
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
TML Pathology
Site
Mersey Laboratory
Accreditation No.
19411
Site No.
26027
Date of Accreditation
23 Dec 2025
Contact
Ms Maree Woods P: +61 0466491213
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
B (Branch)
Scope of Accreditation
Mersey Laboratory
ISO 15189 (2022)
Human Pathology
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical pathology - Analysis of drugs for toxicological (non-legal) purposes and ingested or absorbed toxic chemicals | Serum | Alcohol |
| Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of drugs for therapeutic monitoring | Serum | Digoxin; Gentamicin (cidomycin, septopal, genticyn, garamycin); Paracetamol (acetaminophen); Salicylate |
| Chemical pathology - Determination of hormones and hormone binding proteins (other than thyroid function tests) | Serum | Procalcitonin |
| Chemical pathology - Further investigation of cardiac function | Serum | Troponin I |
| Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies | Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) | Glucose; Protein - Total |
| 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 - LDL; Cholesterol - Total; Creatine kinase; Creatinine; Glucose; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); Lipase; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Triglycerides; Urate; Urea; γ-Glutamyltransferase | |
| Cholesterol - HDL; Lactate | ||
| Urine | Creatinine; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium | |
| Haematology - Full blood examination | Blood | Morphology; Reticulocytes |
| 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; Reticulocytes | ||
| Haematology - Haemostasis related analysis (including special coagulation testing and platelet function tests) | Blood | Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT); D-dimer; Fibrinogen; International normalised ratio (INR); Prothrombin time (PT); Thrombin time (TT) |
| Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT); Prothrombin time (PT) | ||
| Haematology - Limited blood examination | Blood | Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR) |
| Immunohaematology - Blood group antibody detection | Blood | Kell system; 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; Identification of detected antibodies |
| Immunohaematology - Identification and quantitation of blood group antibodies | Blood | Other blood group antibodies; Rh |
| Immunohaematology - Issue and release of blood and blood product for transfusion | Blood | Issue and release of blood and blood products for transfusion |
| Immunohaematology - Storage and distribution of blood and blood components | Blood | Compliance with transport, storage and distribution requirements of blood, products and components |
| Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Diagnosis or follow up of threatened abortion and/or diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy | Serum | Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) - Quantitative total |
| Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Semen analysis for post vasectomy and/or examination of cervical mucus | Semen | Presence of spermatozoa |
| Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria | Fluids - Sterile sites; Urine | Casts; Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC) |
| Urine | Glucose; Ketones; Proteins | |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) | Nasopharyngeal swabs | Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) - PCR, RT-PCR |
| Microbiology - Parasitology - Detection of ova, cysts and parasites | Blood | Malaria |
| Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation | Blood | Infectious mononucleosis |
Emergency Department
ISO 15189 (2022)
Human Pathology
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Calcium; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Creatinine; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; Total carbon dioxide (TCO2); pH |
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Accreditation No.
19411
Site No.
26027
Print date
13 Jan 2026
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