North west public health laboratory: services
Public health laboratory Manchester, based at Manchester Royal Infirmary, is the public health laboratory for the north west region.
The Manchester clinical laboratory is part of a medical microbiology partnership between Public Health England and the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT).
The Manchester microbiology laboratory is the home to the PHE Meningococcal Reference Unit (MRU), the PHE Vaccine Evaluation Unit (VEU) and is also part of the Clostridium difficile Ribotyping Network (CDRN).
Services available
Manchester Medical Microbiology Partnership (MMMP) provides a wide range of services including:
- bacteriology
- virology
- molecular diagnostics
For more information, see the Central Manchester Foundation Trust website.
User handbook and forms
North west public health laboratory: user handbook
Public health laboratory Manchester: outbreak request form
Tests
View a list of general clinical tests which are available from the majority of Public Health England regional microbiology laboratories. Please contact the laboratory directly to confirm test availability.
Contact
Public health laboratory Manchester
Manchester Medical Microbiology Partnership
Clinical Sciences Building
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WZ
Telephone 0161 276 8788 / 8854
DX address DX 6962410 Manchester 90M