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1 Consultant Clinical Scientist – NHS Lanarkshire
Working together as a laboratory network in Scotland - why does IT constrain us? Dr Ian Godber Lead Clinician - Scottish Clinical Biochemistry Managed Diagnostic Network (SCBMDN) Consultant Clinical Scientist – NHS Lanarkshire

2 What is the SCBMDN The SCBMDN brings together professionals from across Scotland to work in a coordinated manner to ensure the provision of high quality, efficient and equitable clinical biochemistry diagnostic services. It was established to work across NHS Board boundaries; acting as a conduit between the service and Scottish Government / central projects. By facilitating and fostering cooperation the SCBMDN aims to enable sharing of best practice, innovation and improvement. It sets out to achieve harmonisation where possible and provide a forum for the introduction and evaluation of new and developing concepts

3 Question Would you plan your processes differently if you knew connectivity was not an issue? Planning a new service Rationalising a service

4 Example - FIT Faecal Haemoglobin Test (FIT) – advocated for use in triaging symptomatic patients where GI pathology is suspected. Normally get referred for a colonoscopy Faecal test measures blood in the stool Currently performed by 2 sites in Scotland How do you roll this out Nationally?

5 National Roll Out - FIT How do you plan an efficient, effective service? How do you refer the request? Who gets the results? How do you view the results?

6 National LIMS or Better Connectivity?
Overcoming the issues National LIMS or Better Connectivity?


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