NHS England has promised an end to short term thinking with the release of a new planning framework document, which also sets out more detail on shifting more healthcare to community settings.
Features
Annual SHOT Report 2024: laboratories in need of a lifeline
In its 2024 annual report, the Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) scheme shows evidence of a particularly challenging year for staff working in transfusion laboratories.
Improving blood services with new technology in south west London
Earlier this year, South West London Pathology celebrated the installation of new analysers and automated tracking at Croydon Hospital’s essential service laboratory. Six months on, Pathology in Practice Editor Andy Myall caught up with SWLP‘s Managing Director Simon Brewer to see how the project is progressing.
Products
Ten-colour PCR platform bridges gap between PCR and NGS
Countable Labs has announced the launch of Countable 10, the first and only PCR platform capable of 10-color multiplexing. The new platform will extend the utility of the company’s core Countable PCR technology to enable higher level multiplexing that easily and cleanly reveals more insights in a single reaction.
Gestalt launches PathFlow update
Gestalt has announced the release of PathFlow Version 6, the latest evolution of its award-winning digital pathology platform.
Leica Biosystems expands digital pathology portfolio
Leica Biosystems has launched two new software solutions into its Aperio Digital Pathology portfolio.
Roche’s Troponin T test offers improved accuracy
Roche has recently announced the primary results from the TSIX Study Program, which evaluated the performance of its new sixth-generation high-sensitivity Troponin T test for diagnosing heart attacks.
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