Animal Plagues, Pestilence and Pandemics

Meningococcal disease can become serious very quickly. Here is what the symptoms look like, when to seek urgent help, why some people are being offered preventative antibiotics, and how testing and public health response work.

Episode 11 features an in-depth conversation with Stephen Mortlock, who is semi-retired and works as a Specialist Biomedical Scientist at Frimley Park Hospital

A detailed account of the evolution of the Institute, which began as the Pathological and Bacteriological Laboratory Assistants' Association (PBLAA) and later became the Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology (IMLT) before adopting its current name. It covers how the Institution, through education, examinations, and accreditation, helped establish and maintain high professional standards for its members in the field of healthcare.