All request forms require clear and legible patient details, requester details (both name and location) and clinical information/indications for testing.
Emailing a request form? Please use requestforms@pathlab.co.nz address only. This is a dedicated email which is constantly monitored during our open hours. We also ask please that the patient last name, NHI and which Pathlab facility they will be visiting is included in the subject line to ensure a fast service for the patient. We no longer support fax numbers at our facilities.
Please note - non-government subsided GP visits with associated laboratory testing are not funded, therefore payment will be required from the patient at the time of test collection.
Serial testing must also designate frequency and the duration the testing is required for.
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Sample requirements, collection, and handling of COVID samples in a community environment.
View Testing GuideSample requirements, collection, and handling of COVID samples in a hospital environment.
View Testing GuideGuidance on the pertinent clinical details to provide when requesting microbiology investigations.
View Testing GuideInformation about swabs including names, transport medium, appropriateness for testing, sites and any additional comments.
View Testing GuideSeverity, public health risk factors, and recommendations for faeces enteric pathogen investigations.
View Testing GuideOutline of appropriate swab choice, testing that will be performed, and example clinical details for vaginal swab investigations.
View Testing GuideClinical information requirements, signs, and specimen types for wound swab investigations.
View Testing GuideAdvisory from The New Zealand Microbiology Network about appropriate testing.
See AdvisorySusceptibility to antibiotics profiles and pathogen presence in common conditions in the hospitals where Pathlab provides services.
View Antibiotic ProfileSusceptibility to antibiotics profiles and pathogen presence in common conditions in the community regions where Pathlab provides services.
View Antibiotic Profile