Laboratories and contacts

Laboratory location
Opening hours
On-call service
Access to laboratories
Contact numbers

Laboratory location

Royal Sussex County Hospital,          
Eastern Road,
Brighton BN2 5BE.
 
Tel: 01273 696955
 
Pathology is situated above A&E on level 6 of the Tower Block.
The Princess Royal Hospital,
Lewes Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 4EX
 
Tel:01444 441881
 
The laboratories are situated in the Pathology Department on the first floor of the main building (above A&E).

Opening hours (Reception)

RSCH    Monday to Friday: 0800 to 1900h

Saturday and Sunday: 0900 to 1300h

PRH Monday to Friday: 0800 to 1800h

Saturday and Sunday: 0830 to 1200h

Please note that semen samples for fertility check or post vasectomy must be delivered to the RSCH lab by 3pm at the latest. 

On-call service

This is available for emergency work only outside laboratory routine hours. The on-call Biomedical Scientists must be contacted by bleep. For details of investigations conducted out of hours and how to contact the Biomedical Scientists on duty see Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology and Transfusion, and Microbiology

Access to laboratories

Access to laboratory areas is controlled. Non-pathology staff who require swipe card access to laboratory areas must have this arranged through Trust security.

Contact numbers

Main switchboards: RSCH 01273 696955, PRH 01444 441881

Clinical Director

Dr Sunil Sharma ext. 64229

Departmental laboratory directors       

Dr. Mike Tarzi (deputy)

Blood Sciences

ext. 64593 or mobile via switchboard

Dr. Victoria Tindell

Haematology

ext. 67637

Dr. Mohammed Osman Hassan-Ibrahim

Microbiology & Infection

ext. 63584
Page 07623 809015

Dr. Max Whibley

Cellular Pathology

ext. 63069
Head of Pathology UHSPE

Lorne Dye

01273 696955 x64069
Head of Pathology IT Mark Harris

01444 441881 x68207

Business & Development Manager

(vacant)  

Head of Service, Blood Sciences

Sarah Bastow

Mobile 07917 013868

Head of Service, Microbiology & Infection

Fearghal Tucker

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Head of Service, Cellular Pathology

(vacant)  

Head of Quality (interim)

Liza Faustino 0791 9698298

Head of Health & Safety & Resilience

(vacant) 01273 696955 x66766

Pathology Support Services Manager

Ian Evans 01273 696955 x67412
 

 For more numbers see under individual departments.