We provide specialist Endocrine services for all Scottish Health Boards. Working collaboratively, we are actively involved in research and development projects and clinical audit.
Contact Information
NHSGGC Specialist Endocrine Laboratory
- General enquiries: 0141 242 9500, option 2
Contact Telephones
- Karen Smith, Consultant Clinical Scientist: 0141 201 6434
- Dr Maurizio Panarelli, Consultant Clinical Biochemist: 0141 242 9573
- Donna Chantler, Principal Clinical Scientist: 0141 242 9525
- Alison Fairservice, Principal Clinical Scientist: 0141 242 9520
- Amy Frank, Principal Clinical Scientist (USP): 0141 242 9534
- Susan Johnston, Principal Clinical Scientist: 0141 242 9537
Address
Department of Clinical Biochemistry
Macewen Building
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Glasgow
G4 0SF
Accreditation and Quality
Thank you for continuing to send samples to the Biochemistry Department at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. In April 2025 we had a UKAS inspection to assess compliance to ISO15189. This assessment highlighted known deficiencies in the processing of external quality assessment (EQA) samples. While all analytes remained registered with an EQA provider, factors out with our control led to gaps in result reporting and review. In response to these gaps UKAS are suspending our accreditation for a subset of analytes until July 2025. A comprehensive list of affected analytes is listed within the letter to users.
As a department we are working hard to retrospectively review any outstanding EQA and fully expect accreditation for all effected assays to be reinstated in July. Service users will not experience any changes to the routine operations of the department during this period.