GPOC / ICE Supporting Patient Safety Carol Thomson, IM&T Manager Emily Huggett, PLIG GP Catriona Morton, PLIG GP
Overview Role of PLIG Ordering appropriate tests & accessing guidance Sending samples Lab website: www.edinburghlabmed.co.uk
PLIG Primary Care Laboratory Interface Group GP sub-committee reps Laboratory specialists and management Secondary care Update meeting Agrees tests and forms
PLIG processes
The ‘new’ Immunology Form
GPOC Immunology…
Overview Ordering appropriate tests & accessing guidance Role of PLIG Sending samples Lab website: -www.edinburghlabmed.co.uk
GPOC Immunology… Emily - Now look at immunology as an example...drilling down in more detail...
Autoimmune tests– the guidance
PLIG Guidance...
PLIG & Clinical advice….. Haematology guidance Thyroid function TFTs in pregnancy The ‘male menopause’ LFTs Wound swabs Lipid guidance….etc
Intrinsic pop-ups too....
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GPOC working for your team
Some screen changes… DMARDs updated and Penicillamine added… Hypertension – just C&Es (LFTs dropped) Hypertension – added new diagnosis screen ‘Keep Well’ changed to CVD Primary Prevention Assessment ‘Books’ changed too
Some queries CKD: Calcium / albumin / phosphate / FBC IHD has FBC; diabetes does not….. LFTs – we have removed from CHD; do we want to retain for new diagnosis hypertension? Are there screens you would like to see added? …..or changed?
Overview Sending samples – practicalities Role of PLIG Ordering appropriate tests & accessing guidance Sending samples – practicalities Lab website: - www.edinburghlabmed.co.uk
Patient collected samples….
Searching for a test....
Searching for a test....
Editing the request….
Urgent specimens
What would help labs...
Messages to ourselves and others…
Messages to ourselves and others…
GPOC - New Developments…. HbA1c Blood sugar results! Dr Charu Chopra, (Clinical Immunologist)
Cumulative Report Changes….
Thinking time…. Questions Ideas Suggestions What changes do you want….? www.edinburghlabmed.co.uk Carol.Thomson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk