Reading Hospital
Laboratory Medicine Services
Specification:
- Bacteriology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Coagulation
- Haematology
- Histopathology and Cytology
- Transfusion medicine
Opening hours: 24 hours
Medical Quality and Efficiency
Full unconditional CPA accreditation, incorporating ISO
15189.
- Consultant Pathologists are Members or Fellows of the Royal
College of Pathologists
- Consultant Pathologists have full registration with the GMS and
appear on the Specialist Register
- Consultant Pathologists take part in relevant EQA schemes and
take part in the Royal College of Pathologists CPD scheme
- There are regular audits of the laboratory's activites
including the quality of reports and overall delivery of
service
- All permanent Biomedical Scientists are members of the
Institute of Biomedical Scientists, take part in CPD and hold
Certificates of Competence.
- The laboratory takes part in National EQA Schemes (NEQAS)
Number of staff (excluding doctors): 6
Number of physicians: 8