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SPAN

Scottish Pathology Network

The Scottish Pathology Network’s main focus is delivering a national perspective on the development of cellular pathology services across Scotland.

SPAN evolved from the previous North and East of Scotland Pathology Network (NESPAN) and the West of Scotland Network.

The envisaged role of the SPAN is:-

‘To improve pathology services by creating and developing a Scotland wide National Managed Diagnostic Network (NMDN) which will steer modernisation, including service change and redesign, improve quality, ensure provision of an effective cellular pathology service which anticipates and responds to user needs, future requirements, national guidelines and meets ISO 15189 Standards’.