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Yorkhill

Address

Department of Biochemistry
Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Queen Mother's Hospital
Yorkhill NHS Trust
Glasgow G3 8SJ

Contacts

Dr. P J Galloway	Tel: 0141 201 0336
Dr. J Fyffe	Tel: 0141 201 0335
Dr. G B MacPhee	Tel: 0141 201 0344
Fax	0141 201 0834
Reporting office	Tel: 0141 201 0339

Quality Assurance Schemes

Distribution Centre	Group
ERNDIM scheme	Amino and organic acids
ERNDIM scheme	Special assays (serum and urine)
ERNDIM scheme	Proficiency scheme
ERNDIM scheme	Qualitative Blood Spot
ERNDIM scheme	Acylcarnitine
UKNEQAS	Erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
UKNEQAS	Quanititative Phenylalanine
UKNEQAS	Orotic acid surveys
Manchester	Glycosaminoglycans in urine
CDC	Blood sot phenylalanine/Tyrosine

Metabolic Clinics

Dr. Peter Robinson runs the Metabolic Clinic at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Maternal Clinic at the Queen Mother’s Hospital.

Dr. Peter Galloway runs an Adult Metabolic Clinic at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

Where appropriate, specialists follow up different metabolic disorders, eg Dr Jim Beattie, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, looks after children with Cystinosis.

General Description

The Department offers a wide range of diagnostic tests to detect and monitor abnormal metabolites and enzymes levels in children and adults. Where they are required urgently, the Department should be contacted directly and issues discussed. Consultant advice is always available.

Metabolic Handbook

A clinical guide to appropriate investigations is available giving sample types and details of pre-analytical handling at www.show.scot.nhs.uk/yorkhill