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Point Of Care Testing

Oberoi provides services for the management and use of Point of Care Testing.

Point of Care Testing (POCT) may be performed in a variety of locations such as acute units in secondary care and in the community and primary care. POCT must be performed by staff whose training and competence has been established and recorded. The reason for this is to protect the patient, and ensure the quality of the service is appropriate to the clinical setting.

Oberoi can provide advice on all aspects of POCT including the purchase of devices, training, interpretation of results, troubleshooting, quality control, quality assessment and health and safety. In addition we can also facilitate close liaison between users and the local hospital pathology laboratory on issues relating to POCT.

Advantages of POCT

• Improved turnaround time.
• Useful for better monitoring of certain conditions and where frequent testing is desirable.
• Smaller sample and reagent volumes – POCT methods may be less clinically invasive.
• Advantageous in remote areas where access to a laboratory is limited.
• POCT offers an easier to access service e.g. for the elderly.
• Economic – POCT offers many economic benefits with reduced number of clinic visits, reduced length of stay in hospital and fewer hospital admissions.
• Encourages greater patient involvement in their own care.
• Delivers an improved patient experience.
• Availability outside normal laboratory core hours.

POCT Services from Oberoi

• Help in choosing and sourcing the appropriate, value for money equipment
• Training and learning materials
• Instructions for use
• Standard operating procedures
• Health and safety/Infection Control
• Quality assurance
• Maintenance and technical support
• Accreditation and Competency
• Record keeping
• Audit and reporting
• IT and Connectivity