203
Site No.
2769
Date of Accreditation
Contact
Ms M Sun Simbahan
P: +61 (02) 65547129
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
B (Branch)
Scope of Accreditation
Withdrawn
Forster Laboratory – Specialist Diagnostic Services Pty Ltd
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
13 Jan 2022
Last Activity Date
26 Feb 2018
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Service | Product | Determinant |
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Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of drugs for therapeutic monitoring | Serum | Digoxin; Gentamicin (cidomycin, septopal, genticyn, garamycin); Phenytoin (dilantin); Vancomycin |
Chemical pathology - Further investigation of cardiac function | Serum | Troponin |
Chemical pathology - Further investigation of lipid profiles for diagnosis of types III and IV hyperlipidaemia | Serum | HDL - Quantitation |
Chemical pathology - Further investigation of renal and/or hepatic function | Serum | Uric acid |
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies | Serum | Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Alkaline phosphatase; Amylase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Bilirubin - Any fractions; Bilirubin - Total; C-reactive protein (CRP); Calcium - Total; Carbon dioxide (CO2); Chloride; Cholesterol - Total; Creatine kinase; Creatinine; Glucose; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); Lipase; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Triglycerides; Urate; Urea; γ-Glutamyltransferase |
Haematology - Full blood examination | Blood | Differential number; Erythrocyte count (red blood cell count, RBCC); Haematocrit (packed cell volume, PCV); Haemoglobin (Hb); Leucocyte count (white blood cell count, WBCC); Platelet count; Red blood cell index or indices |
Differential number; Morphology; Reticulocytes | ||
Haematology - Haemostasis related analysis (including special coagulation testing and platelet function tests) | Plasma | D-dimer |
Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT); Fibrinogen; International normalised ratio (INR); Prothrombin time (PT) | ||
Haematology - Limited blood examination | Blood | Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR) |
Immunohaematology - Blood group antibody detection | Blood | Other blood group systems; Rh phenotypes |
Immunohaematology - Blood grouping | Blood | ABO; RhD |
Immunohaematology - Determination of compatibility of blood donor units | Blood | Direct antiglobulin test (DAT, direct Coombs test); Examination for blood group antibodies; Group checks of patient and donor |
Immunohaematology - Identification and quantitation of blood group antibodies | Blood; Plasma | Red blood cell phenotyping |
Immunohaematology - Issue and release of blood and blood product for transfusion | Blood | Issue and release of blood and blood products for transfusion |
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Diagnosis of pregnancy | Serum; Urine | Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) |
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Semen analysis (other than post vasectomy) | Semen | Motility |
Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria | Urine | Bacteria; Casts; Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC) |
Blood; Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC); Proteins; pH | ||
Microbiology - Parasitology - Detection of ova, cysts and parasites | Blood | Malaria |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation | Plasma | Infectious mononucleosis |
ISO 15189 (2012)
Legal
Medicare expiry date
13 Jan 2022
Last Activity Date
26 Feb 2018
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Service | Product | Determinant |
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Medico legal drug testing AS/NZS 4308:2008, section 2 Specimen collection, storage, handling and dispatch | Urine | Colour; Creatinine; Temperature; pH |
Renal Ward
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
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Service | Product | Determinant |
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Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Oxygen saturation (sO2); Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); pH |
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Accreditation No.
2203
Site No.
2769
Print date
02 Dec 2023
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