http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/bruce-keogh-review/Documents/outcomes/keogh-review-final-report.pdf

Published today

 

No mention of the following words:

Laboratory

pathology

biochemistry

haematology

histopathology

microbiology

biopsy

phlebotomy

blood

 

Diagnostics: page 44; described as an example of good practice at North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

 

Investigations (to a patient -?could be lab medicine): page 47; Tameside

" Lack of timely investigations, and poor management of deteriorating patients"

?

 

death certificates (involves pathology staff in some cases): page 38: Burton Hospitals

Issues that were escalated immediately:

There was an allegation that death certificates were not being completed in line with the Trust’s procedures. The panel formally escalated this to the CQC during the announced visit. CQC visited the Trust on 31 May 2013 to perform an inspection into medical record keeping at the Trust. Following the inspection, the Trust was found to be compliant with the standards and was reported as having an effective system in place to ensure patient's records were appropriately complete

 

A good day for lab medicine not to be in the news.

Best Wishes

Katy

 

Katy Heaney

POCT Manager and Principal Biochemist

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Department of Chemical Pathology

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals

Wellhouse Lane

Barnet

EN5 3DJ

 

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Telephone:            (020) 8216 4049

 

Lab tests: What is this test for? What does this result mean?

http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk/

 


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