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Deciding its own destiny: an innovative future for the NHS Deciding its own destiny: an innovative future for the NHS
Innovation should be the life blood of the NHS and no-one is better placed to conceive new ways of improving patient care than those who deliver it. However, despite being brilliant at generating ideas, healthcare staff often lack the contacts, know-how or time to take their ideas forward. Lack of a joined-up approach between managers and frontline staff often leads to apathy, with the words innovation and National Health Service often being regarded as an oxymoron.

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Interactive risk assessment training
Risk assessments are the responsibility of everyone working in an organisation, not just the health and safety manager, and employees have a legal responsibility to cooperate with their employer’s efforts to improve health and safety.
Comprehensive metabolomics resource online
Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched a comprehensive online resource centre for metabolomics researchers. The website provides tools and technical advice to help scientists studying small-molecule metabolite profiles. The Metabolomics Solutions Center enables users to tap into Thermo Fisher’s extensive knowledge of metabolomics in a single, easy-to-navigate location.
Colourful theme to Lab M’s latest mini-catalogue
The new issue of Lab M’s ‘minicatalogue’ focuses on microbiology in colour, with a review of the transforming effects of chromogenic culture media and highlights from Lab M’s Harlequin chromogenic range.
Syngene image analysis in Tennessee
Syngene has announced that scientists at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) have detected proteins associated with the cytotoxic effects of vitamin E on prostate cancer cells, using Dymension, the company's twodimensional (2D) gel image analysis software.
Sterilin single-use laboratory products catalogue
Sterilin has announced the availability of its rebranded comprehensive catalogue of singleuse plastic and Iwaki tissue culture products.
Gene mutation analysis service
Lab21, a provider of healthcare diagnostic products and services, has expanded its cancer gene testing service by adding an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation test to its existing range.

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High-quality service delivery: making it happen High-quality service delivery: making it happen
In order to deal with increasing demands on pathology services, many laboratories are turning to new approaches in instrumentation and automation to ensure high-quality service delivery into the future.

PRODUCT NEWS

High-resolution microarray scanner
Agilent Technologies has introduced the latest version of its Agilent DNA microarray scanner. It employs SureScan high-resolution technology to deliver rapid scan times for current and nextgeneration microarrays.
Ready-to-use miRNA assays
Two ready-to-use microRNA (miRNA) assay technologies have been introduced by Qiagen. The two new products, miScript miRNA Mimics and miScript miRNA Inhibitors, are ready-totransfect items for use in gene regulation and cellular pathway analysis.
New prominence for liquid chromatography
Shimadzu has introduced the Prominence nano, a high-performance liquid chromatograph (LC) that supports high-precision gradient analysis. Prominence nano delivers exact flow rates via two LC-20AD nano pumps that are controlled independently by feedback from integrated high-precision nano flow sensors.
Drug residue ELISA testing
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits from Randox offer drug residue screening on a fast and simple basis, and provide reliable results.
Stackable modular spectroscopy
Ocean Optics has developed a family of modular optical sensing instruments easily adaptable for the field, laboratory or process environments.
Customised reaction plates for TaqMan applications
Applied Biosystems has announced the worldwide availability of new gene expression analysis tools that claim added flexibility and greater efficiency in performing experiments that identify and quantify key genes in biological samples. The TaqMan Express plates are 96-well reaction plates containing dried-down versions of more than 50,000 Applied Biosystems’ TaqMan gene expression assays, in customised sets.
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High-quality service delivery: making it happen
New approaches to instrumentation and automation are helping to ensure high-quality service delivery in pathology. However, the implementation stage that follows delivery is critical in bringing the solution to life. Here, Carla Deakin takes a closer look at factors that are central to a successful implementation.

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Accurate determination of MIC values
Oxoid has launched improved M.I.C.Evaluator (M.I.C.E.) strips, which provide accurate determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values. The new distinctive gradient format provides excellent contrast against the agar background and the increased font size permits easier reading.