Pathology services across one of England’s most advanced health economies are to use a single laboratory information system (LIMS) from CliniSys. One Dorset Pathology, which covers the three acute trusts within the Dorset Integrated Care System (ICS), which serves a population of around 800,000 people, will deploy WinPath Enterprise – a ‘next generation’ LIMS designed […]
Point-of-Care The diversity of point-of-care testing (POCT) locations, devices, and operators makes its management and connectivity challenging. However, the greatest benefit of a POCT result is its rapid turnaround time (TAT). That TAT is not realized if the result is not immediately available to the provider or care team for action. Thus, connectivity is imperative […]
Point-of-Care Point-of-care testing (POCT) brings its own set of challenges in regard to regulatory compliance. Those laboratories that are inspected and certified by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) are likely quite familiar with the CAP checklists for different laboratory areas and departments. For a great refresher and summary of CAP inspection priorities for POCT, […]
CliniSys is set to play a major role in supporting England’s primary HPV screening service, after securing contracts to provide its requesting and reporting software to seven out of eight new laboratory hubs. The company is now getting ready to deploy CliniSys ICE to support GP practices and laboratory services across the seven areas of […]
The CliniSys national conference was given an update on pathology networks and the roll-out of the Getting It Right First Time programme, heard the latest thinking from NHSX, and an opportunity to debate why innovation is vital. In pathology, it can feel like the only constant is change. So, it was no surprise that both […]
South West London Pathology, which was established in 2014, is now working with the company to prepare to deploy WinPath Enterprise. The award-winning NHS pathology network was set up by St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to provide a single, integrated pathology service […]
Kim Futrell, MLS(ASCP), MSHI Industry, Leadership, LIS A request for proposal (RFP) is a method that many companies use to solicit bids or proposals for a service or project. The RFP process is tightly structured and intends to provide unbiased, competitive proposals that make it easier for buyers to compare responses between different vendors or […]
The event, now in its third year has established itself as “the club for diagnostics leaders”. The event follows the same successful formula as Diagnostics Boot Camp but has matured to be renamed as Leaders in Diagnostics to reflect the calibre of the sponsors and delegates. This event was held at the IET Savoy Place, […]
In the backdrop of the NHSI published plans to create 29 pathology networks across England and consolidate pathology services in a bid to save £200m, Barts Health NHS Trust is leading the way. Barts Health NHS Trust, the largest NHS Trust in the UK, provides a huge range of clinical services to people in east […]
The increasing commercialisation of pathology services means there is an increasing need to consider service differentiation, competitive advantage and value added service offerings. Berkshire & Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS) have long understood that the service provider that strengthens their relationship and communication with clinicians, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and end users of their service will […]
