Sponsors

PiP webinar: last chance to register!

Join our free exclusive webinar on Friday 30 January at 11am, featuring Debra Padgett and Hugo Craven as they reflect on key lessons from a strategic partnership aimed at optimising specimen reception and pre-analytics.

Participants will learn how the collaboration between Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Beckman Coulter Diagnostics resulted in remarkable improvements for the laboratory.

Register now to discover how this award-winning partnership faced challenges observed in many NHS laboratories to redefine pathology services, combining operational gains with cultural transformation to set a scalable benchmark for excellence.

Webinar attendees will have the opportunity to put questions to the speakers following their conversation. Following the live webinar, the video will be available on demand from the PiP website.

Click here to register.

 

Speakers

Debra Padgett, Clinical Pathology Head of Service at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust & NENC Pathology Network Operational Lead

Debra Padgett drives innovation and excellence in pathology, shaping high-quality, safe and efficient services at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. As NENC Pathology Operational Lead, she champions workforce development and recognition across integrated care systems. Passionate about the professional development of her organisation’s biomedical science workforce, sustainability, and diagnostic innovation, she ensures pathology leads from the front.

 

Hugo Craven, Principal Performance Partnership – Europe at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics

Hugo Craven is a global commercial and partnerships leader with 25 years’ experience working across healthcare markets in EMEA. He has partnered with public, private, and NGO stakeholders to support start-up, turnaround, and sustainable organisations, leading multidisciplinary teams through periods of change and growth. Known for his collaborative style and strategic perspective, Hugo focuses on building trusted partnerships, developing leaders, and creating the conditions for long-term impact and high-performing teams.

 

Click here to register.

 

Latest Issues

USCAP 115th Annual Meeting

Henry B. González Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
21-26 March, 2026

Analytica 2026

Messe München, Munich, Germany
24-27 March, 2026

Introduction to Cellular Components, Tissue Morphology and Tissue Recognition Master Class

The Haylofts, St Thomas Street, Haymarket, Newcastle, NE1 4LE, UK
7 April, 2026

Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2026

ICC Belfast, Northern Ireland
13 - 16 April, 2026