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Social media policy

We encourage and welcome open, lively debate that is civil and relevant. We also want to ensure people’s safety online, so we’ve provided the following guidelines.

These are our main social media accounts, where we provide regular updates about the work of South West London Pathology:

LinkedIn
Twitter
YouTube

Our social media accounts are moderated Monday to Friday during office hours (9am to 5pm).

We will delete comments on our posts that:

  • are abusive, racist, sexist, homophobic or inflammatory
  • break the law (this includes libel, condoning illegal activity and contempt of court)
  • are not on topic and that we consider to be spam
  • contain personal information, such as telephone numbers and addresses
  • advertise commercial activity or ask for donations.

For serious or persistent breaches of our moderation policy, we reserve the right to prevent users from posting further comments.

Twitter

Retweets (RTs)

Tweets we repeat (RT) do not imply endorsement on the part of South West London Pathology. We may retweet news, links and personal observations we believe are relevant to the work we do.

Following

NHS England’s decision to follow a particular Twitter user does not imply endorsement of any kind. We follow accounts on Twitter we believe are relevant to our work. This could include following the Twitter accounts of companies and other commercial enterprises (and/or their employees) who comment on NHS England related issues.

@Replies and direct messages

We will read all @replies and direct messages sent to us and, when possible, will respond to them. Please note that it is not always possible to respond and we encourage users to use other ways to contact us if their question or comment requires urgent attention.

Latest news

March 12, 2024

Beta D Glucan (BDG) testing brought in-house

At the end of last year, testing for Beta-D-Glucan (BDG) was brought in-house. The median turnaround time using the new in-house assay is around two days, which facilitates a greater impact on antifungal stewardship when the result is negative.

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February 28, 2024

New Abbott Alinity system installed at Epsom Hospital

At the end of last year, a new Abbott Alinity GLP automation system was installed in the laboratory at Epsom Hospital, replacing the existing aging equipment.

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February 7, 2024

Pathology Service Update: Results for renin, aldosterone, androstenedione, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, DHEAS and testosterone confirmation now going out at usual

The delay in reporting results for renin, aldosterone, androstenedione, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, DHEAS and testosterone confirmation reported in January has been resolved and results are now going out as usual.

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January 29, 2024

Salmonella detection to be by PCR only from 1 February 2024

From 1 February 2024, Salmonella detection in faeces will be by PCR only and culture will no longer be routinely performed.

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