The new £12m centre already provides most of the pathology services for the NHS across Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside but it is now expanding to offer testing in a range of medical and other sectors...
Pathology services are an essential part of the efficient and safe running of a hospital, analysing the thousands of tests that are done for patients every day. In fact, pathology is involved in more than 70% of all diagnoses made by the NHS.