Andrology
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Referrals | |
| Laboratory general enquiries | |
| Appointments | |
| Emma Whitehouse |
Biomedical Scientist
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Saeeda Kauser Head Biomedical Scientist for Cellular Pathology |
Cytology
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Heartlands Hospital, Cytology laboratory | |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Cytology Laboratory | |
| Becci Taylor, Manager for Cytology, Andrology and Office Lead | |
| Shabnam Latif, Technical Lead for Cytology |
Cellular Pathology Department
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Good Hope, Heartlands and Solihull | |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham | |
| Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Unit | |
| Dr Bruce Tanchel, Clinical Service Lead for Cellular Pathology |
Clinical Biochemistry
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry results | |
| Cellular Immunology Laboratory | |
| Dr Alexander Lawson Clinical Service Lead and Consultant Clinical Scientist |
Heartlands Hospital |
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Dr Jessie Raju Point of Care Manager |
Heartlands Hospital |
|
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Duty Biochemist |
Heartlands Hospital |
|
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| General enquiries |
Heartlands Hospital |
|
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| GP general enquiries |
Heartlands Hospital |
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Immunology general enquiries | |
| Immunology Laboratory | |
| Immunology Registrar clinical enquiries | |
| Immunology Secretaries | |
| Joanne Duffy Principal Clinical Scientist (Biochemistry) |
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| Rachel Webster Consultant Clinical Scientist and Deputy CSL Trust Lead Scientist – Life Sciences |
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| Senior Clinical Scientists (Biochemistry) | |
| Senior Clinical Scientists (Immunology) | |
| Sheryl Gorrie Chief Biomedical Scientist (Immunology) |
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| Specialist Testing Laboratory (Biochemistry) | |
| Tom Wilding Principal Clinical Scientist (Immunology) |
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| Toxicology Laboratory |
Electron Microscopy
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Beverley Whitehouse Electron Microscopy Clinical Lead |
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| Electron Microscopy Laboratory |
Health and Safety Lead
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Rizwan Qamar | |
| Joanne Small |
Haematology and Transfusion
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Blood Transfusion Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Blood Transfusion Department, Heartlands Hospital |
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| Bongiwe Ndhlovu Blood Transfusion Manager, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Jann Cera Blood Transfusion Manager, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital |
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| Jennifer Smith Blood Transfusion Quality Lead |
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| Cell Markers and Molecular Laboratory | |
| Lorna Philpotts Coagulation Manager |
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| Haematology Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Haematology Department, Heartlands Hospital |
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| Haematology Department, Heartlands Hospital results line |
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| Haematology Department, Good Hope Hospital |
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| Haematology Department, Solihull Hospital |
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| Dr Charles Percy Haematology Consultant Clinical Service Lead |
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| Dr Suzanne Morton Haematology Consultant |
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| Dr Gillian Lowe Haematology Consultant |
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| Dr Fiona Clark Haematology Consultant |
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| Nicola Jones Haematology Manager, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Nigel Brookes Haematology Manager, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital |
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| David Innes Haematology Quality Lead, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Arshad Mahmood Haematology Quality Lead, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital |
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| Haematology SpR on call Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00 |
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| Haemoglobinopathy Department, Heartlands Hospital |
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| Jennie Davis Laboratory Manager |
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| Special Coagulation Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
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| Juliet Smith Transfusion Pathway Manager |
Human Tissue
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Dr Gerald Langman Human Tissue Authority Designated Individual |
Immunology
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Clinical Immunology Secretaries | |
| Immunology Results Enquiries | |
| Cellular Immunology Laboratory | |
| Immunology Laboratory | |
| Immunology Registrar | |
| Senior Clinical Scientists (Immunology) Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00 |
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| Melanie Hunt Principal Clinical Scientist |
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| Sharyl Gorrie Immunology Laboratory Manager (BMS) |
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| Thomas Wilding Consultant Clinical Scientist (Immunology) |
Mortuary
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Good Hope Hospital For standard-hours and on-call enquiries. |
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| Heartlands Hospital and Solihull Hospital For post-mortem and general enquiries. |
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham For post-mortem and general enquiries. |
|
| Katie Goodall Mortuary Manager and Quality Lead |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
|
Heartlands Hospital |
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Muscle Service
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Ferhana Maqsood |
Operational Managers and Deputy Head Biomedical Scientists
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| General contact | |
| Becci Taylor Cytology, Andrology and Office Lead |
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| Jane Gilbert Main Lab Lead |
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| Gavin Rock IHC/Special Strains Lead |
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| Rizwan Qamar Dissection/Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours |
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| Bev Whitehouse Electron Microscopy Lead |
Point of Care
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Heartlands Hospital | |
| Good Hope Hospital | |
| Solihull Hospital | |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
Post-mortem toxicology
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| General enquiries | |
|
Dr Alex Lawson, |
Quality Leads
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Samantha Hoccom Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
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| Joanne Small Heartlands Hospital |
Tissue Services
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Tissue Services | |
| Tissue Services Manager | |
| Tissue Services Quality Practitioner | |
| Tissue Services Administrator | |
| Out of hours Tissue Services Manager | |
| Out of hours Cellular Pathology on-call duty manager | |
| Alexandra Martin Human Applications and Quality |
Training Lead
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| Hannah Mckenna Across all sites |
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| Tracy Bright Queen Elizabeth Hospital |
Toxicology
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| General enquiries | |
| Clinical enquiries Urgent advice (09:00 to 17:30) |
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| Research enquiries |
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
| Department/Service | Contact details |
|---|---|
| UKHSA all laboratory enquiries |
Last reviewed: 17 September 2026