Pathology quality
The Pathology department adheres to the principles of patient-focused laboratory medicine, adopting a proactive stance on optimising the delivery of medical laboratory services to give maximum efficiency and effectiveness to health care.
Policies and statements
- Pathology quality policy [pdf] 477KB
- Pathology quality manual [pdf] 1014KB
- Pathology policy on protection of personal information [pdf] 26KB
- Pathology policy on self-requesting and result delivery to patients [pdf] 87KB
Accreditation
Scope of UKAS accredited repertoire
- Cellular pathology 8062 (diagnostic cytology, histology and molecular pathology)
- Microbiology 8063
- Blood sciences 8342 (haematology, biochemistry and blood transfusion)
- Point of care testing (POCT) 31111
- Unaccredited tests will be highlighted on reports with a comment and are also listed in Pathology tests outside scope of accreditation [pdf] 902KB