Welcome to the Keele University Benchmarking Service Website

The Keele University Benchmarking Service, established in 1994, has been developed in consultation with clinicians in each pathology discipline who are nominated by their respective professional bodies, and built around feedback from participants.

It is a non-competitive programme which promotes the sharing of best practice information, designed so that laboratories can identify areas for cost and efficiency savings, and help demonstrate the value of their service.

Correct and insightful use of the information provided by the Keele scheme can lead to significant cost savings and improvements in efficiency. With commissioners and customers beginning to ask for national benchmarking data as part of their service agreements, participation in a recognised scheme such as the one provided by the KUBS is becoming even more crucial. 

The Keele scheme provides unique access to national benchmarking data for workload at a test-by-test level, turnaround times for key tests, workforce skill-mix data and costs per test, amongst others.  The newly re-developed scheme now features streamlined, easy-to-complete questionnaires, and first draft reports that are issued within 2 weeks of the final questionnaire submission date.

We are now taking subscriptions for the 2012-2013 data collection. If you are interested in joining the scheme you can either download a subscription form or email your details to Gill Trigg (g.s.trigg@keele.ac.uk) who will send you the appropriate information and forms to complete.

If you would like to chat further about the service we provide, please contact us on 01782 733755 or via email.

Alternatively, please visit our new Benchmarking “Frequently Asked Questions” page 

The Keele University Benchmarking Service is peer reviewed by Fellows of The Royal College of Pathologists, and also backed by The Association of Clinical Scientists (ACS) and the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS).

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