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Delivery address

Send your completed HODS Request Form and sample(s) by first-class post or courier to:

Haematopathology & Oncology Diagnostic Service (HODS)
Box 234, Level 3, Pathology Block
Cambridge University Hospitals
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ

When sending samples:

• direct couriers to deliver samples to the above address, not the main hospital reception

• follow the Transport of Clinical Specimens Regulations

Out-of-hours sample delivery

Instructions for couriers

These instructions are for couriers delivering samples to the Haematopathology and Oncology Diagnostic Service (HODS) outside normal working hours.

Location

  • HODS is on Level 3 in the Pathology Block.

Accessing HODS

  • The HODS entrance requires swipe card access.

  • If you need access, use the phone to the left of the HODS entrance door.

  • Call the Blood Transfusion Department on extension 596263.

Alternative entrance

If arriving via the Pathology entrance between 17:00 and 07:00:

  • Go to the main hospital entrance.

  • Ask reception staff to contact the Blood Transfusion Department for access.

Sample handover

  • A Blood Transfusion staff member will receive and sign for the samples.

  • Samples will be stored securely in the "HODS Out-of-Hours fridge".

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