After a year of detailed preparation and planning, Sonic Healthcare UK’s Research and Innovation Symposium took place in November 2024 at the Wellcome Collection.

Sonic Healthcare UK would like to extend a warm welcome to our new cohort of London, Birmingham and Manchester Training Academy apprentices.

Our new UK Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Stephen Symonds, joined the company at the end of July.

Senior LIMS specialist and developer, Graham Hogan, is the latest recipient of a GIRFT recognition award.

Sonic Healthcare UK is very proud to have been part of a trial which could encourage 400,000 more women each year to have HPV screening at home, and consequently reduce the number of deaths from cervical cancer. 

While the practice of simulation education in healthcare and other industries is well established, it is a new and exciting concept when applied as a training tool in pathology. Head of Blood Transfusion, Aarondeep Singh Gill is a keen exponent of the practice.

Sonic Healthcare UK’s approach to innovation and problem solving has once again been demonstrated by the completion of a project that has made ordering radiology reports easier for thousands of London GPs.

On April 1, all the Whittington Hospital’s pathology services transferred to Sonic Healthcare UK. Around 100 staff have now joined our organisation, and all but one service will continue to be provided at the Whittington’s soon-to-be upgraded essential services laboratory (ESL). Andrew Levett, who managed the programme, explains.

We welcome Dr Miguel Perez-Machado  and Professor Prof Manuel Rodriguez-Justo.

Sonic Healthcare UK Chief Medical Officer, Dr Rachael Liebmann OBE received Honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Science.

When the job of managing the laboratory at London’s newest hospital came up a few months ago, Donna jumped at the opportunity to return to the company she loves, and a culture she finds supportive and progressive.

The Sonic Training Academy laboratory open day took place on 20 March 2024.

Bioscientia is part of Sonic Healthcare Germany and runs a network of medical laboratories throughout Europe. In January, Sonic Healthcare UK welcomed two colleagues, Bioscientia’s CEO, Dr Oliver Harzer, and Charlotte Scheurich, Head of HR and Legal.

Lead BMS (IHC)/Deputy Head of Department, Josep Linares, is the latest winner of the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) recognition scheme.

The Sonic Training Academy is proud to introduce the newly refurbished training laboratory at the Royal Free Hospital.

Deepak Singh, Rapid Response Haemostasis Manager, UCLH RRL recently represented Sonic Healthcare UK at an Educational Symposium event which focused on the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of TTP, sponsored by Alexion / AstraZeneca Rare Disease unit.

Gabriela Lanzarin, Deputy Patient Services Manager started working for Sonic Healthcare UK in the Referrals Department in July 2019, and has since joined the Patient Services Department from September 2023.

Sonic Healthcare UK can look back on a successful IBMS Congress 2023 with pride. Located amongst some of the largest names in diagnostics sciences, Sonic were proud to present their most interactive and informative stand space to date.

The spotlight shines on Sarah Watters, Sonic Healthcare UK’s Innovations, Research and Development Manager.

UCLH RRL Manager Julie Dilling explains how pass-through numbering has improved turnaround times (TATs) and facilitated efficiencies within the sample reception areas (SRA).

In his new role as Group Scientific Officer, Mike Gandy will be working alongside colleagues  to pull together, identify and assess the suitability of the considerable array of new technological developments available across the diagnostic sector.

The Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, paid a visit to the Halo building in May where he met our CFO, Nick Read, and Group Laboratory Director, Tim Herriman.

In June, the Royal College of Pathologists held an art exhibition displaying entries from their 2022 Art of Pathology competition. Director of Genetics and Molecular Pathology, Dr Lisa Levett and Communications Officer, Michelle Joseph attended.

Biomedical Science Day took place this year on June 8th - and it’s likely that more people knew about it than in previous years thanks to the towering efforts of Sonic Healthcare UK’s Chris Wilson.

The latest GIRFT Recognition Award recipient is Sabina McCann from Haemostasis at 60 Whitfield St.

Oneal Joseph, HSL Operations Manager gives us an insight on his inspiration to work in pathology and how he looks to inspire others.

Cellular Pathology Operations Manager, Neal Byron, explains how he and the team managed a rapid transfer of lab services from the Whittington Hospital to Sonic Healthcare UK.

Annette Wilkinson, Director of Business Development and Service, Lisa Manze, Director of Group Laboratory Operations and Mike Gandy, Group Scientific Officer, give their overview of how Sonic Healthcare UK is addressing this increasingly important area.

Bilal Jradeh, Lead Clinical Scientist for Haemophilia and Thrombosis Molecular Diagnostics, outlines the investigation into a stillbirth with evidence of fetal coagulopathy in a family with no bleeding history.

During Healthcare Science Week in March, John Matthews and Dr Lisa Levett hosted our Sonic Healthcare UK stand at Brentwood School careers evening.

Sonic Healthcare UK welcomes John Enright, Director of Finance and Dr Sarah Watters, HSL Innovations, Research and Development Manager

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women, Maria Caulfield MP, recently met the maternity team at UCLH to discuss the importance of women getting into STEM

Point of Care Testing (POCT) has become an increasingly important component of diagnostics and a growing area for Sonic Healthcare UK. POCT Operations Manager, Chris Sweetman-Wright, explains more.

There have been significant changes to the blood transfusion service with the introduction of a new system that will transform the service. Blood Transfusion Technical Lead, Anna Capps-Jenner explains how great teamwork made the changes possible.

John Kersey is a Senior Project Manager working across Sonic Healthcare UK. His role covers a number of key operational and strategic organisational transformation projects.

Two significant technological developments are transforming lab services at the Rapid Response Lab (RRL) at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospital and in the wider North Central London region. Angus Wyatt, Rapid Response Manager at Barnet and Chase Farm explains.

We are pleased to announce the launch of our Sonic Training Academy – a groundbreaking project focused on creating highly skilled scientists of the future.

Dr Rebecca Gorton outlines Sonic Healthcare UK’s response to the Group A streptococcus outbreak.

Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK) was established in April 2020 to generate SAR-CoV-2 genome data to public health agencies, healthcare providers, policy makers and government.

The GIRFT (Get It Right First Time) programme has improved quality and led to efficiencies in many of our laboratories and service departments since its inception. Sonic Healthcare UK has recognised six GIRFT Champions, and given away numerous Amazon vouchers.

Abraham Roodt has been at the forefront of the creation and development of TDL Trials.

The Blood Sciences department in the Halo building has undergone a number of radical changes and improvements during the past few months, we catch up with manager, Naina Chavda.

Earlier this year, NHS England commissioned a pilot scheme across London that aims to identify people who have HIV, Hep B or Hep C.

The Get It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme has recognised a fourth GIRFT Champion, Billy Janda, Head of Haematology.

Sonic Healthcare UK’s new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Nick Read, originally joined the organisation in August last year and was appointed UK Group CFO in April.

At the end of April, Sonic Healthcare UK said goodbye and thank you to Professor Peter Chiodini as he stepped down from his role with HSL.

Many congratulations to Dr Lisa Levett, Sonic Healthcare UK’s Director of Genetics and Molecular Pathology who was awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Jubilee Honours for services to Healthcare Science.

Translational Research Manager, Mike Gandy, and Dr Vanya Gant, Divisional Clinical Director for Infection at UCLH, explain the rise and rise of AI in pathology.

We speak to Alan Williams, Lead Scientist at the High Level Isolation Unit’s laboratory at the Royal Free Hospital, which recently had its first patient in six years.

Sonic Healthcare UK has supported a recent initiative that aims to tackle health inequalities in North London.

We catch up with Aileen Francis and Georgina Arnold, Heads of Sample Reception at the Halo and Sonic’s Manchester site respectively.

After a whirlwind of planning, strategising and organising, IBMS Congress 2022 has successfully drawn to a close.

The IBMS Congress is a chance for individuals to showcase the various scientific topics they have been researching, along with their findings, to spectators and judges.

Congress 2022 has come to an end. Sonic Healthcare UK ended the event on a high, with multiple staff members speaking in the programme and other staff presenting their research posters.

It was another busy and productive day for Sonic Healthcare UK as the exhibition continued. 

Day 2 at the IBMS Congress was a day of success for Sonic Healthcare UK as full exhibition element of the week finally opened to the public.

The IBMS Congress 2022 has finally kicked off after an additional year’s wait!

Education and training are important core values of Sonic Healthcare UK, which covers both TDL and HSL (a partnership between TDL, The Royal Free and University College London Foundation Trusts).

We are just under a week away from the much-anticipated IBMS Congress, where Sonic Healthcare UK will be exhibiting at The ICC in Birmingham for a second time!

IBMS Congress is unlike any other biomedical science exhibition; its sheer size and range of exhibitors and equipment makes it unique.

We catch up with David Allen, Head of Department and Operations Manager at HSL-Advanced Diagnostics (HSL-AD) Laboratory, 60 Whitfield Street, London.

We speak to Tara Sheik-Yousouf, head of the phlebotomy team at Patient Reception.

An upcoming series for E4 digital, "Gross Up" shines a spotlight on the Halo laboratory and our very own Ashleigh Dadson-Butt.

IBMS Congress 2022 is just around the corner and Sonic Healthcare UK eagerly awaits exhibiting once again.

Dr Lisa Levett explains why HSL has been testing all hospital inpatients to determine the variant they are infected with.

Congratulations to Dr Gee Yen Shin, recipient of the Chief Executive’s Award at UCLH’s Celebrating Excellence Awards.

How a test we developed is helping NHS clinicians prevent severe progression of Covid in patients.

Research and development is a vital part of what we do. Mike Gandy, Head of Research and Development, explains how important it is throughout the organisation.

We meet the Sonic Healthcare UK Communications Officer.

Sonic Healthcare UK was proud to support the World Doctors Orchestra’s recent programme. The concerts took place at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds and at the Barbican in London at the start of October.

Sonic Healthcare UK has been at the forefront of COVID-19 testing for the UK since the disease first emerged. 

Barnet Hospital’s Rapid Response Laboratory is HSL’s newest facility.

The HSL UCL Covid-19 lab is fully functional after a rapid repurposing.