Monthly Data
We are a specialist unit for bone and soft tissue diseases with over 2000 cases per year.
Turnaround times are the % of diagnostic specimens reported within a specific time.
The Royal College of Pathologists recommendation is that 90% of all biopsies are reported in <7 days and that 90% of all diagnostic specimens are reported in <10 days.
| Diagnostic report Indicator |
March 2021 |
April 2021 |
|
% of reports issued for diagnostic needle biopsies requiring H&E & reflex tests; 10 calendar days for bone biopsy, 7 calendar days for soft tissue biopsy
|
90% |
87.50% |
|
% of reports issued for soft tissue sarcoma resections requiring H&E & reflex tests in 10 calendar days
|
100% |
85.70% |
|
% of reports issued for bone tumour resections requiring decalcification, H&E & reflex tests in 21 calendar days
|
100% |
100% |
| % of reports issued for all routine non tumour soft and bone samples requiring H&E; 10 calendar days for soft tissue samples, 21 calendar days for bone samples |
97.91% |
91.02% |
