April 2021 | Press release
Starting today, SYNLAB, the leading pan-European clinical laboratory and medical diagnostic services provider, celebrates a new partnership with Guy’s and St Thomas’, and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts. Together they will deliver and transform medical diagnostic services (pathology services) in South East London and beyond for more than two million people.
The 15-year partnership emphasises SYNLAB’s commitment to medical and operational excellence across the entire field of medical diagnostics. Building on the NHS’ long-standing reputation as a trusted provider of public healthcare services, SYNLAB brings international capabilities and scientific expertise to further improve medical diagnostic services for patients.
In the scope of the partnership, SYNLAB will transform services by implementing a ‘hub and spoke’ pathology model. This includes building state-of-the-art laboratories and implementing cutting edge IT systems, directly linking laboratories with referral sites. This will not just enable faster testing services but will also significantly improve access to a comprehensive offering of medical diagnostic services.
The new hub laboratory will become home to a fully-equipped training centre dedicated to excellence in medical diagnostics, offering learning and development opportunities to scientists, NHS clinicians, junior doctors and others working across all healthcare settings.
Mathieu Floreani, Chief Executive Officer for SYNLAB Group, emphasises the added value for patients: “This partnership is built on a passion for medical excellence and customer centricity, meaning that our patients and medical customers are always at the heart of our work. Together with our partners, we will provide people and patients in South East London and beyond with digitally innovative, faster medical diagnostic services which add great value to the NHS.”
Likewise, Mark Dollar, Chief Executive Officer for SYNLAB UK and Ireland, is looking forward to the latest opportunity to work in collaboration with the NHS: “SYNLAB has a proven track record of working successfully with the NHS to deliver major improvements in medical diagnostic services and we are delighted to be working with our new partners in South East London. Together, we will deliver and transform pathology services to help improve both the quality of patient care, and the experience of clinicians providing that care.”
With the partnership starting today, SYNLAB welcomes the 1,300 excellent colleagues from Viapath, who will continue to work under the new South East London partnership.
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