Prof Keith Hyde

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Current appointments: Professor of Haematology & Healthcare Sciences @ MMU Clinical Director – Clinical Academic Network @ MMU Director, World Health Organisation, international Collaborating Centre for Quality Assessment in Haematology. Director of the NHS national UKNEQAS (H) general haematology proficiency testing scheme based at Watford General hospital Director [joint] of the national NHS Feto-maternal Haemorrhage EQA scheme Previous roles Clinical Director of Laboratory medicine at Manchester Royal Infirmary for 5 years and led the integration of Laboratory Services into new facilities in the Clinical Sciences Centre (£30M). Director of Laboratory Haematology Joint Part-time Clinical Director for the Greater Manchester Pathology Network, which represents the Laboratory Medicine service for 10 hospital Trusts Pathology Deputy Clinical Director of Laboratory Medicine at the Royal Infirmary (10y) Project Director for the rationalisation of Pathology Services in central Manchester, which involved the transfer of the Health Protection Agency service (150 staff) and the Cytology service (50 staff from the Christie hospital) to integrated facilities at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe hospital across the city Clinical Lead in supporting the Greater Manchester Pathology Network Director (Mr Neil Jenkinson) UK NEQAS (H) External Quality Assessment (EQA) Centres (Appointed National Director of all 3 services, through a national recruitment process (April 2006)) World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Standards in Haematology for the UK & 5 WHO Regions International External Quality Assessment Scheme (IEQAS) Centre The above centres provide an service for 78 laboratories in 55 countries on behalf of the WHO. They are international centres for proficiency testing and standards in haematology and are located at Watford General Hospital in London. United Kindom national External Quality Assessment Scheme for Feto-maternal Haemorrhage EQA scheme (FMH) United Kingdom External Quality Assessment Scheme for General Haematology (UK NEQAS H) This centre provides a service to 600 UK laboratories from the Watford Centre.The centre also provides an international service to 300 non UK laboratories ranging from the USA to Ireland and from Vietnam to Latin America. External Quality Assessment Scheme: Haematology (UK - NEQAS) What is it A system of peer performance review by inter laboratory comparisons (analytic benchmarking) Circa 1,200 UK and International laboratories compared by analysis of ‘Blind’ Samples Performance scores reviewed and PUP’s (Persistent Unsatisfactory Performers) - Identified and remedial action taken Turnover £1,000,000 per annum It is a system of licensing (in all but name) What are the Analytes Blood Counts Haemoglobinopathies (Sickle Cell disease & Thalassaemia) Leukaemia diagnosis In-vitro radio-isotopes Blood & Bone Marrow morphology Cytochemistry Haematinics DNA Technology (Cellular & Molecular Biology) How does it work 12 Circulations of ‘blind’ specimens for analyses Results returned & compared against ‘gold standards’ and by peer review What is the Structure DOH devolved the centre to become a ‘not for profit’ agency (charity)