Portsmouth Pathology

Portsmouth Pathology

Portsmouth Pathology is one of the largest services in the country and reports on around 1.9 million requests per year with around 300 staff employed.  Our service is now centralised in a new purpose-built Pathology Centre at Queen Alexandra Hospital where we have invested heavily in automation and new technology.

We are determined to provide a responsive service to patients and clinicians and are concentrating on improving our customer focus and in adding value to everything we do.  We seek comments and suggestions and would be glad to discuss ways of improving our service.  Contact details for the individual specialties are detailed below.

We welcome visitors by arrangement.  We perform over 600 different tests on-site and can arrange for other specialised tests to be performed elsewhere.  If in doubt then please contact the appropriate consultant for advice.

Contact Details

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Pathology Centre (Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Microbiology, Cytology, Haematology and Histology)
Cosham, Hampshire
PO6 3LY
Tel: 023 9228 6081

The laboratories are open for routine work during the hours:

• 0900 - 1700 weekdays
• 0900 - 1230 Saturdays

An emergency service operates at all other times and on public holidays and can be accessed via the following contacts at the Queen Alexandra Hospital laboratories.

• Haematology Ext 6492 / 6077
• Chemistry Ext 6348
• Histopathology Ext 6458
• Microbiology (Mon - Fri 9.00 - 5.30) Ext 1718

Directions to Pathology

From the North Entrance

Make your way to lift area 8.  Come up to Level E and access Pathology via the link bridge.

From the Main Entrance

Make your way to lift area 7 and come up to Level E.  Head towards lift area 8 and access Pathology via the link bridge which is just before the lift area.