Dear Sharon,

We use Quantimetrix for both.  It works well. However, I am finding it difficult to get may head around running QCs daily.  We have 68 urine devices and 20 pregnancy.  Staff do their own testing.  The devices are on a lock out and I think introducing a daily, which I agree would be great, would be hard to introduce.

Kind regards,

Mary

 

 

Hi Mary

 

This is something we are looking at introducing. What QC material do you use?

 

Kind Regards

 

Sharon

 

Sharon Roberts

Point of Care Testing Lead

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Whiston Hospital

Warrington Road

Prescot

Merseyside

L35 5DR

 

Tel: 0151 290 4317

 

 

I was wondering how frequently IQC is run on the urine and pregnancy POCT devices?  We test it weekly.  The lab would like it tested daily but wards would prefer to test monthly. Just wanted to know what other Trusts did.

 

Mary

Mary Duddy
Point of Care Testing Manager,

Chemical Pathology

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Watford General Hospital, Vicarage Road,

Watford. Hertfordshire. WD18 0HB

EXT  Watford 7998

 

mary.duddy @whht.nhs.uk 

(   01923217998

 

 

 

 

 

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