Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2025 LabMed membership survey. The high level of engagement was hugely encouraging, and your feedback is already shaping discussions across LabMed, including at Executive, Council, and key committees.
You have told us that LabMed’s greatest strengths lie in its people – particularly members’ expertise, scientific excellence, and collective leadership. Looking ahead, the biggest opportunities identified for the next five years were AI and digital transformation, advocacy and visibility, and workforce development and training. Professional development priorities closely mirrored this, with leadership and management skills, alongside AI and digital skills, emerging as clear frontrunners.
Encouragingly, 81% of practising health professionals who responded see themselves as current or potential leaders, highlighting the depth of leadership across laboratory medicine in the NHS, UKHSA, academia, industry and beyond.
Overall satisfaction with LabMed is strong, with more than 69% of respondents rating their experience as 4 or 5 stars. Scientific resources, training courses, regional events and the LabMedUK conference all scored well. Feedback also highlighted opportunities to further develop newer areas such as the Learning Academy, mentoring, trade union support and the outputs of our new AI specialist interest group – all included in membership at no extra cost.
Digital capability was a major focus of the survey, with over 75% of members reporting they feel confident or very confident using digital tools such as LIMS, data analysis software and AI. Members also highlighted areas where further upskilling would be valuable, including coding, statistics, informatics and bioinformatics.
Your feedback aligns closely with LabMed’s five-year strategy and will directly inform how we prioritise activity and investment. The Association is driven by its members, and we’re grateful for the time, insight and commitment you continue to give. There are always opportunities to get involved and help shape the future of laboratory medicine.