[November 2009]A bright new future for Functional Pathology

ARL Pathology recently underwent a change in ownership through a merger with Healthscope in August 2009.

This change presents a truly exciting development for functional pathology as it provides the room and resources to grow and expand the high-quality services ARL Functional Pathology has provided to the functional medicine community for the last 35 years.

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What Will Happen to ARL Functional Pathology?

ARL Functional Pathology will continue to provide the highest-quality functional pathology testing services; however, a few changes will occur.

These changes will in no way influence the commitment to functional pathology demonstrated by ARL Functional Pathology for the last 35 years, which remains as strong as always. ARL's existing team of dedicated technical and customer support staff will continue to assist practitioners and patients with all enquiries and requests.

A New Chapter, A New Name

As part of the transition into Healthscope, ARL Functional Pathology will be renamed Healthscope Functional Pathology. The name change will be accompanied by a change of brand, both of which will start to be seen from late September.

Service Delivery

The way in which Functional Pathology tests are collected and performed will essentially remain the same. Most test specimens will still be self-collected by patients at home, using a pre-paid kit.

However, for tests that require blood collection, Functional Pathology services will become more accessible for patients through Healthscope's national network of collection centres (see below).

A National Network of Collection Centres

Patients will benefit from improved access to specimen collection services via Healthscope's network of accredited collection centres.

Trading under the business names outlined below, Healthscope Functional Pathology patients will now have the convenience of blood collection at any Healthscope-operated collection centre at no additional charge. This will hold immediate benefits for patients who require testing for IgG, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, all of which previously attracted an additional collection fee.

  •  Victoria: Gribbles Pathology
  • New South Wales: Davies Campbell de Lambert
  • Queensland: Gribbles Pathology
  • South Australia: Gribbles Pathology
  • Western Australia: GPL
  • Tasmania: Gribbles Pathology

For further information, please contact the Technical Team on 1300 55 44 80 between 8.30am and 5.30pm (EST) or email techsupportfp@healthscopepathology.com.au

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