Currently the Trust is accredited through the Laboratory for carrying out point of care testing (POCT) in the wards of the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
POCT, a branch of Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services, deals specifically with the analysis of biological specimens outside of the central laboratory.
A POCT Committee overlooks the development of POCT in the whole Trust. This group implements the guidelines of the Trust's POCT Policy. This policy ensures that analysers are properly maintained, quality of results is properly assured, results are properly recorded and users are properly trained.
Contact:
Phone: 01183227711
Email: poct@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
POCT Link: https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/intranet/point-of-care-testing.htm