NABL Manuals
Request forms copy
General, Pathology, Microbiology, Consent forms & Procedures, Genetic testing, prenatal testing,. (record)
Procedure for handling in case of HIS not working ( Contingency plan)
Instructions for filling request forms
available as display, also as part of PSCM Annexure in intranet & Internet sites
Policy and procedure for self request
refer to the PSCM
Master list of tests and Charges
as PSCM Annexure
Patient preparation instructions
in the front office manual. (refer to the PSCM)
Printer copies in all collection area
Display in the urine semen collection areas (rest rooms)
Displays in Covid Collection areas
Working Hours display
verify display of timing as contact where at all collection areas including covid collection areas
Patient and bystander facilities, Sufficient seats, toilet, handrail, wheelchair, trolley, crash cart.
Both Hand Rest working for all collection chairs
Hand rail for the toilet.
Crash cart medicines to verify for numbers and expiry.
Oxygen pressure to verify.
Displays
Quality Policy and objectives,
Process flow,
TAT,
BMW at all places where BMW containers are placed make sure that the sharp container is tamper proof transparent. Display is BMW rule 2016 based. BMW covid segregation as per new guidelines
Sterile Urine Collection,
24 Hr Ur Collection,
Spill management,
CODES: Code Blue, Code White, Code Red, Code Pink, Code Brown:
Collection protocol,
Order of draw,
NABH certificate,
EQAS certificates,
Dos and Don'ts,
With glove and without glove, How to remove the glove.
Front office manual read and understood.
original copy of the manual is available at home.bcmch.org > Quality > NABL Manuals >
How to open it search it
Records of
average patients per day, tests per day, contact numbers ( to know where it is available)
Procedure for advisory services, on selection of test, interpretation of results etc., ( Refer to QSM and QSP)
basic details can be explained by the staff based of PSCM annexures
Additional details may be obtained from corresponding authorised signatories
Reporting- Confidentiality, Covered and stapled, Procedure familiar.
how will give a printed report, to whom you will give it?
will we give an HIV report a print copy?
Will you take an HIV test without consent and counselling
Who will take the consent?
Feedback system, Forms and the procedure for resolution of complaints.
Feedback box and forms
when is it cleared
Recent participation in mock drills- Fire, CPR (BLS certificate)
how many completed BLS, Health check, Anti HBs titre
How to announce or activate emergency codes (7070)
Code yellow emergency kits.
First aid box
contents and expiry
Training completion, appraisal completion, competency completion.
Phlebotomy training
Induction training
Refresher training
Culture Sample collection
Special collection procedures
Records to be Completed
Patient Register
Email and telephone report request register
Communication Register
Access control register - visitors details
Master list of laboratory reagents and Consumables with conditions for receipt
Master list of approved vendors
Vendor evaluation forms filled and evaluated signed by the Lab Director
Vendor site visit details
GRN records and the temperature and other conditions on receipt record in the CRS
Goods recieded at the lab store with temperature and other conditions
Inventory control procedures - familiar with
Stores procedure of handling expired items, near expiry items, issue of items FIFO.
Stores mechanism of maintaining critical reagents/ lab stores also
Records to be Completed
Purchase Register in HIS/ Hard Copy
Materials acceptance, rejection register - GRN?
Stock Register in stores
List of critical reagents and its stock update
Master list of laboratory staff with all details including the UHID and the vaccination status
All personnel files updated with
Appointment letter, (for all roles listed)
Qualification certificates (chronological, latest first)
experience certificates (chronological, latest first)
registrations as applicatble ( for Doctors TCMC Mandatory)
CME, or external trainings
BLS certificate
health records( Anti Hbs value if less than 10, vaccination status with proof, Covid Vaccination status , two doses),
Solemn declaration
job description (for all roles listed),
authorization matrix,
performance evaluation files (chronological, latest first),
training details, ( Training summary sheet)
Incident & accident report form syncronized with the lab register.
Induction and refresher training details
All persons trained for the use of Fire and fire fighting equipments - aware of fire escape plans.
All training should have the records of the following as bunch
Training notification, preferably induviadually signed (link)
Training attendance of all participants and trainer (link)
Pre test and post test with trainer feedback ( all training should be evaluated for its effectiveness, by conducting a pre and post test preferably with pre and post tests and should have an evaluation on the trainer feed back from the participants- Any improvement failure or poor trainer performance should do RCA, CA,PA and to be documented) (link)
Summary sheet for the training to be made based on the accumlated data and to be kept on top (link)
Training videos and photos should be taked and to be placed under eache date in the training code folder (L:\Training\Training Notes)
The details of the summary should be updated in the training tracker google sheet. (link)
Records to be Completed
Personnel file
Employee induction records
Employee competence records
Employee vaccination anti Hbs status
BLS certificates
Training details with the evaluation, pre and post test
Employee incident, accident reporting
Displays - Stepwise sample Collection, BMW, Hand wash, msds display, working time display
BLS certificate for all staff involved in collection
Verify expiry of all items stored in the area
Verify the crash cart medicines for expiry
Verify the OXygen for the sufficient pressure
Explain step wise procedure for the spill management
Explain the procedure for glove removal
Explain the procedure for the handwash
Explain the step wise procedure for blood collection, blood culture, urine culture and 24 hr Urine Collection
Label for the 24 Hr urine Collection
Procedure and patient preparation for special procedures like GTT,
Knowledge on procedures for reporting needle stick injury, Physical harassment by patient or bystander, patient collapse
Knowledge about which are the samples that have to be transported in Special temperature controlled environment (PTH, ACTH etc)
Patent preparation procedure for Renin/aldosterone - posture restrictions
OPD phlebotomy working time details
Records to be Completed
Sample Collection Register in HIS and the staff wise details
Inventory register
Sample Dispatch Register
Housekeeping register
Communication register
Accession register
Batch purity/analysis certificate for all batches of vacutainers used.
Test request forms - Completion of TRF, random audit of TRF for adequacy
All department wise scope of service Displayed and hard copy
All staff are aware about the scope of service, and TAT (routine and STAT)
Master list of IQC and EQAS, IQC register for all items in the scope and LJ charts wherever applicable), if no IQC split sample reports.
EQAS reports of all parameters under scope, if no EQAS, ILC reports with evaluation.
All staff is knows and can be responded when asked about the structure of QMS, BCMCH vision and mission, Lab quality policy and objectives, about any activities in their concerned working area (equipment operation, spill management, dos and don'ts in lab, safety (fire, use of PPE, BMW segregation ,physical harassment, incident (needle stick )reporting etc) and CODES (blue, white, red, yellow and pink and its announcement)
All relevant rooms are tested for the room temperature and humidity and is updated
All equipment using temperature regulation are monitored for the same and is updated
All test calibrated to be verified for acceptance and to be recorded with reason for calibration and this should tally with the inventory register lots.
All new lots to be verified for lot verification procedure and to be validated before use as per protocol
All internal training conducted to be scheduled in the department wise annual calendar, notified, conducted, evaluated using pretest and post testing and trainer feedback and the summary sheet created to be filed with necessary RCA CAPA
All tests repeated should be recorded in the repeat register, how many times it may be, what other techniques used, and all the values and the reported values to be recorded in the register.
All reagents prepared in house should be labelled legibly with name, date of preparation, vial number, expiry date, etc. There should not be any container or bottle inside the laboratory area without appropriate labels.
All columns in the records to be filled, do not leave any area blank.
All documents and records should to be accessible to all department & QMS staff and to be retrieved in less than 5 minutes time.
All departments have to create test SOPs in the departmental manual with following items
purpose of the examination;
principle and method of the procedure used for examinations;
performance characteristics (see 5.5.1.2 and 5.5.1.3);
type of sample (e.g. plasma, serum, urine);
patient preparation;
type of container and additives;
required equipment and reagents;
environmental and safety controls;
calibration procedures (metrological traceability);
procedural steps;
quality control procedures;
interferences (e.g. lipaemia, haemolysis, bilirubinemia, drugs) and cross reactions;
principle of procedure for calculating
biological reference intervals or clinical decision values;
reportable interval of examination results;
instructions for determining quantitative results when a result is not within the measurement interval;
alert/critical values, where appropriate;
laboratory clinical interpretation;
potential sources of variation;
references.
Records to be Completed
Scope of service
List of reference materials with the tractability certificates (Stds, strains, QC, EQAS, calibrators etc)
IQC records with LJ Chart
EQAS & ILC reports with evaluation RCA and CAPA
List of critical regents and its inventory
Internal department training records ( annual plan, notification, attendance, pre test,post test, summary sheet.
Internal department communication record
Internal meeting and discussions minutes
Critical values display and uptodate communication record hard copy and in LIS
Repeat test register uptodate
Test calibration register with reason for calibrations
New lot verification report against the inventory register for each new lot
Presentation about the laboaratory -
Updated list of all External documents
Certificated displayed and copy filed - Hospital Registration, IMAGE, Pollution, Fire,
Department wise and common scope of service verified.
Document understood sign in all documents (QSM, QSP & Dept manuals by concerned staff)
All QMS documents are apprriately signed sealed as controlled and issued
ALL QMS documents are reviewed appropritely and marked reviewed
Obsolete area identified and obsoleted documents are sealed OBSOLETE
Archive area is identified and archives are under control or sequentially identified.
Policy and procedure for handwriten docments or amendments exists
Policy and procedure regarding outsourced tests reports - attachment no reentry
System for advisory sevices - Discussion minutes with the clinicians
Interdepartmental meeting minutes - department meeting minutes
The complaint register - verbal, written, telephonic and clinician as OVRs
NC policy and procedure
Procedure and process flow for IQC rejections & EQAS out
Vertical and horizontal internal audit plan
Quality indicators and its monitoring report
Management review - every six months and reports
Records to be Completed
Quality Policy and objectives with displays at appropriate areas
Quality manual
Quality system procedures
Master lists ( scope, staff, equipment, records with retention, Documents, displays, materials, health status, key personnel and deputies, referral laboratories, approved vendors)
General and department wise Detailed Organogram
Document control register with details of all documents with amendments and review updated.
Review of contract/service agreement amendment register
Patient feedback analysis and Clinician feedback analysis report
Referral laboratory evaluation records - site visit report
Outsourced report register & master list of outsourced tests with tat and critical values
Materials acceptance rejection register
NC register- RCA and CAPA
Internal audit report
Quality indicator file
Management review report and action plans
Floor diagram with fire diagram and ergonomic process flow
Room and equipment temperature record.
HIS-LIS verification report for interfaced equipments and other softwares
Computer related inventrory
HIS & LIS authorization mtrix
Windows and office liscene copies
Equipment data backup files, HIS data Backup protocol with location
LIS preventive maintenance plan and records.
Verify all PCs int he lab are having virus scanners and the data base are updated once in every two weeks.
Records to be completed
Master list of PC and peripherals
Master list of lisences and updates
Back up schedule and Backups
Software verification report
Master list of Equipment with calibration and the PM details updated
Equipment label pased to ech equipment
NOT in use label pasted for equipments that are not in use
HIS-LIS verification report for interfaced equipments
All equipment related software licenses
Computer related inventory
Equipment authorization matrix
HIS authorization matrix
Windows and office license copies
Equipment dat backup files
Biomedical preventive maintenance plan- daily visits and records.
Records to be Complete
Equipment file of each equipment updated with the following details
LIST of records and the Codes
Format of the Record
BCMCH laboratory has more than 125 Records
All records are numbered with a UNIQUE record number with format R### irrespective of the departments they are used. (eg. R001 is Work sheet. i.e., R001 in all departments will be worksheets.
The department is identified using the code or complete ID for the record, which has the format of BCMCH/LAB/{DEPT}/R### the DEPT codes are