Reporting Of Results

All reporting times are from sample receipt at the laboratory. The laboratory adheres to the target turnaround times specified by NHS England

For detailed information see the relevant service profile page.

Measurement uncertainty values, where applicable, are available on request.

Genetic Testing

Clinical urgency Examples Calendar days
Urgent
  • QFPCR for rapid aneuploidy detection
  • PCR based tests where the result is needed
    urgently for prenatal diagnosis
3 days
Urgent
  • Microarray or karyotyping for prenatal / urgent
    postnatal (e.g. neonatal) referrals
  • Southern blot tests where the result is needed
    urgently for prenatal diagnosis
  • PCR-based tests for predictive testing and
    confirmation of neonatal results
14 days
Urgent
  • Urgent panels and exomes for relevant
    indications
  • NIPD
21 days
Non-urgent
  • Standard paediatric microarray
  • Standard single gene and small gene panel
    (<10 gene)
    sequencing
  • Known familial mutation testing
  • Standard STR based analysis
  • Postnatal karyotyping (e.g. fertility or familial microarray follow-up)
42 days
Non-urgent
  • Large gene-panels (>10 genes) for standard referral indications
  • Whole Exome Sequencing for standard referral
    indications
  • Whole Genome Sequencing, where available
84 days
The Willink Metabolic Unit

Reports are issued without delay, usually within 24 hours of results being obtained.

Telephone results are followed by written results within 24 hours.