November 2018

My lab: Cervical Screening Department

Cytology Manager Kay Ellis gives a guided tour of her department at Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

president’s prize winners

Continuing the coverage of winners from around the country.

Journal-based learning exercises - November 2018

Each article’s contents should be read, researched and understood, and you should then come to a decision on each question. The pass mark is 17 out of 20 questions answered correctly. JBL exercises may be completed at any time until the published deadline date. Please select your choice of correct answers and complete the exercises online at: www.ibms.org/cpd/jbl

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Cutting-edge research pt.2

The IBMS has awarded five research grants this year. Here, the third successful candidate outlines the work he is undertaking.

Editorial: Change for Cytology

The dedicated and passionate workforce deserves the care and respect it gives patients.

Awards for NHS Fife team

The microbiology and emergency care team at NHS Fife has won an award for its improvement to flu testing.

November: news in numbers

A breakdown of science news this month, in numbers.

Quality thick films for malaria diagnosis

Senior Biomedical Scientist Emma Victory gives practical guidance on how best to make a thick blood film.

Total digital pathology

A histopathology lab in Leeds is the first of its kind to go 100% digital. Here we mark the milestone, while Chloe Lockwood explains the workflow and Basharat Hussain unpicks some of the challenges that were overcome.

How to… use trichrome staining for environmental surveillance of protozoan human parasites

Can trichrome staining be a cost-effective tool? Parasitology PhD student Umar Anjum and colleagues report on a pilot study.

HCPC seeks Chair of Council

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is seeking to appoint a new Chair of Council.

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