I agree, it is utterly irrelevant to the result user whether the value for serum rhubarb came from London or Mars. It is reasonable to expect the lab to record where the result came from in the event of litigation later [so they know who to pass the writ to ;-) but the clinican-on-the-street doesn't care whether the analyser is a L100,000 mchine sitting i=n his local lab or a postman on a bike, provided the result gets there eventually...
TIM
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The practice at Lewisham is very similar to that done by Louise
Tilbrook. No comments from clinicians who may not be aware what work is
referred elsewhere. We have the destination laboratory as part of the
tests definition in the LIMS but do not report it at present. For the
record I think that it is an irrelevance to include it on reports.
The data is documented both in the test definition and the date sent,
destination and date results received is recorded in other fields in the
system. If CPA require it we shall have to find a way of doing it both
on paper which should be simple but ?? how to do it electronically to
the ward database, which does not have a field for this data, and GPs
who also probably would not have a place or wish to record the
additional data?
Paul Eldridge
Biochemist
Lewisham Hospital
London SE13
>>> Louise Tilbrook <[log in to unmask]> 03/05 2:33
pm >>>
There is a long running discussion here regarding reports on work we
have referred elsewhere. At present we manually enter the results in our
system along with any comments, and store the original report. (Complex
assays such as lymphocyte subsets we send a copy of the report to the
requesting clinician).
One clinician in particular is anxious that as well as doing this, we
should send out copies of all reports of referred work, to all
clinicians.
I would be interested to hear what other centres are currently doing.
Thanks in advance
Louise Tilbrook
Louise Tilbrook
Principal Clinical Scientist
Pathology Department
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Hamstel Rd
Harlow
Essex
CM20 1QX
Tel: 01279 827034
Fax: 01279 416846
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