Pathology IT

Reviewed December 2024
This page will be updated June 2025

The Pathology IT Department is located on Level 5 in the Microbiology Laboratory in Derriford hospital. We are a dedicated IT team dealing with pathology and related issues.

We manage and maintain the integrity of the two Pathology Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS):

• iLab (Cellular Pathology & Microbiology).

• PATH (Chemistry, Haematology & Blood Bank)

Enabling continued access by our users to these systems, we also support our users in problems relating to hardware or software; thus providing a frontline total support service.

We provide a comprehensive and timely information technology service across all of the pathology departments.

The Team’s responsibilities include:

• First point of contact for all IT issues in Pathology

• Liaison with the System supplier (Dedalus) and the Trust’s IM&T Dept in order to facilitate rapid resolution to both System and User problems

• Ensuring continued system integrity and functionality

• Provision and maintenance of User access to both systems (both internal and external Users)

• Provision of a comprehensive IT service for the whole of Pathology

• NHS Mail account maintenance for Pathology staff

• System upgrades

• ICE – GP Order Comms

• Business Intelligence software (real-time data visualisation)

• Automated sample racking system (current)

• Database Interrogation and Provision (using Cognos)

The Team:

• Adrian Heathcote – Pathology IT Manager

• John Siewruk – Cell. Path. & Microbiology IT Manager

• Paul Tucker – Pathology IT Specialist

• Sky Fletcher – IT Technician

• Simon Harries – Pathology IT Practitioner

For iCM issues, please contact the ICT HelpDesk on 437000.