An Update on NPEx Owen Johnson Director, X-Lab Ltd

A national lab to lab exchange for all pathology disciplines. NPEx – Aims and Objectives A national lab to lab exchange for all pathology disciplines. From any lab, to any lab. Provided for the NHS, by the NHS Free other than an annual service charge Every lab in the UK is linked to every other lab in the UK One single “exchange” for the whole of the UK

NPEx was conceived in 2001 by a DH funded project Professor Rick Jones NHS Pathologist Lecturer, University of Leeds

NPEx has been implemented by an NHS, University, private sector partnership Deployment John Rayner Innovation Development Owen Johnson 2010 eHealth Insider Awards for Interoperability

Locate External Lab Details Locate External Lab Details Sample Arrives Specimen Barcoded Locate External Lab Details Locate External Lab Details Paper Based Results Returned Paper Based Results Returned Re-Enter Specimen Details Re-Enter Specimen Details Package & Send to External Lab Package & Send to External Lab Results Reported Results Manually Re-Entered Results Manually Re-Entered

Laboratory to laboratory exchanges within Greater Manchester Pathology Network 8

Where we would like to go: A Digital Stock Exchange for UK Pathology The ability to buy and sell pathology capacity across the UK to give the best value, finest quality service to the NHS

Agenda 09:30 – 10:00 Refreshments & Networking 10:00 – 10:20   10:00 – 10:20 Introduction - Owen Johnson, X-Lab  10:20 – 10:30 Business Development Update - Steve Box, X-Lab 10:30 – 10:50 NPEx New Features and Enhanced Architecture - Ash Sykes and Scott Jones, X-Lab 10:50 – 11:10 NPEx for Referrals to NHS Blood & Transplant Service - Gordon Mellor, Head of Portfolio-DTS, NHS Blood & Transplant Service 11:10 – 11:30 Refreshments

Agenda 2 11:30 – 12:10 FIRST WORKSHOP SESSION WORKSHOP 1 New Functionality, what next? Q&A Interactive session  WORKSHOP 2 NPEx - Enabling New Models of Business in Pathology Services  12:10 – 12:40 Lunch   12:40 – 13:00 Diagnostics Data Service - Katrina Randle, Health & Social Care Information Centre  13:00 – 13:40 SECOND WORKSHOP SESSION WORKSHOP 3 Microbiology Requests and Reports   WORKSHOP 4 New Users of NPEx - Interactive session  13:40 – 13:50 Q&A with prizes 13:50 – 14:00 Wrap Up & Close - Owen 14:00 Networking & Free Museum Tour

Housekeeping Introductions No fires planned Refreshments Loos Discussion Suggestions Prizes And …. Enjoy

Agenda 09:30 – 10:00 Refreshments & Networking 10:00 – 10:20   10:00 – 10:20 Introduction - Owen Johnson, X-Lab  10:20 – 10:30 Business Development Update - Steve Box, X-Lab 10:30 – 10:50 NPEx New Features and Enhanced Architecture - Ash Sykes and Scott Jones, X-Lab 10:50 – 11:10 NPEx for Referrals to NHS Blood & Transplant Service - Gordon Mellor, Head of Portfolio-DTS, NHS Blood & Transplant Service 11:10 – 11:30 Refreshments

Workshop 1 Ballacraine Suite Kirkmichael Suite 11:30 – 12:10 FIRST WORKSHOP SESSION  WORKSHOP 1 New Functionality, what next? Q&A Interactive session Ash Sykes and Scott Jones, X-Lab Ballacraine Suite WORKSHOP 2 NPEx - Enabling New Models of Business in Pathology Services Owen Johnson, X-Lab Kirkmichael Suite  

Agenda 2 11:30 – 12:10 FIRST WORKSHOP SESSION WORKSHOP 1 New Functionality, what next? Q&A Interactive session  WORKSHOP 2 NPEx - Enabling New Models of Business in Pathology Services  12:10 – 12:40 Lunch   12:40 – 13:00 Diagnostics Data Service - Katrina Randle, Health & Social Care Information Centre  13:00 – 13:40 SECOND WORKSHOP SESSION WORKSHOP 3 Microbiology Requests and Reports   WORKSHOP 4 New Users of NPEx - Interactive session  13:40 – 13:50 Q&A with prizes 13:50 – 14:00 Wrap Up & Close - Owen 14:00 Networking & Free Museum Tour

Workshop 2 Ballacraine Suite Kirkmichael Suite 13:00 – 13:40 SECOND WORKSHOP SESSION WORKSHOP 3 Microbiology Requests and Reports Ballacraine Suite WORKSHOP 4 New Users of NPEx - Interactive session Kirkmichael Suite 

Agenda 2 11:30 – 12:10 FIRST WORKSHOP SESSION WORKSHOP 1 New Functionality, what next? Q&A Interactive session  WORKSHOP 2 NPEx - Enabling New Models of Business in Pathology Services  12:10 – 12:40 Lunch   12:40 – 13:00 Diagnostics Data Service - Katrina Randle, Health & Social Care Information Centre  13:00 – 13:40 SECOND WORKSHOP SESSION WORKSHOP 3 Microbiology Requests and Reports   WORKSHOP 4 New Users of NPEx - Interactive session  13:40 – 13:50 Q&A with prizes 13:50 – 14:00 Wrap Up & Close - Owen 14:00 Networking & Free Museum Tour

Q&A User Group Open Forum Prizes

A national lab to lab exchange for all pathology disciplines. NPEx – Aims and Objectives A national lab to lab exchange for all pathology disciplines. From any lab, to any lab. Provided for the NHS, by the NHS Free other than an annual service charge Every lab in the UK is linked to every other lab in the UK One single “exchange” for the whole of the UK