Gaining ISO 15189 accreditation is just the start of the hard work, says Tony Oliver, Programme Manager and laboratory accreditation expert at CliniSys. The ongoing accreditation process is a challenge that involves everyone in the lab, with LIMS at its heart.
Selecting your laboratory information management system (LIMS) is one of the most crucial decisions you will make for your lab and your company.
CliniSys has delivered a laboratory link for NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol (Nightingale Bristol), so clinicians can request tests for patients and receive the results electronically.
CliniSys has delivered a laboratory link for NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol (Nightingale Bristol), so clinicians can request tests for patients and receive the results electronically.
What can the mobilising genomics laboratory hubs learn from the more advanced pathology networks? CliniSys marketing manager Matthew Fouracre put the question to programme manager Tony Oliver and genomics consultant Steve Abbs, who agreed the first lesson would be: implement a single laboratory information system to drive standardisation.
One of the major drivers for forming genomic laboratory hubs is to ensure quality at scale and equitable testing, by encouraging greater standardisation. However, CliniSys genomics consultant Steve Abbs argues that hubs in themselves will struggle to achieve this, and other drivers and facilitators are needed – not least a single LIMS.
If you are about to embark on going out to tender to find a CellPath LIMS supplier, what are the criteria you should consider in choosing a vendor? Sam Grobler, CliniSys product manager, offers some key recommendations.
Procuring a new pathology system is more than just finding the lowest cost supplier, says Darren Ransley, Sales Director at CliniSys. You should focus on identifying a provider who understands and shares your vision for pathology and can help you to achieve this.
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) is sending text messages to staff who have been tested for Covid-19 and whose tests have come back negative.
We would like to thank you for everything you are doing on the front lines of this pandemic. We want you to know that we too are here for you and to reassure you that we will continue to support and deliver in the most productive and helpful way possible.
