Joshua Gardner 
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) led research programme, National Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC), is one of three centres that will benefit from a £50 million funding boost announced today, which will speed up the diagnosis of diseases such as cancer. This funding will scale up the work of existing Centres of Excellence in Digital … Read more
Northern Pathology Imaging Co-operative (NPIC) with its industry partner Leica Biosystems, a global leader in pathology workflow solutions, has announced that Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is the first health organisation in Europe to have an Aperio GT 450 DX digital pathology scanner installed. This next-generation imaging system was unveiled at the highly successful Leica Biosystems … Read more
Pathology is the study of disease. It is the bridge between science and medicine. It underpins every aspect of patient care, from diagnostic testing and treatment advice to using cutting-edge genetic technologies and preventing disease. Pathologists are experts in illness and disease. They use their expertise to support every aspect of healthcare, from guiding doctors … Read more
Digital pathology is the gathering, managing, sharing and wide interpretation of pathology slides and data in a digital environment. Digital slides are created when glass slides are captured with a scanning device, to provide a high-resolution image that can be viewed on a computer screen or mobile device. The Digital pathology process allows us to … Read more
What are Histopathologist? Histopathologists are doctors who use microscopes to study the tissues and cell samples taken from patients in a variety of tests. How did you get into this role? To become a histopathologist, I first went to medical school and then worked as a junior doctor in several different specialties before deciding to … Read more
Kirsty Geldeart and Chloe Knowles, lab technician and biomedical scientist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT), have put together their #TopLabTips for whole slide imaging in the laboratory. Firstly, All labs are different and these tips help our team improve workflow and maintaining our equipment. Number OneRemember to make sure slides are dry before … Read more
