Hi Kay,
We use the Abbott ID NOW for COVID-19, RSV and Flu A&B testing across three hospital sites covering Derbyshire and south eastern Staffordshire. These are connected using Abbott AegisPOC with ADT feeds and results going to the EPRs on each site.
We have a range of users providing testing in the Derby and Burton hospital sites ranging from HCAs to Sisters (but no medical staff).
We carried out a period of several weeks where all POCT tests were duplicated with the laboratory PCR methods in place but this was much easier as the infection rate was much higher and as it was all new, staff sent lab tests in the vast majority of cases. Since then we monitor the performance of the ID NOWs using a database and checking lab comparisons for POCT positive results so that we can hopefully identify any issues with users, lot numbers etc.
If you move to this platform you can get a series of verifiers from NIBS for the ID NOW, as the rate of positivity of quite low at present.
We have analysers in all locations where patients appear at our acute front doors, such as ED and MAU, but also in places where patients arrive directly from ED without entering their pathway, such as the Hand and Eye clinics at Derby.
Hope this helps.
KR
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Subject: Current ED POCT Covid Testing
Dear All
We are looking at alternative solutions for the current POCT Liat COVID testing in ED, as I expect many others sites are doing. The Cepheid Gene Xpress is one alternative but has raised many questions e.g. analyser and laptop location, ease of use, extended test time, etc.
If you have time are you willing to share the processes in place at other sites?
For example:-
Which devices are used?
Who performs the tests?
Are POCT results confirmed with a lab test?
What patient process/pathway is in place?
Thank you
Kay Webber
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POCT Manager GSTT
Viapath Pathology
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