IBMS Council member Charlie Houston FIBMS CSci MSc has held key leadership positions, including Chief Biomedical Scientist, Biochemistry Laboratory Manager, and POCT Coordinator.
The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) and the Association for Laboratory Medicine (LabMed) have released a joint statement announcing a temporary pause in national quality assurance panel activities while a sustainable model is developed.
The Scottish Government has published proposals to clarify the identity, leadership and coding of the healthcare science workforce and to improve workforce data.
Co authored with the IBMS, RCPath’s latest best practice recommendations set updated retention times for records and specimens, including digital pathology and point of care testing.