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Cross-specialty guidance

The College produces guidance that is relevant to all pathology specialties and this cross-specialty guidance can be found below. 

15 Oct 2025

G031 BPR The retention and storage of pathological records and specimens_2025

Best practice recommendations
15 Apr 2024

G005 BPR Excessive workload management in laboratory medicine: patient safety and professional practices_2024

Best practice recommendations
14 Sep 2022

G087 BPR The role of the cellular pathologist in the cancer multidisciplinary team_2022

Best practice recommendations
08 Nov 2021

G147 National minimum retesting intervals in pathology in Spanish_2021

Clinical guidelines
23 Mar 2021

G147 National minimum retesting intervals in pathology_2021

Clinical guidelines
02 Jul 2020

G199 Cause of death list_2020

Clinical guidance
03 Oct 2017

The communication of critical and unexpected pathology results_2017 (under review)

Best practice recommendations

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Take a look at our specialty-specific guidance or our Archived and withdrawn documents page.

 

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