Setting Up a Lab

SETTING UP A PATHOLOGY LABORATORY

LABORATORY SETUP
SCOPE OF SERVICES TO BE OFFERED
HEMATOLOGY  BIOCHEMISTRY  CLINICAL PATHOLOGY  MICROBIOLOGY  HISTOPATHOLOGY  SPECIALITY TESTING Each lab is different & must react to its local & regional environment .


ORGANISATION & DESIGN
Three Key Elements  WORK PLACE  STAFF  TASK TO BE PEROFRMED
In Designing Functional & Spatial considerations are essential. Like relations to other services, Traffic flow, Specimen & Data flow

PROBLEM AREAS
     

TIME CONSTRAINTS AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PROPER GUIDANCE DECIDING SCOPE OF SERVICES PROJECT REPORT CO-ORDINATION OF SEVERAL GROUPS OF PROFESSIONAL (ARCHITECTS, LAB DIRECTOR, FINANCE,PERSONNEL ETC.)

SELECTION OF INSTRUMENTS

 PRECISION OF INSTRUMENTS  CERTIFICATION OF COMPANY  ACTUAL UTILITY  DATA TRANSMISSION  AVAILIBILITY OF KITS AND SERVICE  REAGENT RENTAL INSTRUMENTS

CHECKLIST FOR SELECTION

 USER FRIENDLY  TRAINING OF TECHNICIANS  COST PER TEST  SPEED WITH LINEARITY  FREQUENCY OF BREAK DOWN  AVAILABILITY OF KITS  SERVICE BACK-UP  ANNUAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACT

BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF A MODERATE COMPLEXITY SETUP
 
BASIC 600 Sq.FT. AREA INSTRUMENTATION 1. MICROSCOPE COMMON USAGE 2. BLOOD CELL COUNTER 3. AUTOANALYSERFULLY/SEMIAUTOMATED 4. ELISA/CHEMILUMINESCENCE READER 5. ELECTROLYTE ANALYSER 6. CENTRIFUGES AND SHAKERS 7. OVEN, INCUBATOR 8. GLASSWARE AND DISPOSABLE MATERIAL ADEQUATE QUALIFIED STAFF COMPUTERS WITH U.P.S, INTERFACING TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT

  

SURVEY OF INSTRUMENTS

INSTRUMENT

LABORATORY

MAKE

YEAR

COST

REMARK

MICROSCOPE

ABC

XYZ

1996

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Satisfactory