The Inside Pathology Open Day is an opportunity to see what happens in the biggest laboratory in Nottingham based at the Queen's Medical Centre. This Open Day is aimed at anyone with an interest in pathology who would like to find out more about this fascinating area of health science.

During the morning you will be able to see:

• Interactive sessions to find out how pathology supports the diagnosis of diseases such as cancer

• Tours of the laboratories following what happens to blood samples once they arrive at the laboratory from GP surgeries and how results are produced

• Tour of the blood transfusion laboratory to see the preparations that take place before the blood products are ready to be used with patients

• Information on the identification of genetic mutations within the Microbiology department

• Learn why we perform post mortems and what happens during the process

• Demonstrations of human tissue being prepared and analysed to diagnose diseases

Please note this Open Day is only suitable for people aged 16 years and over.