AREA W CLINIC LABORATORY

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AWCL- ABCD-PXXX Technical SOP Template
Section: ALL Revision No: Control Copy No:

AREA W CLINIC LABORATORY

Plot # 6370 Tsie Street, Monang Close, Francistown
Telephone: 2413000

NAME OF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

COMPILED BY:

REVIEWED BY:
Name: Signature: Date:

APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED BY:

Name: Designation: Signature: Date:
Laboratory Head

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 AREA W CLINIC LABORATORY
Document No: AWCL-ABCD-PXXX Type of Procedure: Technical Effective Date:
Section: All Revision No: Control Copy No:
Name of Technical SOP

1.0 Purpose and Scope

1.1 Purpose
What is the reason or aim for writing the particular procedure?

1.2 Scope
Defines the laboratory section (s) and the personnel to which the particular SOP usage will
be applicable.

2.0 Definitions /Abbreviations

2.1 Definitions
Defines any words or terms that are unusual to the intended user of the procedure and
those with multiple meaning

2.2 Abbreviations
Defines all abbreviations used in the procedure.

3.0 Responsibility/Safety
3.1 Responsibility
Who is responsible for implementation of the procedure?

3.2 Safety
Are there any safety precautions to be observed when performing the procedure?

4.0 Equipment and Materials/Reagents/Supplies

4.1 Equipment
List all pieces of equipment that will be needed for the procedure to be performed.

4.2 Materials/Reagents/Supplies
List all materials/reagents/supplies needed for the procedure to be performed.

5.0 Procedure
5.1 Principle
Summarize the basis for the test.

5.2 Procedural steps

List all the essential steps required to complete the procedure starting with a verb. Bold all
major headings. Write all referenced procedures/documents in full and italics.

5.3 Quality Control

Write all quality control done when performing the procedure.

5.4 Reporting of Results

5.4.1 Describe how the results will be reported.
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Document No: AWCL-ABCD-PXXX Type of Procedure: Technical Effective Date:
Section: All Revision No: Control Copy No:
Name of Technical SOP

5.4.2 State biological reference intervals for the method.

5.5 Limitations
List the factors affecting the performance of the methods.

6.0 Supporting documents/Related forms/records

List related or referenced procedures including forms and records

7.0 References
Provide the source of scientific information as used in the SOP.

8.0 Appendix
List all documents attached to the procedure. Appendices may (or not) have appendix numbers
attached to them.
 AREA W CLINIC LABORATORY
Document No: AWCL-ABCD-PXXX Type of Procedure: Technical Effective Date:
Section: All Revision No: Control Copy No:
Name of Technical SOP

Appendix 1: Document Revision Log

Revision Description of Change(s) Reviewed by Date Reviewed Effective

No: Date

Insert State the changes made in the Write the name Insert the date that Insert the
the revision. If is a new revision (or initial) of the review was effective date
revision write ‘initial release’ the staff done.
(version) reviewing the
number procedure
 AREA W CLINIC LABORATORY
Document No: AWCL-ABCD-PXXX Type of Procedure: Technical Effective Date:
Section: All Revision No: Control Copy No:
Name of Technical SOP

Appendix 2: Group document reading, review and acknowledgement form

AREA W CLINIC LABORATORY
Plot 6370 Tsie Street, Monang Close, Francistown
TEL: 2413000

GROUP DOCUMENT READING, REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM

Instructions for Use:

This form is used for document training purposes i.e. reading, reviewing and acknowledging understanding
of quality documents.

Title: _____________________________________________________________________

Document number: _______________________________________

Name of Trainer (If applicable): ______________________________

I verify that I have read, reviewed and understood the following document (User manual/package insert/PT
instruction to participant/SOP/policy manual)

Name of Staff Signature of staff Date Comments (if any)

AWCL-QMS-P4.3/F05 Effective Date: 01/06/2018 Version 01

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