Case Study
Excelsior AS tissue processing and efficient workflow
CASE STUDY Tissue Processing Excelsior AS tissue processing and efficient workflow University Hospital of Wales Scott Gable is the Cellular Pathology Services Manager at UHW Cardiff, managing a team of 50 full time equivalent staff. In 2016, they processed almost 45,000 general surgical requests as well as over 15,000 speciality cases from paediatrics, neuropathy, foetal and post-mortem pathology. They are a regional neuro centre and provide a regional service for vital breast HER2 screening. Last year, those cases led to almost 149,000 H&E (Haematoxylin and Eosin) stains being carried out. This places more pressure on Scott and his team to work in the leanest possible way to maximise throughput and minimise waste. Tissue Processing and Lean Workflow UHW Cardiff has an excelle