Laboratory User Guide for GPs and Nursing Homes - Clinical Laboratory Services

Oct 12, 2026

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Guide to use clinical laboratory services for GP and nursing home users, covering departmental information, blood transfusion workflows, and specialty laboratory testing. Includes testing and service provision guidance such as patient identification, consent requirements, specimen and sampling policies, turnaround times, electronic results access, crossmatch procedures, and traceability and transfusion reaction management. Also outlines ordering, emergency blood issue processes, massive transfusion protocol, and clinical advice across haematology, chemical pathology, immunology, microbiology, histopathology, and related services.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryGeneral

FormatPDF

Pages196

Reading Time1 h 9 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Updates of User’s Handbook

Testing Guidelines

Blood Transfusion & Haemovigilance

Service Provision Hours and Contact Details

Blood Products/Components Available

Turnaround Times

Patient Identification

Positive Patient Identification (PPID)

Unidentified Patient

Beaumont Hospital Major Emergency Plan

Patient Information / Consent

Group and Screen Sample

Electronic Results

Beaumont Hospital Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine Guide to Use of Laboratory Services for GP/Nursing Home Users Document Number: LP-GEN-0014 Revision: 14 Active Date: 16th March 2025 Authorised By: Prof. P. Thornton, Clinical Director of Laboratory Medicine DEPARTMENTAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT INFORMATION Blood Transfusion Clinical Guidelines Laboratory Information Haematology & Clinical Guidelines Coagulation & Flow Cytometry Laboratory Information Chemical Pathology Clinical Guidelines Laboratory Information Immunology Clinical Guidelines Laboratory Information Microbiology Clinical Guidelines Laboratory Information Histopathology, Cytology, Clinical Guidelines Neuropathology Laboratory Information Molecular Pathology Clinical Guidelines 66 Laboratory Information NHISSOT Clinical Guidelines Laboratory Information See next page for detailed table of contents. 1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................. 7 1.1 UPDATES OF USER’S HANDBOOK ................................................................. 7 2 TESTING GUIDELINES.................................................................................. 8 2.1 BLOOD TRANSFUSION & HAEMOVIGILANCE ................................................ 8 2.2 SERVICE PROVISION HOURS AND CONTACT DETAILS: ................................... 9 2.3 BLOOD PRODUCTS/ COMPONENTS AVAILABLE ............................................ 9 2.4 TURNAROUND TIMES ................................................................................... 9 2.5 PATIENT IDENTIFICATION ........................................................................... 10 2.5.1 Positive Patient Identification (PPID) ..................................................... 10 2.5.2 Unidentified Patient .................................................................................. 11 2.6 BEAUMONT HOSPITAL MAJOR EMERGENCY PLAN..................................... 11 2.7 PATIENT INFORMATION / CONSENT:........................................................... 11 2.8 GROUP AND SCREEN SAMPLE: ................................................................... 11 2.8.1 Extending a GS ......................................................................................... 12 2.8.2 Pre-Transfusion Type and Screen Sampling ............................................ 12 2.9 ELECTRONIC RESULTS: .............................................................................. 12 2.9.1 Blood Transfusion Widget on PowerChart .............................................. 12 2.9.2 Blood Transfusion Test Requests Reports on Powerchart ....................... 14 2.9.3 Group & Screen Results (Including Antibody ID) ................................... 14 2.9.4 Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) ................................................................ 15 2.9.5 ABO Titrations .......................................................................................... 15 2.9.6 Cold Agglutinins ....................................................................................... 16 2.9.7 Unsuitable specimen reports for Rejected Specimens .............................. 16 2.10 SECOND SAMPLE POLICY ........................................................................... 16 2.11 CROSSMATCH............................................................................................. 16 2.12 ORDERING AND PRESCRIBING BLOOD COMPONENTS AND PRODUCTS........ 17 2.13 REQUESTING OF BLOOD PRODUCTS WITH SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS .......... 18 2.14 MAXIMUM SURGICAL BLOOD ORDERING SCHEDULE................................. 18 2.15 BLOODTRACK ............................................................................................ 18 2.16 EMERGENCY ISSUE OF BLOOD COMPONENTS AND PRODUCTS .................... 18 2.17 MASSIVE TRANSFUSION PROTOCOL ...................

FAQs

What does this user guide cover for GP and nursing home users?

It provides guidance on using clinical laboratory services, with detailed instructions for blood transfusion processes and testing pathways, including ordering, specimen handling, and access to results.

How does the guide address patient identification for testing and transfusion?

It sets out requirements for positive patient identification (PPID) and procedures related to unidentified patients, supporting safe testing and transfusion activities.

How are blood transfusion results accessed and managed electronically?

The guide describes electronic results processes, including specific PowerChart-related items such as transfusion widgets and blood transfusion test request reports.

Oct 12, 2026

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