VCS Foundation Ltd

Site

VCS Foundation

Accreditation No.

2977

Site No.

2970

Date of Accreditation

17 Aug 1990

Address

265 Faraday Street
Carlton, VIC 3053
Australia

vcs.org.au

Contact

Assoc Prof David Hawkes P: +61 (03) 92500381

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

GX (General)

VCS Foundation Ltd address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
VCS Foundation

ISO 15189 (2012)

  • This facility complies with the relevant National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) requirements.

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

17 Feb 2028

Last Activity Date

18 Aug 2023

Service Product Determinant
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (bacteria) Liquid based cytology specimens; Self-collected vaginal swabs; Urine Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae

ISO 15189 (2022)

  • This facility complies with the relevant National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) requirements.

Human Pathology

Medicare expiry date

17 Feb 2028

Last Activity Date

18 Aug 2023

Service Product Determinant
Anatomical pathology - Cytopathology - Gynaecological (non-cervical) cytological investigation for abnormalities, precancerous or cancerous changes or conditions Endometrial pipelle; Vaginal smears; Vault smears; Vulval smears Cytological examination; Review and reporting of gynaecological (non-cervical tissue) cytological samples
Anatomical pathology - Cytopathology - Testing for the National Cervical Screening Program Liquid based cytology specimens from cervix; Liquid based cytology specimens from vaginal vault Human papilloma virus (HPV); Cytological examination; Review and reporting of cervical cytological material
Liquid based cytology specimens from cervix; Self-collected vaginal swabs Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Self-collected vaginal swabs Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Self-collected vaginal swabsself collected vaginal swab eluted in Hologic Thinprep vial Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Examination of biopsy material Formalin-fixed tissue Review and reporting of biopsy material to identify or exclude morphological abnormalities
Anatomical pathology - Tissue pathology - Immunohistochemical investigation Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues Detection of antigenic targets - Various
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (bacteria) Genital swabs; Self-collected vaginal swabsSelf-collected vaginal swab eluted in Hologic Thinprep vial Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Genital swabs; Urine Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Nasopharyngeal swabs; Throat swabs Bordetella parapertussis; Bordetella pertussis; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Urine Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (protozoan parasites) Liquid based cytology specimens Trichomonas vaginalis
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) Liquid based cytology specimens Human papilloma virus (HPV)
Nasopharyngeal swabs; Throat swabs Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) - PCR, RT-PCR
Adenovirus; Human metapneumovirus; Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Parainfluenza virus; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); Rhinovirus
Saliva Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID)

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