The College hosts Regional Councils, comprising specialty members, for the devolved nations. These Regional Councils provide professional leadership in their country and contribute at a national and UK level to the maintenance and development of pathology services and the quality of care that patients receive.

The Northern Ireland executive has responsibility for a range of devolved areas, including health services. In August, Mike Nesbitt MLA, Minister of Health in Northern Ireland, visited the Kelvin Laboratories, Royal Victoria Hospital, at Belfast Health & Social Care Trust to see first-hand the work undertaken by the pathology and laboratory staff from across a range of pathology specialties.

The College priorities for the executive focus on the following areas:

• Investing in workforce for patients
• IT and infrastructure for better patient care
• Staff wellbeing
• Learning from the pandemic

In this priorities document we look at the key challenges facing pathologists and call on the executive to address these areas. Download the College manifesto here: