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Directorate of Pathology

Directorate of Pathology. Katy New Pathology Quality Manager. Pathology Departments. Clinical Pathology Accreditation CPA. Quality Policy

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Directorate of Pathology

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  1. Directorate of Pathology Katy New Pathology Quality Manager

  2. Pathology Departments

  3. Clinical Pathology AccreditationCPA Quality Policy ‘Wolverhampton Pathology Services aims to provide a high quality, timely and comprehensive laboratory based diagnostic / interpretative service to our colleagues and their patients in the hospital and local community for the diagnosis of disease and the management of patients.’

  4. Processing Pathology Samples 1,000,000 Pathology requests received per year 8 million tests URGENT REQUESTS – highlight on form / phone Clinical Chemistry requests – phone for urgent req. no ext. 8266 REQUEST DATA ENTRY TESTING REPORTING

  5. Order of draw for blood specimens

  6. Rejected Requests 20,000 Rejected Requests Patient diagnosis can be delayed, unnecessarily, by 1 to 5 days! Avoidable cost, estimated at £50,000pa

  7. Specimen Containers Correct container for test Correctly labelled Blood Transfusion samples must be handwritten Others use printed labels Correct number of tubes

  8. Making a request Manual Requests Electronic Requests Read Training Guide Read Process Guide Continue

  9. Manual Specimen Request Manual specimen requests: are currently being superseded by an electronic requesting system should only be used when the e-requesting system is unavailable

  10. Manual Specimen Request Information required Identification Location Specimen type Clinical details Test required Clearly written and legible

  11. Quality of Specimen Avoid delay Transport to laboratory asap Keep in cool place if transport delay Hazardous specimens Leaking samples Danger of Infection labels

  12. Looking up results Pathology TD Synergy computer system TD web Printed reports System access request form Interim / Final reports

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