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IBMS release National POCT Guidance 2023

  The IBMS has collaborated with the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) and the Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (ACB) to produce Point of Care Testing: National Strategic Guidance for at Point of Need Testing. The paper aims to communicate with those responsible for planning and commissioning novel patient services outside of traditional care settings. It outlines the strategic…
Dawn
June 2, 2023
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Piloting point of care tests in acute respiratory infections hubs

Members may already be aware through discussions in recent working parties, and the wider NHS Diagnostic Advisory Group about work that is ongoing with NHS England for the piloting of point of care tests in ARI Hubs. Acute respiratory tract infections in patients place a major burden on health systems each winter.  There is an eightyfold increase in respiratory admissions…
Ben Kemp
February 17, 2023
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