LabMed North West regional audit meeting

The North West regional audit meeting showcase audits and clinical effectiveness projects from across laboratory medicine from trainee-led to consultant-level initiatives.

The North West LabMed region will be holding a regional audit award meeting in the afternoon of Wednesday 23 September 2026. This meeting will be held virtually and is open to all.

Agenda

1:00pm

Welcome and introduction

  • Hannah Fearon, North West regional audit lead
1:10pm

Audit award presentation 1 - Ice, ice, maybe?

  • Noor Afzal, trainee clinical scientist, University Hospitals of Liverpool Group NHS FT
1:30pm

Audit award presentation 2 - Impact of repeat serum Beta-D-glucan testing on clinical management and laboratory resource utilisation

  • Eleanor Senior, clinical scientist, Countess of Chester NHS FT
1:50pm

Audit award presentation 3 - Haematinics at Warrington: can clinical algorithms decrease workload and improve diagnosis of iron deficiency?

  • Emma Henly, senior clinical scientist, North Cheshire and Mersey NHS FT
2:10pm

Break

2:20pm

Audit award presentation 4 - A clinical audit on the appropriateness of thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) requests

  • Sophie Rothwell Mason, senior clinical scientist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
2:40pm

Audit award presentation 5 - Much ado about 'nephrines: navigating borderline plasma mets

  • Charlotte Harborow, principal clinical scientist, University Hospitals of Liverpool Group NHS FT
3:00pm

Award audit judging

3:15pm

Presentation of award and closing remarks

3:20pm

Close