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Article: In brief: News from fegg hayes, cobridge, etruria, boothen and north staffordshire
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- Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK)
- Article date:
- February 10, 2009
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North Staffs: The University Hospital Of North Staffordshire has
cut by a third the time it takes to test blood samples from patients
being treated in its accident unit.
A re-design of staffing rotas in the trust's department of blood
sciences has led to results being back with doctors in an average of
39 minutes compared to the previous 58 minutes.
The new working practices give high priority to A&E samples which
are now marked in red transport bags to make them easily
recognisable. A laboratory assistant has also been given the sole
responsibility of making sure specimens from the casualty department
always come first.
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