The College has published a series of On the Agenda pages, which outline the College's position on topical areas in pathology. These pages contain links to further information on each area.
The latest in the series, COVID-19 and the pathology workforce, highlights the workforce pressures across the four UK nations which are being compounded by the pandemic. There have been reductions in patients seeking help for their symptoms, including a significant decline in referrals from primary care leading to substantial delays in diagnosis and a significant backlog of cases.
The College has serious concerns over preparations to deal with the backlog of non COVID-19 related illness, especially cancer care, and the related surge of demand for pathology services, particularly that relate to cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Other pages in the series include:
- Cancer diagnostics
- The pathology workforce
- IT and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
- Digital pathology
- Medical examiners
- Pathology networks
- Genomics in medicine
- Patient safety
- Screening
- Death certification
- Evidence to the APPG on Coronavirus
- Evidence to the Health and Social Care and Science and Technology committees
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