We are similar sized to you.
We have around 1000 beds across 3 sites - max distance apart 50 miles
We have 15 gas analysers
6 urine strip meters
Around 70 urine stick testing sites
Around 16 ketone testing sites
Around 20 pregnancy testing locations
We don’t allow on site POCT HBA1c testing
We do fibronectin
We run our own in-house monthly county wide glucose meter EQA scheme to 1000 glucose meters to both primary and secondary care
We have 1 WTE band 6 POCT co-ordinator and a Band 3 support worker - 2 x WTEs in total
We have medical engineering support on 1 site to help with the blood gas analysers
We are not ISO accredited for POCT
I am Cons Biochemist and Chair/clinically lead of POCT committee which meets every 2 months
The POCT co-ordinator is managerially responsible to the blood sciences manager
I see no need to expand POCT at present,
Regards
Ian
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Hi
I am interested in more information about how POCT is resourced in Trusts of similar size to Plymouth. We are a 950 bed acute teaching hospital and a major trauma centre. There are 16 blood gas devices, 225 glucose meters, 70 urine testing sites, around 15-20 blood ketone meters, 6 INR meters, 20 pregnancy testing sites, amongst other tests (HbA1c, foetal fibronectin, etc).
We have a relatively large POCT team which has CPA accreditation for connected and non-connected elements of the service, which includes external sites.
In particular I am trying to gauge the following-
Staff whole time equivalence providing POCT Who is the lead? POCT manager or Co-ordinator CPA/UKAS accredited?
Governance Group? How often do they meet?
Do you have clinical and managerial leads for POCT?
Are you currently experiencing an expansion in POCT or the opposite?
I know some of you will have previously supplied some of this information in other threads so apologies if this feels repetitive.
Kind regards
Tony
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