
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
NSW Health Pathology
Site
NSW Health Pathology Hornsby Hospital Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1981
Site No.
2886
Date of Accreditation
02 May 1990
Address
Ground Level STAR Building, Hornsby Hospital, 56 Palmerston Road
Hornsby, NSW 2077
Australia
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
B (Branch)
Scope of Accreditation
ISO 15189 (2022)
- This facility complies with the relevant National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) requirements.
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
03 Apr 2027
Last Activity Date
01 Feb 2024
Service | Product | Determinant |
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Chemical pathology - Analysis of drugs for toxicological (non-legal) purposes and ingested or absorbed toxic chemicals | Plasma; Serum | Ethanol |
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) | ||
Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of drugs for therapeutic monitoring | Plasma; Serum | Digoxin; Lithium; Vancomycin |
Chemical pathology - Further investigation of cardiac function | Blood | Troponin I |
Plasma; Serum | Troponin I | |
Chemical pathology - Further investigation of lipid profiles for diagnosis of types III and IV hyperlipidaemia | Plasma; Serum | HDL - Quantitation |
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies | Plasma; Serum | Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Alkaline phosphatase; Ammonia; Aspartate aminotransferase; Bicarbonate; Bilirubin - Any fractions; Bilirubin - Total; C-reactive protein (CRP); Calcium - Total; Chloride; Cholesterol - LDL; Cholesterol - Total; Creatine kinase; Creatinine; Glucose; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); Lipase; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Triglycerides; Urate; Urea; γ-Glutamyltransferase |
Urine | Creatinine; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium | |
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Bilirubin - Total; Calcium - Ionised; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Creatinine; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH |
Haematology - Examination of blood films by special staining | Blood | Malaria |
Haematology - Full blood examination | Blood | Differential number; 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); Activated partial thromboplastin time heparin resistant (aPTT-HR); D-dimer; Fibrinogen; International normalised ratio (INR); Prothrombin time (PT); Thrombin time (TT) |
Haematology - Limited blood examination | Blood | Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR) |
Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR) | ||
Immunohaematology - Blood group antibody detection | Plasma | Duffy system; Kell system; M and N factors; 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; Plasma | Antibody elution; Other blood group antibodies; Red blood cell phenotyping; Rh |
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 products; Cryoprecipitate; Fresh frozen plasma (FFP); Platelets | Issue and release of blood and blood products for transfusion |
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Diagnosis or follow up of threatened abortion and/or diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy | Plasma; Serum | Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) - Quantitative total |
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) | Nasal swabs; Nasopharyngeal swabs | Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) |
Microbiology - Parasitology - Detection of ova, cysts and parasites | Blood | Malaria |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation | Blood; Plasma | Infectious mononucleosis |
ISO 15189 (2022)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
03 Apr 2027
Last Activity Date
01 Feb 2024
Service | Product | Determinant |
---|---|---|
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); pH |
ISO 15189 (2022)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
03 Apr 2027
Last Activity Date
01 Feb 2024
Service | Product | Determinant |
---|---|---|
Chemical pathology - Diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus | Blood | Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) |
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies | Blood | Cholesterol - HDL; Cholesterol - LDL; Cholesterol - Total; Triglycerides |
ISO 15189 (2022)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
03 Apr 2027
Last Activity Date
01 Feb 2024
Service | Product | Determinant |
---|---|---|
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Carboxyhaemoglobin; Creatinine; Haemoglobin (Hb); Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); pH |
ISO 15189 (2022)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
03 Apr 2027
Last Activity Date
01 Feb 2024
Service | Product | Determinant |
---|---|---|
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Carboxyhaemoglobin; Haemoglobin (Hb); Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); pH |
ISO 15189 (2022)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
03 Apr 2027
Last Activity Date
01 Feb 2024
Service | Product | Determinant |
---|---|---|
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Bicarbonate; Bilirubin - Total; Calcium - Ionised; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Chloride; Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); Lactate; Methaemoglobin (MetHb); Oxyhaemoglobin; Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); Potassium; Sodium; pH |
ISO 15189 (2022)
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
03 Apr 2027
Last Activity Date
01 Feb 2024
Service | Product | Determinant |
---|---|---|
Chemical pathology - Quantitation of blood gases and other measurements (performed on the same specimen) | Blood | Haemoglobin (Hb); Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2); Partial pressure of oxygen (PO2); pH |
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Accreditation No.
1981
Site No.
2886
Print date
14 Feb 2025