The Northern Ireland Pathology Information Management System (NIPIMS) Programme consists of both the Core LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) Project and the BPaT (Blood Production & Tracking) Project.
HSC Pathology services perform around 40 million diagnostic tests each year, the results of which inform over 80% of all Healthcare diagnostic and therapeutic decisions for patients and underpin the effective functioning of around 95% of clinical pathways.
There is an overwhelming case to proceed with replacement of existing regional LIMS with a consolidated laboratory information system through DHSSPS Recommendations for the Future of Pathology Services in Northern Ireland (2007) and ‘Health and Wellbeing 2026: Delivering Together’ (2016). It will also act as an enabler for the ongoing pathology modernisation programme.
The Northern Ireland Pathology Information Management System (NIPIMS) forms a foundational work stream aligned to a regional programme of HSC Pathology Modernisation, as part of the wider future HSC transformation.
