2000 - 2001 - Central Manchester University Hospitals - NHS ...

offer, has now successful achieved the throughput of 6
groups of professional staff.
This programme aims to provide delegates with new and
innovative ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness and
creativity skills.
In 2001/02 a Family Support service will be established to
provide advice to parents/carers and staff.
The Trust was the lead organisation for non-medical education
and training for the Child Health Special Interest Group
throughout Greater Manchester.
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Clinical Biochemistry introduced ward-based testing on both
the Intensive Care and Critical Care wards. This means that
doctors can have faster access to patient tests, particularly
out of normal working hours.
Clinical Biochemistry now provides specific haemoglobin
tests in the Diabetic Clinics. This means that test results can
be received whilst the patient is still in the clinic.
Histopathology extended its Perinatal Pathology Service to
hospitals across the North West Region and undertook extra
work from Coroners across the Region.
The Consultant Pathologists continued to be closely involved
in the United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study Groups and
hosted meetings with Pathologists from around the world.
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Haematology purchased a new IT system. This system is
used at both children’s hospitals and encompasses
Haematology and Blood Transfusion.
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New blood analysers have been purchased for both sites.
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Microbiology has implemented changes in its IT system and
now offers an improved result reporting service to its users
with automatic faxing of blood culture results.
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The identification of M.R.S.A. is now undertaken “in house”,
allowing a significant reduction in time to reporting.
2001/02 will see the continued development of plans for the
transfer of the Children’s Pathology Services to the new hospital
when it is built on the Central Manchester site.
Radiology
Clinical Director: Dr A Kelsey
General Manager: Mr A Milford
Budget: £5.1 million
Staff: 114
There have been some major improvements in the Radiology
Department. These included:
● Introducing a CT Scanner service at Royal Manchester
Children’s Hospitals.
Pathology
During 2000/01 there have been some significant changes that
have affected Pathology both as a whole and some which are
specific to the individual specialties within Pathology. These
included:
● Applying for Clinical Pathology Accreditation. This involved a
major inspection of the laboratories in March 2001 to verify
our compliance.
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Involving the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Department as a
pilot site for the implementation of the National Booked
Admission Project, with plans to expand this to the whole
Radiology Department.
Being award, as a part of the national CT Scanner
replacement programme, a state-of-the-art multi-slice
replacement CT Scanner for Booth Hall Children’s Hospital.
This will take images in the quickest possible time and will
result in many children having scans on an outpatient basis
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Annual Report 2000 ~ 2001