Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS) is a
pathology
Pathology is the study of disease. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatme ...
network, serving
NHS
The National Health Service (NHS) is the term for the publicly funded health care, publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom: the National Health Service (England), NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and Health and Social Care (Northern ...
hospitals in
Surrey
Surrey () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...
and
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London ...
. BSPS is a joint venture between
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a medium sized district general hospital working across two sites in Surrey: St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey and Ashford Hospital in Ashford, Surrey, Ashford. ...
,
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust created on 1 October 2014 by the acquisition of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This was the first ever tak ...
,
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust responsible for the management of the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, Berkshire, as well as the Prince Charles Eye Unit and the Dialysis Unit, both in Windsor; Bracknell H ...
,
Royal Surrey County Hospital
The Royal Surrey County Hospital (RSCH) is a 520-bed district general hospital, located on the fringe of Guildford, run by the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Royal Surrey has received excellent recognition by the Care Qualit ...
, and Surrey and Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust. It was established in 2012 as the Surrey Pathology Service. In 2023 it employs around 1,400 people and conducts around 60 million tests per year.
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a medium sized district general hospital working across two sites in Surrey: St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey and Ashford Hospital in Ashford, Surrey, Ashford. ...
,
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust created on 1 October 2014 by the acquisition of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This was the first ever tak ...
and
Royal Surrey County Hospital
The Royal Surrey County Hospital (RSCH) is a 520-bed district general hospital, located on the fringe of Guildford, run by the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Royal Surrey has received excellent recognition by the Care Qualit ...
NHS Foundation Trust established the organisation. In April 2015 it emerged that
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust responsible for the management of the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, Berkshire, as well as the Prince Charles Eye Unit and the Dialysis Unit, both in Windsor; Bracknell H ...
was proposing to join the partnership. The joint venture was formally expanded in March 2017.
It uses the WinPath Enterprise laboratory information system to enable clinicians to order tests and view results from anywhere within their network. This can manage up to 40,000 tests per day when running at full capacity.
References
External links
BSPS website
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Pathology organizations
Health in Surrey