Vietnam: 05 responsibilities of heads of medical examination and treatment facilities possessing laboratory

According to Article 7 of the Circular No. 01/2013/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, heads of medical examination and treatment facilities possessing laboratory shall have the following responsibilities:

- To direct implementation and organization in accordance with the content of the laboratory quality control at medical examination and treatment facility and laboratory.

- To set up the system of organization to formulate and issue of documents on quality control in conformity with actual conditions of their unit; to build the structural chart of laboratory quality control system to be parallel with structure of administration and technical system of the medical examination and treatment facility.

- To approve plan on laboratory quality control of their units.

- To ensure suitable sources for laboratory quality control, including: Human resource, material facilities, equipment, funding for implementation of approved plan and regular funding including:

+ To implement, maintain and improve testing quality;

+ To train personnel for laboratory;

+ To ensure quality of laboratory;

+ To formulate and approve regulations, guiding process, hold training courses for relevant officers;

+ To hold assessment on implementation of plan on laboratory quality control.

- To assign at least one health officer in laboratory quality control at laboratory, depending on scale, actual conditions of medical examination and treatment facilities and laboratories.

View more details at the Circular No. 01/2013/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, effective from March 15, 2013.

Thu Ba

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