National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Northern Health
Site
Northern Pathology Victoria
Accreditation No.
20523
Site No.
24587
Date of Accreditation
28 Jun 2019
Contact
Dr Chewe Chifuntwe P: +61 (03) 84052292
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
GX (General)
Scope of Accreditation
Northern Pathology Victoria
ISO 15189 (2012)
- This facility complies with the relevant National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) requirements.
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
04 Sep 2027
Last Activity Date
05 Dec 2023
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomical pathology - Cytopathology - Non-gynaecological cytological investigations of body fluids, exudates, washings and brushings from non-squamous mucosal sites for the detection of malignancy | Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Other body fluids; Sputum; Urine; Washings or brushings from other sites | Cytological examination; Review and reporting of cytology samples |
| Anatomical pathology - Cytopathology - Non-gynaecological cytological investigations on samples obtained via fine needle aspiration biopsy | Fine needle aspirates (FNA) | Cytological examination; Review and reporting of fine needle aspiration samples |
| Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Examination of biopsy material | Formalin-fixed tissue; Fresh tissue; Smears | Review and reporting of biopsy material to identify or exclude morphological abnormalities |
| Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Immediate frozen section diagnosis | Fresh tissue; Smears; Tissue imprint | Intra-operative consultation and examination of biopsy material |
| Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Immunohistochemical (immunofluorescence) investigation | Frozen tissue | Detection of antigenic targets - Various |
| Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Immunohistochemical investigation | Fixed cytological smears; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues; Fresh tissue; Frozen sections of fresh tissue | Detection of antigenic targets - Various |
| Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Mortuary facilities | Body | Assessment - Level 1 mortuary |
| 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 | Carbamazepine; Digoxin; Gentamicin (cidomycin, septopal, genticyn, garamycin); Lithium; Paracetamol (acetaminophen); Phenytoin (dilantin); Salicylate; Valproate (valproic acid, epilim); Vancomycin |
| Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of tumour markers | Serum | CA125 antigen (CA125); CA15-3 antigen (CA15-3); CA19-9 antigen (CA19-9); Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA); Prostate specific antigen (PSA); Prostate specific antigen (PSA) - Free; α-Fetoprotein (AFP) |
| Chemical pathology - Determination of hormones and hormone binding proteins (other than thyroid function tests) | Plasma; Serum | C-peptide; Insulin |
| Copeptin | ||
| Serum | Cortisol; Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Luteinising hormone (LH); Oestradiol; Parathyroid hormone (PTH); Progesterone; Prolactin | |
| Chemical pathology - Diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus | Blood | Blood glucose; Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) |
| Chemical pathology - Further investigation of cardiac function | Serum | Troponin I |
| Chemical pathology - Further investigation of lipid profiles for diagnosis of types III and IV hyperlipidaemia | Plasma; Serum | Lipoprotein a |
| 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; Ammonia; Aspartate aminotransferase; Aspartate transaminase; Bicarbonate; Bilirubin - Any fractions; Bilirubin - Total; C-reactive protein (CRP); Calcium - Corrected for albumin; Calcium - Total; Chloride; Cholesterol - HDL; Cholesterol - Total; Creatine kinase; Creatinine; Glucose; HDL - Quantitation; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); Lipase; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Triglycerides; Urate; Urea; Uric acid; γ-Glutamyltransferase | |
| Serum; Urine | Osmolality | |
| Urine | Albumin; Albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR); Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Urate; Urea | |
| Chemical pathology - Investigation for folate deficiency | Serum | Folate |
| Chemical pathology - Investigation of Helicobacter pylori colonisation or eradication | Breath | C14 |
| Chemical pathology - Iron studies | Serum | Ferritin; Iron; Transferrin |
| Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Calcium; Chloride; Glucose; Lactate; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH |
| Chemical pathology - Quantitation of vitamins | Serum | 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3; Cobalamin (vitamin B12); Holotranscobalamin (active vitamin B12) |
| Chemical pathology - Tests for thyroid function | Serum | Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH); Thyroxine (T4) - Free; Triiodothyronine (T3) - Free |
| Haematology - Assessment of haemolysis or metabolic enzymes (red cell enzyme assays) | Blood | Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) |
| Haematology - Bone marrow examination | Bone marrow; Trephine | Examination of aspirated material; Histological examination |
| Haematology - Diagnosis of thalassemia | Blood | Haemoglobin A2 (HbA2) - Quantitation; Haemoglobin F (HbF) - Quantitation |
| Haematology - Examination of blood films by special staining | Blood | Malaria |
| Haematology - Foetal haemoglobin in maternal circulation | Blood | Feto-maternal haemorrhage (FMH) estimation |
| Detection and quantitation of foetal red cells | ||
| Haematology - Full blood examination | Blood | Morphology |
| 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) | Plasma | Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT); Anti-Xa - Apixaban; Anti-Xa - Dabigatran; Anti-thrombin III; D-dimer; Factor II; Factor IX; Factor V; Factor VII; Factor VIII; Factor X; Factor XI; Factor XII; Fibrinogen; International normalised ratio (INR); Lupus anticoagulant; Protein C; Protein S; Prothrombin time (PT); Thrombin time (TT); Von Willebrand factor (vWF) activity - Ristocetin co-factor assay; Von Willebrand factor (vWF) antigen - Quantitation |
| Heparin induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (HITT) | ||
| Haematology - Investigation of haemoglobinopathy (excluding thalassemia) | Blood | Haemoglobin S (HbS) - Presence |
| Haematology - Investigation of haemolysis | Serum | Haptoglobins |
| Haematology - Limited blood examination | Blood | Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR) |
| Immunohaematology - Blood group antibody detection | Blood | Other blood group systems |
| Immunohaematology - Blood grouping | Blood | ABO; RhD |
| Immunohaematology - Determination of compatibility of blood donor units | Blood | Examination for blood group antibodies; Group checks of patient and donor; Identification of detected antibodies |
| Immunohaematology - Identification and quantitation of blood group antibodies | Blood | Antibody absorption; Antibody elution; Direct antiglobulin test (DAT, direct Coombs test); Other blood group antibodies; Red blood cell phenotyping |
| Immunohaematology - Investigation of blood transfusion reactions | Blood; Blood products | Antibodies; Contamination - Microbiological; Direct antiglobulin test (DAT, direct Coombs test); Examination for blood group antibodies; Group checks of patient and donor; Identification of detected antibodies |
| Immunohaematology - Issue and release of blood and blood product for transfusion | Blood; Blood products; Cryoprecipitate; Fresh frozen plasma (FFP); Platelets | Issue and release of blood and blood products for transfusion |
| Immunohaematology - Storage and distribution of blood and blood components | Blood; Blood products; Cryoprecipitate; Fresh frozen plasma (FFP); Platelets | Issue and release of blood and blood products for transfusion |
| Immunopathology - Characterisation of leucocyte surface antigens (including immunophenotyping) | Blood; Bone marrow; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Fluids; Fresh tissue; Lavage | B-cell; CD4; CD8; Natural killer (NK) cells; T-cells |
| Immunopathology - Detection and/or quantitation and/or characterisation of autoantibodies | Serum | Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (CCP); Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO); Rheumatoid factor |
| Immunopathology - Quantitation of complement proteins | Serum | Complement components C3 and C4 |
| Immunopathology - Quantitative and/or qualitative investigation of proteins | Serum; Urine | Detection and quantitation of free kappa and free lambda light chains; Detection of Bence Jones proteins; Monoclonal proteins |
| Immunopathology - Quantitative investigations of immunoglobulins and immunoglobulins subclasses | Serum | Total immunoglobulin A; Total immunoglobulin G; Total immunoglobulin M |
| Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Diagnosis of pregnancy | Serum | Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) |
| Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection and identification of crystalline material | Synovial fluid | Crystal detection and identification |
| Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria | Aspirates; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Faeces; Fluids; Genital swabs; Respiratory specimens; Tissues; Urine; Wound swabs | Pathogenic identification and antibiotic susceptibility |
| Blood | Pathogenic identification | |
| Isolates | Pathogenic identification and antibiotic susceptibility | |
| Urine | Blood; Glucose; Pathogenic identification and antibiotic susceptibility; Proteins; pH | |
| Legionella pneumophila; Streptococcus pneumoniae | ||
| Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria for epidemiological infection control surveillance | Axilla swabs; Cervical swabs; Groin swabs; Infection control swabs; Nasal swabs; Perianal swabs; Rectal swabs; Throat swabs | Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE); Extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL); Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE) |
| Microbiology - Environmental investigations and/or infection control (Clinical non-human testing) | Endoscopes | Bacterial growth - Sterility |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (bacteria) | Faeces | Aeromonas spp.; Campylobacter spp.; Clostridium difficile toxin B; Escherichia coli; Salmonella spp.; Shigella spp.; Vibrio spp.; Yersinia enterocolitica |
| Clostridioides difficile | ||
| Vaginal swabs | Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae | |
| Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) | Blood; Serum | Hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral load; Hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral load |
| Faeces | Adenovirus; Astrovirus; Enterovirus; Norovirus; Rotavirus; Sapovirus | |
| Nasopharyngeal swabs | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) | |
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) | ||
| Adenovirus; Human metapneumovirus; Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Parainfluenza virus; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); Rhinovirus | ||
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) | ||
| Microbiology - Mycobacteriology - Detection and identification of mycobacteria | Ascitic fluid; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Gastrointestinal fluid; General swabs; Lymph node fluid; Other body fluids; Pericardial fluid; Peritoneal fluid; Respiratory specimens; Tissues | Mycobacteria detection |
| 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 |
| Serum | Cytomegalovirus antibody (anti-CMV) IgG; Cytomegalovirus antibody (anti-CMV) IgM; Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen IgG antibody; Epstein-Barr virus viral capsid antigen IgG antibody; Epstein-Barr virus viral capsid antigen IgM antibody; Hepatitis B virus core antibody (anti-HBc) - IgM; Hepatitis B virus core antibody (anti-HBc) - Total; Hepatitis B virus surface antibody (anti-HBs); Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag) - Quantitative; Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBs Ag) neutralisation; Hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV); Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Rubella IgG antibody; Syphilis Treponema pallidum antibody; Toxoplasma spp. IgG antibody; Toxoplasma spp. IgM antibody | |
| Measles IgG antibody; Mumps virus IgG antibody; Varicella zoster virus (VZV) IgG antibody | ||
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) IgG antibody | ||
| Molecular genetics - Investigation of constitutional genetic variants - Diagnostic testing - Targeted genes | Blood | Factor V Leiden; Prothrombin variant |
Emergency Department
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
04 Sep 2027
Last Activity Date
05 Dec 2023
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Bilirubin - Total; Calcium; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Creatinine; Deoxyhaemoglobin (HHb); Glucose; Haemoglobin F (HbF); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxygen saturation (sO2); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; Total haemoglobin - Calculated; pH |
Intensive Care Unit
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
04 Sep 2027
Last Activity Date
05 Dec 2023
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Bilirubin - Total; Calcium; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Creatinine; Deoxyhaemoglobin (HHb); Glucose; Haemoglobin F (HbF); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxygen saturation (sO2); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; Total haemoglobin - Calculated; pH |
Operating Theatre
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
04 Sep 2027
Last Activity Date
05 Dec 2023
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Bilirubin - Total; Calcium; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Deoxyhaemoglobin (HHb); Glucose; Haemoglobin F (HbF); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxygen saturation (sO2); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; Total haemoglobin - Calculated; pH |
Special Care Nursery
ISO 15189 (2012)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
04 Sep 2027
Last Activity Date
05 Dec 2023
| Service | Product | Determinant |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Bilirubin - Total; Calcium; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Deoxyhaemoglobin (HHb); Glucose; Haemoglobin F (HbF); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxygen saturation (sO2); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; Total haemoglobin - Calculated; pH |
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Accreditation No.
20523
Site No.
24587
Print date
27 Dec 2024
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