On 24 August South West London Pathology hit one of its major milestones by going live at Croydon Hospital with new analysers in the lab and new IT systems. It was one of the most complex and largest changes in the implementation programme thus far.
News and events
Wandsworth GP event
In July, Dr Frances Boa (Consultant Clinical Scientist, Clinical Blood Sciences) and Dr Leslie Perry (Consultant Clinical Scientist, Clinical Blood Sciences), led a pathology education session for GPs in Wandsworth on hormone testing. The session was organised by Wandsworth CCG.
Microbiology launch event
On Monday 27 July, key stakeholders were invited to the hub Microbiology laboratory based at St George’s for a tour of our new state-of-the-art laboratory.
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Doctors from Kazakhstan visit our pathology services
SWLP hosted a group of transfusion and haematology doctors from Kazakhstan on Friday 26 June. They visited St George’s and had a talk on transfusion services in the UK as well as transfusion services at St George’s (including the provision of blood components to support major trauma).
Article published in ‘The Biomedical Scientist’
Sandip Kooner, Biomedical Scientist in Cytology, had an article published in latest edition of ‘The Biomedical Scientist’ (one of the major professional publications for science news and articles). Read the article in The Biomedical Scientist
Article on hyperkalaemia published in Pulse
Dr Anne Tarn, consultant pathologist, has had a recent publication in Pulse magazine on managing hyperkalaemia (high blood potassium levels). Pulse is the UK’s leading medical monthly publication for GPs and other primary care professionals.
Automation goes viral
Jamie Laughlin, Microbiology Discipline Manager, has just had an article printed in Patient Care about how rapid molecular testing machines are making their mark in the diagnostics lab. Patient Care – Stop the spread of sexually transmitted infections May 2015
Showcasing careers in science
enny Hersey, senior clinical scientist at our spoke site at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, had a stand at the 12th Annual Schools Science Conference in April at Westminster University.
SWLP could be joining the world-leading 100,000 genomics project
The 100,000 Genomes Project is a three year, national project aiming to collect and decode 100,000 human genomes from NHS patients by 2017.