A computerised spreadsheet for audit of a microbiology laboratory
1Department of Microbiology, King's Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
Abstract:
The use of a microcomputer and spreadsheet software is described, to assist in the audit of a clinical microbiology laboratory. The costs of consumables for specimen types and their workload values were calculated. Together with knowledge of the annual number of requests, these were used as a basis for determining the minimum budget and staffing establishment required.


