The East Genomic Laboratory Hub (East GLH) provides and coordinates a wide range of genomic tests for the East Midlands and East of England.
East GLH is one of seven hubs (opens in a new tab) within England which provide testing services as part of the NHS national genomic medicine service (GMS).
The East GLH lead laboratory is at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with local laboratories at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (opens in a new tab) and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (opens in a new tab) enabling us to provide high quality genetic and genomic testing for the 29 NHS Trusts in our region.
We provide and coordinate tests, aiming to deliver results within the agreed turn around times, according to the National Genomic Test Directory (opens in a new tab) for:
- rare and inherited disease
- cancer
- haematological malignancy
Our laboratories only accept samples from clinicians once a clinical referral has been made.
The quality of our service
The constituent laboratories of the East GLH are legal entities in their own right through their host NHS Trust in Leicester, Nottingham or Cambridge and as such each laboratory is accredited for the provision of diagnostic services.
Each request accepted by the laboratory for examination(s) shall be considered an agreement.
For information regarding laboratory accreditation, awarded by United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), please see the accreditation page. Scopes of accreditation are available from the UKAS website (opens in a new tab).
For more information on the quality of our service, please go to the quality section.