With 30 years' experience in medical microbiology, virology and public health microbiology, Ron Fyfe has a broad understanding of what is required to run a busy commercial laboratory. A prime focus of Ron's work is continual improvements in our service to clients.
Microbiological samples are different.
They are often perishable, tests must usually to be carried out within a certain time frame to give accurate results, and there is frequently a requirement for a very short turn-around time for results. All of these factors mean that there is a continual review within the section of methods and work patterns, in an attempt to provide the best possible service. He believes the Metrix system now in place has helped tremendously in improving both turn-around times and the quality of our reporting. Ron is of course an IANZ signatory, and has become accustomed to the frequent audits and assessments to which a microbiology laboratory is subjected in today's quality-conscious world.