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The full list of College publications follows. Click on the titles below to download the document/s you require or for further information where applicable. Most are in PDF format and require the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please go to our Help page if you need assistance. To download a file, right-click the file, select 'Save Target As', then save to your computer.

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Cross-specialty documents
Cancer datasets and tissue pathways
Clinical biochemistry
Cytopathology
Forensic pathology
Genetics
Haematology
Histocompatibility and immunogenetics
Histopathology
Immunology and allergy
Medical microbiology
Molecular pathology Molecular pathology
Neuropathology
Paediatric pathology

Cross-specialty documents Date

Out-of-hours reporting of laboratory results requiring urgent clinical action to primary care: Advice to pathologists and those working in laboratory medicine

Nov 2010
Adobe PDF (77k)Advice for pathologists and anatomical pathology technologists for autopsy of cadavers with known or suspected new/virulent strains of influenza A Oct 2009
Adobe PDF (77k)The retention and storage of pathological records and specimens Aug 2009
Adobe PDF (77k)The role of the lead pathologist in the multidisciplinary team Aug 2009
Adobe PDF (77k)Guide to the College for Registered Trainees, new Fellows, College officers, Directors and staff Sep 2012
Guidelines for handling medicolegal specimens and preserving the chain of evidence Jul 2008
Questions and answers: The Human Tissue Act 2004 Oct 2006
Guidelines on the release of specimens and data to the police and other law enforcement agencies Oct 2006
Workload management in laboratory medicine: patient safety and professional practices Jun 2006
Adobe PDF (77k) Concerns about performance in pathology: Guidance for healthcare organisations and pathologists (It is recognised that this document is due for revision. Once the revalidation process is known, it will be fully reviewed and a new version will be published. Until that time, this version remains current.) Feb 2006
Adobe PDF (158k)Telepathology: Guidance from The Royal College of Pathologists (under review as of Feb 2013) May 2005
Codes of practice for pathology services and departments May 2005
Adobe PDF (422k)The retention and storage of pathological records and archives, 3rd edition Oct 2006
Adobe PDF (177k)Guidelines for the appointment of career grade locum pathologists Mar 2005
Adobe PDF (104k)The clinical scientist in pathology Mar 2005
Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy: A multi-agency protocol for care and investigation Sep 2004
The healthcare agenda and pathology services in England Aug 2004
College advice relating to the ownership, storage and release of pathology results Jan 2000
Pathology: The hidden science that saves lives 2000
Medical and Scientific Staffing of National Health Service Pathology Departments The Histo/Cytopathology chapters of this document are superseded by the June 2005 publication. Jun 1999

Archived/withdrawn documents
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Clinical biochemistry Date
Adobe PDF (136k)Code of practice for pathology services and departments Mar 2011

Archived/withdrawn documents
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Cytopathology Date
Guidelines on staffing and workload for histopathology and cytopathology departments, 3rd edition Apr 2012
Adobe PDF (77k)Clinical responsibility for cytology services Mar 2012
Adobe PDF (77k)Guidance on the reporting of thyroid cytology specimens Nov 2009
Guidelines on point-of-care testing Oct 2004
Achievable Standards, Benchmarks for Reporting, Criteria for Evaluating Cervical Cytopathology, 3rd edition January 2013
Recommendations for the Development of Histopathology/Cytopathology EQA Schemes 1998

Archived/withdrawn documents
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Forensic pathology Date
Code of practice and performance standards for forensic pathologists in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (jointly produced with the Home Office, Forensic Science Regulator and Department of Justice) Oct 2012
Code of practice and performance standards for forensic pathologists dealing with suspicious deaths in Scotland (jointly produced with the Scottish Government and Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service) Nov 2007
Adobe PDF (58k)Guidance for retention of brain and spinal cord following post-mortem examination and where criminal proceedings are in prospect Apr 2010

Archived/withdrawn documents
If you cannot see an old College document in the above list, it may have been withdrawn or superseded by a new edition. For a list of these documents, please click here.

Genetics Date
Code of practice for genetics laboratories Aug 2006
Consent and confidentiality in genetic practice:
Guidance on genetic testing and sharing genetic information
Sep 2011
Revised advice on laboratory containment measures for work with tissue samples in clinical cytogenetics laboratories Jul 2001

Archived/withdrawn documents
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Haematology Date

Adobe PDF (119k)Haematology consultant workforce: The next 10 years

Jan 2008

Adobe PDF (119k)Best Practice in Lymphoma Diagnosis and Reporting and Best Practice in Lymphoma Diagnosis and Reporting - Specific Disease Appendix
A joint RCPath/BCSH document, updated to take into account the 2008 WHO classifications

Apr 2010
Adobe PDF (119k)Code of practice for pathology services and departments May 2005

Archived/withdrawn documents
If you cannot see an old College document in the above list, it may have been withdrawn or superseded by a new edition. For a list of these documents, please click here.

Histocompatibility and immunogenetics Date
Adobe PDF (112k)Code of practice for pathology services and departments May 2005

Archived/withdrawn documents
If you cannot see an old College document in the above list, it may have been withdrawn or superseded by a new edition. For a list of these documents, please click here.

Histopathology Date
Datasets and Tissue Pathways New button Various
Adobe PDF (206k)Double-reporting in histopathology New button Feb 2013
Adobe PDF (206k)RCR/RCPath statement on standards for medico-legal post-mortem cross-sectional imaging in adults Oct 2012
Guidelines on Autopsy Practice - best practice scenarios Apr 2012
Adobe PDF (206k)Guidelines on staffing and workload for histopathology and cytopathology departments, 3rd edition Apr 2012
IBMS guidance to candidates and trainers Apr 2011
Code of practice for histopathologists and histopathology services Jan 2010
Quality assurance in histopathology and cytopathology reporting practice Feb 2009
Guidelines on inter-departmental dispatch and funding of histopathology referrals Feb 2009
Review of the categorisation of discrepancies in histopathology Nov 2008
Best Practice in Lymphoma Diagnosis and Reporting
A joint RCPath/BCSH document
Jan 2008
Guidelines for the reporting of ophthalmic pathology specimens (revised Mar 2008)

Oct 2007

Guidance for histopathologists/cytopathologists on reporting at home, 2nd edition Sep 2006
Guidelines on Autopsy Practice - best practice scenarios May 2010
The recognition and roles of specialist cellular pathologists Jun 2006
Datasets, TNM and dysplasia: news and views from the Working Group on Cancer Services Jan 2006
Histopathology of limited or no clinical value, 2nd edition Dec 2005
Pathology reporting of breast disease
(amended Oct 2005)
Jan 2005
Training Logbook for the IBMS Advanced Specialist Certificate (General Level) in Histological Dissection - categories B and C only Jun 2004
Joint RCPath/IBMS Working Group on the implementation of the extended role of biomedical scientists in specimen description, dissection and sampling - Final report Jan 2004
Code of practice for pathologists participating in remote reporting of histopathology or cytopathology Aug 2003
Guidelines on good practice for histopathology on-call rotas, including frozen sections Aug 2003
Video: Parents and Post Mortems Mar 2003
Recommendations for the Development of Histopathology/Cytopathology EQA Schemes 1998
Limitations of Expert Evidence Mar 1996
NHS Cancer Screening Programme

Archived/withdrawn documents
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Immunology and allergy Date
Allergy Services: Still not meeting the unmet need: Report Jun 2010

Archived/withdrawn documents
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Medical microbiology Date
Adobe PDF (163k)National guidelines on a standardised proforma for 'chain of evidence' specimen collection and on retention and storage of specimens relating to the management of suspected sexually transmitted infections in children and young people for medicolegal purposes May 2005
Adobe PDF (58k)Blue Skies Agenda for Microbiology: How do we deliver microbiology services for the next decade and beyond? April 2012
Intercollegiate Report on Reducing Transmission of HIV from Mother to Child in the UK Jul 2006

Archived/withdrawn documents
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Molecular pathology Date
Adobe PDF (58k)The future provision of molecular diagnostic services for acquired disease in the UK Oct 2010

Archived/withdrawn documents
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Neuropathology Date
Adobe PDF (58k)Neuropathology autopsy practice: post mortem examination in patients with traumatic brain injury Apr 2010
Adobe PDF (58k)Guidance for retention of brain and spinal cord following post-mortem examination and where criminal proceedings are in prospect Apr 2010

Archived/withdrawn documents
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Paediatric pathology Date
Publications currently under review

Archived/withdrawn documents
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