Pathology Standards Resources

NPAAC has developed guidance to support the increased demand in COVID‑19 testing in various healthcare settings such as hospitals, pathology laboratories and primary healthcare services.

This guidance complements NPAAC’s existing Guidelines for point of care testing.

State and territory governments and service providers established temporary collection facilities such as drive throughs and pop‑ups to broaden specimen collection for COVID‑19 testing in the community.

In July 2020, NPAAC released guidelines to support temporary collection facilities during the COVID‑19 pandemic. The guidelines were developed to protect consumers and ensure consistency in pathology results.