1. GPOC / ICE Supporting Patient Safety
Carol Thomson, IM&T Manager
Emily Huggett, PLIG GP
Catriona Morton, PLIG GP

2. Overview Role of PLIG Ordering appropriate tests & accessing guidance
Sending samples
Lab website:

3. PLIG Primary Care Laboratory Interface Group GP sub-committee reps
Laboratory specialists and management
Secondary care
Update meeting
Agrees tests and forms

4. PLIG processes

5. The ‘new’ Immunology Form

6. GPOC Immunology…

7. Overview Ordering appropriate tests & accessing guidance Role of PLIG
Sending samples
Lab website: -

8. GPOC Immunology…
Emily - Now look at immunology as an example...drilling down in more detail...

9. Autoimmune tests– the guidance

10. PLIG Guidance...

11. PLIG & Clinical advice…..
Haematology guidance
Thyroid function
TFTs in pregnancy
The ‘male menopause’
LFTs
Wound swabs
Lipid guidance….etc

12. Intrinsic pop-ups too....

14. GPOC working for your team

15. 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

16. 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?

17. Overview Sending samples – practicalities
Role of PLIG
Ordering appropriate tests & accessing guidance
Sending samples – practicalities
Lab website: -

18. Patient collected samples….

19. Searching for a test....

20. Searching for a test....

21. Editing the request….

22. Urgent specimens

23. What would help labs...

24. Messages to ourselves and others…

25. Messages to ourselves and others…

26. GPOC - New Developments….
HbA1c
Blood sugar results!
Dr Charu Chopra,
(Clinical Immunologist)

27. Cumulative Report Changes….

28. Thinking time…. Questions Ideas Suggestions
What changes do you want….?