Table of contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Organisational considerations
  • Pre-trial instrument evaluations
  • Hospital ward side room study
  • General practice study
  • Experience of coordinating laboratories
    • Training and Education Considerations
    • Quality Control Procedures
    • Support Provided by Laboratories
    • Support by Manufacturers
    • Responsibilities of Office Laboratories
  • Developments while the trial was in progress
    • Technical Developments
    • Introduction of Pathology Laboratory
    • Accreditation
  • Further matters arising from the report to Health Ministers
  • Effects of decentralised testing on pathology laboratory staff
  • Conclusions
  • References