How to take a sample…..

Results from our regular Secret Shopper Jon show he still needs to take more supplements in the winter to get to a ‘sufficient’ level. See here…..

Packs of 50 - 25% Discount

Packs of 10 - 15% Discount

Small Quantity

Direct to the public vitamin D

testing from our NHS laboratory

Reasonably priced and state of the art measurement in an NHS laboratory. 2024 sees further investment in our direct to the public vitamin D testing service. A finger-prick blood spot sample - not difficult to collect micro-samples. You can take too much vitamin D. We regularly advise customers of potentially toxic levels due to supplement overuse. See NHS advise on toxicity and maximum oral doses here…. Secret Shoppers: See the results here - here.

Our service to the public

The UK’s original vitamin D public testing laboratory, providing a service to you since 2011. We are also one of the largest NHS vitamin D testing labs. Our Vitamin D test pack includes everything required to take a sample and send it back to us Our vitamin D testing service is used by the public and researchers studying Vitamin D around the world.

How it works….

Results are compared to NHS Vitamn D reference intervals used to interpret if you have enough vitamin D. Results come with a clear interpretation. You can show our results to your pharmacist or nutritionist who can advise on any vitamin D supplements that may be required.
BCPS-V. 2020/18/2 Last Updated: 10th March 2024 Review Date: 11th March 2026
Contacting us Email: vitd@cityassays.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 121 507 4278 Our Address: Clinical Biochemistry Department, Black Country Pathology Services, City Hospital Birmingham, B18 7QH, UK This vitamin D testing service to the public is provided from the SWBH NHS Trust laboratories, part of BCPS. Our work is overseen by the governance policies, procedures and quality system applying to BCPS. Please contact us if you would like further details in this area. Note: Birmingham Picture Library receives orders and forwards them to the laboratory. Queries are handled by the laboratory once orders are received.
www.vitamindtest.org.uk