The impact of the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) on the colorectal cancer referral pathway is well documented. Having a quick and easy-to-use test, that can be directly loaded onto the automated testing platform in the laboratory makes it an ideal solution for triaging the two-week-wait pathway. However, the benefit of FIT has been tempered by the additional workload faced in logistics and sample distribution. Laboratories and service providers are having to work tirelessly to distribute kits to GPs, Clinics, and Patients, and demand is beginning to outstrip capacity. With that in mind, Alpha Laboratories has worked in conjunction with laboratories to bring you the next phase of FIT evolution that will help ease the logistics burden: The Alpha Portal (TAP). The Alpha Portal offers: • A snap-shot of FIT-Kit stock levels, lot and expiry dates • Document proofs and print-ready versions of the kit components, • Comprehensive product descriptions for each component, • A traceable ordering system which allows sites to deliver kits to any UK location, • Order reporting: run reports to highlight demand at each site, and ordering frequency. A New Portal to Ef-FIT-ciency Author – Emma Boxall, Marketing & Innovations Manager, Alpha Laboratories Ltd. 14 Perspective
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