POCT Governance Group (PGG)

The multidisciplinary POCT governance group (PGG) is responsible for the creation, maintenance and dissemination of Trust policy and procedure for POCT and for the assessment of compliance of POCT schemes with ISO 15189.

The group will have the authority to make an immediate proportionate response to incidents and risks and to implement any remedial actions. The group will be responsible for alerting the oversight group to risks associated with the POCT service and ensuring that there is stakeholder involvement in decision making. The terms of reference of the group may be obtained from the BCPS administration manager.