Haemoglobinopathy Screening Antenatal

HEBB

Family Origin Questionnaire (FOQ) WR2547 request form required. 
 
Form MUST be completed fully to avoid rejection.

Samples that require further confirmation are referred to : 
 
Sandwell General Hospital, 
Lyndon, 
West Bromwich, 
Birmingham, 
B71 4HJ 
 
Samples for investigation of difficult/complex phenotypes or molecular analysis of globin chains are referred to a national screening laboratory: 
 
Molecular Haematology, 
Level 4, 
John Radcliffe Hospital, 
Headington, 
Oxford, 
OX3 9DU 
 
Tel: 01865 572769 
Email: oxford.molecularhaem@nhs.net 
 
Turnaround time 3-8 weeks (2 weeks for urgent antenatal referrals)

Transport must be at 4 - 25C and should reach lab ASAP. Must be processed in 72hrs

Whole blood

1 x EDTA (purple top)

1 tube minimum 40 % full approximately 1.6mL

72 hours for preliminary results

72 hours for preliminary results