Molecular Team awarded Team of the Month

Well done to the Molecular Team who have been awarded Team of the Month!

The Molecular Team were nominated by Kelly Bicknell, who said: “During Influenza season the Molecular Team have gone above and beyond to ensure rapid turnaround time of Influenza results.

The team have worked tirelessly, performing between three and four influenza assay batches per day to facilitate the testing of more than 350 Influenza patient samples per week, this is in addition to their already high workload. The additional winter pressure of flu is four to six times higher this year than a typical season and usually only one batch per day would be required to meet the demand.

To fit in this extra work the team have independently organised early starts and late finishes, working together to efficiently process samples which includes preparation, extraction, manual setup, amplification, interpretation and reporting. They have been working from 7am – 8pm, Monday – Sunday, including every day over the Christmas period as they understand the importance of, and pride themselves on producing, high quality results that are used for both patient management and bed flow, particularly during the winter pressures.

"I think these staff need to be acknowledged and thanked for all the extra work that they do behind the scenes.”

Well done team, and thank you for all of your hard work!