Pathology Programme News No. 26 1 st August 2011

1. National Pathology Programme Board In June the All Wales Chief Executives’ Group approved the National Pathology Programme Board work programme for 2011/12. Current projects and activities will therefore continue through a number of All Wales collaborative groups which have been active for a number of years. Groups are open to all and continue to be well attended by service colleagues from all Health Boards and NHS Wales organisations. Activities currently being undertaken by these All Wales groups include the following: Regional Collaboratives and Pathology Laboratory Managers Forum Local and regional projects to continue to implement the recommendations contained in the Future Delivery of Pathology Services in Wales and the Review of Histopathology Services in Wales regarding service integration and reconfiguration Support as appropriate for local implementation of Modernising Scientific Careers in line with the WAG MSC Implementation Programme Support as appropriate for local implementation of the new LIMS, WCP and EMPI Leading and Delivering Change Programme in partnership with NLIAH LIMS Clinical Strategy Group comprising discipline leads who facilitate groups of colleagues from all NHS Wales organisations Standardisation by discipline to inform configuration of the new LIMS and Wales Pathology Handbook Support as appropriate for LIMS user acceptance testing and local implementation Point of Care Testing Coordinators POCT Governance Policy audit POCT Business Case writing training delivered making use of local expertise at no cost to NHS Wales organisations POCT Procurement Framework Pathology Quality Management Forum Accreditation – Development of shared resources and sharing experiences and lessons learnt to enable more rapid adoption of good practice Mapping of ISO 15189, CPA, MHRA and HTA standards to the Healthcare Standards for Wales All Wales user surveys to deliver a reliable KPI based on user satisfaction as a robust indicator of service quality All Wales Quality Audit training delivered making use of local expertise at no cost to NHS Wales organisations HTA Designated Individuals Group HTA Regulatory Requirements – Development of shared resources and sharing experiences and lessons learnt to enable more rapid adoption of good practice Post Mortem standardised documents and processes for recording consent (adult and paediatric / perinatal) including All Wales training meeting HTA requirements Input to UK-wide reforms to death certification procedures and Coroner / Pathologist interface All Wales training for Anatomical Pathology Technicians and Bereavement Services colleagues delivered making use of local expertise at no cost to NHS Wales organisations To access shared resources developed by the various All Wales groups please visit the Pathology Community at www.nliah.com/portal For further details on how to access training contact Margie Fielden, Pathology Programme Manager, on 02920 207615 or margie.fielden@wales.nhs.uk To access records of NPPB meetings, please visit http://howis.wales.nhs.uk/pmuw Diary dates 4th Aug LIMS Implementation Board 5th Sept POCT Coordinators Group 7th Sept Laboratory Managers’ Forum 8th Sept LIMS Implementation Board 20th Sept Perinatal PM Consent Training Pathology Programme NewsNo. 261st August 2011