Beckman Coulter has announced that South West London Pathology (SWLP) has implemented DxH 900 haematology analysers and the Early Sepsis Indicator across the SWLP network. SWLP is an award-winning NHS pathology partnership set up by St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The installation enables SWLP laboratories to provide a single, integrated pathology service to more than 3.5 million people across South West London via three hospitals, 200 GP practices and 30 community healthcare sites.
Beckman Coulter’s DxH 900 haematology analysers enable clinical laboratories like SWLP to perform complete blood count and white blood cell differential tests. Demonstrating an industry-leading 93% first-pass yield, the DxH 900 reduces the number of manual slide reviews, helping to generate reportable results as quickly as possible. In addition, the DxH 900 features the Early Sepsis Indicator, the only CE-marked and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared haematology biomarker that aids the diagnosis of sepsis in adult patients.
“Emergency departments across our network see 370,000 patients a year. And, with conditions like sepsis becoming more and more prevalent, it is mission critical to have the tools and technology to identify, diagnose, and begin treatment as early as possible,” said Simon Brewer, SWLP Managing Director. “We believe that Beckman Coulter’s DxH 900 and Early Sepsis Indicator will help us detect and the clinical teams manage sepsis more effectively. Staff are looking forward to seeing the benefits that the technology brings to the growing population being served by SWLP.”