Reporting Targets

In line with government targets set out in the 2003 White Paper 'Our Inheritance, Our Future - Realising the potential of genetics in the NHS' we aim to report new work within the following timescales. Please contact us if you are unsure as to the categorisation of the test of interest.

For some cancer work, there is currently a delay with testing and reporting.

Please provide advance notice for urgent tests (5 days suggested by CMGS).

PCR based tests where the result is needed urgently (e.g. prenatal diagnosis)	3 working days
Newborn screening cystic fibrosis tests (Guthrie spots)	4 working days
Southern blot tests where the result is needed urgently (e.g. prenatal diagnosis)	10 working days
PCR based tests where the familial mutation is known
Specific mutation tests
Gene tracking by microsatellite analysis
Mutation screening of a single gene	40 working days
Southern blot tests (non-urgent)