Annual Report 2010 - St. James's Hospital

Clinical Service Directorates I LabMed
LabMed Directorate
Dr. Brian O’Connell
Clinical Director
Mr. John Gibbons
Laboratory Manager
Introduction
The Laboratory Medicine (LabMed) Directorate comprises
the clinical laboratory departments of Biochemistry (including
Point of Care Testing), Cancer Molecular Diagnostics,
Haematology (incorporating Coagulation and Cryobiology),
Histopathology (incorporating Cytopathology), Immunology,
the Irish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory (IMRL),
Microbiology (incorporating Virology and Infection Control
and Prevention), the National MRSA Reference Laboratory
(NMRSARL), Phlebotomy and Transfusion Medicine
(incorporating Haemovigilance).
The LabMed Directorate is responsible for the overall
management and development of the Clinical Pathology
Laboratory Services in support of St. James’s Hospital,
General Practitioners (GPs), other hospitals and external
agencies throughout the country. The laboratory also acts
as a reference laboratory, nationally, for many specialties in
laboratory medicine.
Accreditation/License
All laboratory medicine disciplines, as outlined below, are
accredited. The following are accredited to Clinical Pathology
Accreditation (CPA) standards (incorporating ISO 15189) and
have retained their accreditation status in 2010:
• Biochemistry (including POCT and Phlebotomy)
• Cancer Molecular Diagnostics
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