Welcome to POCT! Basically you need to be thick skinned and your Trust signed up to POCT. You need policies and procedures in place and get Governance behind you. Still no guarantee you will not get the hostility but slowly (and it will be slow) the attitude will change. Unfortunately it seems that it might take a clinical incident to change some peoples' view and understanding. All you can do is with every training session emphasise patient safety and staff protection about people suing - EQA and IQC is included in this.
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Hi All,
Just a quick question, I have just introduced EQA for all POC devices/tests done in my region. This includes pregnancy testing and urine dipstick testing. I have had a lot of negativity and even some hostility from nursing staff regarding the introduction of this quality control measure. Has anyone else encountered this and if so how did you handle it?
Thanks
Peter Taylor
Argyll & Bute CHP
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