UK Pathology Units List – the What, Why and How…

UK Pathology Units List – the What, Why and How…

The UK Pathology Units List (UKPUL) is a table of standard UCUM unit codes and supporting information designed to [...]
Fixing the NHS PBCL Legacy issue affecting lab results - common misconceptions

Fixing the NHS PBCL Legacy issue affecting lab results - common misconceptions

Background For those who are not from the UK or even if you are in the UK NHS but don’t wear some of the [...]
Why does SNOMED CT have separate codes for Lab Test Requests, Results and Reports? — Part 2

Why does SNOMED CT have separate codes for Lab Test Requests, Results and Reports? — Part 2

This article covers a key aspect of confusion — about why SNOMED CT has findings that look similar to a lab result [...]
Pathology Harmonisation Roadmap

Pathology Harmonisation Roadmap

In our previous article, we discussed what `harmonisation` of Pathology (Laboratory Medicine) is and how it enables [...]
Pathology – Harmonisation & Cross-site working

Pathology – Harmonisation & Cross-site working

We all know that diagnostic medicine (aka lab and other tests) form the basis of ~70% of clinical pathways/delivery [...]
Standardising Lab Tests and Data using SNOMED CT

Standardising Lab Tests and Data using SNOMED CT

This article shares experiences from a Proof of Concept project that attempted to standardise lab tests of two large [...]
Considerations for Ontological Alignment between LOINC and SNOMED CT – LOINC extension in SNOMED CT Part 3

Considerations for Ontological Alignment between LOINC and SNOMED CT – LOINC extension in SNOMED CT Part 3

Following up on the recent article on what LOINC extension in SNOMED CT and its relevance to the NHS and Unified Test [...]
LOINC and SNOMED CT: LOINC Extension – What this means for NHS and Unified Test List

LOINC and SNOMED CT: LOINC Extension – What this means for NHS and Unified Test List

This the second part of our `LOINC and SNOMED CT: LOINC Extension` series So if you haven’t read the first part of [...]
Implementing Laboratory Medicine (Pathology) Standards

Implementing Laboratory Medicine (Pathology) Standards

Laboratory Medicine (or Pathology) in the UK has been a challenging area for standards for a long time When I took on [...]