MINIMUM LABELLING REQUIREMENTS October 1st, 2012 To comply with new NSQHS Standards, as of Pathology request forms AND specimens MUST have 3 identifiers: Patient’s Full NAME- ie Surname AND Given name DOB (Date of Birth) UR Number OR For Outpatients Patient’s full Address or Medicare # NO LABEL/INCOMPLETE LABEL = NO TESTING CLINICAL DETAILS Required for all requests: – Include: Current problem/ Differential diagnosis/ Relevant medical history This information will assist with determining the level of investigation required and the importance and prioritisation of unexpected results. CONTACT DETAILS Required for all requests: – Legible referrer name and contact and/or after hours contact and Pager/ Phone number must be supplied on EACH REQUEST This information is required for effective communication of critical results. SPECIMEN RELABELLING NOT PERMITTED Recent changes to NATA Accreditation requirements have resulted in a tightening of policy on specimen relabelling.** October 1st, 2012 From you will not be permitted to re-label specimens. Pathology will not accept: UNLABELLED SPECIMENS MIS-LABELLED SPECIMENS INSUFFICIENTLY LABELLED SPECIMENS Compliance will ensure maximum patient safety is a priority. XX INCORRECT CORRECT
MINIMUM LABELLING REQUIREMENTS To comply with new NSQHS Standards, as of October 1st, 2012 Pathology request forms AND specimens MUST have 3 identifiers: Patient’s Full NAME- ie Surname AND Given name DOB (Date of Birth) UR Number OR For Outpatients Patient’s full Address or Medicare # NO LABEL/INCOMPLETE LABEL = NO TESTING CLINICAL DETAILS – Required for all requests: Include: Current problem/ Differential diagnosis/ Relevant medical history This information will assist with determining the level of investigation required and the importance and prioritisation of unexpected results. CONTACT DETAILS – Required for all requests: Legible referrer name and contact and/or after hours contact and Pager/ Phone number must be supplied on EACH REQUEST This information is required for effective communication of critical results. SPECIMEN RELABELLING NOT PERMITTED Recent changes to NATA Accreditation requirements have resulted in a tightening of policy on specimen relabelling.** From October 1st, 2012 you will not be permitted to re-label specimens. Pathology will not accept: UNLABELLED SPECIMENS MIS-LABELLED SPECIMENS INSUFFICIENTLY LABELLED SPECIMENS Compliance will ensure maximum patient safety is a priority. INCORRECT XX CORRECT
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