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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 Apr 2024

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

Best practice recommendations
14 Sep 2022

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

Best practice recommendations
08 Nov 2021

G147 National minimum retesting intervals in pathology in Spanish

Clinical guidelines
23 Mar 2021

G147 National minimum retesting intervals in pathology

Clinical guidelines
02 Jul 2020

G199 Cause of death list

Clinical guidance
10 Oct 2019

Morcellation for myomectomy or hysterectomy (Consent Advice No. 13)

Clinical guidance
04 Jul 2019

Consent and confidentiality in genomic medicine, 3rd edition

Clinical guidance
03 Oct 2017

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

Best practice recommendations
01 Apr 2015

The retention and storage of pathological records and specimens (5th edition) (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Take a look at our specialty-specific guidance or our Archived and withdrawn documents page.

 

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