Guidance

South East Public Health Laboratory: public health microbiology services

The public health microbiology service in the South East is provided by the Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust.

The Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust is the South East Public Health Laboratory and provides the public health microbiology services for Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Wessex and Thames Valley areas.

The Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust provides clinical microbiological testing services to local health trusts, the NHS and general practitioners.

Services available

The laboratory provides a full range of tests including:

  • bacteriology
  • serology
  • virology
  • molecular diagnostics
  • parasitology
  • mycology
  • molecular epidemiology

User handbook

Information on the Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust (including contact details) can be found in the South East Public Health Laboratory: public health microbiology services user handbook (PDF, 908 KB, 23 pages).

Tests

Call the laboratory directly to confirm test availability.

Turnaround times

Contact the laboratory directly to confirm turnaround times.

Contact

Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust

Contact details are provided in the South East Public Health Laboratory: public health microbiology services user handbook.

Published 31 July 2014
Last updated 3 March 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated information on the microbiology services provided in the South East.

  2. Updated information on the microbiology services provided in the South East.

  3. First published.