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Samples, request forms and transport

The sample, request form and transport requirements you'll need to know if you're requesting tests from National Microbiology Reference Unit (NMRU).

Allows patients to use a Community Pharmacy as the first port of call for treatment under the NHS Pharmacy First Scotland service.

We support the national groups that monitor and evaluate the Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme in Scotland. All newborns can have the test.

Learn about the commissioning process for bowel screening in Scotland, plus who gets the test and why it benefits the population.

Working with boards, we coordinate and commission the national screening programmes in Scotland. Learn more about why screening takes place.

Following the recent NHSScotland Event, we're reflecting on its theme of pandemic recovery and reform for the future, and what this means for NSS.

The latest Scottish Government Circulars (PCAs) publications

When requesting transfusion laboratory tests, you must take care in labelling sample tubes and completing our request forms.

Find out more about the tests available from our red cell investigation laboratories.

Learn more about the structure of NSS and our directorates.