The future of pathology services

This report finds well-established opportunities for pathology to make substantial improvements in care for patients, and deliver savings estimated at £200m. It argues that despite major reviews identifying these possibilities in 2006 and 2008, progress has been patchy. The report warns that progress in these fields risks being held back by a shortage of doctors, with Royal College of Pathologists figures showing 40 per cent of specialists in the field are over 55 and most of those plan to retire within five years. Financial investment, too, will be needed to support changes. Report Press release
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