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LIMS upgrade for Welsh transfusion service
The blood transfusion service at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has gone live with Clinisys WinPath in a first of type deployment in Wales. The critical service has adopted the
latest laboratory information management system (LIMS) to support the transfusion laboratory testing and distribution of blood components and blood products for the population of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB). Jennifer Summers, Blood Transfusion
Laboratory Manager, thanked the Health Board staff for their help in the extensive
New pathology facility approved for Scarborough
A modern, purpose-built pathology facility is set to replace Scarborough General Hospital’s ageing and increasingly unsafe building, addressing urgent issues caused by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). The three
storey, 2,600 square metre building, designed by P+HS Architects,
will house a 24/7 laboratory service on the ground floor, including clinical biochemistry, haematology, blood transfusion, point-of-care testing, and molecular diagnostics, alongside office, seminar, and staff spaces. The first floor will provide ophthalmology and outpatient services, with consultation and treatment rooms, offices, and supporting facilities. The second floor will primarily contain internal plant space, and a rooftop solar array will support sustainability objectives for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The development will occupy a
currently vacant site that previously hosted a construction compound and, prior to its relocation, the hospital’s helipad. RAAC was discovered in the pathology department in 2023, with staff relocated to other parts of the hospital.
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testing that was required to adopt the new system. “The go-live was very smooth,” she said, “but that was a testament to the extensive testing that was carried out prior to go-live (over 120 separate test scripts) and to the training package that the laboratory developed following the Clinisys superuser training. Staff have taken to the new system really well. It’s very user-friendly and we’re confident it has given us a great platform for the future.” Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
is a key organisation in south-east Wales. It provides its services through a number of
hospitals and health centres, including The Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran. The Grange has a state-of-the-art laboratory that was built and equipped just five years ago and handles centralised transfusion sample testing, blood issuing and the onward distribution of blood and blood products for the whole health board. Clinisys undertook development work to
make sure Clinisys WinPath could handle the way blood stock orders are receipted from the Welsh Blood Service. As a result, it now has a LIMS that can support Welsh requirements.
P+HS Architects
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