© 2004 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Association of Clinical Pathologists
Review
Best Practice No 177
Best practice guideline: writing a business case for service development in pathology
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Correspondence to:
Dr M J Galloway
Consultant Haematologist, Department of Haematology, E Floor, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland SR4 7TP, UK; mike.galloway{at}chs.northy.nhs.uk
This guideline reviews the introduction and development of business planning in the National Health Service. A guideline for writing a business case for service development that would form part of a pathology business plan has been developed. This guideline outlines six steps that are required in the preparation of a business case. The format of the guideline has been developed largely from other national guidelines that have been published for the development of capital projects. In view of the publication of these guidelines, the scope of this guideline excludes business cases for information, management, and technology projects and large capital projects.
Keywords: business case; business planning; pathology
Abbreviations: CPA, Clinical Pathology Accreditation; IM&T, information, management, and technology; NHS, National Health Service; SWOT, internal strengths and weaknesses versus external opportunities and threats
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