Blood sciences in Barnsley

Steve Hall, professional and technical head of pathology services at the trust, explained: “When our chemistry, immunoassay and haematology analysers were coming to the end of their lease, we started to look at how we could provide an affordable, modernised service. Faced with everincreasing workloads and under enormous financial pressure, we were looking to reduce costs without compromising quality.

“Of four companies shortlisted, Siemens Diagnostics best meet our needs, from instrumentation and automation capabilities, through supervision and management of the installation, to running and maintenance in a managed service contract.”

The new automated system incorporates two ADVIA 2400 chemistry analysers, two ADVIA Centaur immunoassay analysers and two ADVIA 2120 haematology analysers, linked on the ADVIA LabCell automation Solution, with online centrifugation and data concentration provided by an ADVIA CentraLink networking solution.

www.siemens.com/diagnostics