Requesting restrictions have been lifted, however please note that due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation:
- there may be extended turnaround times for some tests, and
- a minority of tests involving manual procedures and/or high-risk samples may continue to be restricted
The pathology department provides inpatient and outpatient laboratory diagnostics to SASH patients, and a direct access service to 82 GP practices.
SASH serves a catchment area of 535,000, plus the population passing through Gatwick Airport. The pathology service provides a comprehensive, timely, cost effective, clinically-led service, comprising the following laboratories:
- Clinical biochemistry
- Haematology
- Microbiology
- Blood transfusion
- Histopathology and mortuary
- Cytology (non-gynae)
- Phlebotomy service (blood collection)
For information about our services please click here.
All laboratories (with the exception of Microbiology) are based at East Surrey Hospital. Microbiology is based at Crawley Hospital. Phlebotomy has services at Crawley Hospital, East Surrey Hospital and Horsham Hospital.
Pathology team
Dr Bruce Stewart | Consultant medical microbiologist, Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and Clinical Director of Frontier Pathology NHS Partnership |
Frontier Pathology services & quality director | |
Jimmy Mathew | SASH pathology computer manager |
Wendy Donnelly | Pathology administrator |
John McBride | Frontier Pathology quality manager |
Elizabeth Berry | Frontier Pathology head of service - cellular pathology |
Carl Wassell | Lead biomedical scientist, cellular pathology |
Clare Reynolds | Frontier Pathology head of service - microbiology |
Jackie Longbone | Deputy head - microbiology |
Komal Vaghela | Site manager/ lead biomedical scientist - microbiology |
Clare McKoen | Site manager/ lead biomedical scientist - microbiology |
Ms Jackie Armitage | Frontier Pathology Head of service – integrated blood sciences |
Ms Sarah Bastow | Frontier Pathology Acting head of service – integrated blood sciences |
Mr Eddie Onipede | Lead biomedical scientist, haematology |
Mrs Rashmi Rook | Lead biomedical scientist, blood transfusion |
Lead biomedical scientist, chemical pathology | |
Mrs Kerri Campbell-Bowler | Phlebotomy manager |
Pathology consultants
Consultant Histopathologists | Dr A Alhakim |
Dr M Siddique | |
Dr H Birch | |
Dr L Fulford | |
Dr S Sandhu | |
Dr N Heatley | |
Dr M Jones | |
Consultant Chemical Pathologist | Dr N Maghsoodi |
Consultant Microbiologist | Dr K Knox |
Dr S Smith | |
Consultant Haematologist | Dr P Kaczmarek |
Dr E O'Donovan | |
Dr B Jackson | |
Dr G Ivanov | |
Dr C Dragan |