Preparing for the next pandemic: lessons learnt from the implementation of point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 testing in an emergency department

We describe collaborative governance between pathology and clinical specialities, quality assurance, testing (volume and positivity rates), impact on patient flow and focus on lessons learnt during implementation that should be incorporated into revised pandemic preparedness planning.

Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology - August 17, 2023 Category: Pathology Authors: Donnelly, J. A., Russell, M., O'Brien, G., O'Neill, I., Fitzpatrick, F., O'Connell, K. Tags: COVID-19 Short report Source Type: research