Vocal recognition gaining ground within pathology department

Vocal recognition gaining ground within pathology department

TalkingPoint for Pathology, GHG Software’s specialist pathology VR workflow system, has been implemented in the pathology department at Blackpool Victoria NHS Hospital, to meet the immediate needs of the healthcare environment and help to improve the efficiency of the reporting system.

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Slide and block storage solutions

Slide and block storage solutions

Storage of tissue blocks and slides in the laboratory has the advantage of total control over archiving and is more cost-effective than external storage.
New laboratory for NHS Fife

New laboratory for NHS Fife

In January 2012 a new state-of-the-art laboratory opened in the grounds of the Victoria Hospital, NHS Fife. The building is known as the ‘South Laboratory Block’ and houses the haematology, blood transfusion and clinical biochemistry departments.
Redipor product portfolio

Redipor product portfolio

Cherwell Laboratories, a specialist in products for environmental monitoring and process validation, has announced availability of its 2012–2013 price list for its Redipor Prepared Media product portfolio.
• Roche offers free educational seminars with CPD points
• Easy RNA quantitation
• Review of imaging techniques for cell culture visualisation
• Turnkey approach to automation
• Improved accuracy of lung cancer diagnostic testing
• Highly specific lipoprotein (a) assay

Features

Proactive platforms for continual learning: the value of user groups

Proactive platforms for continual learning: the value of user groups

Strong partnership working between Siemens and its customers was the focus of recent user group meetings, the objectives of which were to promote close relationships and share knowledge in the areas of plasma proteins, chemistry, immunoassay, haematology and point-of-care testing.
Lighting, noise and temperature: getting the environment right

Lighting, noise and temperature: getting the environment right

Biomedical scientist Barry Hill examines some of the specific problems posed by working conditions in the laboratory, focusing here on lighting, noise and temperature.
Fully automated HER2 fluorescence in situ hybridisation: successful introduction on a staining platform

Fully automated HER2 fluorescence in situ hybridisation: successful introduction on a staining platform

A pathology team at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland recently switched from manual to fully automated HER2 fluorescence in situ hybridisation staining, using Leica Microsystems’ BOND-III staining platform and the Leica HER2 FISH system. Here, Tony O’Grady discusses the switchover and the advantages of automation.
Procalcitonin testing: reducing the risk of sepsis-related mortality

Procalcitonin testing: reducing the risk of sepsis-related mortality

Edward Burnham looks at the use of procalcitonin as a biomarker for sepsis, which could provide greater specificity than previously possible, ensuring timely, effective and cost-effective treatment.
• Next-generation separation: a French perspective on HbA1c testing and electrophoresis
• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate: the extinction of a dinosaur laboratory test?
• Human papillomavirus: increased testing for patients at risk of cervical cancer
• Protease status in chronic wounds: a point-of-care diagnostic test
• Meeting accreditation standards for point-of-care testing: views from Stockport and York
• High-speed laboratory network: Morecambe Bay reaps the benefits of automation

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Does it take two to tango? Importance of coaggregation in multispecies biofilms. The interaction between microorganisms in a biofilm is a complex process involving many factors, as Alexander Rickard and colleagues explain.A well-choreographed tango requires more than simple proximity. Venue, mood, partner, and the presence of other dancers all influence the performance.

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Acinetobacter baumannii microorganisms in stationary phase
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Media for MALDI-TOF platform
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