Reference Services
Reference Services
The Reference Services Division in Pathology is comprised of multiple laboratories involved in specialised or complex analysis, expert consultation, and confirmation of difficult diagnoses.
The services cover a variety of specialisms, including paediatric and adult metabolic investigations, donor/recipient organ transplantation compatibility, toxicology/trace elements analysis, nutritional assessment, R&D, therapeutic drug monitoring and immunology.
These services are a crucial resource for clinicians, providing targeted analysis using a variety of advanced techniques.
Many of our laboratories support other hospitals and community health units across the country.
Inherited Metabolic Diseases Unit at Blackfriars Hub
Friars Bridge Court
Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8NZ
Purine Research Laboratory at Blackfriars Hub
41-43 Friars Bridge Court
Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8NZ
Regional Newborn Screening Laboratory at St Thomas'
1st Floor
Synnovis Hub
41-43 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8NZ
Reference Chemistry Laboratory at Blackfriars Hub
41-43 Friars Bridge Court
Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8NZ
Porphyrin Laboratory at Blackfriars Hub
Reference Chemistry, Floor One
Friars Bridge Court/ 41-43 Blackfriars Road/
London, SE1 8NX
Drugs of Abuse Laboratory at Blackfriars Hub
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring at Blackfriars Hub
Last updated: 30/01/2026
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