The iLab Apex system will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance between Tuesday, 12th August 07:00 and Wednesday, 13th August 15:00. This downtime is necessary to support the migration and post go live testing of the new Apex server.

During this period:

  • Laboratory staff will be unable to access the system, and Pathology departments will activate their Business Continuity Plans.
  • New results will not be transmitted to EPR or ICE during the downtime. However, historic results will remain accessible. All results will be available on EPR as normal after downtime.
  • Only urgent samples will be processed. Results for these will be communicated directly to the requesting clinician or ward, where appropriate.
  • Please only send truly urgent samples for processing during this time to avoid delays.
  • Please print EPR request forms for urgent samples during the downtime.
  • We kindly ask that you only contact or visit Pathology for urgent matters during the downtime to help minimise disruption.
  • ICU routine samples are asked to arrive with Pathology by 05:00 to ensure time for processing. On Weds 13th August ICU samples will need to be sent with paper request forms as urgent samples.
  • Ward phlebotomy service will operate as usual on Tuesday and Wednesday morning, but blood samples will only be processed once Apex is restored. As a result, test results may not be available until the following day.
  • Teams are advised to defer routine phlebotomy requests to Wednesday, where clinically appropriate, to avoid delays.

For any issues or escalations please contact:

  • Biochemistry: HRI 5884, CRH 4465
  • Haematology: HRI 2506 ,CRH 4456
  • Transfusion: HRI 2553, CRH 4315
  • Microbiology: CRH 4457
  • Cell Path CRH 4399