Division of Diagnostics & Therapies Priority Title Sub-Specialty Lead Rationale/comment Q Start Laboratory Medicine Use of blood in patients with Sickle Cell Disease Laboratory Haematology Tom Latham National Audit (Quality Accounts) 1 Q2 Supplementary reports to identify discrepancies in paediatric Link to Board Assurance Framework/Corporate Histopathology Pramila Ramani 2 Q2 tumours Objectives Placentas microscopy in 2013 Histopathology Craig Charles Platt National guidance (RCPath Tissue Pathway 2011) 3 Q3 Re-auditing the quality of perinatal autopsy in South-West of National guidance (RCPath guidelines for autopsy Histopathology Corina Moldovan 3 Q3 England practice 2002 and 2006) Assessment of clinical information of the specimen request forms Histopathology Alica Torres National guidance (RCPath) 3 Q1 Turnaround time for urgent biopsies Histopathology Joya Pawade Departmental/service objective 2 Q1 Supplementary report for gynaecology pathology Histopathology Joya Pawade Departmental/service objective 2 Q2 Departmental/service objective Re-auditing frozen section practice in thoracic pathology Histopathology Nidhi Bhatt 2 Q4 Re-audit ID 3627 Timing of antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery Microbiology Mbiye Mpenge Local guidance (antibiotic guidelines) 3 Q1 Link to Board Assurance Framework/Corporate Procalcitonin testing in acute medical admissions Microbiology Richard Brindle 2 Q3 Objectives Prophylaxis in orthopaedic surgery Microbiology Martin Williams To ensure patients are getting the correct prophylaxis 4 Q4 Patient Safety of management of hyponatraemia Clinical Biochemistry Paul Thomas 2 Q2 Trust guideline External accreditation/regulation (links to CQC Outcome Audit of Hand hygiene facilities Infection Control Joanna Hamilton-Davies 2 Q1 work) of Environment Infection Control Joanna Hamilton-Davies National guidance (DoH) 2 Q1 Medical Physics & Bioengineering Medical Physics & CT radiation dose audit of L3 scanner Ian Negus National guidance (Requirement of IRMER) 2 Q3 Bioengineering Nutrition & Dietetics
Division of Diagnostics & Therapies Title Sub-Specialty Lead Rationale/comment Priority Q Start Laboratory Medicine Use of blood in patients with Sickle Cell Disease Laboratory Haematology Tom Latham National Audit (Quality Accounts) 1 Q2 Supplementary reports to identify discrepancies in paediatric tumours Histopathology Pramila Ramani Link to Board Assurance Framework/Corporate Objectives 2 Q2 Placentas microscopy in 2013 Histopathology Craig Charles Platt National guidance (RCPath Tissue Pathway 2011) 3 Q3 Re-auditing the quality of perinatal autopsy in South-West of England Histopathology Corina Moldovan National guidance (RCPath guidelines for autopsy practice 2002 and 2006) 3 Q3 Assessment of clinical information of the specimen request forms Histopathology Alica Torres National guidance (RCPath) 3 Q1 Turnaround time for urgent biopsies Histopathology Joya Pawade Departmental/service objective 2 Q1 Supplementary report for gynaecology pathology Histopathology Joya Pawade Departmental/service objective 2 Q2 Re-auditing frozen section practice in thoracic pathology Histopathology Nidhi Bhatt Departmental/service objective Re-audit ID 3627 2 Q4 Timing of antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery Microbiology Mbiye Mpenge Local guidance (antibiotic guidelines) 3 Q1 Procalcitonin testing in acute medical admissions Microbiology Richard Brindle Link to Board Assurance Framework/Corporate Objectives 2 Q3 Prophylaxis in orthopaedic surgery Microbiology Martin Williams To ensure patients are getting the correct prophylaxis 4 Q4 of management of hyponatraemia Clinical Biochemistry Paul Thomas Patient Safety Trust guideline 2 Q2 Audit of Hand hygiene facilities Infection Control Joanna Hamilton-Davies External accreditation/regulation (links to CQC Outcome work) 2 Q1 of Environment Infection Control Joanna Hamilton-Davies National guidance (DoH) 2 Q1 Medical Physics & Bioengineering CT radiation dose audit of L3 scanner Medical Physics & Bioengineering Ian Negus National guidance (Requirement of IRMER) 2 Q3 Nutrition & Dietetics