Pre And Post-Analytics | NSW Health Pathology
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Archived: 2026-04-23 17:21
Pre And Post-Analytics | NSW Health Pathology
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Services
Pathology
Pre and Post-Analytics
This is the process that happens before and after specimens reach our labs for testing, providing vital links between pathology requests, diagnostic testing and results.
Services
Clinical Pathology
Anatomical Pathology
Chemical Pathology
Haematology
Immunology
Microbiology
Pre and Post-Analytics
Transfusion
Public Health Pathology
Genomics
Rare Diseases
Cancer Genomics
Pathogen Genomics
State-wide Sequencing Service
Point of Care Testing
Forensic Medicine
Non-Coronial Autopsy Service
Forensic & Environmental Toxicology
Forensic Toxicology
Environmental Microbiology & Toxicology
Criminalistics
Forensic Biology & DNA Analysis
Illicit Drugs Analysis
Chemical Criminalistics
Perinatal Postmortem
Information For Families
Information For Clinicians & Referrers
Biobanking
For Healthcare Professionals
Research
On this page
About our Pre and Post-Analytics Pathology service
For Health Professionals
Staff Specialist
Related Media
About our Pre and Post-Analytics Pathology service
Our pre and post-analytics service begins when a clinician orders a pathology test. We accept pathology request forms from all providers so you can choose the collection service you want.
We follow best practice patient care to collect the right specimens and transport them safely to our laboratories where they’re prepared for diagnostic testing.
Following our clinical investigation, we then deliver test results quickly and securely to clinicians, so they can make the best possible decisions for their patients.
This service is critical for the safe and efficient operation of all we do.
Service overview
We provide a secure, continuous care from the time our collectors meet you and take responsibility of your specimen, until your result is delivered to your doctor.
Pre-analytical services
Our pathology collection, courier and central specimen reception (CSR) teams manage all our pre-testing processes.
Post-analytical services
These teams ensure the safe delivery of your test results to your doctor and health care teams.
Customer service teams provide advice to patients, consumers and referrers. Others work with community groups to inform and support initiatives for better patient care.
Collection services
Specimen collection is usually our first point of contact with patients, families and carers.
We:
provide collections in hospitals, community centres and in patients’ homes, ensuring equity of access to public pathology services across NSW,
operate over 150 collection centres within hospital campuses as well as in the community, and
accept pathology request forms from all providers.
Our highly skilled and experienced collection staff can advise you of any pre-collection requirements or appointment bookings and will work with you to meet your needs.
Find out more and look up your
local collection centre
.
Find out more about some of our most
common pathology tests
.
NSWHP Test Catalogue
Our
Test Catalogue
helps your health care team select the right test and collection centre for your needs.
It gives your clinician important diagnostic information about your test to share with you.
This may include guidance on collection methods, specimen transport and handling, or pre-test preparation such as fasting requirements.
Specimen tracking
akuna is the most accurate, comprehensive electronic specimen tracking system in the world.
We built it to manage the safe and timely transport of your specimens to our laboratories where they are tested.
It lets us track where your specimen is at every step of its journey.
Results
Our systems deliver fast and reliable test results to clinicians in hospital or community settings, allowing timely patient care.
For Health Professionals
Request a Test
View our Test Catalogue
Staff Contact
Judy Kempton-Webb
Director of Pre and Post Analytics
View Profile
Media Contact
NSW Health Pathology
Media Manager
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NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
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Skip to content
A NSW Government website
Find a collection centre
We accept all referrals
Payments
Contact us
A NSW Government website
Quick links
Find a collection centre
Payments
We accept all referrals
Contact us
Home
Services
Pathology
Pre and Post-Analytics
This is the process that happens before and after specimens reach our labs for testing, providing vital links between pathology requests, diagnostic testing and results.
Services
Clinical Pathology
Anatomical Pathology
Chemical Pathology
Haematology
Immunology
Microbiology
Pre and Post-Analytics
Transfusion
Public Health Pathology
Genomics
Rare Diseases
Cancer Genomics
Pathogen Genomics
State-wide Sequencing Service
Point of Care Testing
Forensic Medicine
Non-Coronial Autopsy Service
Forensic & Environmental Toxicology
Forensic Toxicology
Environmental Microbiology & Toxicology
Criminalistics
Forensic Biology & DNA Analysis
Illicit Drugs Analysis
Chemical Criminalistics
Perinatal Postmortem
Information For Families
Information For Clinicians & Referrers
Biobanking
For Healthcare Professionals
Research
On this page
About our Pre and Post-Analytics Pathology service
For Health Professionals
Staff Specialist
Related Media
About our Pre and Post-Analytics Pathology service
Our pre and post-analytics service begins when a clinician orders a pathology test. We accept pathology request forms from all providers so you can choose the collection service you want.
We follow best practice patient care to collect the right specimens and transport them safely to our laboratories where they’re prepared for diagnostic testing.
Following our clinical investigation, we then deliver test results quickly and securely to clinicians, so they can make the best possible decisions for their patients.
This service is critical for the safe and efficient operation of all we do.
Service overview
We provide a secure, continuous care from the time our collectors meet you and take responsibility of your specimen, until your result is delivered to your doctor.
Pre-analytical services
Our pathology collection, courier and central specimen reception (CSR) teams manage all our pre-testing processes.
Post-analytical services
These teams ensure the safe delivery of your test results to your doctor and health care teams.
Customer service teams provide advice to patients, consumers and referrers. Others work with community groups to inform and support initiatives for better patient care.
Collection services
Specimen collection is usually our first point of contact with patients, families and carers.
We:
provide collections in hospitals, community centres and in patients’ homes, ensuring equity of access to public pathology services across NSW,
operate over 150 collection centres within hospital campuses as well as in the community, and
accept pathology request forms from all providers.
Our highly skilled and experienced collection staff can advise you of any pre-collection requirements or appointment bookings and will work with you to meet your needs.
Find out more and look up your
local collection centre
.
Find out more about some of our most
common pathology tests
.
NSWHP Test Catalogue
Our
Test Catalogue
helps your health care team select the right test and collection centre for your needs.
It gives your clinician important diagnostic information about your test to share with you.
This may include guidance on collection methods, specimen transport and handling, or pre-test preparation such as fasting requirements.
Specimen tracking
akuna is the most accurate, comprehensive electronic specimen tracking system in the world.
We built it to manage the safe and timely transport of your specimens to our laboratories where they are tested.
It lets us track where your specimen is at every step of its journey.
Results
Our systems deliver fast and reliable test results to clinicians in hospital or community settings, allowing timely patient care.
For Health Professionals
Request a Test
View our Test Catalogue
Staff Contact
Judy Kempton-Webb
Director of Pre and Post Analytics
View Profile
Media Contact
NSW Health Pathology
Media Manager
View Profile
Related Media
Newsroom
21st April , 2026
Pathology collections now available from Kensington Street Building at St George Hospital
A new chapter in patient-centred care for Sutherland communities began..
1st April , 2026
Celebrating Deb’s remarkable career
After an incredible career spanning almost 50 years, we congratulate..
10th March , 2026
Meet Chirine: A caring presence across western Sydney
When Chirine walked into the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children..
23rd February , 2026
Pathology enhancements for Murrumbidgee laboratories
Patients and clinicians in Murrumbidgee will have access to faster..
19th December , 2025
Collecting with care at Mudgee
Meet Annalise, one of our highly skilled collectors at Mudgee..
4th November , 2025
Meet Caroline Mwaluko, making a difference in Bega and Cooma
Caroline is about to move from our Bega Laboratory and..
3rd November , 2025
Meet Michelle Earnshaw, phlebotomist at Belmont
Michelle works at our collection centre located at Providence Medical..
15th August , 2025
Meet our superstar scientists for Science Week 2025!
Come behind the laboratory doors and meet some of the..
7th July , 2025
Take a look inside our new Griffith Laboratory
We’re excited to show off our brand-new pathology laboratory at..
24th June , 2025
Come and see us at our new collection service at Charlestown!
We’ve opened a new pathology collection service in Lake Macquarie,..
Connect with us
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
Aboriginal Workforce Development
Closing the Gap
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
Aboriginal Workforce Development
Closing the Gap
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