Turnaround times
Turnaround times are calculated from the time of receipt of sample to the time that result is available to be emailed, posted or accessed electronically by SCIStore. Target turnaround times are shown in the table below. In practice, our actual turnaround times are usually far better than this and so the average turnaround times for individual analytes are recorded in the tables found on each analyte's webpage. On occasions, clinical cases of toxic trace element poisonings require a faster turnaround time to optimise patient management. In such circumstances, please phone and we can usually arrange for our analytical runs to be reorganised to expedite analysis.
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Measurand |
Target (>90 % in working days) |
|
Whole Blood Manganese |
6 |
|
Plasma Selenium |
6 |
|
Red Cell Selenium |
6 |
|
Plasma Copper |
6 |
|
Plasma Zinc |
6 |
|
Urine Copper, Zinc, Magnesium & Iron |
6 |
|
Plasma Aluminium |
6 |
|
Whole Blood Lead, Mercury & Cadmium |
6 |
|
Urine Arsenic, Chromium, Cobalt, Cadmium, Nickel & Mercury |
10 |
|
Liver Copper & Iron |
10 |
|
Hair Arsenic & Mercury |
10 |
|
Whole Blood Chromium & Cobalt |
10 |
|
Trace Elements in Water |
10 |
|
Plasma Vitamin A & E (and β carotene) |
10 |
|
Plasma Vitamin C |
10 |
|
Whole Blood Vitamin B1 |
10 |
|
Red Cell Vitamin B2 |
10 |
|
Red Cell Vitamin B6 |
10 |
|
Plasma Vitamin K |
10 |
|
Plasma PLP/PA |
15 |