Information on the work taking place to develop the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Pathology Network. This includes copies of all the staff briefings, updates and presentations, as well as background information and responses to questions from staff.

The plans for the network

• West Yorkshire & Harrogate Pathology Network Strategy – Executive Summary

Background information

• Briefing from WY&H chief executives, announcing the decision to develop a network
• The Carter review of NHS pathology services 2008
• The Carter report on productivity and performance in acute hospitals 2016

Staff briefings         

• Scoring outcome and recommended model – 10 October 2019
• Criteria and shortlisted options – 8 August 2019
• Response from Programme Board to Staff Feedback Report – 9 July 2019
• Pathology network update – 20 May 2019
• Pathology network update – 7 May 2019
• Briefing from WY&H chief executives – 13 March 2019

Staff meetings

October 2019

• Presentation: Recommendations for the West Yorkshire & Harrogate Pathology Network
• Q&As:
  • FAQs
  • Airedale & Bradford Q&As October 2019
  • CHFT  Q&As October 2019
  • HDFT Q&As October 2019
  • LTHT Q&As October 2019
  • MYHT Q&As October 2019

April 2019

Staff workshops to consider models and scoring criteria – 21, 22 and 24 May 2019

• Presentation
• Handouts:
  • potential criteria, key considerations, labs and functions
  • potential models: blood sciences
  • potential models: microbiology
  • potential models: cellular pathology
  • Staff Feedback Report
  • Response from the Pathology Programme Board

Staff questions

• FAQs 

Pathology lab updates 

• 29th October 2020
• 30th November 2020
• 23rd December 2020
• Building the Leeds Way update - February 2020