FEATURE ARTICLES

Plumtree Group is a leader in the field of electronic document management and has provided solutions and support to some 100 NHS Trusts. From specimen reception to report printing and archiving, the company has the answers to the paper management problems that plague pathology.

The development of an internal quality control scheme in clinical bacteriology has been hampered by a lack of suitable cultures. However, work undertaken at Harrogate District Hospital using Microbank beads may provide a solution to this problem.

In the August 2004 issue of Pathology in Practice, Chris Bird reviewed a range of haematology analysers. Here, Alan Smith provides an update and outlines details of a new multi-technology approach, and a new system, the Abbott CELL-DYN Sapphire û named after its high-definition blue laser û that combines impedance and optical principles with triple-channel fluorescence.

The North Cheshire NHS Hospitals Trust procured the Sysmex Modular Open Laboratory Information System (MOLIS) to provide a turnkey solution with the flexibility to satisfy the requirements of all laboratory disciplines.