laboratory medicine definition
laboratory medicine means the practice of all or any of the following disciplines, namely pathology, clinical chemistry, microbiology and parasitology, haematology, morbid anatomy and histology, cytology, immunopathology, forensic pathology and other disciplines relevant thereto;
laboratory medicine is used throughout the document to refer to the discipline known as Blood Sciences in Hywel Dda, as well as any equivalent service created by the amalgamation of SBUHBs Laboratory Medicine and HDUHB’s Blood Sciences services. 4
laboratory medicine is used throughout the document to refer to the discipline known as Blood Sciences in Hywel Dda, as well as any equivalent service created by the amalgamation of SBUHBs Laboratory Medicine and HDUHB’s Blood Sciences services. Major aspects of the case for change to develop the Project are based on workforce fragility (which has now reached a critical phase), future proofing for demand and developments in service delivery, financial efficiencies and estates with significant backlog maintenance and of a design that is not fit for purpose to deliver modern laboratory services in the majority of cases. The pathology service must be developed to meet service user’s changing expectations in respect of high quality, safe and efficient health care services and the delivery of these services as close to home as possible. The pathology service must embrace competitiveness and a commissioner-led focus. It requires strong local clinical leadership and a business orientated management infrastructure, focusing on productivity by matching the workforce to activity, workflow and the roles and functions that are needed to deliver the ODN, through improving systems and processes and realising the benefits of new technology. The ODN will be a partnership between participating organisations, working collaboratively to achieve its common goals and purpose. This is a transitional Memorandum of Understanding (“Transitional MoU”) and its purpose is to outline the accountability arrangements and resulting responsibilities of the Health Boards in respect of the transitional ODN model, to act as the (transitional) hosting agreement between the Health Boards and to bridge the gap before the Health Boards enter into the MoU for the ODN which will come into effect after the transitional phase has completed, when the final details of the ODN have been agreed. This Transitional MoU should be read in conjunction with the Report to SBUHB’s Board dated 22nd November 2022. This Transitional MoU is between SBUHB and HDUHB only. There will be a separate agreement with PHW regarding PHW’s role in respect of the Microbiology Services that PHW will be providing in connection with the ODN. It is envisaged that other MoUs will be required in respect of the ODN. The ODN will be hosted and managed by SBUHB. This hosting role is entirely separate from the role of SBUHB as a provider of pathology services and all references to SBUHB throughout this Transitional MoU (unless otherwise stated) refer to SB...