Clinical Laboratory Science in the Changing Scene of Health Care

1 Current Concepts of Health and Health Care.- 1 A European overview of the health care scene.- 2 Is there a European concept of health and health care?.- 3 The effects of health and safety legislation on the practice of clinical laboratory science.- 4 Current economic, technical and political pressures at the laboratory level: some benefits towards health care delivery.- 2 The Clinical Laboratory in the Changing Scene of Health Care.- 5 The clinical laboratory in the changing scene of health care as seen by a professional society member.- 6 The clinical laboratory in the changing scene of health care as seen by an industry member.- 7 The clinical laboratory in the changing scene of health care as seen by a health agency member.- 8 The clinical laboratory in the changing scene of health care as seen in the USA.- 3 Would The Value Of Clinical Laboratory Science be Increased by Further Written and Material Standards?.- 9 Would the value of clinical laboratory science be increased by further written and material standards in histology?.- 10 Would the value of clinical laboratory science be increased by further written and material standards in cytopathology?.- 11 Would the value of clinical laboratory science be increased by further written and material standards in microbiology?.- 12 Would the value of clinical laboratory science be increased by further written and material standards in immunology?.- 13 Would the value of clinical laboratory science be increased by further written and material standards in haematology?.- 14 Would the value of clinical laboratory science be increased by further written and material standards in clinical chemistry?.- 15 Would the value of clinical laboratory science be increased by further written and material standards in toxicology?.- 4 Future Eccls Involvement.- 16 Future ECCLS involvement as seen by industry.- 17 Future ECCLS involvement as seen by health agencies.- 18 Future ECCLS involvement as seen by professional societies.