Competency information
Details
Minimise risks and hazards in compliance with health and safety policies.
Considerations
- The relevant health and safety regulations for laboratory and clinical investigations.
- The specific health and safety regulations for the specialism, type of specimen/sample and investigation.
- The potential hazards and risks and the actions to be taken to minimise these.
- Responsibilities and scope of practice for laboratory personnel involved in performing investigations and reporting those investigations to users.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Observe and reflect on the patient pathway from sample receipt to issuing of the clinical reports for a range of genetic referrals. |
| # 2 | Outcome Observe and reflect on preparation of samples for genetic analysis in current use. |
| # 3 | Outcome Apply the correct genetic nomenclature to genetic alterations, including International System for Chromosome Nomenclature (ISCN) and Human Genome Variation Society (HGVS) nomenclature. |
| # 4 | Outcome Identify the appropriate testing strategy for a range of referral reasons. |