A laboratory information management system, more commonly referred to as a LIMS, is a software system designed to help manage the workflow and daily operations in a laboratory. What exactly is a LIMS? Although LIMS providers design their software a bit differently, at its core, the laboratory software system focuses on data management for specimen […]
Experts working for Severn Pathology at North Bristol NHS Trust have helped to create new modules for the WinPath Enterprise laboratory information system to support the delivery of the National Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme and donor-recipient matching for organ donation.
We reflect on some of the profound changes that the novel coronavirus has brought to CliniSys, to healthcare, and to pathology, and how they are likely to play out in a post-Covid future.
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
