Malcolm,
Hi there. Good points and thanks for the info.
At the Royal Brompton, we have a Near Patient Testing Committee (we like
that title, rather than POCT, as it includes the word patient) that's been
running for about 6 - 7 years now,  that is multi-disciplinary, with
medical, surgical, nursing, quality department, IT (increasingly important
in this context) and bio-medical engineering colleagues. This works really
well, and has enabled us to fulfil most of what I suspect the requirements
are.
You are absolutely right about getting out of the lab. But many colleagues
are under siege and may not have the time or opportunity, or indeed, the
relationships may be so poor as to prevent this. We are very fortunate in
having good relationships here.
Best wishes,
Chris Royle,
Laboratory Manager
(Clinical Biochemistry and Haematology Departments),
Royal Brompton Hospital,
Sydney Street,
LONDON
SW3 6NP
Tel. (020) 7351 8413
Fax (020) 7351 8416
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gray Malcolm [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 16 July 2002 16:23
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: POCT in critical care


It sounds to me that we should all make to effort to get involved with our
critical care colleagues by actually going to where they are, rather than
staying in the lab and moaning about lack of contact or consultation. There
are critical care networks in most trusts, so it shouldn't be too difficult
to find out who is already part of it. How many of us are actively involved
with our critical care colleagues?

I have to say that we only found out about the modernisation project and
critical care because we were invited by one of our ITUs to be part of an
audit on result turnaround times and improved patient care/bed usage. There
is an event being held in October (15/16th in Birmingham) titled "NHS
Modernisation Agency Critical Care Programme Annual National Sharing Event"
A good place to network with the great and the good from critical care
networks, and the event is paid for by the Modernisation Agency Critical
Care Programme. See the "Events" section from the URL in Doug's message
below.

Malcolm Gray
St. Bartholomew's Hospital

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Hirst [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 15 July 2002 14:01
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: POCT in critical care


How many people have seen the article on the role of Health Professions in
Critical Care - on the DOH web site:
http://www.modern.nhs.uk/scripts/default.asp?site_id=20
<http://www.modern.nhs.uk/scripts/default.asp?site_id=20&id=6511> &id=6511
This seems to be pushing for the role of critical care technicians but not
much direct role for lab staff.

The article claims to have input from clinicals scientists and MLSOs but
they are not listed in the contributors. Anyone know who they are or what
input they had?

There is no mention of connectivity or data capture.

Doug Hirst
Bradford ROyal Infirmary




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