Cross-specialty publications

Statement on the assessment of clinical competency of medical and scientific staff

The College welcomes the recent publication of the UKAS Technical Bulletin on the assessment of the competency of Clinical Consultants and has provided the following advice. This document includes an example monitoring statement and guidance on the confidentiality of information.

January 2018

G147 National minimum retesting intervals in pathology

Produced with the ACB and IBMS March 2021
BPR – Workload management in laboratory medicine: patient safety and professional practices

December 2019
Morcellation for myomectomy or hysterectomy (Consent Advice No. 13)

This paper provides advice for health professionals obtaining consent from women undergoing morcellation for myomectomy or hysterectomy. It was created by a Task and Finish group, of which RCPath was a part.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists October 2019
Consent and confidentiality in genomic medicine, 3rd edition

Joint Committee on Genomics in Medicine July 2019
Guidance for handling medicolegal samples and preserving the chain of evidence (2e)

March 2017
Sudden unexpected death in infancy and childhood: Multi-agency guidelines for care and investigation (2e)

Produced with RC of Paediatrics & Child Health November 2016 Archived
Supporting information for appraisal and revalidation: guidance for pathologists and their appraisers

October 2017
The communication of critical and unexpected pathology results

October 2017
The retention and storage of pathological records and specimens (5th edition)

April 2015
The role of the lead pathologist and attending pathologists in the multidisciplinary team

Please note sections of this document are out of date and we are awaiting NHS England's report on MDT working before reviewing this document.

March 2014

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