Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s pathology department has now completed its ‘go-live’ with a new laboratory information system enhancing the processing of millions of patient test results.
The new laboratory information management system (LIMS) system from Clinisys improves the way in which laboratory results are reported , leading to faster patient diagnosis and treatment.
The system has now been successfully launched with laboratory blood sciences, following the introduction with microbiology and cellular pathology services last year.
Over 9.5 million tests are carried out in the hospital’s laboratories each year to help support the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of conditions. A LIMS system enables the managing, tracking, analysis and sharing of this information to support patient care.
The new system allows greater integration with other systems and ultimately supports quicker turnaround times getting results to colleagues more swiftly, both with internal clinical colleagues, and with partners such as GP practices.
They have been supported with the new system by the Greater Manchester Pathology Network; one of the largest pathology networks in England which serves an estimated 2.8 million people.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has joined with three other trusts in the network; Bolton, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Services, and the Northern Care Alliance, in implementing the new system.
This major system upgrade has meant close working between the trust’s pathology department, clinical and digital colleagues, as well as with local GPs, to ensure the new system has been implemented with disruption kept to a minimum.
Mark Gordon, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Pathology Operational Lead said;
“Following the launch with cellular pathology and microbiology last year, it’s fantastic to see the new LIMS now completely live in blood sciences. This is a significant step forward with the digital infrastructure of the laboratory in line with the national NHS digitalisation goals and will further benefit the adaption of full digital integration for Pathology.
This has been a major project with the previous system in place since 1992, and I’d like to say a huge thanks all our pathology and IT colleagues for the expertise and skill they have brought, as well as Clinysis and the Greater Manchester Pathology Network for making this launch a success.”
